Worship is Michael W. Smith's sixteenth album. The album, Smith's first album of contemporary worship music, was recorded live and was released on Reunion Records in 2001. The album was reissued as a DualDisc in 2005.
Background
Smith sang "Above All" at President George W. Bush's 2001 inaugural prayer service. In 2002, he released a follow-up album Worship Again and a DVD comprising selections from both albums.
Track listing
Personnel Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, programming on "Purified" David Hamilton – keyboards, music director; orchestra arrangement, writer and conductor on "Purified" Jim Daneker – keyboards, MIDI programming, programming on "Purified" Kent Hooper – programming on "Above All" (studio version) Wes King – acoustic guitars Glenn Pearce – electric guitars Jerry McPherson – additional guitars on "Above All" (studio version) Brent Milligan – bass Raymond Boyd – drums Ken Lewis – additional percussion on "Purified" David Davidson – violin, viola The Nashville String Machine – orchestra on "Purified" Carl Gorodetzky – contractor Ric Dominico – music preparation Anna Smith – spoken word Emily Smith – spoken word Darren Whitehead – spoken word
Additional vocals on "Purified" and "Above All" (studio version) Leigh Cappillino Christine Denté Darwin Hobbs Kristie Mays Fiona Mellett Leanne Palmore Chance Scoggins Terry White
Choir Chris Rice Amy Grant Mark Schultz Geron Davis Greg Long Phillips, Craig & Dean Becky Davis Erin O'Donnell Shaun Groves Out of Eden Allison Redman Mike Carpino Raphael Giglio Ginny Owens Kelly Minter Cindy Morgan Darwin Hobbs Wes King Jason Perry (of Plus One) Nathan Walters (of Plus One)
Production Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer Tom Laune – producer, engineer, mixing at Bridgeway Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) Lynn Fuston – string session recording ("Purified") Brent King – live recording engineer Rob Burrell – live recording engineer, Pro Tools, editing Joel Singer – remote recording system at On Site Recording (Hudson, Ohio) Jimmy Abegg – cover illustration Eric Elwell – album production coordinator for MWS Productions Jason McArthur – label production coordinator Chris Schultz – production manager Ben Pearson – photography Glen Rose – photography Scott Hughes – art direction Stephanie McBrayer – art direction Ian Black – design Tim Parker – design B. Joyner – design Jamie Kearney – styling Cheryl Guillot – hair and make-up
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Billboard 200 84
Certifications Country Peak Sales Certifications(sales thresholds) Canada (CRIA)n/a 50,000 Gold United States (RIAA)20 2,000,000 2× Platinum
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