American Prodigal is the second studio album by Crowder released on September 23, 2016.

American Prodigal
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)[1]
Studio
  • Bentley Street Studios, The Glovebox and Yoda's Palace Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ed's (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Sixstepsrecords Studio (Brentwood, Tennessee)
  • The Projector Room Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • The Lemonade Stand (New York City, New York)
  • The Casita (Hollywood, California)
GenreCCM, worship[2] folk music
Length53:07
LabelSparrow/sixsteps (Capitol CMG)
Producer
Crowder chronology
Neon Porch Extravaganza
(2015)
American Prodigal
(2016)
I Know a Ghost
(2018)
Singles from American Prodigal
  1. "Run Devil Run[citation needed]"
    Released: June 18, 2016
  2. "Forgiven[citation needed]"
    Released: March 17, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring Media5/5[3]
CCM Magazine[4]
Church Mag[5]
CM Addict4.5/5[6]
HallelsNot rated[7]
HM[8]
Jesus Freak Hideout[9]
Louder Than The Music[10]
Today's Christian Entertainment[11]

It was released in partnership with Sparrow Records and sixstepsrecords, imprints of Capitol Christian Music Group.

Awards and accolades

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On August 9, 2017, it was announced that American Prodigal would be nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and the Recorded Music Packaging of the Year categories at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[12]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."American Intro"David Crowder1:34
2."Keep Me"Crowder, David Arthur Garcia, Hank Bentley4:03
3."Run Devil Run"Crowder, Solomon Olds, Lauren Olds3:26
4."My Victory"Crowder, Darren Mulligan, Ed Cash, Bentley4:17
5."Prove It" (featuring KB)Crowder, Bentley, Kevin Burgess2:37
6."All You Burdens"Crowder, Oz Fox, Kevin Howren, S. Olds, L. Olds2:26
7."Back to the Garden"Crowder, Bentley, Seth Philpott4:16
8."Forgiven"Crowder, Cash3:57
9."Promised Land (Glory, Hallelujah)" (featuring Tedashii)Crowder, Bentley, Tedashii Anderson4:48
10."All My Hope"Crowder, Cash4:14
11."Shouting Grounds"Crowder, Cash3:41
12."Shepherd"Crowder, Bentley, Mia Fieldes, Bart Millard4:01
13."All We Sinners"Crowder, Cash, Philpott4:35
14."American Outro"Crowder, Bentley5:12
Total length:53:07
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Praise the Lord"Sean McConnel4:13
16."Great Rejoicing"Thad Cockrell3:43
17."American I/O" (remix by BT)Crowder, Bentley, Brian Transeau5:00
Total length:66:04

Personnel

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  • David Crowder – vocals, keyboards (1), programming (1, 6, 14), backing vocals (2, 5, 9, 12, 14), all sounds (3), acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6), drums (14)
  • Hank Bentley – keyboards (1, 7, 12, 14), programming (1, 7, 14), harmonium (1), electric guitars (4, 10, 14), guitars (5, 7, 9, 12), additional keyboards (9), bouzouki (9), backing vocals (9, 12, 14), drums (14)
  • David Garcia – keyboards (2, 5, 7, 9, 12), programming (2, 5, 7, 9, 12), drums (2, 5, 7, 9, 12), backing vocals (2, 5)
  • Buddy Greene – harmonium (2), harmonica (5)
  • Solomon Olds – all sounds (3), programming (6)
  • Ed Cash – acoustic piano (4, 8, 10), programming (4, 8, 10, 11, 13), guitars (4, 8, 10), banjo (4, 8), bass (4, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (4, 8, 10, 11, 13), keyboards (11), electric guitars (11), acoustic guitar (13)
  • Kenny Hutson – guitars (5, 9, 12)
  • Oz Fox – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6), ganjo (6)
  • Kevin Howren – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
  • Bill Kelliher – electric guitar (6)
  • Chelsey Lowe – banjo (6)
  • Rebecca Lovellmandolin (6)
  • Paul Mabury – drums (4)
  • Christian Paschall – drums (6)
  • Aubrey Hayniefiddle (2, 5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Mercy Stevens – backing vocals (2, 7)
  • KB – rap (5)
  • Tedashii – rap (9)
  • Nickie Conley – choir vocals (10)
  • Jason Eskridge – choir vocals (10)
  • Maureen Murphy – choir vocals (10)

Production

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  • Louie Giglio – executive producer
  • Shelley Giglio – executive producer, art direction, management
  • Brad O'Donnell – executive producer
  • David Crowder – producer (1, 3, 6, 14-17), engineer (1, 6, 14)
  • Hank Bentley – producer (1, 7, 12, 14-174), engineer (1, 7, 12, 14)
  • David Garcia – producer (2, 5, 7, 9, 12), engineer (2, 5, 7, 9, 12), mixing (2, 3)
  • Solomon Olds – producer (3, 6)
  • Ed Cash – producer (4, 8, 10, 11, 13), engineer (4, 8, 10, 11, 13), mixing (10, 11)
  • Brian "BT" Transeau – producer (17)
  • Jon Kaplan – mixing (1, 6, 7, 13, 14)
  • Paul Rossetti – engineer (2, 5, 9, 12), mix assistant (2)
  • Mark Endert – mixing (4, 8)
  • Sean Moffitt – mixing (5, 9, 11)
  • Tom Tapley – engineer (6)
  • Neal Avron – mixing (12)
  • Warren David – mix assistant (5, 9, 11)
  • Nick Lobel – mix assistant (5, 9, 11)
  • Scott Skrzynski – mix assistant (12)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Leighton Ching – art direction, design
  • Toni Crowder – art direction
  • Mike McCloskey – art direction, management
  • Andrew Schoultz – cover painting
  • Mary Caroline Mann – photography
  • Eric Brown – photography

Chart performance

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Album

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 12
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

References

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  1. ^ Longs, Herb (June 14, 2016). "Crowder Announces New Album "American Prodigal" To Release September 23". The Christian Beat. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Geil, Mark D. (September 20, 2016). "Crowder, "American Prodigal". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Andre, Joshua (September 25, 2016). "CROWDER – AMERICAN PRODIGAL". 365daysofinspiringmedia.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Conner, Matt (October 1, 2016). "Crowder – 'American Prodigal' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Schneider, Phil (September 24, 2016). "'American Prodigal' (Deluxe Edition) by Crowder [Saturday Morning Review]". Churchm.ag. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Tackett, Michael (October 5, 2016). "David Crowder "American Prodigal"". Cmaddict.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Crowder "American Prodigal" Album Review". hallels.com. September 18, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Martin, Danielle (October 9, 2016). "American Prodigal, AN ALBUM BY Crowder". HM Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Crowder, "American Prodigal" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Aldis, Phil. "CROWDER - AMERICAN PRODIGAL". Louderthanthemusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Crowder 'American Prodigal'". Todayschristianent.com. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "2017 Nominees | The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Crowder Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "Crowder Chart History - Christian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 14, 2016.