The Whole Truth is the second album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace. It was released in 1995 by Word Records with selected market distribution by Epic Records.
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| Released | March 15, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Christian pop | |||
| Label | Word, Epic | |||
| Producer | Robert Sterling | |||
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| Singles from The Whole Truth | ||||
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Background and release
editThe Whole Truth followed the group's debut album, which had produced six #1 singles. As a result, Word Records' promotion department felt intimidated by the prospect of its first single, "The Great Divide."[2]
The lyrics of "The Great Divide," as recorded, were the result of a happy mistake: the line "There's a bridge to cross the great divide" was meant to be repeated, but a typo rendered the second instance as "There's a cross to bridge the great divide."[2]
On December 9, 1995, the album charted on Billboard's Top Christian Albums at #8[3] and on the Billboard 200 at No. 132.[4] Each of the album's five singles, released between March 1995 and April 1996 reached #1 on the Christian songs chart, continuing what would become the group's historic run of 24 consecutive #1's on the chart.[2]
Music videos were filmed for "Dying to Reach You" and "Gather at the River."
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gather at the River" | Regie Hamm, Joel Lindsay | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Without the Love of Jesus" | Robert Sterling, John Mandeville | 3:49 |
| 3. | "The Great Divide" | Grant Cunningham, Matt Huesmann | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Dying to Reach You" | Geoff Thurman, Michael Puryear | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Love Like No Other" | Ty Lacy, Mandeville | 4:13 |
| 6. | "God Is with Us" | Sterling | 3:58 |
| 7. | "What's He Gonna Say About Me" | Geoff Thurman, Becky Thurman, Doyle Tallent | 4:17 |
| 8. | "The Love He Has for You" | Dave Clark, Shelley Phillips | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Take Me Back" | Sterling, Pete Strayer | 3:55 |
| 10. | "The House That Mercy Built" | Cunningham, Huesmann | 4:00 |
| 11. | "More Than Anything" | Jon Mohr, Randall Dennis | 3:29 |
Personnel
editPoint of Grace
- Shelley Breen – vocals
- Denise Jones – vocals
- Terry Jones – vocals
- Heather Payne – vocals
Musicians
- Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 4), synthesizer (4, 7, 10), Rhodes (7)
- David Hamilton – Hammond B3 organ (1, 7, 10), keyboards (3, 5, 8, 11), keyboard programming (3, 5), percussion programming (3, 5, 11), acoustic piano (9, 10)
- Dennis Patton – keyboards, synth bass and percussion programming (2, 6)
- Jerry McPherson – guitars (1)
- Tom Hemby – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Mark Baldwin – guitars (1, 3, 8, 11)
- Dann Huff – guitars (4, 7, 10)
- Jackie Street – bass (1, 3, 5, 8)
- Tommy Sims – bass (4, 7, 10, 11); keyboards, synth bass, drums and percussion programming (9)
- Scott Williamson – drums (1, 2, 5, 6)
- John Hammond – drums (3, 8), percussion programming (8)
- Paul Leim – drums (4, 7, 10)
- Eric Darken – percussion (4, 10, 11)
- Barry Green – trombone (5, 7)
- Chris McDonald – trombone (5, 7)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (5, 7)
- George Tidwell – trumpet (5, 7)
Arrangements
- Robert Sterling – track arrangements (1, 4, 7, 8, 11), vocal arrangements (11)
- Scott Williamson – vocal arrangement (1, 2, 7, 8, 9)
- Dennis Patton – track arrangement (2, 6)
- David Hamilton – arrangements (3, 10), track arrangements (5)
- Cheryl Rogers – vocal arrangements (4, 5, 6)
- Geoff Thurman – track arrangements (4, 7), vocal arrangements (4, 7)
- Chris McDonald – horn arrangements (5, 7)
- Tommy Sims – track arrangements (9)
- Point of Grace – vocal arrangements (11)
Production
edit- Producer – Robert Sterling
- Executive Producer – John Mays
- Production Assistant – Holly Krig-Smith
- Tracks recorded by John Jaszcz and John Mayfield
- Vocals and Overdubs recorded by Keith Compton, John Mayfield, Doug Sarrett, Glen Spinner and Scott Williamson.
- Recording Assistants – Shawn McLean, Greg Parker, Aaron Swihart and Glen Spinner.
- Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Uno Mas Studios (Brentwood, TN); Quad Studios and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN).
- Mixed by John Jaszcz at The Castle Recording Studios (Franklin, TN), assisted by John Hurley.
- Edited by John Mayfield at John Mayfield Sound Engineering, Inc.
- Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Diana Barnes
- Design – The Kuester Group
- Photography – Michael Haber
References
edit- ^ The Whole Truth at AllMusic
- ^ a b c 24 (Liner notes). Point of Grace. Word Records. 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top Christian Albums (Week of December 9, 1995)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Billboard 200 (Week of December 9, 1995)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-12.