A Million Lights (Michael W. Smith album)
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| Released | February 16, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 49:12 | |||
| Label | Rocketown Records | |||
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A Million Lights is a studio album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith, released on February 16, 2018.[1] It was his first pop album in four years and a follow-up to Sovereign (2014). The album was a new musical direction for Smith and marked a departure from his previous sound.[2]
Smith began working on this album in January 2017,[3] under the title Revolution. Originally it was set to be released in October 2017 but ultimately was postponed to February 2018. The first single from the album, "A Million Lights", was released on August 11, 2017.[2] The album is a mix of pop music with some EDM influences.[4]
Critical reception
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John Palluska from ChristianHeadlines.com gave the album an overwhelmingly positive review, describing it as "one of the best albums to come out in Christian music."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Million Lights" | Kyle Lee, Michael W. Smith | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Conversation" | Bryan Todd, Jason Walker, Smith | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Something In My Heart" | Bryan Todd, Walker, Smith | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Footsteps" | Walker, Chris Davenport, Smith | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Your Love" | Lee, Smith | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Love Always Wins" | Thad Cockrell, Smith | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Crashing Waves" | Jonathan Jackson, Smith | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Louder" | Bryan Todd, Walker, Smith | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Revolution" | Ryan Smith, Alan Robertson, Smith | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Hey Love" (featuring Jordin Sparks) | Wayne Kirkpatrick, Smith | 3:46 |
| 11. | "You Make Me Feel This Way" | Bryan Todd, Walker, Smith | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Forgive" | Wes King, Smith | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Who You Are" | Cindy Morgan, Smith | 4:19 |
Personnel
- Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–7, 11, 12), vocoder (1, 7), acoustic piano (1, 5–7, 9, 10, 12), organ (1, 7), programming (2–4, 8, 9, 11, 12), acoustic guitars (6, 11), electric guitars (6, 7), orchestration (12)
- Kyle Lee – acoustic piano (1, 5, 6), synthesizer programming (1, 5–7), bass (1, 5–7), drum programming (1, 5–7), backing vocals (1, 5, 7), electric guitars (5, 7), acoustic guitars (6, 7), Rhodes electric piano (6)
- Joe Thibodeau – synthesizer programming (1, 5, 6), drum programming (1, 5, 6)
- Bryan Todd – programming (2–4, 8–12), backing vocals (9)
- Matt Stanfield – acoustic piano (13), synthesizer (13)
- Paul Moak – synthesizer (13), electric guitar (13), slide guitar (13)
- Casey Moore – electric guitars (1, 5–7)
- Jonathan Martin Berry – acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9, 11, 12), electric guitar (3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Stuart Garrard – electric guitars (5, 7, 13)
- Kris Donegan – acoustic guitar (13)
- Matt Pierson – bass (13)
- Jacob Arnold – drums (5, 6)
- Chris Leidhecker – drums (6, 7)
- Fred Eltringham – drums (13), tambourine (13)
- Brent Milligan – upright bass (10), cello (12)
- Carol Rabinowitz – cello (10)
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola (10)
- David Davidson – violin (10), orchestration (10)
- Conni Ellisor – violin (10)
- Jason Walker – backing vocals (2–4, 8, 9, 11)
- Vanessa Campagna – backing vocals (3, 8, 9, 12)
- Thad Cockrell – backing vocals (6)
- Calvin Nowell – group vocals (7)
- Debi Selby – group vocals (7)
- Emoni Wilkins – group vocals (7)
- Rebekah White – backing vocals (9)
- Jordin Sparks – lead vocals (10)
