Never Lose Sight
2016 studio album by Chris Tomlin
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Never Lose Sight is the ninth studio album from contemporary Christian music artist Chris Tomlin. It was released on October 21, 2016, through sixstepsrecords.
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Studios
- Ocean Way Nashville, The Red Room, Blackbird Studio and Yoda's Place, (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Ed's and FabMusic (Franklin, Tennessee)
- Hounds Ear Studio (Leiper's Fork, Tennessee)
- The Soundhouse (Redding, California)
- Indian River Studios (Merritt Island, Florida)
- Cardiff Creative Lab (Cardiff, Wales, UK)
Length48:21
Labelsixsteps
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| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 48:21 | |||
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Commercial performance
Never Lose Sight debuted at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 units, 30,000 of which were pure album sales.[5] It also debuted at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Good Father" | Pat Barrett, Tony Brown | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Jesus" | Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Impossible Things" (featuring Danny Gokey) | Tomlin, Ed Cash, Brenton Brown, Chris McClarney | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Home" | Tomlin, E. Cash, Scott Cash | 3:39 |
| 5. | "God of Calvary" | Tomlin, Matt Maher, Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin | 4:43 |
| 6. | "He Lives" | Tomlin, Reuben Morgan, Ben Cantelon, Nick Herbert | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Glory Be" | Tomlin, E. Cash, Myrin, Jason Ingram | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Come Thou Fount (I Will Sing)" | Tomlin | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Yes and Amen" | Nate Moore, McClarney, Brown | 5:06 |
| 10. | "All Yours" | Tomlin, Ingram, Morgan, Jess Cates | 3:54 |
| 11. | "First Love" (featuring Kim Walker-Smith) | Tomlin, Morgan, Martin Smith, Kathryn Scott | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 48:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "The God I Know" | Tomlin, Ingram, Ross Copperman | 4:46 |
| 13. | "God and God Alone" | Tomlin, Myrin, Ingram | 4:59 |
| 14. | "Kyrie Eleison" (featuring Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Jason Ingram) | Tomlin, Maher, Redman, Ingram | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 61:57 | ||
Personnel
- Chris Tomlin – vocals, acoustic guitar (11)
- Ross Copperman – keyboards (1, 13), programming (1, 13), acoustic guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
- Matt Gilder – keyboards (1, 13, 14), acoustic piano (2, 6, 8–12), organ (9)
- Ed Cash – acoustic piano (2), keyboards (2, 6, 7), programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14), acoustic guitars (2–4, 9, 14), electric guitars (2–4, 9, 14), backing vocals (2–7, 9–12, 14)
- Jeremy Edwardson – keyboards (2, 5–7, 10–12), programming (2, 5–7, 10–12), electric guitar (7, 10), acoustic guitar (12), additional keyboards (13), additional programming (13)
- Andrew Jackson – keyboards (2, 5–7, 10–12), programming (2, 5–7, 10–12), additional keyboards (13), additional programming (13)
- Martin Cash – programming (3, 14), additional backing vocals (9)
- Matt Maher – acoustic piano (5), acoustic guitar (5), vocals (14)
- Ian McIntosh – keyboards (5, 7), programming (5, 7), additional keyboards (10)
- Jason Ingram – keyboards (14), vocals (14)
- Pat Barrett – acoustic guitar (1)
- Daniel Carson – electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10–14), acoustic guitar (2, 9, 11)
- Danny Rader – electric guitar (1, 13), acoustic guitar (13), bouzouki (13)
- Tore Kulleseid – electric guitar (2, 5–7, 9–13), acoustic guitar (6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- Chris Lacorte – electric guitars (3, 14)
- Jonathan Berlin – electric guitar (8, 12), additional backing vocals (8)
- Andy Gullahorn – acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (8)
- Matthew Melton – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–14)
- Daniel James Mackenzie – bass (5, 7)
- Fred Eltringham – drums (1)
- Travis Nunn – drums (2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13), percussion (2, 6, 8, 10), cajón (8)
- David Whitworth – drums (5, 7), percussion (5, 7)
- Jacob Schrodt – drums (9)
- Lewis Patzner – cello (2, 5, 6)
- Claire Nunn – cello (8)
- Anton Patzner – viola (2, 5, 6), violin (2, 5, 6)
- Danny Gokey – vocals (3)
- Gabe Kossol – backing vocals (5–7, 12)
- Jill Phillips – backing vocals (8)
- Franni Cash – additional backing vocals (9)
- Nickie Conley – additional backing vocals (9)
- Jason Eskridge – additional backing vocals (9)
- Chris McClarney – additional backing vocals (9)
- Kim Walker-Smith – vocals (11)
- Micah Wilshire – backing vocals (13)
- Scott Cash – backing vocals (14)
- Matt Redman – vocals (14)
Production
- Brad O'Donnell – A&R
- Ross Copperman – producer (1, 13)
- Ed Cash – producer (2–4, 9, 14), vocal producer (5–7, 10–12)
- Jeremy Edwardson – producer (2, 5–13)
- Scott Johnson – production assistant (1)
- Becca Wildsmith – art direction, design
- Cameron Powell – photography
- Marz – grooming
- Kim Rosen Perrett – styling
Technical credits
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Brian David Willis – digital editing (1)
- Joe Baldridge – engineer (1, 2, 6, 8–13)
- Justin Niebank – mixing (1)
- Mark Endert – mixing (2, 5)
- Maestro Lightford – vocal recording for Danny Gokey (3)
- Robert Orton – mixing (4)
- Christopher Stevens – mixing (6)
- Sam "Mix" Gibson – mixing (7, 8, 10–12)
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (9, 13, 14)
- Ed Cash – additional engineer (2), engineer (3, 4, 9, 14), mixing (3)
- Jeremy Edwardson – additional engineer (2, 6, 8, 10–13), engineer (5, 7, 9), vocal recording for Kim Walker-Smith (11)
- Andrew Jackson – additional engineer (2, 6, 8, 10–13), engineer (5, 9), assistant engineer (7)
- Josh Ditty – assistant engineer (1, 2, 6, 8–13)
- Drew Bollman – mix assistant (1)
- Doug Johnson – mix assistant (2, 5)
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 71 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 64 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 6 |
| US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Awards and nominations
GMA Dove Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 2017 | Worship Album of the Year | Won |
| Short Form Video of the Year (Jesus) | Nominated[12] |