Portable Sounds

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Portable Sounds

Studio album by tobyMac

Released

February 20, 2007

Recorded

2006

Genre

Christian hip hop
Rap rock
Christian rock
CCM

Length

48:34

Label

ForeFront Records

Producer

Toby McKeehan
Christopher Stephens
David Wyatt

Professional reviews

tobyMac chronology

Renovating Diverse City
(2005)

Portable Sounds
(2007)

Portable Sounds: Deluxe Edition
(2007)

Portable Sounds is the third full-length studio album, from Christian artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007. The album contains the singles "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World (featuring Siti Monroe)". This album took a slightly different direction than tobyMac's previous hip hop efforts, having more of a pop sound. When the album was released on iTunes, users were able to download a behind-the-scenes making of the album video, a digital booklet, and an acoustic version of "Made to Love."

1 Track listing
2 Charts
- 2.1 Album Chart
- 2.2 Song Chart
3 Singles
4 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Track listing

"One World" (Featuring Siti Monroe) – 3:50
"Made to Love" – 3:50
"Boomin'/Opera Trip Interlude" – 4:02
"I'm for You" – 3:47
"Face of the Earth/Chuck @ Artist Development Interlude" – 4:38
"No Ordinary Love" (Featuring Nirva) – 3:16
"Ignition" – 3:53
"Hype Man (truDog '07) [feat. truDog]" – 1:41
"Suddenly" – 3:40
"All In (Letting Go)/Mr. Talkbox Interlude" – 4:33
"Feelin' So Fly" – 3:49
"No Signal" – 1:11
"Lose My Soul" (Featuring Kirk Franklin And Mandisa/Time Warp) – 6:17

[edit] Charts

The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200, tobyMac's highest chart position as a solo artist, selling 51,000 copies in its first week.^[1] In its second week on the Billboard 200, Portable Sounds fell to #38, in its third week to #47, and in its fourth week it fell to #63. As of December 2007, it has sold 300,000+ copies.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Album Chart

Chart	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	#10
Top Christian Albums	#1

[edit] Song Chart

Song	Chart	Peak Position
Made to Love	Christian-HipHop.net	#1
Boomin'	ChristianRock.net	#7

[edit] Singles

"Made To Love" reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also was #1 for 9 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio (CHR) Chart and was the seccond most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007.^[2] It reached #3 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

"I'm For You" reached #2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It also was #1 for 8 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart and was the third most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007.^[2] It reached #10 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

[edit] Deluxe Edition CD/DVD

A Deluxe Edition of Portable Sounds was released on October 23, 2007. The Deluxe Edition includes the original CD, plus a DVD containing all five music videos and behind-the-scenes footage.