Beauty Has Grace

Beauty Has Grace
Studio album by Jaci Velasquez
Released May 3, 2005
Genre Indie pop, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, CCM
Length 38:54
Label Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.
Producer Martin Terefe, Jaci Velasquez, Dion Lopez
Jaci Velasquez chronology
Mi Historia Musical
(2004)
Beauty Has Grace
(2005)
On My Knees: The Best of Jaci Velasquez
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic (4/5) link
Cross Rhythms UK link
Jesus Freak Hideout link
Christian Music Today link
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Beauty Has Grace is Christian artist Jaci Velasquez' fifth studio album. It marks a departure from her previous albums in style, having been recorded in London, England with Martin Terefe (A-Ha, Ron Sexsmith, Leona Naess, KT Tunstall, etc.). She co-wrote 6 of the 10 album tracks.

Velasquez decided to name the album "Kensaltown", after the town and studio where she recorded and wrote the album, but the label was concerned that people would confuse "Kensaltown" with "Tinsel Town" so they changed the title to "Beauty Has Grace" which is a lyric in the song "This Love". The release date for the album was pushed back several times until it finally got to May 3 as the final date.[1] The label also changed the track listing of the album which first featured the song "Hold On To This Moment", but it was replaced for "Reason To Believe" Critics for the album were favorable, calling Velasquez's musical change "the boldest, smartest Christian music artistic shift in recent memory.[2] A special edition of the album was released by Family Christian Stores which featured a bonus track, "Love Will Find You".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I’m Not Looking Down" – 3:47
  2. "With All My Soul" – 3:59
  3. "Prayer to Love" – 4:08
  4. "Lay It Down" – 4:01
  5. "Something Beautiful" – 3:28
  6. "Tonight" – 3:52
  7. "When You Hold Me" – 3:19
  8. "Reason to Believe" – 4:35
  9. "Supernatural" – 3:31
  10. "This Love" – 4:09

Singles

  1. "Lay It Down"
  2. "Something Beautiful"
  3. "With All My Soul"
  4. "Prayer to Love"

Personnel

Performance Credits:

Technical Credits:

Chart performance

Album Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2005 Billboard Top 200 195
2005 Billboard Top Heatseekers 6
2005 Top Gospel Albums 3
2005 Top Christian Albums 2
2005 Top Canadian Albums 94