Beauty Will Rise

Beauty Will Rise is Steven Curtis Chapman's seventeenth studio album, released on November 3, 2009.

Background

Many of the songs on the album are inspired by the accidental death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman.^[4] Extensive liner notes by Steven describe how each song was related to the grieving process that he and his family went through after Maria died. The album was produced by Brent Milligan, and initial recordings took place while Chapman was on tour, in various locales such as hotel rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and theatre lobbies. "Beauty Will Rise" is dedicated to Maria Sue. Every time Steven Curtis Chapman and his family talk about Maria they have to fight back tears.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Heaven Is the Face", was released to radio on August 21, 2009 (peaking at #7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart).

Commercial performance

As of December 25, 2009, the album has sold over 81,000 copies. The album debuted at #27 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks by Steven Curtis Chapman except where noted

1. "Heaven is The Face" – 3:44
2. "Beauty Will Rise" – 5:29
3. "SEE" – 4:36
4. "Just Have to Wait" – 3:38
5. "Faithful" – 4:42
6. "Questions" – 3:30
7. "Our God is In Control" (Steven Curtis Chapman, Mary Beth Chapman) – 4:00
8. "February 20th" – 3:51
9. "God is It True (Trust Me)" – 3:24
10. "I Will Trust You" – 4:15
11. "Jesus Will Meet You There" – 4:13
12. "Spring is Coming" – 4:34 (The Children of the World Choir joins Chapman on the last chorus).

Personnel

• Steven Curtis Chapman – acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, piano, electric guitar, programming, backing vocals, producer, drums
• Brent Milligan – bass, percussion, piano, cello, cymbals, drums, keyboards, baritone, producer, tracking
• Will Franklin Chapman – drums
• Steve Dady – engineer (recorded the Children of the World Choir vocals on Spring is Coming)
• David Angell – strings
• Monisa Angell – strings
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Richie Biggs – bass, cymbals, drums, mixing
• John Catchings – strings, cello
• Joe Causey – percussion, piano, trumpet, electric guitar, programming, fender rhodes, editing
• Jess Chambers – A&R*David Davidson – strings, violin
• Ken Lewis – percussion, drums, ride cymbal
• Russ "Russwell" Long – mixing, tracking
• Blair Masters – string arrangements
• Buckley Miller – assistant
• John Painter – horn, engineer, horn arrangements
• Jeff Pitzer – engineer
• Danny Raines – management
• Scott Sheriff – backing vocals
• Baeho Bobby Shin – string engineer
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing
• Ben Shive – dulcimer, celeste
• Scott Velazco – assistant

Charts

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