Arriving
Arriving is an album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1 and "Holy Is the Lord" is No. 7 on CCLI's Top 100 songs used in churches in the U.S.[3]
Name
Tomlin named this album after a passage he read in Isaiah 40 because he said he feels "as though we’re like this landing strip in the desert for our great, incredible God to arrive on; a way for Him to come into people’s lives.”[4]
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Indescribable" (Laura Story cover) |
3:57 |
| 2. |
"Holy Is the Lord" |
4:11 |
| 3. |
"How Great Is Our God" |
4:26 |
| 4. |
"Your Grace Is Enough" (Matt Maher cover) |
4:08 |
| 5. |
"Unfailing Love" (featuring Steven Curtis Chapman) |
3:59 |
| 6. |
"The Way I Was Made" |
3:33 |
| 7. |
"Mighty Is the Power of the Cross" |
6:04 |
| 8. |
"All Bow Down" |
4:06 |
| 9. |
"On Our Side" |
3:36 |
| 10. |
"King of Glory" |
3:07 |
| 11. |
"You Do All Things Well" |
4:46 |
Total length: |
45:53 |
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Personnel
- Chris Tomlin: lead vocals, piano (11)
- Ed Cash: acoustic guitars (1-6,8-11), programming (1-6,8,9,11), electric guitars (1), mandolin (2), keyboards (2,3,5,9), piano (3), classical guitar (7), acoustic bass (7), background vocals (1-6,8,10,11)
- Daniel Carson: electric guitars (1-6,8-11)
- Jesse Reeves: bass guitar (1-6,8-11)
- Dan Needham: drums (1,3,5,9,10,11)
- Joey Parish: drums (2,4,6,8,9,10,)
- Laura Story: piano (1)
- Matt Slocum: cello (7)
- Matt Wertz: background vocals (3,7)
- Steven Curtis Chapman: vocals (5)
- Christy Nockels: background vocals (3)
- Nathan Nockels: background vocals (3)
- Angela Primm: background vocals (3,9)
- Jerard Woods: background vocals (3,9), lead vocal on 2nd verse (9)
- Jovaun Woods: background vocals (3,9)
- Leanne Palmore: background vocals (3,9)
- Gale Mayes-West: background vocals (3,9)
- Darwin Hobbs: background vocals (3,9)
- Melissa Polinar: background vocals and ad-lib on ending (9)
Production
- Produced and Recorded by Ed Cash
- Executive Producers: Louie Giglio and Brad O'Donnell
- Additional recording by Ed Cash and Scott Olivier
- Mixed by Ed Cash and Steve Bishir
- Mastered by Richard Dodd
- Photography: Thomas Petillo
- Creative Direction: Jan Cook
- Art Direction and Design: Benji Peck
Singles
Awards
On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[5]
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