I'll Lead You Home

I'll Lead You Home
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released August 22, 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length 63:24
Label Reunion
Producer Patrick Leonard
Michael W. Smith chronology
The First Decade (1983-1993)
(1993)		 I'll Lead You Home
(1995)		 Live the Life
(1998)

I'll Lead You Home is a 1995 album by Michael W. Smith released by Reunion Records.

Sales and charts

The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 16, making it the highest-debuting Christian album in the history of the chart.[1][2] It also topped the 'Top Contemporary Christian' chart.[3] Released in August 1995, by December of that year it had sold over 51,500 copies in the Christian Bookstore market alone.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album received a four and a half out of five star review from Allmusic, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine commenting on the "gospel songs with glistening, immaculate pop production".[1] James Lloyd, reviewing the album for the Dayton Daily News considered it "his best work to date".[5]

The album won the 1996 Grammy Award in the 'Best Pop-Contemporary Gospel Album' category, giving Smith his second Grammy win.[6][7]

Tour

Smith toured in support of the album in 1996.[8] Support came from Lori and Micah Wilshire (who he subsequently signed to his Rocketown Records label), Three Crosses, and Jars of Clay.[8][9][10][11] Micah Wilshire had contributed backing vocals to the album.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Cry for Love" (Smith, Brent Bourgeois) - 5:10
  2. "Breakdown" (Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 5:27
  3. "As It Is in Heaven" (Traditional) – 5:09
  4. "Straight to the Heart" (Smith, Bourgeois) - 2:48
  5. "Someday" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 3:52
  6. "I'll Be Around" (Smith, Bob Farrell) – 4:44
  7. "I'll Lead You Home" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 5:23
  8. "The Other Side of Me (Trilogy 1)" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 4:23
  9. "Breathe in Me (Trilogy 2)" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 3:55
  10. "Angels Unaware (Trilogy 3)" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 4:56
  11. "Calling Heaven" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 4:54
  12. "A Little Stronger Everyday" (Smith, Kirkpatrick) – 4:43
  13. "Crown Him with Many Crowns" (Traditional) – 4:34
  14. "I'm Waiting for You" (Smith, David Mullen, Sam Mullins) – 3:16

Personnel

Musicians
Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "I'll Lead You Home Review", Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2013
  2. ↑ Hardy, Lawrence (1995) "Box Office", USA Today, September 5, 1995, p. 1D
  3. ↑ "Billboard Albums", Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2013
  4. ↑ Evans Price, Deborah (1995) "Higher Ground: From SoundScan to Christian Label Acquisitions, it was a Notable Year", Billboard, December 23, 1995, p. 55. Retrieved November 2, 2013
  5. ↑ Lloyd, James (1995) "Recordings on Review: Michael W. Smith I'll Lead You Home", Dayton Daily News, September 1, 1995, p. 17
  6. ↑ "God Gets Credit for Guiding Top Artist", Worcester Telegram and Gazette, April 18, 1996
  7. ↑ "Michael W. Smith among Grammy winners in gospel categories", Dallas Morning News, March 2, 1996
  8. 1 2 "Opening Acts, Smith Perfectly Paired", The Pantagraph, February 24, 1996
  9. 1 2 Evans Price, Deborah (1998) "Christian Duo Wilshire Finds a Label Home in Smith's Rocketown", Billboard, January 31, 1998, p. 16
  10. ↑ Powell, Mark Allen (2002) Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, Hendrickson Publishers, ISBN 978-1565636798, p. 1044
  11. ↑ Jensen, Katherine (1996) "Michael W. Smith gives a great concert in Ames", Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 7, 1996, p. 6
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