Welcome to Diverse City

Welcome to Diverse City
Studio album by TobyMac
Released October 5, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Christian rock, Christian hip hop, funk, nu metal
Length 54:55
Label ForeFront
Producer Toby McKeehan, Tedd T, Max Hsu, Robert Marvin
TobyMac chronology
Re:Mix Momentum
(2003)		 Welcome to Diverse City
(2004)		 Renovating Diverse City
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christianity Today[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]

Welcome to Diverse City is the second full length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on this CD, including Bootsy Collins ("Diverse City"), Coffee from GRITS ("Hey Now"), DJ Maj (Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright ("Street Interlude"), Superchick ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam"). TobyMac also reunites dc Talk on vocals in a remix of his song "Atmosphere", the last track of the album.

Track listing

Album release
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hey Now" (featuring Coffee from GRITS)Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jaime Moore, Stacy Jones 3:44
2. "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" (featuring Papa San & MOC)McKeehan, Solomon Olds, Joe Baldridge 3:24
3. "The Slam" (featuring T-Bone)McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, Joe Weber, Rene Sotomayor 3:19
4. "Poetically Correct" (Interlude)  0:56
5. "Atmosphere"  McKeehan, George Crawford, Jeff Savage 4:07
6. "Gone"  McKeehan, Stevens 3:27
7. "TruDog: The Return""  McKeehan 2:22
8. "Diverse City" (featuring Bootsy Collins)McKeehan, Stevens 3:56
9. "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" (featuring Superchick)McKeehan, Matt Dally, Patricia Brock, David Ghazarian, Max Hsu 4:40
10. "Getaway Car"  McKeehan, Moore, Michael Linney, Barlowe 4:27
11. "Burn for You"  McKeehan, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell 3:49
12. "Fresher Than a Night at the W"    0:48
13. "Ill-M-I" (Soul-Junk cover)McKeehan, Glenn Galaxy, Stevens 3:29
14. "Phenomenon"  McKeehan, Paul Meany 5:19
15. "Gotta Go"  McKeehan, Savage, Randy Crawford 2:48
16. "Atmosphere (Remix)" (featuring dc Talk)McKeehan, G. Crawford, Savage 4:37
Total length:
 54:55

Music videos

Year Title Watch
2005 Gone Youtube

Guest appearances

Charts

The album debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 54, selling 21,000 copies that week.[5]

Chart Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200 #54

Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[6]

Songs in popular media

Songs from Welcome to Diverse City, particularly "The Slam", featured many mainstream appearances.

Additionally, songs from Welcome to Diverse City were published on four consecutive WOW Hits albums.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christianity Today review
  3. ↑ Cross Rhythms review
  4. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  5. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Norah Stays Tight At No. 1 Amidst Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, February 28, 2007.
  6. ↑ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim
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