Arriving
| Arriving | ||||
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| Studio album by Chris Tomlin | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 46:01 | |||
| Label | Sparrow/sixstep | |||
| Producer | Ed Cash | |||
| Chris Tomlin chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
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]
"Indescribable" is a cover of Laura Story, originally performed by Laura Story herself in 2003. Tomlin covered the song on this album.
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
| Album release | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Indescribable" | Laura Story, Jesse Reeves (additional lyrics) | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Holy Is the Lord" | Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio | 4:11 |
| 3. | "How Great Is Our God" | Tomlin, Reeves, Ed Cash | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Your Grace Is Enough" | Matt Maher, Tomlin (additional lyrics) | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Unfailing Love" (featuring Steven Curtis Chapman) | Tomlin, Cash, Cary Pierce | 3:59 |
| 6. | "The Way I Was Made" | Cash, Reeves, Tomlin | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Mighty Is the Power of the Cross" | Reeves, Tomlin, Shawn Craig | 6:04 |
| 8. | "All Bow Down" | Tomlin, Cash | 4:06 |
| 9. | "On Our Side" | Cash, Reeves, Tomlin | 3:36 |
| 10. | "King of Glory" | Reeves, Tomlin | 3:07 |
| 11. | "You Do All Things Well" | Reeves, Tomlin, Michael John Clement | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 45:53 | ||
Personnel
- Chris Tomlin: lead vocals, piano (11)
- Ed Cash: background vocals (1-6, 8, 10, 11), 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)
- 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
- Recorded at Ed's (Franklin, TN)
- Additional recording by Ed Cash and Scott Olivier at Stardog (Austin, TX)
- Mixed by Ed Cash and Steve Bishir at Ed's
- Mastered by Richard Dodd
- Photography: Thomas Petillo
- Creative Direction: Jan Cook
- Art Direction and Design: Benji Peck
Singles
- "Indescribable" (2004)
- "Holy Is the Lord" (2005)
- "How Great Is Our God" (2005)
Awards
On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[5]
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2004-09-21. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ PraiseCharts - Top 100 CCLI Songs
- ↑ "Chris Tomlin's bio on Revelation Generation". Revelationgeneration.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim