Michael W. Smith Project
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Originally released in 1983, the album was reissued in 1987 with a new cover featuring an updated photo of Smith. The album reached number nine on the Top Contemporary Christian chart.[1]CCM Magazine ranked Michael W. Smith Project at number 34 on their 2001 book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.[2] Smith earned his first Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Performance, Male at the 26th Grammy Awards.
Track listing
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Note: "First Light" was titled "From Light" on the original vinyl and cassette releases.
Personnel
- Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha GS2, Prophet-5 synthesizers
- Shane Keister – Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-5 synthesizers, vocoder
- Jon Goin – guitars
- Mike Brignardello – bass
- Mark Hammond – drums, Roland TR-808 drum machine on "First Light"
- Mike Psanos – percussion
- Denis Solee – saxophone
- Gary Chapman – backing vocals
- Jackie Cusic – backing vocals
- Diana DeWitt – backing vocals
- David Durham – backing vocals
- Teresa Ellis – backing vocals
- Amy Grant – backing vocals on "Friends"
- Pam Mark Hall – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Gary Pigg – backing vocals
- Kim Smith – backing vocals
Production
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Dan Harrell – executive producer
- Michael W. Smith – producer, assistant engineer
- Mike Psanos – engineer
- Brown Bannister – assistant engineer
- John Woods – assistant engineer
- Jack Joseph Puig – remixing
- Hank Williams – mastering at Woodland Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Bill Brunt – art direction
- Tim Campbell – photography[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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References
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