Pictures in the Sky

Pictures in the Sky is the second solo album by songwriter Rich Mullins and was released in 1987 on Reunion Records.

The single "Screen Door" became a concert favorite. Mullins wrote the song in Chattanooga on a trip to Knoxville, originally intending it to write a limerick. When performing "Screen Door" in concert, Mullins and his band would sing the lyrics and create the song's unique rhythm by hitting plastic cups on a table in a synchronized pattern.

Track listing

Side one

1. "When You Love" (Rich Mullins) – 3:25
2. "It Don't Do" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 3:37
   • Appeared on compilation Here in America 2003
3. "Verge of a Miracle" (Rich Mullins) – 4:02
   • Appeared on compilation Songs 1996
4. "Pictures In The Sky" (Rich Mullins) – 3:53
5. "Be With You" (Rich Mullins, Justin Peters) – 2:50
   • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999

Side two

1. "Screen Door" (Rich Mullins) – 1:23
   • Full-length radio version appeared on compilation Songs 1996
2. "What Trouble are Giants" (Rich Mullins) – 3:54
3. "Steal at Any Price" (Rich Mullins, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:15
4. "Could be a Celebration" (Rich Mullins, Gary Jones, Renee Garcia, Reed Arvin, Lang Bliss) – 3:25
5. "Love That Knows No Bounds" (Rich Mullins, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Cathy Snyder) – 3:35

Charts

Radio singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Verge of a Miracle"	U.S. Christian	5
1987	"Screen Door"	U.S. Christian	2
1987	"Pictures in the Sky"	U.S. Christian	4

Personnel

• Rich Mullins – vocals
• Reed Arvin – synthesizers (1, 5, 7-10), Synclavier (1, 5, 7-10), keyboards (2-4), footsteps (6), finger snaps (6), handclaps (6)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (1-4, 8-10), bouzouki (7)
• Gary Lunn – bass (2-4, 9)
• Dave Adams – additional drum programming
• Keith Edwards – drums (2-4)
• Tim Marsh – percussion (2-4, 8)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (2)
• Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2)
• Donna McElroy – backing vocals (2)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
• Reneé Garcia – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Dan Harrell – executive producer
• Reed Arvin – producer
• Brent King – engineer, mixing
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Buddy Jackson – art direction, design
• Mark Tucker – photography