This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)

This Is Your Time is Michael W. Smith's fourteenth studio album, released on November 23, 1999. All the songs from this album, except "This Is Your Time" and "This Is Your Time (Reprise)", were originally recorded for his previous studio album Live the Life, but did not make the final cut for the album.[2]

This Is Your Time
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
Recorded1997, 1999
Studio
  • Deer Valley Studio and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreContemporary Christian music, pop
Length50:25
LabelReunion
ProducerMichael W. Smith
  • Bryan Lenox
Michael W. Smith chronology
Christmastime
(1998)
This Is Your Time
(1999)
Freedom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

Background

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The title track was inspired by the initial news report that Columbine shooting victim Cassie Bernall was killed for answering "yes" to the question "Do you believe in God?" Smith co-wrote the song with Wes King, having enlisted his help knowing that he wanted to write about Columbine but did not want to exploit a tragedy.[3] The music video features a short video clip of Bernall talking about her religious beliefs and how she wanted to spread the word of God at the beginning.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rince De" (Instrumental)Smith1:30
2."Hey You It's Me"Smith, Nik Kershaw4:03
3."Worth It All"Smith, Tim Putnam, Deborah D. Smith4:03
4."I Will Be Your Friend"Smith, Cindy Morgan3:19
5."This Is Your Time"Smith, Wes King4:29
6."I Will Carry You"Smith, Eric Laughlin5:04
7."She Walks With Me"Smith, Beth Nielsen Chapman3:42
8."Reach Out to Me"Smith, Dan Haseltine3:59
9."I Still Have the Dream"Smith, Raymond Boyd, Kevin Jonas4:18
10."I'm Gone"Smith, Ginny Owens4:31
11."Anna"Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick4:16
12."Everybody Free"Smith, Chris Rice4:43
13."This Is Your Time" (Reprise)Smith2:25
Wal-Mart bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."From Here On"3:07

Personnel

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  • Michael W. Smith – vocals, keyboards, programming, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic guitar
  • Bryan Lenox – keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
  • Mark Baldwin – guitars, acoustic guitar
  • Chris Graffagnino – guitars, acoustic guitar
  • Wes King – acoustic guitar
  • Chris Rodriguez – guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (9)
  • Matt Pierson – bass guitar
  • Craig Young – bass guitar
  • Raymond Boyd – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – drums, percussion
  • Scott Williamson – drums, percussion
  • Hunter Lee – Illyan pipes
  • Greg Cutcliffe – bagpipes
  • Jay Dawson – bagpipes
  • Mike Orrick – bagpipes
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor
  • Carl Gorodetzsky – contractor
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • David Davidson – string arrangements and contractor (5, 8, 10)
  • The Love Sponge Strings – additional strings (5, 8, 10)
  • John Elefante – backing vocals (2)
  • Nik Kershaw – backing vocals (2)
  • Joanna Carlson – backing vocals (4)
  • Chris Eaton – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Anna Smith – backing vocals (5)
  • Whitney Smith – backing vocals (5)
  • Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (7, 9)
  • Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (9)
  • Mark Pogue – backing vocals (9)

The "Franklin Boys Glee Club" on "Worth It All"

  • Eric Elwell, Terry Flowers, Bryan Lenox, Fred Paragano and Michael W. Smith

The "Choir" (5, 6 & 8)

Production

  • Michael Blanton – executive producer
  • Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
  • Bryan Lenox – producer, engineer, mixing, string recording
  • Eric Elwell – additional engineer, technical coordinator, production coordinator
  • Terry Flowers – additional engineer, assistant engineer, production assistant
  • Patrick Kelly – additional engineer
  • Matt Weeks – additional engineer, string recording assistant
  • Rob Burrell – assistant engineer
  • Ron Jagger – assistant engineer
  • Scott Lenox – assistant engineer
  • Chad Brown – string recording assistant
  • Melissa Mattey – string recording assistant
  • Fred Paragano – Pro Tools engineer
  • Hank Williams – sequencing, editing, mastering
  • MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) – sequencing, editing and mastering location
  • Mary Adcock – production assistant
  • Alicia Claxton – production assistant
  • Morgan Daneker – production assistant
  • Surupa Mafia – production assistant
  • Whitney Smith – production assistant
  • Ben Pearson – photography
  • Diana Lussenden – layout

Chart performance

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 21
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Rice, Mark (July 23, 2012). "Michael W. Smith, "This Is Your Time" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Parker, Mike. "Story Behind the Song: Michael W. Smith". Today's Christian Music. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Michael W. ""This Is Your Time" official music video". Reunion Records. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.