In the Hands of God
In the Hands of God | ||||
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Studio album by Newsboys | ||||
Released | 5 May 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Christian rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 37:50 | |||
Label | Inpop | |||
Producer | Peter Furler, Max Hsu, Jeff Frankenstein | |||
Newsboys chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Cross Rhythms | [3] |
In the Hands of God is the thirteenth studio album by Christian band Newsboys. It was released on 5 May 2009, being the last album the band released before the departure of singer and founding member Peter Furler. It also features the return of Jody Davis, after a five-year hiatus, the first album on which keyboard player Jeff Frankenstein took on some production duties, and is the first album to feature any recording with Michael Tait as lead vocalist since singing guest vocals on "The Fad of the Land" from their 2002 live DVD Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Tait later replaced Furler.
Release
- In the Hands of God debuted at No. 1 on the CCM charts, and No. 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking higher on the pop charts than any of their previous albums.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Taylor, Jeff Frankenstein and Peter Furler except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Way We Roll" | Taylor, Frankenstein, Furler, Stuart Garrard | 3:27 |
2. | "No Grave" | 3:44 | |
3. | "This Is Your Life" | 3:25 | |
4. | "Glorious" | 4:11 | |
5. | "In the Hands of God" (featuring Michael Tait, Christian Rowe, Phil Joel) | 4:18 | |
6. | "The Upside" | 3:18 | |
7. | "My Friend Jesus" | 2:50 | |
8. | "Lead Me to the Cross" | Brooke Fraser | 4:08 |
9. | "Dance" | 3:35 | |
10. | "RSL 1984" | Furler, Taylor | 4:34 |
Total length: | 37:32 |
Personnel
Newsboys
- Peter Furler – lead and backing vocals
- Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals
- Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, keyboard bass, backing vocals
- Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Max Hsu – keyboards
- Dave Perkins – guitar riffs (1)
- Stu G – guitar riffs (3, 4)
- Dave Ghazarian – guitar riffs (3, 4)
- Brian Gocher – guitar riffs (3, 4), string arrangements
- Phil Joel – backing vocals (5)
- Michael Tait – backing vocals (5)
- Christian Rowe – backing vocals (5)
Production
- Peter Furler – producer
- Jeff Frankenstein – producer, engineer
- Max Hsu – producer, engineer, cover photography
- Dale Bray – executive producer
- Wes Campbell – executive producer
- Brian Gocher – engineer
- Joe Baldridge – additional engineer
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon, Nashville, Tennessee
- Lee Bridges – editing
- Ainslie Grosser – editing
- Buckley Miller – mix assistant, editing assistant
- Dan Shike – mastering at Tone and Volume Mastering, Nashville, Tennessee
- Breezy Baldwin – design, packaging
- David Dobson – additional photography
References
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- Adam Agee
- Jody Davis
- Jeff Frankenstein
- Duncan Phillips
- Michael Tait
- Vernon Bishop
- Paul Colman
- Peter Furler
- Jonathan Geange
- John James
- Phil Joel
- Kevin Mills
- Bryan Olesen
- George Perdikis
- Corey Pryor
- Sean Taylor
- Phil Yates
- Hell Is for Wimps
- Boys Will Be Boyz
- Not Ashamed
- Going Public
- Take Me to Your Leader
- Step Up to the Microphone
- Love Liberty Disco
- Thrive
- Adoration: The Worship Album
- Devotion
- GO
- In the Hands of God
- Born Again
- God's Not Dead
- Restart
- Hallelujah for the Cross
- Love Riot
- Newsboys Live: Houston We Are GO
- Live in Concert: God's Not Dead
- Born Again EP
- Shine: The Hits
- He Reigns: The Worship Collection
- The Greatest Hits
- The Ultimate Collection
- "You Are My King (Amazing Love)"
- "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)"
- "We Believe"
- Boys Will Be Boyz (video)
- Not Ashamed: The Video
- Down Under the Big Top
- Shine: The Hits Live-One Night in Pennsylvania
- Thrive: From the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
- Newsboys Live: Houston We Are GO
- Discography
- List of Newsboys songs
- Steve Taylor
- God's Not Dead (film)
- God's Not Dead 2
- God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness