Pieces of a Real Heart is the fifth studio album from Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Sanctus Real

Sanctus Real

Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...

. It was released on March 9, 2010 via Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...

. The first single released was the song "Forgiven

Forgiven (Sanctus Real song)

"Forgiven" is a song by Christian rock band Sanctus Real which was released to radio in October 2009. The song is from the band's fifth studio album Pieces of a Real Heart, which was released in March 2010. A music video directed by Nathan Corona was completed in late March.This song was also...

", which reached #6 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

's Christian Songs chart.

According to lead vocalist and songwriter Matt Hammitt, the album title reflects the band's goal of striving to write honest songs. Hammitt once said in an interview, "These songs are pieces of the deepest part of who we are. Since we wrote 'I'm Not Alright

I'm Not Alright

"I'm Not Alright" is a song by Christian rock band Sanctus Real from their album The Face of Love. It was a number 1 hit on Christian radio in 2006. In 2007, the song was nominated at the GMA Dove Awards for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year...

' for our album The Face of Love, we have always strived to be really honest with what we are thinking and how it pertains to our faith and draws us closer to the Lord. I think now more than ever these songs are a great picture of what is going on underneath the surface with us."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Matt Hammitt; all music composed by Sanctus Real

Sanctus Real

Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...

, additional music compositions are given below.

1. "Forgiven" – 3:37
2. "These Things Take Time" (Christopher Stevens
   Christopher Stevens
   Christopher Stevens is an American Grammy-nominated Nashville, Tennessee record producer, mix-engineer, and songwriter. His most notable achievements to date include production and mixing for Grammy-winning CCM artist TobyMac, production, programming, and mixing for country artists Blake Shelton,...
   
   ) – 3:21
3. "The Way the World Turns" (Stevens) – 4:08
4. "Lead Me" (Jason Ingram
   Jason Ingram
   Jason Ingram is a Christian music producer and songwriter. He has served as a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Sonicflood, Rebecca St. James, Bebo Norman, Point of Grace, and Brandon Heath, among others.-Career:...
   
   ) – 3:48
5. "The Redeemer" (Stevens) – 3:45
6. "Take Over Me" (Stevens) – 3:05
7. "I Want to Get Lost" (Jason Gray) – 3:54
8. "'Til I Got to Know You" (Ben Glover, Stevens)– 3:57
9. "Dear Heart" (Allen Salmon) – 3:01
10. "I'll Show You How to Live" (Ingram) – 3:19
11. "Keep My Heart Alive" (Glover) – 3:26
12. "Forgiven (Acoustic)" - 3:29 *
13. "These Things Take Time (Acoustic)" - 3:33 *
14. "Lead Me (Acoustic)" - 3:45 *
15. "I Want To Get Lost (Acoustic)" - 4:27 *
16. "'Til I Got To Know You (Acoustic)" - 3:39 *

• - Special Edition

Personnel

Band members Matt Hammit – lead vocals, guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... Chris Rohman – guitar, mandolin Mandolin A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... Mark Graalman – drums Drum kit A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... Pete Provost – guitar, banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... Dan Gartley – bass Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

Other personnel Christopher Stevens – production, engineering, mixing Jason Ingram Jason Ingram Jason Ingram is a Christian music producer and songwriter. He has served as a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Sonicflood, Rebecca St. James, Bebo Norman, Point of Grace, and Brandon Heath, among others.-Career:...  – production Rusty Varenkamp – production Paul Moak Paul Moak Paul Moak is an American producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Nashville, TN.-Biography:Paul Greer Moak, III was born in Jackson, MS on July 8, 1979...  – engineering Taylor Stevens – assistant engineering Josh Silverberg – assistant engineering Thomas Toner – assistant Crystal Varenkamp – production assistant Christopher York – A&R A&R Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :... Jess Chambers – A&R administration Matt Balm – management Jan Cook – creative direction Lee Floyd – cover art Tec Petaja – photography Photography Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film... Katie Moore – art direction and layout Jesse Hall – hair and make-up Talitha Moak – wardrobe styling

Chart performance

Chart	Peak Position
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Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards

42nd GMA Dove Awards

The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 20, 2011 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will be broadcast on gmc on April 24, 2011. It will be hosted by Sherri Shepherd from The Newlywed Game....

, while the song "Lead Me" was nominated for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.