The Michael W. Smith Project
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The Michael W. Smith Project is Michael W. Smith's
début album. Initially released in 1983, it was re-issued in CD format in 1987 with a new cover featuring an updated photo of Smith. The album reached number nine on the Top Contemporary Christian chart.
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
début album. Initially released in 1983, it was re-issued in CD format in 1987 with a new cover featuring an updated photo of Smith. The album reached number nine on the Top Contemporary Christian chart.
Track listing
| Track | Title | Composer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sonata in D Major" | Michael W. Smith | 1:14 |
| 2 | "You Need A Savior" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 3:36 |
| 3 | "Could He Be The Messiah" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 4:33 |
| 4 | "Too Many Times" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 4:28 |
| 5 | "Be Strong And Courageous" | Michael W. Smith | 3:43 |
| 6 | "Looking Up" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 3:27 |
| 7 | "The Race is On" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 3:42 |
| 8 | "First Light"/ "Love in the Light" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 5:34 |
| 9 | "Friends" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 4:21 |
| 10 | "Great Is the Lord Great Is the Lord "Great Is the Lord" is a popular Christian praise song written in 1982 by Debbie and Michael W. Smith. The couple were at the time active members of Belmont Church on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee and were seeking to augment the music... " |
Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 2:54 |
| 11 | "Alpha Overture" | Michael W. Smith, Kim Smith | 3:44 |
Credits
- Brown Bannister – Assistant Engineer
- Michael Blanton – Executive Producer
- Mike Brignardello – Bass
- Bill Brunt – Art Direction
- Tim Campbell – Photography
- Gary Chapman – Vocals
- Jackie Cusic – Vocals
- Diana DeWitt – Vocals
- David Durham – Vocals
- Theresa Ellis – Vocals
- Jon Goin – Guitar
- Amy Grant – Vocals
- Pam Mark Hall – Vocals
- Mark Hammond – Drums
- Dan Harrell – Executive Producer
- Chris Harris – Vocals
- Shane Keister – Synthesizer, Vocoder
- Gary Pigg – Vocals
- Mike Psanos – Engineer, Percussion
- Jack Joseph Puig – Remixing
- Kim Smith – Vocals
- Michael W. Smith – Assistant Engineer, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer
- Denis Solee – Saxophone
- Hank Williams – Mastering
- John Woods – Assistant Engineer