What If We Were Real
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What If We Were Real is the third studio album by CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 singer Mandisa
Mandisa
Mandisa Hundley is an American gospel singer, who was the ninth-place finalist in the fifth season of American Idol.-Early life:...

. The album was released on April 5, 2011 on the Sparrow
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"...

 Record Label.

Background

Mandisa began work on the album in July 2010. She also co-wrote three songs on the album. The album also features a guest appearance from tobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

 on the song "Good Morning".

Singles

Mandisa's first single off the album was "Stronger". It peaked at #1 on the Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs
Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....

 chart and as of August 31, 2011, sold 104,000 copies. "Waiting for Tomorrow" is the second single off the album and has since peaked at #40 on the Hot Christian AC chart. The song "Good Morning" with TobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

 has sold 18,000 copies.

Track listing

Chart history

The album sold 8,000 copies, debuted at #66 position on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 albums chart and at number two on the Christian Albums chart. The album debuted with higher sales and peaked in better chart positions than her previous album, Freedom
Freedom (Mandisa album)
Freedom is the second studio album by American Idol contestant Mandisa. The album was released on March 24, 2009.The first single, "My Deliverer", was released on January 27, 2009...

. It has sold a total of 62,000 copies as of September 2011.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

66
Christian Albums 2
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