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Change Your World

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Change Your World
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1992
Recorded1992
Studio
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length50:46
LabelReunion, Geffen
Producer
Michael W. Smith chronology
Go West Young Man
(1990)
Change Your World
(1992)
The Wonder Years
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Change Your World is a 1992 studio album by Contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith released by Reunion Records.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Picture Perfect"Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick4:00
2."Love One Another"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick4:55
3."I Will Be Here for You"M. Smith, Diane Warren4:35
4."Color Blind"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Dann Huff5:17
5."Somewhere Somehow (w/ Amy Grant)"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant, David Foster4:17
6."Cross of Gold"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick4:36
7."Out of This World"M. Smith, Grant, Beverly Darnall, Deborah D. Smith4:25
8."Somebody Love Me"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick4:00
9."Give It Away"M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Grant5:08
10."I Wanna Tell the World"M. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan4:29
11."Friends[a]"M. Smith, D. Smith4:40

Personnel

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  • Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Fender Rhodes (4), synthesizer (7), acoustic piano (7)
  • Mark Heimmerman – additional keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), drum programming (1, 4, 6, 10), backing vocals (2, 3, 8-11), keyboards (10)
  • Brian Tankersley – additional programming (1, 6), drum programming (9)
  • Mike Lawler – additional keyboards (2, 3, 9, 10)
  • Phil MadeiraHammond B3 organ (4, 6, 9)
  • Scott McLeod – synthesizer (7), synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
  • Trace Scarborough – synthesizer (7), synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
  • Dann Huff – guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
  • George Cocchini – guitar (1, 10)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitar (2, 5, 7-9)
  • Jackie Street – bass (1, 6-8, 10)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (2, 9)
  • Gary Lunn – bass (3, 5, 11)
  • Tommy Sims – bass (4)
  • Joe Houge – drum programming (2)
  • Mark Hammond – drum programming (3, 11)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (4, 5, 8)
  • Toby McKeehan – drum programming (4, 10), vocal flavor (10)
  • Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9, 11)
  • Dan Higgins – saxophones (4)
  • Barry Green – trombone (3, 6)
  • Chris McDonald – trombone (3, 6), horn arrangements (3, 6)
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (4)
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet (3, 6)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (3, 6)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (4)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (4), horn arrangements (4)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Michael Black – backing vocals (1-4, 7-10)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10)
  • Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals (2, 3, 8-11),
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
  • Chris Willis – backing vocals (4)
  • The Music City Mass Choir – choir (4)
  • Amy Grant – lead vocals (5)
  • Greg Barnhill – backing vocals (6)
  • Bob Carlisle – backing vocals (6)
  • Joey Jelf – backing vocals (6)
  • Carl Lucero – backing vocals (7)
  • Angelo Petrucci – backing vocals (7)
  • Veronica Petrucci – backing vocals (7)
  • Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (9)
  • Ricky D – backing vocals (9)
  • Jan Harris – backing vocals (9)
  • Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (9)
  • Kevin Max Smith – backing vocals (9)
  • Kim Smith – backing vocals (9)
  • Michael Tait – backing vocals (9)
  • The Christ Church Choir – choir (9)

Production

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  • Executive Producer – Michael Blanton
  • Producers – Mark Heimmerman and Michael W. Smith
  • John KalodnerJohn Kalodner
  • Vocal Production – Wayne Kirkpatrick
  • Additional production on "Out of This World" – Trace Scarborough and Scott McLeod
  • Engineered by James "JB" Baird
  • Additional Engineers – Keith Compton, Lynn Fuston, Humberto Gatica, Patrick Kelly, Brent King, Bryan Lenox, Alejandro Rodriguez, Tony Sheppard, Penn Singleton, Brian Tankersley and Bill Warner.
  • Assistant Engineers – Jeff Baggett, Mark Capps, David Hall, Keith Kregsi, David Murphy, Greg Parker, Darren Smith, Aaron Swihart and Martin Woodlee.
  • Strings recorded by JB and Brent King
  • Horns on "Color Blind" recorded by Humberto Gatica
  • Mixed by Humberto Gatica
  • Mix Assistant – Alejandro Rodriguez
  • Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Mastering Supervisor – David Donnelly
  • Creative Direction – Robin Sloane
  • Art Direction – Janet Wolsborn
  • Photography – Timothy White
  • Photography Coordination – Sofie Howard

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 86
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

References

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Note

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  1. ^ "Friends" first appeared on Smith's debut album, Michael W. Smith Project.