History (Matthew West album)

History is the second studio album released by American CCM musician Matthew West. The album was released on Universal South Records on June 21, 2005.[4] While the entire album was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser, six of the tracks were written solely by West and the other five he co-wrote with the album's producers and others. Three radio singles were released off the album: "Next Thing You Know", "Only Grace", and "History".

History
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
RecordedEarly 2005
GenreContemporary Christian music, pop/rock
LabelUniversal South
ProducerKenny Greenberg, Jason Houser
Matthew West chronology
Happy
(2003)
History
(2005)
Sellout
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christian Music Today [2]
Jesus Freak Hideout [3]

Background

Matthew West began recording in studio for History in early 2005.[5] He co-produced the album along with Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser.[6] West wrote six of the album's tracks himself, and co-wrote the other five songs with the album's producers and others.[4]

West's theme for the album and its title track "History" was inspired by seeing an R&R music news headline that stated "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album, Happy.[7] He noted, "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker. I remember thinking this was one of those moments in my career that I needed to soak up."[7]

Release and promotion

The album was released through Universal South Records in the United States on June 21, 2005.[4] On June 20, one day before the album, the first single "Next Thing You Know" was released to radios.[8]

Starting on September 14, 2005, West began his own 30-city headliner History 101 tour, which was named after the album. History 101 was the first tour that he had headlined, also featuring Christian artists Shawn McDonald and Paul Wright.[9]

The next singles released off of the album were "Only Grace" and later the title track "History".[10][11]

Chart performance

History charted at No. 17 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and reached No. 26 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[12] The album's first single "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart[13] and also No. 3 on the Hot Christian AC chart.[14] The second and third singles, "History" and "Only Grace", reached No. 13 and No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.[15]

Track listing

# Title Length Composer
1. "History" 4:03 Matthew West
2. "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" 3:20 Matthew West, Sam Mizell
3. "Only Grace" 3:56 Kenny Greenberg, Matthew West
4. "Get Away" 3:38 Matthew West
5. "The Day Before You" 4:23 Matthew West
6. "I Know You're There" 4:30 Matthew West
7. "Nothing Else" 3:50 Matthew West
8. "The Last Ones" 4:10 Jason Houser, Matthew West
9. "The Light of Eternity" 4:33 Jason Ingram, Matthew West
10. "Out of Time" 4:12 Helen Darling, Matthew West
11. "A Few More Days" 4:04 Matthew West

Personnel

  • Matthew West – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6-11), string arrangements (1, 5), acoustic guitar (3, 8)
  • Tim Lauer – keyboards (1, 3-7), acoustic piano (1, 3-8, 10), string arrangements (1, 5, 7), programming (5), Hammond B3 organ (10)
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitars, acoustic guitar (1-6, 8-11)
  • B. James Lowery – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 7)
  • Mike Payne – acoustic guitar (2, 11), electric guitars (2, 5, 9, 11)
  • Mark Hill – bass (1-7, 10, 11)
  • Costa Balamatsias – bass (9)
  • Chris McHugh – drums (1, 3, 5, 6, 7), percussion (3)
  • Ken Lewis – drums (2, 3, 4, 10, 11), percussion (2, 3, 4, 11)
  • Matt Payne – drums (9)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • David Angell – strings (1, 5, 7)
  • Monisa Angell – strings (1, 5, 7)
  • David Davidson – strings (1, 5, 7)
  • Pamela Sixfin – strings (1, 5, 7)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings (1, 5, 7)
  • Mike Casteel – music copyist (1, 7)
  • John Catchings – cello (3)
  • Jason Houser – backing vocals (1, 10)
  • Sam Mizell – backing vocals (1, 5), programming (2)
  • Joel West – backing vocals (1)
  • Bob Bailey – backing vocals (4, 10)
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals (4, 10)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (4, 10)
  • Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Kenny Greenberg – producer
  • Jason Houser – producer
  • Matthew West – co-producer
  • Miles Logan – recording, mixing
  • Aaron Chmielewski – assistant engineer
  • Adam Deane – assistant engineer
  • Ben Strano – assistant engineer
  • Ken Love – mastering
  • Jan Cook – art direction
  • Tim Frank – art direction
  • Clark Hook – design
  • Thomas Petillo – photography
  • Lori Turk – hair stylist, make-up
  • Emily West – wardrobe stylist
  • BrickHouse Entertainment – management

Studios

  • Recorded at East Iris Studios, Ken's Gold Club, The Hum Depot, Quad Studios and Studio 917 (Nashville, Tennessee); The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee).
  • Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).

References

  1. History at AllMusic
  2. "History, Christian Music Reviews". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  3. "Matthew West, "History" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2005-06-21. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  4. "Discography – Matthew West – History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  5. "Matthew West Tops '04 Reader Poll, Joins Winter Jam '05". Top40-Charts.com. 2005-01-06. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  6. "Matthew West prepares History for June 21 release". cmcentral.com. 2005-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  7. "Matthew West". CAAtouring.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  8. Cindy Lee (2005-06-24). "Matthew West's History: "An Album To Remember"". BREATHEcast.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  9. "Matthew West Headlines History 101". BREATHEcast.com. 2005-09-16. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  10. Breimeier, Russ. "Matthew West – History". Christian Music Today. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  11. "Matthew West – Biography". Christian Music Planet. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  12. "History > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  13. "Top Music Charts – Hot Christian Songs". Billboard.com. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  14. "Top Music Charts – Hot Christian Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. 2005-12-10. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  15. Matthew West - Chart history
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