It Is Well (album)
It Is Well: A Worship Album by Kutless, more commonly referred to as It Is Well, is the second worship album and sixth full-length album by the Christian rock band Kutless. It was released on October 20, 2009. The first single, "What Faith Can Do," has seen success on the Christian Adult Contemporary Chart, the Inspirational/Soft Rock Chart, and the Christian CHR (Pop) Chart. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Top 200.[2] Recently, they have released a music video for their hit song "What Faith Can Do." The song "What Faith Can Do" charted at No. 19 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[3] Musically, the album deviates away from the hard rock sound on their previous albums and features a softer, calmer tone.
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| Released | October 20, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, soft rock, contemporary worship music | |||
| Length | 44:06 | |||
| Label | BEC | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It Is Well" | Horatio Gates Spafford | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Amazed" | Pete Kipley, Nick De Partee, Phil Wickham | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Hungry" | Kathryn Scott | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Taken by Love" | Dave Lubben, Jon Micah Sumrall | 3:46 |
| 5. | "What Faith Can Do" | Scott Davis, Scott Krippayne | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Remember Me" | Jon Howard, Nick De Partee | 4:00 |
| 7. | "God of Wonders" | Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Everything I Need" | Dave Lubben, Jon Micah Sumrall | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Give Us Clean Hands" | Charlie Hall | 4:18 |
| 10. | "You Save Me" | Pete Kipley, Nick De Partee, Phil Wickham | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Redeemer" | Melody Green | 3:17 |
| 12. | "I'm Still Yours" | Jon Howard, Nick De Partee | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 44:06 | ||
The deluxe edition of It Is Well features three live versions of songs from the album, one acoustic version and one new song.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Beautiful the Blood" | 3:40 | |
| 14. | "Give Us Clean Hands" (live) | Charlie Hall | 4:44 |
| 15. | "What Faith Can Do" (live) | 3:57 | |
| 16. | "Take Me In" (live) | 4:27 | |
| 17. | "Remember Me" (acoustic) | 3:54 |
Personnel
Kutless
- Jon Micah Sumrall – lead and backing vocals
- Nick De Partee – guitars, arrangements (1, 6, 10, 12)
- James Mead – guitars
- Dave Lutkenhoelter – bass, arrangements (1)
- Jeff Gilbert – drums
Additional musicians
- Dave Lubben – keyboards, acoustic piano, backing vocals
- Matt Stanfield – keyboards (5)
- Brian Gocher – strings
- Luke Brown – backing vocals (5)
- Patrick Tetreault – backing vocals (7)
- Westside Christian High School Choir – choir
Production
- Kutless – producers (1–4, 6–12), art direction, design
- Dave Lubben – producer (1–4, 6–12)
- Brown Bannister – producer (5), engineer (5)
- Chance Hoag – executive producer, management
- Tyson Paoletti – executive producer
- Steve Bishir – engineer
- Bill Whittington – engineer, digital editing
- John Bannister – digital editing (5)
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1–4, 6–12)
- J.R. McNeely – mixing (5)
- Buckley Miller – mix assistant
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Meghann Street-Buswell – photography
Awards
In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[4]
References
- Johnson, Jared (October 20, 2009). "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "It Is Well - Kutless". Billboard.com. November 7, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Bubbling Under Hot 100 - Kutless". Billboard.com. November 7, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)