Arriving is an album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1 and "Holy Is the Lord" is No. 7 on CCLI's Top 100 songs used in churches in the U.S.
"Indescribable" is a cover of Laura Story, originally performed by Laura Story herself in 2003. Tomlin covered the song on this album.
Tomlin named this album after a passage he read in Isaiah 40 because he said he feels "as though we’re like this landing strip in the desert for our great, incredible God to arrive on; a way for Him to come into people’s lives.”
Chris Tomlin: lead vocals, piano (11)
Ed Cash: background vocals (1-6, 8, 10, 11), acoustic guitars (1-6, 8-11), programming (1-6, 8, 9, 11), electric guitars (1), mandolin (2), keyboards (2, 3, 5, 9), piano (3), classical guitar (7), acoustic bass (7)
Daniel Carson: electric guitars (1-6, 8-11)
Jesse Reeves: bass guitar (1-6, 8-11)
Dan Needham: drums (1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11)
Joey Parish: drums (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Laura Story: piano (1)
Matt Slocum: cello (7)
Matt Wertz: background vocals (3, 7)
Steven Curtis Chapman: vocals (5)
Christy Nockels: background vocals (3)
Nathan Nockels: background vocals (3)
Angela Primm: background vocals (3, 9)
Jerard Woods: background vocals (3, 9), lead vocal on 2nd verse (9)
Jovaun Woods: background vocals (3, 9)
Leanne Palmore: background vocals (3, 9)
Gale Mayes-West: background vocals (3, 9)
Darwin Hobbs: background vocals (3, 9)
Melissa Polinar: background vocals and ad-lib on ending (9)
Production
Produced and Recorded by Ed Cash
Executive Producers: Louie Giglio and Brad O'Donnell
Recorded at Ed's (Franklin, TN)
Additional recording by Ed Cash and Scott Olivier at Stardog (Austin, TX)
Mixed by Ed Cash and Steve Bishir at Ed's
Mastered by Richard Dodd
Photography: Thomas Petillo
Creative Direction: Jan Cook
Art Direction and Design: Benji Peck
"Indescribable" (2004)
"Holy Is the Lord" (2005)
"How Great Is Our God" (2005)
On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.
