Beauty Will Rise

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Released November 3, 2009 Beauty Will Rise(2009) Recreation(2011) Release date 3 November 2009		Length 49:51 Artist Steven Curtis Chapman Label Sparrow Records

Producer Brent Milligan, Steven Curtis Chapman Genre Contemporary Christian music Nominations Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Similar Steven Curtis Chapman albums, Contemporary Christian music albums

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Beauty Will Rise is Steven Curtis Chapman's seventeenth studio album, released on November 3, 2009.

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Background

Many of the songs on the album are inspired by the accidental death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman. Extensive liner notes by Chapman describe how each song was related to the grieving process that he and his family went through after she died. The album was produced by Brent Milligan and initial recordings took place while Chapman was on tour in various locations such as hotel rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and theatre lobbies. "Beauty Will Rise" is dedicated to Maria Sue.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Heaven Is the Face", was released to radio on August 21, 2009, peaking at No. 7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.

Commercial performance

Up to December 25, 2009, the album has sold over 81,000 copies. The album debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

Personnel

Steven Curtis Chapman – producer, lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), piano (1, 2, 3, 8, 9), backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9), snare drum (2), mandolin (4), percussion (4), electric guitar (5, 6), programming (10)

Brent Milligan – producer, cello (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12), baritone (1), bass (4, 5, 6, 10, 11), piano (4, 10), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 9, 10), pads (6), tracking (7), cymbals (12), drums (12)

Will Franklin Chapman – drums (5, 10)

Steve Dady – engineer (recorded the Children of the World Choir vocals on "Spring is Coming")

David Angell – strings (3, 12)

Monisa Angell – strings (3, 12)

Adam Ayan – mastering

Richie Biggs – mixing (1, 4, 12), bass (12), cymbals (12), drums (12)

John Catchings – strings (3, 12), cello (8)

Joe Causey – electric guitar (1, 2, 6, 10), percussion (1), programming (1, 2, 5, 7, 12), editing (1-5, 7, 8, 12), piano (6, 7, 12), trumpet (7), Rhodes (10)

Jess Chambers – A&R administration

David Davidson – violin (2), strings (3, 12)

Taylor Grubbs – assistant tracking (3)

Jim Houser – management

Ken Lewis – percussion (1, 6), bass drum (1), ride cymbal (1), drums (2, 10)

Russ "Russwell" Long – tracking (2, 3), mixing (3, 6-11)

Blair Masters – string arrangements (3, 12)

Buckley Miller – assistant mixing (2)

John Mark Painter – horns (12), horn arrangements and recording (12)

Jeff Pitzer – violin recording (2)

Danny Raines – management

Scott Sheriff – backing vocals (5, 10)

Baeho "Bobby" Shin – string engineer (3, 12)

F. Reid Shippen – mixing (2)

Ben Shive – dulcimer (2), celeste (2)

Konrad Snyder – assistant tracking (2)

Scott Velazco – assistant tracking (3)

Songs

1Heaven Is The Face3:43
2Beauty Will Rise5:29
3See4:36

References

Beauty Will Rise Wikipedia

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