Michael W. Smith 2

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Released February 23, 1984 Length 36:18 Michael W. Smith 2(1984) The Big Picture(1986) Release date 23 February 1984		Recorded 1983 Label Reunion Artist Michael W. Smith Producer Michael W. Smith

Genre Contemporary Christian music Awards Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male Similar Michael W Smith albums, Contemporary Christian music albums

Michael W. Smith 2 is the second album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Released in February 1984, the album produced the CCM hits "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna". Among the musicians who contributed to the recording, Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello went on to form the heavy metal band Giant. Huff was also a founding member of the CCM band White Heart.

Personnel

Musicians

Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, synthesizers (1-10), electric piano (1, 7, 8), background vocals (2-5, 7, 8), vocoder (3, 4, 7, 9), acoustic piano (4)

Shane Keister – additional synthesizers (5, 8, 9)

Dann Huff – guitars (1-4, 6-10)

Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1, 6)

Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 7-10), Mini Moog bass (7)

Mark Hammond – Roland TR-909 drum machine (1), Simmons drums (1, 6)

Paul Leim – drums (2, 3, 4, 7-10), LinnDrum (2, 7, 9)

Lenny Castro – percussion (1-4, 6-9)

Gary Chapman – background vocals (1, 8)

Ron Downey – background vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)

David Durham – background vocals (2, 5, 10)

Chris Harris – background vocals (3, 10)

Gary Pigg – background vocals (3, 10)

Amy Grant – background vocals (7, 8)

Jackie Cusic – background vocals (10)

Teresa Ellis – background vocals (10)

Jan Harris – background vocals (10)

Kim Smith – background vocals (10)

Dave Thornton – background vocals (10)

Bridgett Evans – background vocals (10)

Production

Michael W. Smith – producer

Brown Bannister – vocal production

Executive Producers – Michael Blanton & Dan Harrell

Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig

Additional engineering – Stephen McAlister, Jim Baird, Don Cobb, Steven Ford & Mike Psanos

Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Tree International Studio & Bullet Recording (Nashville, TN); Mama Jo's Recording Studio (North Hollywood, CA)

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA)

Kent Hunter – artwork, design

Mark Tucker – photography

Songs

1A Way3:53
2I Am Sure4:44
3End of the Book4:08

References

Michael W. Smith 2 Wikipedia

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