| Child of God | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Forrest Frank |
| Cover: | Child of God album cover.png |
| Released: | July 26, 2024 |
| Genre: | Hip hop, lo-fi, gospel/Christian |
| Length: | 58:44 |
| Label: | River House |
| Producer: | Forrest Frank |
| Prev Title: | A Merry Lofi Christmas |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
Child of God is the first Christian album by Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. It was released on River House Records on July 26, 2024.[1] The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and remained there for fifteen weeks, making it the biggest Christian album debut of 2024.[2] The album includes the song 'Good Day', which reached #1 on the Christian Digital Songs chart and won the 2024 GMA Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. The song 'No Longer Bound' with Hulvey reached #2 on the US Viral Top 50 chart on Spotify.[3] The album was made available as a digital download and for streaming, as well as physically on CD, cassette, and LP. The album sold 22,000 copies in the US within its first week.[4] The song 'What Living is All About' is a recording of the testimony by Forrest Frank's grandfather, Neil Frank.
On October 25, 2024, he announced plans for a deluxe edition. It was released on November 1, 2024.[5]
The album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200.[6] In addition, it appeared at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart[7] and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[8] It reached No. 1 on the worldwide iTunes chart.[9] It is credited as being the biggest Christian album debut of the year.
The track 'No Longer Bound' (with Hulvey) reached #2 on the US Viral Top 50 chart on Spotify and #19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[10] The song 'UP!' (with Connor Price) reached #8 on the Hot Christian Songs chart[7] and #5 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart.[11] The song 'Good Day' reached #2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart,[12] #3 on the Christian Airplay chart[12] and Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay charts,[13] #2 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart,[11] #1 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart,[14] #8 on the Country Airplay chart,[15] and #16 on the Weekend 22. The song 'Never Get Used to This' (with JVKE) reached #6 on the Top Christian Songs Chart,[16] #31 on the Christian Airplay chart,[17] #27 on the Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay chart,[18] [19] #3 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart,[11] and #39 on the New Zealand Hot Songs chart.[20] The song 'Always' reached #19 on the Hot Christian Songs Chart.[21] His song 'God Is Good' (with Caleb Gordon) reached #18 on the Hot Christian Songs chart[16] and #3 on the Christian Airplay chart.[22] His song 'Miracle Worker' (with Tori Kelly) reached #18 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[16] His song 'Safe and Sound' (with CAIN) reached #15 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[16] His song 'Life is Good' reached #40 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[16]
Expanded edition tracks are followed by original edition tracks from Track 8–27.
| Chart (2024) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 28 | |
| US Top Christian Albums | 1 | |
| UK Christian/Gospel Albums | 4 |