Never Lose Sight Explained
Never Lose Sight is the eleventh studio album from contemporary Christian music artist Chris Tomlin. It was released on October 21, 2016 through sixstepsrecords.
Commercial performance
Never Lose Sight debuted at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 units, 30,000 of which were pure album sales.[2] It also debuted at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart.[2]
Personnel
- Chris Tomlin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (11)
- Ross Copperman – keyboards (1, 13), programming (1, 13), acoustic guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
- Matt Gilder – keyboards (1, 13, 14), acoustic piano (2, 6, 8-12), organ (9)
- Ed Cash – acoustic piano (2), keyboards (2, 6, 7), programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14), acoustic guitars (2, 3, 4, 9, 14), electric guitars (2, 3, 4, 9, 14), backing vocals (2-7, 9-12, 14)
- Jeremy Edwardson – keyboards (2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12), programming (2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12), electric guitar (7, 10), acoustic guitar (12), additional keyboards (13), additional programming (13)
- Andrew Jackson – keyboards (2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12), programming (2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12), additional keyboards (13), additional programming (13)
- Martin Cash – programming (3, 14), additional backing vocals (9)
- Matt Maher – acoustic piano (5), acoustic guitar (5), lead and harmony vocals (14)
- Ian McIntosh – keyboards (5, 7), programming (5, 7), additional keyboards (10)
- Jason Ingram – keyboards (14), lead and harmony vocals (14)
- Pat Barrett – acoustic guitar (1)
- Daniel Carson – electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10-14), acoustic guitar (2, 9, 11)
- Danny Rader – electric guitar (1, 13), acoustic guitar (13), bouzouki (13)
- Tore Kulleseid – electric guitar (2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10-13), acoustic guitar (6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- Chris Lacorte – electric guitars (3, 14)
- Jonathan Berlin – electric guitar (8, 12), additional backing vocals (8)
- Andy Gullahorn – acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (8)
- Matthew Melton – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8-14)
- Daniel James Mackenzie – bass (5, 7)
- Fred Eltringham – drums (1)
- Travis Nunn – drums (2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13), percussion (2, 6, 8, 10), cajón (8)
- David Whitworth – drums (5, 7), percussion (5, 7)
- Jacob Schrodt – drums (9)
- Lewis Patzner – cello (2, 5, 6)
- Claire Nunn – cello (8)
- Anton Patzner – viola (2, 5, 6), violin (2, 5, 6)
- Danny Gokey – lead and harmony vocals (3)
- Gabe Kossol – backing vocals (5, 6, 7, 12)
- Jill Phillips – backing vocals (8)
- Franni Cash – additional backing vocals (9)
- Nickie Conley – additional backing vocals (9)
- Jason Eskridge – additional backing vocals (9)
- Chris McClarney – additional backing vocals (9)
- Kim Walker-Smith – lead and harmony vocals (11)
- Micah Wilshire – backing vocals (13)
- Scott Cash – backing vocals (14)
- Matt Redman – lead and harmony vocals (14)
Production
- Brad O'Donnell – A&R
- Ross Copperman – producer (1, 13)
- Ed Cash – producer (2, 3, 4, 9, 14), additional engineer (2), engineer (3, 4, 9, 14), mixing (3), vocal producer (5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12)
- Jeremy Edwardson – producer (2, 5-13), additional engineer (2, 6, 8, 10-13), engineer (5, 7, 9), vocal recording (Kim Walker-Smith on 11)
- Joe Baldridge – engineer (1, 2, 6, 8-13)
- Josh Ditty – assistant engineer (1, 2, 6, 8-13)
- Andrew Jackson – additional engineer (2, 6, 8, 10-13), engineer (5, 9), assistant engineer (7)
- Maestro Lightford – vocal recording (Danny Gokey on 3)
- Justin Niebank – mixing (1)
- Mark Endert – mixing (2, 5)
- Robert Orton – mixing (4)
- Christopher Stevens – mixing (6)
- Sam "Mix" Gibson – mixing (7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (9, 13, 14)
- Drew Bollman – mix assistant (1)
- Doug Johnson – mix assistant (2, 5)
- Brian David Willis – digital editing (1)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Scott Johnson – production assistant (1)
- Becca Wildsmith – art direction, design
- Cameron Powell – photography
- Marz – grooming
- Kim Rosen Perrett – styling
Studios
- Recorded at Ocean Way, The Red Room and Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Ed's, Franklin, Tennessee; The Soundhouse, Redding, California
- Mixed at Blackbird Studios and Yods's Place, Nashville, Tennessee; Hounds Ear Studio, Leiper's Fork, Tennessee; Ed's and fabmusic, Franklin, Tennessee; Indian River Studios, Merritt Island, Florida; Cardiff Creative Lab, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California
Awards and nominations
GMA Dove Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Chris Tomlin - Never Lose Sight. . October 21, 2016 . October 21, 2016.
- Seven Albums Debut in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Lady Gaga, Michael Buble & Pentatonix. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 30, 2016. October 31, 2016.
- Web site: ARIA CHART WATCH #392. auspOp. October 29, 2016. October 29, 2016.
- Web site: 2017 Nominees | the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards . October 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225132324/http://doveawards.com/awards/2017-nominees/ . December 25, 2017 . dead .
