It Is Well (album) explained
| It Is Well |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kutless |
| Cover: | Itiswell.jpg |
| Released: | October 20, 2009 |
| Studio: | Blue Rooms (Portland, Oregon)- 24 (Brentwood, Tennessee)
- Townsend Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
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| Genre: | Christian rock
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| Length: | 44:06 |
| Label: | BEC |
| Prev Title: | To Know That You're Alive |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Believer |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
It Is Well: A Worship Album by Kutless, more commonly referred to as It Is Well, is the second worship album and sixth full-length album by the Christian rock band Kutless. It was released on October 20, 2009. The first single, "What Faith Can Do," has seen success on the Christian Adult Contemporary Chart, the Inspirational/Soft Rock Chart, and the Christian CHR (Pop) Chart. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Top 200.[1] Recently, they have released a music video for their hit song "What Faith Can Do." The song "What Faith Can Do" charted at No. 19 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[2] Musically, the album deviates away from the hard rock sound on their previous albums and features a softer, calmer tone.
Track listing
The deluxe edition of It Is Well features three live versions of songs from the album, one acoustic version and one new song.
Personnel
Kutless
- Jon Micah Sumrall – lead and backing vocals
- Nick De Partee – guitars, arrangements (1, 6, 10, 12)
- James Mead – guitars
- Dave Lutkenhoelter – bass, arrangements (1)
- Jeff Gilbert – drums
Additional musicians
- Dave Lubben – keyboards (1–4, 6–12), acoustic piano (1–4, 6–12), backing vocals (7)
- Matt Stanfield – keyboards (5)
- Brian Gocher – strings (1–4, 6–12)
- Westside Christian High School Choir (Lake Oswego, Oregon) – choir (1)
- Luke Brown – backing vocals (5)
- Patrick Tetreault – backing vocals (7)
Production
- Chance Hoag – executive producer, management
- Tyson Paoletti – executive producer
- Kutless – producers (1–4, 6–12), art direction
- Dave Lubben – producer (1–4, 6–12)
- Brown Bannister – producer (5), overdub engineer (5)
- Steve Bishir – recording (5)
- Bill Whittington – overdub engineer (5), additional editing (5)
- John Bannister – digital editing (5)
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon (Nashville, Tennessee) (1–4, 6–12)
- J.R. McNeely – mixing (5)
- Buckley Miller – mix assistant (1–4, 6–12)
- Troy Glessner – mastering at Spectre Studios (Tacoma, Washington)
- Meghann Street-Buswell – photography
Awards
In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kutless|chart=all}} It Is Well - Kutless ]. Billboard.com . November 7, 2009 . August 11, 2012.
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kutless|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Bubbling Under Hot 100 - Kutless ]. Billboard.com . November 7, 2009 . August 11, 2012.
- http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/02/18/41st-annual-gma-dove-awards-nominees-announced/ 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
