I 2 (EYE) explained

i 2 (EYE)
Italic Title:	no
Type:	studio
Artist:	Michael W. Smith
Cover:	I 2 (EYE) (Michael W. Smith album - cover art).jpg
Released:	September 1, 1988
Recorded:	1988
Genre:	Christian rock
Length:	56:02
Label:	Reunion
Producer:	Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Prev Title:	The Live Set
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Christmas
Next Year:	1989

i 2 (EYE) is Michael W. Smith's fifth album overall and his second album to be certified gold. Smith collaborated again with lyricist Wayne Kirkpatrick, and produced a music video for the song "Secret Ambition".^[1] The album peaked at No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick except where noted.

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael W. Smith – keyboards, lead vocals (1–8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 10), horn arrangements (6), drum programming (9)
• Dann Huff – guitars (1–8)
• Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (4, 6, 8, 11)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (2, 4, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (7)
• Tom Hemby – guitars (6, 8, 10, 11), bass (9, 11)
• Mark O'Connor – mandolins (9), fiddles (9)
• Billy Sprague – acoustic guitar (11)
• Mike Brignardello – bass (1–5, 7, 8)
• Tommy Sims – bass (6)
• Gary Lunn – bass (10)
• Paul Leim – drums (1–4, 6–8, 10)
• Mark Hammond – drum programming (11)
• Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), harmonica (1)
• Bob Mason – cello (5)
• George Binkley – violin (5)
• John Borg – violin (5)
• Carl Gorodetzsky – violin (5)
• Ronn Huff – string arrangements (5)
• Mark Douthit – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
• Barry Green – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
• Mike Haynes – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (3), drum programming (9)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10), recitation (6)
• Mark Heimmerman – backing vocals (2, 5)
• Oz Fox – backing vocals (4)
• Billy Simon – backing vocals (4)
• Michael Sweet – backing vocals (4)

Choir on "The Throne"

• Chris Harris
• Jan Harris
• Amy Heimmerman
• Mark Heimmerman
• Angel Palacastro
• Chris Rodriguez
• Lisa Rodriguez
• Kim Smith
• Don Wise

Children's choir on "The Throne"

• Anna Kristen Caker
• Benji Cowart
• Jeremy Cowart
• Dana Dawson
• Daniel Dorris
• Heather Holland
• Shannon Love
• Sara Yarborough
• Kathie Hill – children's choir director

Production

• Michael W. Smith – producer
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – producer
• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Jeff Moseley – executive producer
• Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
• Lynn Fuston – additional engineer
• Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
• John Bouchillon – assistant engineer
• Mike Clute – assistant engineer
• Brian Hardin – assistant engineer
• Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
• Dave Parker – assistant engineer
• Carry Summers – assistant engineer
• The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location
• Deer Valley (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location
• The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location
• OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording location
• Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording location, mixing location
• Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mixing location
• Ken Love – editing
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jackson Design Nashville – design
• Eika Aoshima – photography
• Jonathan Scow-Cloutier – styling
• Wendy Osmundson – grooming

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Notes and References

1. Book: 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music: The Stories Behind the Music . Taff . Tori . Farris . Christa . 1591452104 . 2006 . registration .
2. Web site: i 2 (EYE). . November 3, 2011.
3. United States. album. Michael W. Smith. I 2 Eye . July 24, 2023.