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Healing Rain

 
Album Review: Healing Rain

  • Artist: Michael W. Smith
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 26, 2004
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Gospel

Review

Michael W. Smith's career has spanned three decades, with over seven-million-records sold and 25 number one singles, Smith has consistently been one of Christian music's most solid performers. On his latest release Healing Rain, Smith uplifts his beliefs to produce a disc worthy of praise. On the cuts like the title track and "Here I Am" Smith seems at ease with his direction and his performance. On tunes like "Fly to the Moon" Smith varies from a piano driven melody and opts for guitars to lead the way while the cut "We Can't Wait Any Longer" offers up looping drums and synths to deliver a poignant message. An enjoyable detour exists in the form of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." While many would consider a Simon & Garfunkel cover to be untouchable, Smith covers the tune with realism and passion. The cut is not only musically excellent but vocally the song is delivered with conviction. Healing Rain is a statement for Michael W. Smith. It's a testimony to an artist comfortable within a genre that he's owned for 20 years. ~ Steven Douglas Losey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Here I Am (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (5:10)
Healing Rain (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (4:59)
Live Forever (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (5:19)
Hang On (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (4:13)
Fly to the Moon (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick Michael W. Smith (5:20)
Human Spark (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (4:50)
We Can't Wait Any Longer (Lyrics) Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (4:42)
I Am Love (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (3:56)
Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon Michael W. Smith (4:44)
Eagles Fly (Lyrics) Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (3:07)
All I Want (Lyrics) Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith (4:33)

Credits

Mark Lekas (Cello), Charlie Peacock (String Arrangements), Stephanie McBrayer (Art Direction), Matt Bronleewe (Producer), Paul Moak (Guitar), Keith Getty (Conductor), Paul Moak (Sound Effects), Paul Moak (Moog Synthesizer), Shane D. Wilson (Mixing), Aaron Swihart (Engineer), Alice Tweed Smith (Production Coordination), Michael W. Smith (Guitar), John McCabe (Technical Producer), Paul Moak (Synthesizer Pads), Taylor Harris (Programming), Clayton Wood (Technical Engineer), Matt Slocum (Guitar (Acoustic)), Christi Black (Violin), Paul Moak (Organ (Hammond)), F. Reid Shippen (Mixing), Michael W. Smith (Keyboards), Darwin Hobbs (Vocals (Background)), Randy LeRoy (Digital Editing), Sam Ashworth (Producer), Raymond Boyd (Percussion), Paul Moak (Sitar), Matt Slocum (Guitar (Electric)), Jimmie Lee Sloas (Bass), Michael W. Smith (Organ (Hammond)), Michael Modesto (Assistant Engineer), Michael Blanton (Executive Producer), Taylor Harris (Engineer), Matt Bronleewe (Audio Production), Paul Moak (?), Paul Moak (E-Bow), Michael W. Smith (Producer), Michael W. Smith (Fender Rhodes), Rob Burrell (Engineer), Glenn Pearce (Guitar), Lindsay Jamieson (Drums), Sam Ashworth (Audio Production), Bruce Gaitsch (Guitar (Acoustic)), Rob Burrell (Mixing), Robert Beeson (Executive Producer), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Monisa Angell (Viola), Sam Ashworth (Guitar (Acoustic)), F. Reid Shippen (Programming), Paul Moak (Mellotron), Sheree Brown (Vocals (Background)), Sam Ashworth (Vocals (Background)), Michael W. Smith (Vocals), Matt Bronleewe (Source Material), Keith Getty (Orchestration), Richie Biggs (Engineer), Michael W. Smith (Hammond B3), David Davidson (Violin), Paul Moak (Pedal Steel), Michael W. Smith (Vocals (Background)), David Angell (Violin), Raymond Boyd (Drums), James Gregory (Guitar (Bass)), Marius Perron III (Engineer), Paul Moak (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Moak (Toy Piano), Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Strings), Paul Moak (Vibraphone), Judy Kirschner (Assistant Engineer), Jeremy Bose (Guitar (Bass)), Pamela Springsteen (Photography), Jeremy Bose (Programming), LeAnne Palmore (Vocals (Background)), Justin Loucks (Engineer), Dann Thompson (Assistant Engineer), Michael Modesto (Assistant), Antoine Salley (Guitar (Bass)), Michael W. Smith (Audio Production), Michael W. Smith (Piano), Anthony Sallee (Guitar (Bass)), Paul Moak (Radio), Michelle Pearson (A&R), André Zweers (Assistant Engineer), Nashville Chamber Orchestra (Strings), Michael W. Smith (Wurlitzer), Michael W. Smith (Programming), Sam Ashworth (Guitar (Electric))
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Healing Rain
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released October 26, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Contemporary Christian, Pop
Label Reunion
Producer Michael W. Smith
Professional reviews
Michael W. Smith chronology
The Second Decade
(2003)
Healing Rain
(2004)
Stand
(2006)

Healing Rain is Michael W. Smith's nineteenth album.

Track listing

  1. "Here I Am"
  2. "Healing Rain"
  3. "Live Forever"
  4. "Hang On"
  5. "Fly To The Moon"
  6. "Human Spark"
  7. "We Can't Wait Any Longer"
  8. "I Am Love"
  9. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
  10. "Eagles Fly"
  11. "All I Want"

Credits

  • Michael W. Smith – Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Wurlitzer, Vocals (Background), Programming, Producer, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Keyboards
  • Raymond Boyd – Drums, Percussion
  • Ted Jensen – Mastering
  • Sheree Brown – Vocals (Background)
  • Alice Tweed Smith – Production Coordination
  • Bruce Gaitsch – Guitar (Acoustic)
  • Judy Kirschner – Assistant Engineer
  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Strings
  • Charlie Peacock – String Arrangements
  • Darwin Hobbs – Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Blanton – Executive Producer
  • Matt Bronleewe – Producer, Source Material
  • Paul Moak – Organ (Hammond), Radio, Vibraphone, Toy Piano, Synthesizer Pads, Sound Effects, Sitar, Pedal Steel, Moog Synthesizer, E-Bow, Guitar, Mellotron, Guitar (Electric)
  • Taylor Harris – Engineer, Programming
  • David Davidson – Violin
  • Keith Getty – Conductor, Orchestration
  • Richie Biggs – Engineer
  • Justin Loucks – Engineer
  • Christi Black – Violin
  • David Angell – Violin
  • F. Reid Shippen – Mixing, Programming
  • Lindsay Jamieson – Drums
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – Bass
  • Michael Modesto – Assistant, Assistant Engineer
  • Monisa Angell – Viola
  • André Zweers – Assistant Engineer
  • Randy LeRoy – Digital Editing
  • Antoine Salley – Guitar (Bass)
  • Matt Slocum – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
  • Clayton Wood – Technical Engineer
  • Jeremy Bose – Programming
  • Aaron Swihart – Engineer
  • Robert Beeson – Executive Producer
  • Pamela Springsteen – Photography
  • Michelle Pearson – A&R
  • Shane D. Wilson – Mixing
  • John McCabe – Technical Producer
  • Rob Burrell – Engineer, Mixing
  • LeAnne Palmore – Vocals (Background)
  • Sam Ashworth – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric), Producer
  • Dann Thompson – Assistant Engineer
  • Stephanie McBrayer – Art Direction
  • Marius Perron III – Engineer

 
 
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