Change Your World (Michael W. Smith album)

Change Your World
Change Your World
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	September 1, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	50:46
Label	Reunion
Producer	Mark Heimermann, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Scott MacLeod, Trace Scarborough, Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Change Your World is a 1992 album by Contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Picture Perfect"	Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick	4:00
2.	"Love One Another"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:55
3.	"I Will Be Here for You"	M. Smith, Diane Warren	4:35
4.	"Color Blind"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Dann Huff	5:17
5.	"Somewhere Somehow"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant, David Foster	4:17
6.	"Cross of Gold"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:36
7.	"Out of This World"	M. Smith, Grant, Beverly Darnall, Deborah D. Smith	4:25
8.	"Somebody Love Me"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:00
9.	"Give It Away"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Grant	5:08
10.	"I Wanna Tell the World"	M. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan	4:29
11.	"Friends"	M. Smith, D. Smith	4:40

Personnel[]

Michael W. Smith – vocals, keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Fender Rhodes (4), synthesizer (7), acoustic piano (7)
Mark Heimmerman – additional keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), drum programming (1, 4, 6, 10), background vocals (2, 3, 8–11), keyboards (10)
Mike Lawler – additional keyboards (2, 3, 9, 10)
Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (4, 6, 9)
Brian Tankersley – additional programming (1, 6), drum programming (9)
Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9, 11)
Joe Houge – drum programming (2)
Mark Hammond – drum programming (3, 11)
Toby McKeehan – drum programming (4, 10), vocal flavor (10)
Steve Brewster – drums (4, 5, 8)
Trace Scarborough – drum programming, synthesizer and synth bass (7)
Scott McLeod – drum programming, synthesizer and synth bass (7)
Jackie Street – bass guitar (1, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (2, 9)
Gary Lunn – bass guitar (3, 5, 11)
Tommy Sims – bass guitar (4)
Dann Huff – guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
George Cocchini – guitar (1, 10)
Jerry McPherson – guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Horns (3, 6) – Chris McDonald (horn arrangement), Mike Haynes, Barry Green and George Tidwell
Horns (4) – Jerry Hey (horn arrangement), Gary Grant, Dan Higgins and Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor
Amy Grant – vocals (5)
Background vocals – Michael Black (1–4, 7–10), Vicki Hampton (1, 2), Donna McElroy (1, 2, 7, 10), Chris Rodriguez (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), Chris Harris (2, 3, 8–11), Wayne Kirkpatrick (2, 3, 11), Chris Willis (4), Greg Barnhill (6), Joey Jelf (6), Bob Carlisle (6), Angelo Petrucci (7), Veronica Petrucci (7), Carl Lucero (7), Lisa Bevill (9), Ricky D (9), Jan Harris (9), Kim Smith (9), Kevin Max Smith (9), Michael Tait (9) and Bonnie Keen (9)
Choirs – The Music City Mass Choir (4) and The Christ Church Choir (9)

Production[]

Producers – Mark Heimmerman and Michael W. Smith
Executive Producer – Michael Blanton
John Kalodner – John Kalodner
Vocal production – Wayne Kirkpatrick
Additional production (7) – Trace Scarborough and Scott McLeod
Engineered by JB
Additional engineers – Humberto Gatica, Brent King, Lynn Fuston, Alejandro Rodriguez, Penn Singleton, Brian Tankersley, Patrick Kelly, Bryan Lenox, Tony Sheppard, Bill Warner and Keith Compton
Assistant engineers – Jeff Baggett, Mark Capps, Keith Kregsi, David Murphy, Greg Parker, Darren Smith, Martin Woodlee, David Hall and Aaron Swihart
Strings recorded by JB and Brent King
Horns (4) recorded by Humberto Gatica
Recorded at Deer Valley and Classic Recording Studio (Franklin, TN); The Benson Company, Javelina Recording Studios, The Master's Touch, Skylab Recording, Soundshop Recording, Omni Sound and Quad Studios (Nashville, TN); Devonshire Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Mix assistant – Alejandro Rodriguez
Mixed at 16th Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN), Emerald Sound (Nashville, TN) and Ground Control (Santa Monica, CA)
Mastering – Greg Fulginiti at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Mastering supervisor – David Donnelly
Creative direction – Robin Sloane
Art direction – Janet Wolsborn
Photography – Timothy White
Photography coordination – Sofie Howard

Chart performance[]

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	86
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1

References[]

^ Change Your World at AllMusic
^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

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[1] Change Your World at AllMusic

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