History (Matthew West album)

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History
MatthewWest History cover.jpg
Studio album by
Matthew West
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
RecordedEarly 2005
GenreContemporary Christian music, pop/rock
LabelUniversal South
ProducerKenny Greenberg, Jason Houser
Matthew West chronology
Happy
(2003) 		History
(2005) 		Sellout
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars [1]
Christian Music Today4.5/5 stars [2]
Jesus Freak Hideout3.5/5 stars [3]

History is the second studio album released by American CCM musician Matthew West. The album was released on Universal South Records on June 21, 2005.[4] While the entire album was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser, six of the tracks were written solely by West and the other five he co-wrote with the album's producers and others. Three radio singles were released off the album: "Next Thing You Know", "Only Grace", and "History".

Background[]

Matthew West began recording in studio for History in early 2005.[5] He co-produced the album along with Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser.[6] West wrote six of the album's tracks himself, and co-wrote the other five songs with the album's producers and others.[4]

West's theme for the album and its title track "History" was inspired by seeing an R&R music news headline that stated "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album, Happy.[7] He noted, "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker. I remember thinking this was one of those moments in my career that I needed to soak up."[7]

Release and promotion[]

The album was released through Universal South Records in the United States on June 21, 2005.[4] On June 20, one day before the album, the first single "Next Thing You Know" was released to radios.[8]

Starting on September 14, 2005, West began his own 30-city headliner History 101 tour, which was named after the album. History 101 was the first tour that he had headlined, also featuring Christian artists Shawn McDonald and Paul Wright.[9]

The next singles released off of the album were "Only Grace" and later the title track "History".[10][11]

Chart performance[]

History charted at No. 17 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and reached No. 26 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[12] The album's first single "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart[13] and also No. 3 on the Hot Christian AC chart.[14] The second and third singles, "History" and "Only Grace", reached No. 13 and No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.[15]

Track listing[]

# Title Length Composer
1. "History" 4:03 Matthew West
2. "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" 3:20 Matthew West, Sam Mizell
3. "Only Grace" 3:56 Kenny Greenberg, Matthew West
4. "Get Away" 3:38 Matthew West
5. "The Day Before You" 4:23 Matthew West
6. "I Know You're There" 4:30 Matthew West
7. "Nothing Else" 3:50 Matthew West
8. "The Last Ones" 4:10 Jason Houser, Matthew West
9. "The Light of Eternity" 4:33 Jason Ingram, Matthew West
10. "Out of Time" 4:12 Helen Darling, Matthew West
11. "A Few More Days" 4:04 Matthew West

References[]

  1. ^ History at AllMusic
  2. ^ "History, Christian Music Reviews". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  3. ^ "Matthew West, "History" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2005-06-21. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Discography – Matthew West – History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Matthew West Tops '04 Reader Poll, Joins Winter Jam '05". Top40-Charts.com. 2005-01-06. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  6. ^ "Matthew West prepares History for June 21 release". cmcentral.com. 2005-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Matthew West". CAAtouring.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  8. ^ Cindy Lee (2005-06-24). "Matthew West's History: "An Album To Remember"". BREATHEcast.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  9. ^ "Matthew West Headlines History 101". BREATHEcast.com. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  10. ^ Breimeier, Russ. "Matthew West – History". Christian Music Today. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  11. ^ "Matthew West – Biography". Christian Music Planet. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  12. ^ "History > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  13. ^ "Top Music Charts – Hot Christian Songs". Billboard.com. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  14. ^ "Top Music Charts – Hot Christian Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2008-07-13.[dead link]
  15. ^ Matthew West - Chart history
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