Never Picture Perfect

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Never Picture Perfect
Never picture perfect.jpg
Studio album by
Rich Mullins
Released1989
Recorded1989
Studio
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length37:27
LabelReunion
ProducerReed Arvin
Rich Mullins chronology
Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth
(1988) 		Never Picture Perfect
(1989) 		The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One
(1991)

Never Picture Perfect is the fourth solo album by songwriter Rich Mullins and was released in 1989 on Reunion Records.

Track listing[]

All songs by Rich Mullins.

Side one[]

  1. "I Will Sing" – 1:27
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
  2. "Hope To Carry On" – 2:33
  3. "While The Nations Rage" – 4:50
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 1996
  4. "First Family" – 3:06
  5. "Alrightokuhhuhamen" – 4:12
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 1996

Side two[]

  1. "Higher Education and The Book of Love" – 5:47
  2. "Bound to Come Some Trouble" – 3:41
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
  3. "The Love of God" – 2:48
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
  4. "My One Thing" – 3:42
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 1996
  5. "Somewhere" – 4:32
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
  6. "The Love of God (reprise)" – 0:49

Charts[]

Radio singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "My One Thing" U.S. Christian 1 for 6 weeks
1990 "While the Nations Rage" U.S. Christian 2
1990 "Alrightokuhuhamen" U.S. Christian 4
1991 "Somewhere" U.S. Christian 8

Personnel[]

  • Rich Mullins – lead vocals, acoustic piano (4, 7, 8), hammered dulcimer (9)
  • Reed Arvin – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), Synclavier (3, 5, 6, 9, 10), string arrangements
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (2–6, 9, 10), mandolin (10)
  • Mark O'Connor – mandolin (4), fiddle (4)
  • Tom Hemby – guitar solo (9)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Danny O'Lannerghty – bass (4)
  • Paul Leim – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Bill Sinclair – harmonica (5, 9)
  • Ed Calle – saxophone (6)
  • Kris Wilkinson – string contractor
  • Ashley Cleveland – featured vocals (1)
  • Pam Tillis – featured vocals (1)
  • Richard Gibson – backing vocals (1)
  • Donny Monk – backing vocals (1)
  • Guy Penrod – backing vocals (1)
  • Jon Sherberg – backing vocals (1)
  • Gary Smith – backing vocals (1)
  • Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (2, 6)
  • Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (5, 9)
  • Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals (5, 9)
  • Marty McCall – backing vocals (5, 9)
  • Margaret Becker – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Reed Arvin – producer
  • Michael Blanton – executive producer
  • Terry Hemmings – executive producer
  • Bill Deaton – engineer, mixing
  • Brent King – additional engineer
  • Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee – mixing location
  • OmniSound Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
  • Big Dog Studio, Wichita, Kansas – recording studio
  • The Pond, Franklin, Tennessee – recording studio
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
  • D.L. Rhodes – cover coordinator
  • Jackson Design – art direction, design
  • Mark Tucker – photography

References[]

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