American Prodigal

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American Prodigal
AmericanProdigal.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) [1]
Studio
  • Bentley Street Studios, The Glovebox and Yoda's Palace Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ed's (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Sixstepsrecords Studio (Brentwood, Tennessee)
  • The Projector Room Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • The Lemonade Stand (New York City, New York)
  • The Casita (Hollywood, California)
Genre CCM, worship [2] folk music
Length53:07
Label Sparrow/sixsteps (Capitol CMG)
Producer
Crowder chronology
Neon Porch Extravaganza
(2015)
American Prodigal
(2016)
I Know a Ghost
(2018)
Singles from American Prodigal
  1. "Run Devil Run[ citation needed ]"
    Released: June 18, 2016
  2. "Forgiven[ citation needed ]"
    Released: March 17, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring Media5/5 [3]
CCM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Church MagStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
CM Addict4.5/5 [6]
HallelsNot rated [7]
HM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Louder Than The MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Today's Christian EntertainmentStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]

American Prodigal is the second studio album by Crowder released on September 23, 2016.

Contents

It was released in partnership with Sparrow Records and sixstepsrecords, imprints of Capitol Christian Music Group.

Awards and accolades

On August 9, 2017, it was announced that American Prodigal would be nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and the Recorded Music Packaging of the Year categories at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards. [12]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."American Intro" David Crowder 1:34
2."Keep Me"Crowder, David Arthur Garcia, Hank Bentley4:03
3."Run Devil Run"Crowder, Solomon Olds, Lauren Olds3:26
4."My Victory"Crowder, Darren Mulligan, Ed Cash, Bentley4:17
5."Prove It" (featuring KB)Crowder, Bentley, Kevin Burgess2:37
6."All You Burdens"Crowder, Oz Fox, Kevin Howren, S. Olds, L. Olds2:26
7."Back to the Garden"Crowder, Bentley, Seth Philpott4:16
8."Forgiven"Crowder, Cash3:57
9."Promised Land (Glory, Hallelujah)" (featuring Tedashii)Crowder, Bentley, Tedashii Anderson4:48
10."All My Hope"Crowder, Cash4:14
11."Shouting Grounds"Crowder, Cash3:41
12."Shepherd"Crowder, Bentley, Mia Fieldes, Bart Millard 4:01
13."All We Sinners"Crowder, Cash, Philpott4:35
14."American Outro"Crowder, Bentley5:12
Total length:53:07
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Praise the Lord"Sean McConnel4:13
16."Great Rejoicing"Thad Cockrell3:43
17."American I/O" (remix by BT)Crowder, Bentley, Brian Transeau5:00
Total length:66:04

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 12
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

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