Beauty Will Rise

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Beauty Will Rise
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Studio album by
Steven Curtis Chapman
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Genre CCM
Length49:51
Label Sparrow
Producer Brent Milligan, Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
This Moment
(2007)		Beauty Will Rise
(2009)		 Re:creation
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Billboard 86/100 [2]
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Beauty Will Rise is Steven Curtis Chapman's 15th studio album, released on November 3, 2009.

Contents

Background

Many of the songs on the album are inspired by the accidental death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman. [11] Extensive liner notes by Chapman describe how each song was related to the grieving process that he and his family went through after she died. The album was produced by Brent Milligan and initial recordings took place while Chapman was on tour in various locations such as hotel rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and theatre lobbies. "Beauty Will Rise" is dedicated to Maria Sue.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Heaven Is the Face", was released to radio on August 21, 2009, peaking at No. 7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.


Commercial performance

Up to December 25, 2009, the album has sold over 81,000 copies. The album debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is the Face" 3:44
2."Beauty Will Rise" 5:29
3."SEE" 4:36
4."Just Have to Wait" 3:38
5."Faithful" 4:42
6."Questions" 3:30
7."Our God is in Control"Mary Beth Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman4:00
8."February 20" 3:51
9."God is It True (Trust Me)" 3:24
10."I Will Trust You" 4:15
11."Jesus Will Meet You There" 4:13
12."Spring is Coming" (featuring the Children of the World Choir) 4:34
Total length:49:48

Personnel

Production

Charts

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References

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  2. ↑ "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video".
  3. ↑ "Beauty Will Rise by Steven Curtis Christian CD Book Reviews | NRTeam Member CCMmagazine". NewReleaseTuesday.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Christian Album Reviews Archive - CBNmusic.com". Cbn.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ BigD. "Music Review: "Beauty Will Rise" / The Christian Manifesto". Thechristianmanifesto.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Review: Beauty Will Rise - Steven Curtis Chapman". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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  9. ↑ "Reviews - Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty Will Rise". Louder Than The Music. November 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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