Better Questions

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Better Questions
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 17, 2007
Studio Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; The Smoakstack, Nashville, Tennessee; Experintina Studio, Franklin, Tennessee; Kenosis Studios, Greensboro, North Carolina
Genre Christian rock
Length69:33
Label Ardent, INO
Producer John Hampton, Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew chronology
Do You See What I See?
(2006)
Better Questions
(2007)
Need
(2009)
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Better Questions is a Christian rock album by Todd Agnew. His fourth label album, it was released on Ardent Records on July 17, 2007. It features single "Our Great God" (originally by Fernando Ortega and Mac Powell of Third Day) with special guest fellow Christian artist Rebecca St. James. The album also features "Be With You", a song originally by Rich Mullins and "Martyr's Song" which appeared as a CD single that Agnew recorded for Ted Dekker's book by the same name. Better Questions features twelve other songs. The Special Edition comes with a DVD containing studio footage and Todd's explanation of the meaning of the album, as well as other contents.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Agnew, except where noted.

  1. "Prelude" – 1:06
  2. "Still Has a Hold" – 3:58
  3. "Least of These" – 3:44
  4. "If You Wanted Me" – 4:36
  5. "Our Great God" (Fernando Ortega, Mac Powell) – 5:02
  6. "Lovers in Our Heads" – 5:35
  7. "Peace On Earth" (Agnew, Benton A. James) – 3:25
  8. "Funny" – 3:30
  9. "Don't Say a Word" – 3:08
  10. "War Inside" – 2:56
  11. "Martyr's Song" – 6:15
  12. "On a Corner in Memphis" – 5:31
  13. "Family" – 4:44
  14. "Preachers and Thieves" – 3:41
  15. "Can I Be With You" (Rich Mullins, Justin Peters) – 6:28
  16. "Silence" – 1:00
  17. "Glorious Day" (John Wilbur Chapman, Michael Bleecker) – 4:54

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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