Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
Studio album by Bob Carlisle
Released	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Studio	High-Pass Productions (Franklin, Tennessee) Gambit Studio (Gallatin, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM
Length	45:41
Label	Diadem/Jive
Producer	Bob Carlisle
Bob Carlisle chronology
The Hope of a Man (1994) Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (1997) Stories from the Heart (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) is the third studio album by American Christian music artist Bob Carlisle. It was released by Diadem/Jive Records on May 13, 1997. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Butterfly Kisses"	Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas	5:38
2.	"You Must Have Been an Angel"	Carlisle, Rick Elias	4:14
3.	"Man of His Word"	Carlisle, Mike Demus, Dennis Patton	4:56
4.	"On My Way to Paradise"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:15
5.	"One Man Revival"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:13
6.	"Mighty Love"	Carlisle, Regie Hamm	4:35
7.	"Living Water"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:26
8.	"It Is Well with My Soul"	Carlisle	4:17
9.	"On My Knees"	Carlisle, Elias, Hamm	4:09
10.	"I'm Gonna Be Ready"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:58
11.	"Butterfly Kisses" (country remix)	Carlisle, Thomas	5:39

Personnel

• Bob Carlisle – vocals, backing vocals, guitars, mandolin
• Regie Hamm – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, drums, percussion, arrangements
• Dennis Patton – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, arrangements
• Scott Sheriff – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, arrangements
• Glenn Pearce – guitars, electric sitar
• Mark Hill – bass
• Linda Elias – backing vocals
• Lesley Glassford – backing vocals
• Rebecca Palmer – backing vocals
• Bryan Duncan – vocals (10)

Production

• Larry Day – executive producer
• Bob Carlisle – producer
• David Jahnsen – recording, mixing
• Don Cobb – editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jackie Murphy – art direction (front cover)
• Nick Gamma – design (front cover)
• Scott Harris – art direction, design
• Tamara Reynolds – photography
• Ray Ware – management

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 10 Canadian Albums ( RPM ) 6 Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) 1 US Billboard 200 [4] 1 US Christian Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 1 US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 [7] 32

Certifications/sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8]	Gold	35,000^
United States (RIAA) [9]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Batdorf, Rodney. "Butterfly Kisses review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 25, 2011.
2. "Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved February 25, 2011.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
4. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
5. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
6. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved November 28, 2021.
9. "American album certifications – Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses/Shades of Grace". Recording Industry Association of America.