Cannons (album)

Cannons
Studio album by Phil Wickham
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	May–August 2007
Studios	Lusk (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	49:00
Label	INO
Producer	Pete Kipley
Phil Wickham chronology
Phil Wickham (2006) Cannons (2007) Heaven & Earth (2009)
Singles from Cannons
"True Love" Released: 2007 "After Your Heart" Released: September 18, 2007 "Cannons" Released: 2007 "You're Beautiful" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Patrol Magazine	5.9/10 [3] [4]
Soulshine	[5]

Cannons is the second commercial studio album by American contemporary Christian singer Phil Wickham, released on October 2, 2007. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Wickham except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Must I Wait"		4:04
2.	"After Your Heart"		3:22
3.	"Desire"	Pete Kipley, Wickham	3:18
4.	"Cannons"		4:09
5.	"Sailing On a Ship"		4:39
6.	"The Light Will Come"		3:45
7.	"Shining"		4:11
8.	"You're Beautiful"		4:53
9.	"True Love"		4:13
10.	"Jesus Lord of Heaven"		4:28
11.	"Home"		4:05
12.	"Spirit Fall"		4:17
Total length:			49:00

Personnel

• Phil Wickham – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acoustic piano (11)
• Gabe Scott – dobro (5), lap steel guitar (5, 6)
• John Wickham – electric guitars (10, 11)
• Pete Kipley – programming, bass
• Joel Plotnik – drums (1, 3, 11)
• Jeremy Lutito – drums (2)
• Dan Bailey – drums (4–10, 12)
• Roy G. Biv String Vibe – strings (4, 11)
• Amelia Emery – backing vocals (5)
• Savannah Packard – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Pete Kipley – producer
• Mike "X" O'Connor – recording
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1–4, 11, 12)
• Buckley Miller – mix assistant (1–4, 11, 12)
• Lee Bridges – mixing (5–8, 10)
• Tom Laune – mixing (9)
• Dan Shike – mastering at Tone and Volume Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Christian Rios – art direction, photography
• Jed Bridges – design, layout

Charts

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums[ citation needed ]	16

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
3. "Patrol Magazine review". Patrolmag.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
4. Sessions, David (October 3, 2007). "Phil Wickham delivers a mixed result but becomes the reigning king of Christian Britpop". Patrol Magazine. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
5. "Soulshine review". Soulshine.ca. January 2, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
6. "Cannons Album Reviews". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2011.