Carried Along

Carried Along
Studio album by Andrew Peterson
Released	March 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
Studio	Dark Horse Recording, The Castle and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Christian pop, Christian rock, folk rock, roots rock, country gospel, folk, rock, country, bluegrass, blues
Length	42:02
Label	Essential
Producer	Glenn Rosenstein
Andrew Peterson chronology
Walk (1996) Carried Along (2000) Clear to Venus (2001)

Carried Along is the second album by American singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson, released in 2000.

Background

Peterson worked with Glenn Rosenstein, in the production of this album. ^[1] Essential Records released the album on March 21, 2000. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth	4/5 [4]

Rating the album a four out of five at The Phantom Tollbooth, Janet Friesen states, "Andrew Peterson's music moves like a breath of fresh air weaving acoustical patterns with guitars, strings, tin whistles, and hammer dulcimars." ^[4] Catherine E. Francis, giving the album a nine out of ten for Cross Rhythms , writes, "this set gives you 10 tracks of folk and country-tinged acoustic pop that is very easy on the ears." ^[3] Awarding the album three stars from AllMusic, Ashleigh Kittle says, "The project features a strong folk sound, at times blended with pop influences." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Peterson unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Way Home"		4:52
2.	"The Chasing Song"		3:43
3.	"Faith to Be Strong"	Peterson, Gabe Scott	3:30
4.	"Nothing to Say"		4:40
5.	"Love Enough"	Peterson, Scott	3:25
6.	"The Coral Castle"		3:15
7.	"Shiloh"	Peterson, C.J. Fluharty	4:16
8.	"Come, Lord Jesus"		5:13
9.	"Rise and Shine"	Peterson, Scott	5:00
10.	"The Ninety and Nine"	Clephane, Sankey, Gabe Scott, Andrew Peterson	4:08
Total length:			42:02

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [5]	32

Personnel

• Andrew Peterson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1–3, 7), 12-string acoustic guitar (4, 9), mandolin (10)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1, 6, 8), Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 4, 8, 9)
• Gabe Scott – acoustic guitar (1–8, 10), backing vocals (1–8, 10), accordion (6), hammered dulcimer (9)
• Glenn Rosenstein – electric guitars (1, 9)
• Ron Block – banjo (5, 7)
• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5, 7)
• Aubrey Haynie – mandolin (10), violin (10)
• Craig Young – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 7–10)
• Barry Bales – upright bass (2, 3, 6)
• Chris McHugh – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (8)
• Ken Lewis – percussion (1–5, 7–10)
• Sam Levine – penny whistle (10)
• John Catchings – cello (3, 4, 9, 10)
• Jamie Peterson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10)
• Aedan Peterson – laughter (10)

Strings (Tracks 4 & 9)

• Conni Ellisor – arrangements
• Pamela Sixfin – contractor and concertmaster
• Bob Mason – cello
• Craig Nelson – double bass
• Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• David Angell, David Davidson, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Christian Teal, Alan Umstead and Karen Winklemann – violin

Production

• Robert Beeson – executive producer
• Cliff Young – executive producer
• Glenn Rosenstein– producer
• Gary Paczosa – engineer, mixing
• Phil Cooper – assistant engineer
• Bob Horn – assistant engineer
• Thomas Johnson – assistant engineer
• Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Michelle Kapp – design
• Michael Wilson – photography
• Aaron Tate – management

References

1. "Carried Along – Andrew Peterson : Credits". AllMusic . March 21, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. Kittle, Ashleigh (March 21, 2000). "Carried Along – Andrew Peterson". AllMusic . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
3. Francis, Catherine E. (June 1, 2000). "Review: Carried Along – Andrew Peterson". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
4. Friesen, Janet (February 24, 2000). "Peterson, Andrew – Carried Along". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
5. "Andrew Peterson Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Christian Albums . Retrieved October 7, 2015.