Child of God | ||||
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Released | July 26, 2024 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, lo-fi, gospel/Christian | |||
Length | 58:44 | |||
Label | River House | |||
Producer | Forrest Frank | |||
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Singles from Child of God | ||||
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Child of God is the seventh studio album by Forrest Frank. It was released on River House Records on July 26,2024. [1] The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and remained there for over fifteen weeks,making it the biggest Christian album debut of 2024. [2]
The album was made available as a digital download and for streaming,as well as physically on CD,cassette,and LP. It sold 22,000 copies in the US within its first week. [3] The track "What Living is All About" is a recording of the testimony by Forrest Frank's grandfather,Neil Frank. The album includes the song "Good Day",which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Digital Song Sales chart and won the 2024 GMA Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. [2] The song "No Longer Bound",with Hulvey,reached No. 2 on the US Viral Top 50 chart on Spotify. [4]
On October 25,2024,he announced plans for a deluxe edition. It was released on November 1,2024. [5]
The album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200. [6] In addition,it appeared at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart [7] and No. 4 on the Official Charts Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart. [8] It reached No. 1 on the worldwide iTunes chart. [9] It is credited as being the biggest Christian album debut of the year. [2]
The first single released off the album was "No Longer Bound". The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. [1] It was followed by "Hallelujah",which reached No. 39 on the same chart. The third single to be released off Child of God was "Good Day",which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, [3] No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs, [5] No. 1 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart, [9] and No. 8 on the Country Airplay chart. [10]
The fourth single to be released off the album was "UP!",which reached No. 8 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It was followed by "Always",which reached No. 19 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. [11] The seventh single off the album,"God Is Good",peaked at No. 18 on the Hot Christian Songs, [12] and No. 3 on the Christian Airplay. [13] The final single off the album was "Never Get Used To This",which peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs, [14] and No. 39 on the Recorded Music New Zealand Hot Singles. [15] The single "Your Way's Better",from the deluxe edition,charted at No. 19 on the Hot Christian Songs, [16]
Although not released as a single,the songs "Miracle Worker","Safe and Sound","Never Left My Side","More Than A Feeling","All I Need",and "Life Is Good" entered the Billboard charts. On the deluxe edition,the songs "Heaven On This Earth","Ups &Downs",and "Crazy" also entered the charts.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What Living Is All About" (monologue) | Neil Frank | 2:39 |
2. | "No Longer Bound" (with Hulvey) | Forrest Frank, Christopher Hulvey | 3:00 |
3. | "UP!" (with Connor Price) | F. Frank, Connor Price | 2:16 |
4. | "More Than a Feeling" | F. Frank, Pera | 3:24 |
5. | "Safe and Sound" (with CAIN) | F. Frank, Logan Cain, Madison Cain Johnson, Taylor Cain Matz | 2:58 |
6. | "Life Is Good" | F. Frank, Jake Lawson, Zac Lawson | 2:48 |
7. | "Miracle Worker" (with Tori Kelly) | F. Frank, Pera, Tori Kelly | 3:03 |
8. | "Hey Grandad" (monologue) | N. Frank | 3:20 |
9. | "All I Need" (with Hulvey) | F. Frank, Hulvey | 3:23 |
10. | "God is Good" (with Caleb Gordon) | F. Frank, Caleb Gordon | 3:27 |
11. | "Always" | F. Frank | 2:38 |
12. | "Rich Man" | F. Frank | 3:16 |
13. | "Hallelujah" | F. Frank | 2:29 |
14. | "Well Done" (with Sam Rivera) | F. Frank, Sam Rivera | 2:17 |
15. | "Good Day" | F. Frank | 2:51 |
16. | "Sunshine" | F. Frank, Noah Conrad, Pera | 2:58 |
17. | "Never Get Used to This" (with JVKE) | F. Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, Z. Lawson, Nicky Yore | 2:25 |
18. | "Never Left My Side" | F. Frank, Splash of Soda | 2:33 |
19. | "Lift My Hands" | F. Frank | 3:39 |
20. | "Child of God" (with Jonothan Pokluda) | F. Frank, Jonathan Pokluda, Pera | 3:13 |
Total length: | 58:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Your Way's Better" | Forrest Frank | 3:18 |
2. | "Ups & Downs" | F. Frank | 2:41 |
3. | "Heaven on This Earth" (with Torey D'Shaun) | F. Frank | 3:05 |
4. | "Crazy" (with Nic D) | F. Frank | 2:32 |
5. | "Alive" | F. Frank | 3:01 |
6. | "God Takes Breaks" | F. Frank | 2:26 |
7. | "Beautiful as You" | F. Frank | 2:59 |
8. | "What Living Is All About" (monologue) | Neil Frank | 2:39 |
9. | "No Longer Bound" (with Hulvey) | F. Frank, Christopher Hulvey | 3:00 |
10. | "UP!" (with Connor Price) | F. Frank, Connor Price | 2:16 |
11. | "More Than a Feeling" | F. Frank, Pera | 3:24 |
12. | "Safe and Sound" (with CAIN) | F. Frank, Logan Cain, Madison Cain Johnson, Taylor Cain Matz | 2:58 |
13. | "Life Is Good" | F. Frank, Jake Lawson, Zac Lawson | 2:48 |
14. | "Miracle Worker" (with Tori Kelly) | F. Frank, Pera, Tori Kelly | 3:03 |
15. | "Hey Grandad" (monologue) | N. Frank | 3:20 |
16. | "All I Need" (with Hulvey) | F. Frank, Hulvey | 3:23 |
17. | "God Is Good" (with Caleb Gordon) | F. Frank, Caleb Gordon | 3:27 |
18. | "Always" | F. Frank | 2:38 |
19. | "Rich Man" | F. Frank | 3:16 |
20. | "Hallelujah" | F. Frank | 2:29 |
21. | "Well Done" (with Sam Rivera) | F. Frank, Sam Rivera | 2:17 |
22. | "Good Day" | F. Frank | 2:51 |
23. | "Sunshine" | F. Frank, Noah Conrad, Pera | 2:58 |
24. | "Never Get Used to This" (with JVKE) | F. Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, Z. Lawson, Nicky Yore | 2:25 |
25. | "Never Left My Side" | F. Frank, Splash Of Soda | 2:33 |
26. | "Lift My Hands" | F. Frank | 3:39 |
27. | "Child of God" (with Jonothan Pokluda) | F. Frank, Jonathan Pokluda, Pera | 3:13 |
Total length: | 78:46 |
Expanded edition tracks are followed by original edition tracks from Track 8–27.
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