Happy (Matthew West album)

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Happy
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 26, 2003 [1]
Recorded2003
Studio
  • Recorded at Ken's Gold Club, Quad Studios and East Iris Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Sound Kitchen and FM2 Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length44:06
Label Sparrow
Producer
Matthew West chronology
Sellout
(2002)
Happy
(2003)
History
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christianity Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Happy is Matthew West's debut studio album for a major label, released on December 26, 2003. It was followed by History , Sellout (re-release), and Something to Say .

Contents

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."More" Kenny Greenberg, Jason Houser, Matthew West4:28
2."Happy"Greenberg, West3:38
3."The Turnaround"Sam Mizell, Hank Mobley, West4:00
4."I Can't Hear You"Jimmy Collins, West3:21
5."You Know Where to Find Me"West3:59
6."The End"Mizell, Chance Scoggins, West4:00
7."Out of My Hands"Mizell, West3:57
8."The Lie"Greenberg, Houser, West3:56
9."Every Second"Collins, West4:08
10."My Finest Hour"West3:42
11."Curtain"West3:48
Total length:44:06

Personnel

Production

Radio singles

"More" was released to Christian radio in late 2003 and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart starting March 27, 2004 for 6 weeks in 2004, and spent a total of 60 weeks on the chart. [4]

Awards

In 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. [5]

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References

  1. Matthew West, "Happy" Review, Jesus Freak Hideout
  2. "Christianity Today review" . Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. "Matthew West, "Happy" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. "Matthew West More Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim