Heaven on My Mind (album)

Heaven on My Mind
Studio album by tobyMac
Released	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
Recorded	2023–2024
Genre	CCM pop hip hop soul [1]
Length	38:29
Label	ForeFront Capitol CMG
Producer	Josiah Bell Juan Winans Jordan Mohilowski Toby McKeehan Kyle Williams Tommee Profitt Micah Kuiper Bryan Fowler Benji Cowart Jeff Pardo
TobyMac chronology
Life After Death (2022) Heaven on My Mind (2025)
Singles from Heaven on My Mind
"Nothin' Sweeter" Released: June 7, 2024 "a lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)" Released: December 6, 2024 "God Did It" Released: January 10, 2025 "Can't Stop Me" Released: February 7, 2025 "Heaven on My Mind" Released: April 4, 2025 "Oh My Soul (Psalm 103)" Released: May 30, 2025

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1] [1]
NewReleaseTuesday	[2]

Heaven on My Mind is the tenth studio album by Christian hip hop musician tobyMac. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The album was announced on January 10, 2025, and was released on March 7, 2025 on Forefront Records and Capitol CMG. ^{[6] [2]} The album's first single, "Nothin' Sweeter", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, ^[7] and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Background

Heaven on My Mind is inspired partially by the death of tobyMac's son, Truett McKeehan. ^{[12] [13]} The song "Goodbye (For Gabe)" is a tribute to his touring member and occasional studio collaborator, Gabe Patillo, who died of cancer in April of 2024. ^[14]

TobyMac announced through Instagram that he would be releasing one song a month until Heaven on My Mind is released. ^[15]

Reception

Critical

Speaking for Jesus Freak Hideout, Josh Balogh awarded the album a 4.5-out-of-5 star review, stating that Heaven on My Mind is one of tobyMac's top three best releases. ^[1] In a second review from Jesus Freak Hideout, John DiBiase also gave the album 4.5-out-of-5 stars, calling the album "a solid album from start to finish" and one of the best of 2025. ^[1] Reviewing for New Release Tuesday, Bill Pence gave the album a 5-out-of-5 star review, calling it a "strong effort from TobyMac". ^[2]

Commercial

The album reached No. 157 on the Billboard 200, No. 10 on the Billboard Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales, and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Four singles were released off the album. The first single was "Nothin' Sweeter", released on June 7, 2024, ^[20] and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and No. 1 on the Christian Airplay and Adult Contemporary. ^{[21] [22] [23]} The second single released was "a lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)" was released on December 6, 2024, ^[24] and reached No. 30 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. ^{[25] [26]} On January 10, 2025, "God Did It" was released. The song reached No. 35 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. ^{[27] [28]} The fourth single released off the album was "Can't Stop Me", which was released on February 7, 2025. ^{[6] [29] [30]} While not released as a single, the title track, "Heaven on My Mind", reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs. ^[31]

Accolades

Year	Organization	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2025	We Love Awards	"A Lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)"	Music Video of the Year	Pending	[32]

Year-end lists

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Jesus Freak Hideout	Grace Graber's Album Picks of 2025	5	[33]
	John Dibiase's Album Picks of 2025	4	[34]
	Michael Carder's Album Picks of 2025	6

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven on My Mind"	Toby McKeehan Jordan Mohilowski Jess Cates	Toby McKeehan Jordan Mohilowski	3:23
2.	"Lord It Feels Good"	McKeehan Benji Cowart Kyle Williams	McKeehan Benji Cowart Kyle Williams	2:51
3.	"Rearview" (with Juan Winans)	McKeehan Josiah Bell Juan Winans Justin Gerard Gray	Josiah Bell Juan Winans	2:56
4.	"God Did It"	McKeehan Mohilowski Cowart	McKeehan Mohilowski	3:33
5.	"A Lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)"	McKeehan Cowart Williams	McKeehan Williams	3:04
6.	"Resist (Keep the Devil Away)" (with Terrian)	McKeehan Bryan Fowler Micah Kuiper Terrian Woods	McKeehan Micah Kuiper	3:23
7.	"Been Through It"	McKeehan Jeff Pardo Matthew West	McKeehan Jeff Pardo	3:01
8.	"Can't Stop Me"	McKeehan Mohilowski Cowart	McKeehan Mohilowski Tommee Profitt	3:12
9.	"Nothin' Sweeter"	McKeehan Mohilowski Cowart	McKeehan Mohilowski	2:56
10.	"Oh My Soul (Psalm 103)"	McKeehan Fowler Kuiper Shawn Newby	Fowler Kuiper	3:39
11.	"Campfire (That Very Love)"	McKeehan Cowart Williams	McKeehan Williams	3:15
12.	"Goodbye (For Gabe)"	McKeehan Mohilowski	McKeehan Mohilowski	3:16
Total length:				38:29

Personnel

• TobyMac – songwriting, vocals, producer
• Bryan Fowler – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, bass, backing vocals
• Jeff Pardo – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, piano, synth pads, electric piano
• Jordan Mohilowski – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, instrumentation, vocal editing
• Josiah Bell – producer, songwriting, engineering
• Juan Winans – producer, songwriting, engineering, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Rearview"
• Kyle Williams – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, vocal engineering, guitar, bass, instrumentation
• Micah Kuiper – producer, songwriting, engineering, vocal engineering, programming, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Tommee Profitt – producer, songwriting, programming, instrumentation
• Benji Cowart – producer, songwriting, backing vocals
• Justin Gray – songwriting, backing vocals
• Terrian – songwriting, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Resist (Keep the Devil Away)"
• Matthew West – songwriting, backing vocals
• Brent Milligan – bass
• David Curran – bass
• Justin Ostrander – guitar
• Tim Rosenau – guitar
• Scottie Mills – guitar
• Court Clement – guitar
• Matthew Ulrich – Hammond B-3 Organ, keyboards
• Sam Garner – piano
• Aaron Sterling – drums
• Jacob Arnold – drums
• Keith Everette Smith – horns, trumpet, horns arranger
• Steve Patrick – trumpet
• Barry Green – trombone
• Matt Jefferson – bass trombone
• Tyler Summers – saxophone
• Jimmy Bowland – baritone saxophone
• Mark Douthit – tenor saxophone
• Chris Bevins – vocoder
• Jon Reddick – backing vocals
• Andrew Thompson – backing vocals
• Calvin Nowell – backing vocals
• Janice Gaines – backing vocals
• Deondra Marowa – backing vocals
• Emoni Wilkins – backing vocals
• Madelyn Howze – backing vocals
• Maurice Staple – backing vocals
• Chuck Butler – vocal editing
• Doug Weier – mixing
• Nick Radovanovic – mixing
• Sean Moffitt – mixing
• Thomas Mann – mixing
• Atharva Dhenke – mastering
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Will Quinnell – mastering
• John DeNosky – additional engineering

Charts

Weekly Weekly chart performance for Heaven on My Mind Chart (2025) Peak position US Billboard 200 [16] 157 US Top Christian Albums ( Billboard ) [19] 1

Year-end Year-end chart performance for Heaven on My Mind Chart (2025) Position US Top Christian Albums (Billboard) [35] 39

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