History is the second studio album released by American CCM musician Matthew West. The album was released on Universal South Records on June 21, 2005.[4] While the entire album was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser, six of the tracks were written solely by West and the other five he co-wrote with the album's producers and others. Three radio singles were released off the album: "Next Thing You Know", "Only Grace", and "History".
Matthew West began recording in studio for History in early 2005.[5] He co-produced the album along with Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser.[6] West wrote six of the album's tracks himself, and co-wrote the other five songs with the album's producers and others.[4]
West's theme for the album and its title track "History" was inspired by seeing an R&R music news headline that stated "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album, Happy.[7] He noted, "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker. I remember thinking this was one of those moments in my career that I needed to soak up."[7]
Release and promotion
The album was released through Universal South Records in the United States on June 21, 2005.[4] On June 20, one day before the album, the first single "Next Thing You Know" was released to radios.[8]
Starting on September 14, 2005, West began his own 30-city headliner History 101 tour, which was named after the album. History 101 was the first tour that he had headlined, also featuring Christian artists Shawn McDonald and Paul Wright.[9]
The next singles released off of the album were "Only Grace" and later the title track "History".[10][11]
Chart performance
History charted at No.17 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and reached No.26 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[12] The album's first single "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" reached No.3 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart[13] and also No.3 on the Hot Christian AC chart.[14] The second and third singles, "History" and "Only Grace", reached No.13 and No.6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.[15]
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