| I'll Lead You Home | ||||
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| Released | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March–June 1995 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 63:24 | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
| Producer | Patrick Leonard | |||
| Michael W. Smith chronology | ||||
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I'll Lead You Home is a 1995 album by Michael W. Smith released by Reunion Records.
The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 16, making it the highest-debuting Christian album in the history of the chart. [1] [2] It also topped the 'Top Contemporary Christian' chart. [3] Released in August 1995, by December of that year it had sold over 51,500 copies in the Christian Bookstore market alone. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album received a four and a half out of five star review from Allmusic, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine commenting on the "gospel songs with glistening, immaculate pop production". [1] James Lloyd, reviewing the album for the Dayton Daily News considered it "his best work to date". [5]
The album won the 1996 Grammy Award in the 'Best Pop-Contemporary Gospel Album' category, giving Smith his second Grammy win. [6] [7]
Smith toured in support of the album in 1996. [8] Support came from Lori and Micah Wilshire (who he subsequently signed to his Rocketown Records label), Three Crosses, and Jars of Clay. [8] [9] [10] [11] Micah Wilshire had contributed backing vocals to the album. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cry for Love" | Smith, Brent Bourgeois | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Breakdown" | Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 5:27 |
| 3. | "As It Is in Heaven" | traditional | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Straight to the Heart" | Smith, Bourgeois | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Someday" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 3:52 |
| 6. | "I'll Be Around" | Smith, Bob Farrell | 4:44 |
| 7. | "I'll Lead You Home" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 5:23 |
| 8. | "The Other Side of Me (Trilogy 1)" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Breathe in Me (Trilogy 2)" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Angels Unaware (Trilogy 3)" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Calling Heaven" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:54 |
| 12. | "A Little Stronger Everyday" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:43 |
| 13. | "Crown Him with Many Crowns" | traditional | 4:34 |
| 14. | "I'm Waiting for You" | Smith, David Mullen, Sam Mullins | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Cry for Love (Rocketown Club Remix)" | Smith, Bourgeois | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Breakdown (RrrrB Remix)" | 5:26 |
Musicians
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [12] | 16 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) [13] | 1 |
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