In a Different Light (Avalon album)

In a Different Light
Studio album by Avalon
Released	March 23, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Inspirational
Length	50:26 [1]
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Brown Bannister
Avalon chronology
A Maze of Grace (1997) In a Different Light (1999) Joy: A Christmas Collection (2000)
Singles from In a Different Light
"In Not Of" Released: March 1, 1999 [2] "Take You at Your Word" Released: June 21, 1999 [3] "Can't Live a Day" Released: September 27, 1999 [4] "Always Have, Always Will" Released: February 14, 2000 [5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In a Different Light is Avalon's third studio album, released on March 23, 1999. It is the first album with group member Cherie Adams, who replaced Nikki Hassman-Anders. This is Avalon's second album to be certified Gold by the RIAA. ^[6] The project was an instant hit at Christian radio, containing four No. 1 singles: "Can't Live A Day", "Take You At Your Word", "In Not Of", and "Always Have, Always Will". ^[7] It debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at #81 for the week of April 10, 1999, spending a total of 13 weeks on that specific chart. ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take You at Your Word"	Grant Cunningham Paul Field	4:46
2.	"In Not Of"	Cunningham Nic Gonzales	4:04
3.	"In a Different Light"	Avalon Matt Huesmann	3:25
4.	"Can't Live a Day"	Joe Beck Connie Harrington Ty Lacy	4:47
5.	"Always Have, Always Will"	Cunningham Gonzales Toby McKeehan	4:18
6.	"I'm Speechless"	Lacy Joanna Carlson	5:06
7.	"If My People Pray"	Huesmann Kent Hooper Douglas McKelvey	5:04
8.	"Only for the Weak"	Scott Krippayne Michael Puryear Doak Snead	4:47
9.	"Let Your Love"	Gayla Borders Jeff Borders Phil Madeira	4:03
10.	"Hide My Soul"	Chris Eaton Sheila Walsh	5:33
11.	"First Love"	Henk Pool Sam Scott Lee Ann Vermeulen	4:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from In a Different Light liner notes. ^[9]

• Avalon – Vocals
  • Janna Long
  • Jody McBrayer
  • Cherie Paliotta
  • Michael Passons
• Adam Anders – Bass (3, 10)
• George Cocchini – Guitar (2, 5)
• Eric Darken – Percussion (4, 5)
• Scott Denté – Acoustic guitar (6–8)
• Chris Eaton – Vocal arrangement (3, 5, 6)
• Chris Harris – Vocal arrangement (1, 2)
• Matt Huesmann – Additional keyboards (3)
• Gordon Kennedy – Guitar (2-5, 8)
• Kip Kubin – Programming (3, 7, 9)
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B-3 (5, 8)
• Carl Marsh – String arrangement (4, 8)
• Blair Masters – Additional keyboards (4, 5)
• Chris McHugh – Drums (2, 3, 5)
• Jerry McPherson – Electric guitar (4-8, 11)
• Michael Mellett – Vocal arrangement (4, 5, 7, 9–11)
• Tony Miracle – Programming (1–11), guitar (1, 9)
• The Nashville String Machine – Strings (4, 8)
  • Carl Gorodetzky – Conductor
• Dan Needham – Drums (4)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – Bass (5)

Choir ("Only for the Weak"):

• Stacie Vining
• Curt Sanders
• Matthew Barnes
• Shelly Justice
• Delores Cox
• Stephanie Harrison
• Chad Dickerson
• Jennifer Thune
• Steven Skeen
• Grant Cunningham
• Stacey Jennette
• Greg Long

References

1. Hill, Melinda. "Review: In A Different Light". AllMusic . Retrieved July 13, 2009.
2. "In Not Of" at Discogs
3. "Take You At Your Word" at Discogs
4. "Can't Live A Day" at Discogs
5. "Always Have, Always Will" at Discogs
6. RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
7. Avalon – EMICMG Fact Sheet Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
8. Avalon Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com
9. In a Different Light (Media notes). Avalon. Sparrow Records. SPD 1687. Retrieved April 14, 2022.