Life Music: Stage Two

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Life Music: Stage Two
Life Music - Stage Two by Jonathan McReynolds.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
Genre Gospel, [1] Christian R&B, [2] urban contemporary gospel, [2] contemporary R&B, [2] neo soul [2] [3]
Length53:27
Label Entertainment One
Producer Warryn Campbell, Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr., Chuck Harmony, Israel Houghton, Darryl "Lil Man" Howell, India.Arie, Claude Kelly, Aaron Lindsay, Jonathan McReynolds, PJ Morton, Shannon Sanders
Jonathan McReynolds chronology
Life Music
(2012)
Life Music: Stage Two
(2015)
Make Room
(2018)

Life Music: Stage Two is the second studio album from Jonathan McReynolds. Entertainment One Music released the album on September 18, 2015. [3] McReynolds worked with these producers on this album: Warryn Campbell, Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr., Chuck Harmony, Israel Houghton, Darryl "Lil Man" Howell, India.Arie, Claude Kelly, Aaron Lindsay, PJ Morton, and Shannon Sanders. [4]

Jonathan Caleb McReynolds is an American gospel musician. Hailed as one of the leaders of the new school of gospel, he has garnered millions of fans worldwide and broken new ground for gospel in mainstream media. He began his music career in 2012 with the release of Life Music via Entertainment One Music. He has had two #1 Billboard Gospel Albums since with Life Music: Stage Two (2015) and Make Room (2018), eight Stellar Awards, a GMA Dove Award and three Grammy Award nominations.

Entertainment One Music independent record label in the United States

Entertainment One Music is a music company owned by Entertainment One in the United States. eOne distributes its own digital content, with physical distribution handled by ADA in the U.S. and German indie SPV GmbH in Europe.

Warryn Stafford Campbell II is an American record producer. He has worked with a number of gospel, hip hop and R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician and producer under the tutelage of DJ Quik on his third album Safe + Sound.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine , Andy Argyrakis states, "hey bring a much needed dose of unswerving spiritual substance to anyone searching for something deeper." [2] Dwayne Lacy, giving the album four and a half stars from New Release Today, writes, "Life Music: Stage Two is a great album lyrically, sonically and organically." [1] Rating the album five stars for Journal of Gospel Music, Bob Marovich says, "Life Music, Stage Two is the musical manifestation of his honest and spiritually grounded approach to dealing with the vicissitudes of daily life." [3] Stephen Luff, assigning the album a nine out of ten for Cross Rhythms, describes, "'Life Music: Stage Two' presents a developing artist who writes music that relates to his audience." [5]

<i>CCM Magazine</i> magazine

CCM Magazine is a twice monthly online magazine about contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications.

Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources on contemporary Christian music.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got My Love" Jonathan McReynolds 3:31
2."Gotta Have You" Warryn Campbell, Paul Morton Jr., McReynolds2:57
3."Whole" (featuring India.Arie)McReynolds, Shannon Sanders, India Simpson 2:44
4."Maintain" (featuring Chantae Cann)McReynolds4:01
5."Pressure"McReynolds5:07
6."Christ Representers"McReynolds4:37
7."The Way That You Love Me" Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly 4:10
8."Full Attention"DJ Camper, McReynolds2:59
9."Limp"McReynolds4:25
10."Oh!"Dominique Jones, McReynolds3:40
11."Stay High" (featuring Derek Minor) Derek Johnson, McReynolds4:14
12."All Things Well" (featuring Israel Houghton) Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsay, McReynolds4:50
13."Jesus" (featuring Corey Barksdale) Shirley Caesar, Mathias Michael, McReynolds6:12
Total length:53:27

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 44
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [7] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 10

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