Lifer | ||||
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Released | March 31, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016-2017 | |||
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Genre | Contemporary Christian music, worship, pop rock | |||
Length | 34:55 | |||
Label | Fair Trade | |||
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Singles from Lifer | ||||
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AllMusic | positive [4] |
Lifer is the ninth studio album from contemporary Christian music band MercyMe, which was released on March 31, 2017, by Fair Trade Services. The album was produced by David Garcia, Ben Glover and Solomon Olds.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Album chart and No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 33,000 album equivalent units in its first week. [5] The lead single from the album, "Even If", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, becoming their twelfth No. 1 on the chart. [5]
For the Billboard charting week of April 22, 2017, Lifer debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. It also reached No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart. [5] The album sold 33,000 album equivalent units in its first week, 30,000 of which are pure sales. [5]
All tracks are written by MercyMe, David Garcia, Ben Glover & Solomon Olds, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lifer" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover | 3:21 |
2. | "You Found Me" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover | 3:31 |
3. | "Grace Got You" (featuring John Reuben) | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds, John Reuben | 3:35 |
4. | "Best News Ever" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 2:59 |
5. | "Even If" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Crystal Lewis, Tim Timmons | 4:15 |
6. | "Hello Beautiful" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 3:19 |
7. | "We Win" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 3:49 |
8. | "Happy Dance" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 2:51 |
9. | "Heaven's Here" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 3:36 |
10. | "Ghost" | MercyMe, Garcia, Glover, Olds | 3:39 |
Total length: | 34:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "A Little Hope" | Bart Millard, Christopher Stevens, Bryan Fowler | 4:02 |
12. | "Sing" | MercyMe | 3:50 |
13. | "His Eye is on the Sparrow" | Civilla D. Martin | 3:15 |
Total length: | 45:22 |
Credits taken from AllMusic. [6]
Additional musicians
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [7] | 10 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [8] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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