Michael W. Smith 2

Michael W. Smith 2
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	February 23, 1984
Recorded	1983
Studio	The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee) Tree International Studio and Bullet Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) Mama Jo's Recording Studio (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Contemporary Christian Music
Length	36:18
Label	Reunion
Producer	Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith chronology
Michael W. Smith Project (1983) Michael W. Smith 2 (1984) The Big Picture (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Michael W. Smith 2 is the second album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Released in February 1984, "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna" were released to Christian radio. Among the musicians who contributed to the recording, Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello went on to form the band Giant. Huff was also a founding member of the CCM band White Heart. ^[1] The album would win him his first Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Male in 1985.

Track listing

CD release ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Way"	Michael W. Smith, Gary Chapman, Tim Marsh	3:49
2.	"I Am Sure"	M. Smith, Mike Hudson	4:41
3.	"End of the Book"	M. Smith, Hudson	4:08
4.	"I'm Up"	M. Smith, Hudson	3:11
5.	"Glorious Grace"	M. Smith, Deborah D. Smith	3:19
6.	"Musical Instruments"	M. Smith	1:06
7.	"Restless Heart"	M. Smith, Amy Grant	5:00
8.	"All I Needed to Say"	M. Smith, Grant, Chapman	4:21
9.	"Wings of the Wind"	M. Smith	4:14
10.	"Hosanna"	M. Smith, D. Smith	2:29

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic credits: ^[1]

• Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, synthesizers, electric piano (1, 7, 8), backing vocals (2–5, 7, 8), vocoder (3, 4, 7, 9), acoustic piano (4)
• Shane Keister – additional synthesizers (5, 8, 9)
• Dann Huff – guitars (1–4, 6–10)
• Leland Sklar – bass (1, 6)
• Mike Brignardello – bass (2–4, 7–10), Minimoog (7)
• Mark Hammond – Roland TR-909 drum machine (1), Simmons drums (1, 6)
• Paul Leim – drums (2–4, 7–10), LinnDrum (2, 7, 9)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1–4, 6–9)
• Gary Chapman – backing vocals (1, 8)
• Ron Downey – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
• David Durham – backing vocals (2, 5, 10)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (3, 10)
• Gary Pigg – backing vocals (3, 10)
• Amy Grant – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Jackie Cusic – backing vocals (10)
• Teresa Ellis – backing vocals (10)
• Bridgett Evans – backing vocals (10)
• Jan Harris – backing vocals (10)
• Kim Smith – backing vocals (10)
• Dave Thornton – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Michael Blanton – executive producer
• Dan Harrell – executive producer
• Michael W. Smith – producer
• Brown Bannister – vocal production
• Jack Joseph Puig – engineer, mixing
• Jim Baird – additional engineer
• Don Cobb – additional engineer
• Steven Ford – additional engineer
• Stephen McAlister – additional engineer
• Mike Psanos – additional engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California)
• Kent Hunter – artwork, design
• Mark Tucker – photography

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [4]	4

References

1. "Michael W. Smith 2". AllMusic . Retrieved November 5, 2011.
2. "Michael W. Smith 2". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
3. "Michael W. Smith 2". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
4. "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.