Need (album)

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Need
Todd Agnew - Need cover.png
Studio album by
Todd Agnew
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Genre Christian rock
Label Ardent, INO
Producer Todd Agnew, Scott Hardin, James Joseph, Curry Weber
Todd Agnew chronology
Better Questions
(2007)		Need
(2009)		 How to Be Loved
(2012)
Singles from Need
  1. "Joy Unspeakable"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christian Music ReviewStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christianity Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Louder Than the MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Need is the fourth studio album by Christian rock artist Todd Agnew. It was released on October 6, 2009, through INO and Ardent records. The first radio single, "Joy Unspeakable", has peaked at No. 45 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. [8] His website is currently offering an acoustic EP and a free digital download of "Joy Unspeakable" to those who pre-order the album, and on October 6 they would get a "Need" T-shirt, an autographed copy of "Need", and a digital download of "Need" with 4 bonus tracks. [9]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Joy Unspeakable" (Barney E. Warren; Music/Additional lyrics: Todd Agnew) - 2:55
  2. "Written on the Wall" (Todd Agnew) - 3:36
  3. "I Need No Other" (Lyrics: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt; Music: Todd Agnew and Michael Neale) - 3:29
  4. "Give Me Jesus" (Lyrics: Fanny Crosby; Music: Todd Agnew) - 3:23
  5. "Higher Ground" (Lyrics: Johnson Oatman Jr. ;Music: Chris Collins and Todd Agnew) - 5:05
  6. "Tell Me The Story" (Lyrics: Fanny Crosby; Music: Todd Agnew) - 3:13
  7. "Did You Mean Me?" (Todd Agnew) - 3:25
  8. "Gloria" (Lyrics: Henry Francis Lyte; Music/Additional lyrics: Chris Collins and Todd Agnew) - 2:59
  9. "The Love of God" (Lyrics: Frederick Martin Lehman; Music: Todd Agnew) - 5:16
  10. "Breakable" (Todd Agnew) - 3:00
  11. "Deep Love of Jesus" (Lyrics: Samuel Trevor Francis; Music/Additional lyrics: Todd Agnew) - 3:09
  12. "Jesus, the Hope of Glory" (Todd Agnew) - 6:15
  13. "All That I Have"*
  14. "Way of the Cross"*
  15. "Glory in Your Cross"*
  16. "All the World"*

*Bonus tracks

Acoustic EP track listing

  1. "Joy Unspeakable" (acoustic)
  2. "Mercy in Me" (acoustic)
  3. "This Is All I Have to Give" (acoustic)
  4. "On a Corner in Memphis" (acoustic)
  5. "Grace Like Rain"/"My Jesus" (acoustic)

Personnel

Production

Chart positions

ChartPeak
position
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