Pieces of a Real Heart

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Pieces of a Real Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)
Recorded2009
Genre Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock
Length39:16 [1]
Label Sparrow
Producer Christopher Stevens, Jason Ingram, Rusty Varenkamp [2]
Sanctus Real chronology
We Need Each Other
(2008)
Pieces of a Real Heart
(2010)
Run
(2013)

Pieces of a Real Heart is the fifth studio album from Christian rock band Sanctus Real. [3] [4] It was released on March 9, 2010, via Sparrow Records. [5] The first single released was the song "Forgiven", which reached No. 6 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart. [6] The second single "Lead Me" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Music chart and was nominated for a GMA Dove Award.

Contents

According to lead vocalist and songwriter Matt Hammitt, the album title reflects the band's goal of striving to write honest songs. Hammitt once said in an interview, "These songs are pieces of the deepest part of who we are. Since we wrote 'I'm Not Alright' for our album The Face of Love, we have always strived to be really honest with what we are thinking and how it pertains to our faith and draws us closer to the Lord. I think now more than ever these songs are a great picture of what is going on underneath the surface with us." [7]

Track listing

Pieces of a Real Heart
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forgiven"Dan Gartley, Mark Graalman, Matt Hammitt, Peter Prevost, Chris Rohman3:37
2."These Things Take Time"Gartley, Graalman, Hammitt, Prevost, Rohman, Christopher Stevens 3:21
3."The Way the World Turns"Gartley, Graalman, Hammitt, Prevost, Rohman, Stevens4:08
4."Lead Me"Hammitt, Jason Ingram, Rohman3:48
5."The Redeemer"Gartley, Graalman, Hammitt, Prevost, Rohman, Stevens3:45
6."Take Over Me"Gartley, Graalman, Hammitt, Prevost, Rohman, Stevens3:05
7."I Want to Get Lost"Gartley, Graalman, Jason Gray, Hammitt, Prevost, Rohman3:54
8."'Til I Got to Know You" Ben Glover, Hammitt, Stevens3:57
9."Dear Heart"Hammitt, Rohman, Allen Salmon3:01
10."I'll Show You How to Live"Hammitt, Ingram, Prevost, Rohman3:19
11."Keep My Heart Alive"Glover, Hammitt, Rohman3:26
Total length:39:17
Special Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Forgiven" (Acoustic)3:29
13."These Things Take Time" (Acoustic)3:33
14."Lead Me" (Acoustic)3:45
15."I Want to Get Lost" (Acoustic)4:27
16."'Til I Got to Know You" (Acoustic)3:39

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes. [8]

Sanctus Real

Additional musicians

Kids Choir on "The Way the World Turns"

Production

Charts

ChartPeak Position
Billboard 200 110

Accolades

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards, while the song "Lead Me" was nominated for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. [9]

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