| Saints and Sinners | ||||
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| Released | March 17, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary worship music, contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Essential | |||
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Saints and Sinners is the fourth studio album from Matt Maher. Essential Records released the project on March 17, 2015.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| CCM Magazine |   [1] |
| Christian Music Review | 4.3/5 [2] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [4] |
| Jesus Wired |   [5] |
| Louder Than the Music |  [6] |
| New Release Tuesday | [7] |
| The Sound Opinion | [8] |
| Worship Leader | [9] |
Designating the album a four star release at CCM Magazine , Andy Argyrakis depicts, "Maher gives listeners yet another collection split between personal and worshipful morsels." [1] Mark D. Geil, mentioning in a four star review from Jesus Freak Hideout, responds, "Saints and Sinners finds him in his stride, and adding a unique concept that is, for the most part, quite well executed." [4] Specifying in a four and a half star review by Worship Leader, Jeremy Armstrong responds, "the result is a litany of gutsy, profound, and beautiful worship songs" that "cements Maher’s already-stalwart position as one of today’s most important worship songwriters." [9] Tony Cummings, giving the album a nine out of ten rating for Cross Rhythms, writes, "this album is a work of inspiring craftsmanship." [3] Former CCM Magazine editor, Lindsay Williams, rating the album five out of five stars for The Sound Opinion, recognizes, "Saints & Sinners positions Maher as more than a songwriter content to sit in someone else’s shadow... He's found his unique artistic voice, and this album proves he's not afraid to use it." [8] Indicating in a review by BREATHEcast, Jeannie Law realizes, "Overall it's evident that Maher really put his heart and soul into the making of the entire record." [10] Kevin Davis, signaling in a five star review by New Release Tuesday, describes, "This album provides listeners with eleven tracks of vertical offerings to God that you can sing in any circumstance, and this is my album of the year." [7] Awarding the album three and a half stars for Louder Than the Music, Philip Aldis writes, "there are more gourmet moments than sprouts left on the side, and the centre-pieces are enhanced by intimate production at just the right moments." [6] Rating the album a 4.3 out of five from Christian Music Review, Laura Chambers says, "Saints and Sinners pulls us off the beaten path for a humility lesson, before turning us loose again to use our newly opened eyes to change hearts and the world." [2] Rebekah Joy, awarding the album nine out of ten stars for Jesus Wired, writes, "Saints and Sinners is a great album." [5]
This album was No. 6, on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Albums of 2015 list. [11]
The song, "Because He Lives (Amen)", was No. 1, on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Songs of 2015 list. [12]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Future Not My Own" | Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Paul Moak | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Deliverer" | Maher, Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Glory Bound" | Hank Bentley, Maher, Christoper Stevens | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Land of My Father" | Luke Hellenbronth, Leslie Jordan, David Leonard, Maher, Moak | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Everything Is Grace" | Mia Fieldes, Ingram, Maher | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Sons and Daughters" | Ingram, Maher, Ike Ndolo | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Firelight" | Bentley, Fieldes, Maher | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Instrument" | Jon Foreman, Maher | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Abide with Me" | Crowder, Ingram, Maher, Matt Redman | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Because He Lives (Amen)" | Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither, Ingram, Maher | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Rest" | Thad Cockrell, Maher | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 42:23 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Field of Stars" | 0:54 |
| 2. | "A Future Not My Own" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Deliverer" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Glory Bound" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Land of My Father" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Everything Is Grace" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "The Invocation" | 1:26 |
| 8. | "Sons and Daughters" | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Firelight" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Instrument" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Abide with Me" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "The Waiting" | 1:28 |
| 13. | "Because He Lives (Amen)" | 3:19 |
| 14. | "Rest" | 4:40 |
| 15. | "Borrowed Time" | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Because of You" | 4:26 |
| 17. | "Garden (Live)" | 5:09 |
| 18. | "Because He Lives (Amen) (Unplugged)" | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 62:21 | |
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In its first week of release, the album sold 8,000 copies in the U.S. [13]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [14] | 52 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) [15] | 2 |
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