Something to Say (Matthew West album)

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Something to Say
Studio album by Matthew West
Released	January 15, 2008 (2008-1-15)
Recorded	2007
Studio	FabMusic, Dark Horse Recording and Ed's (Franklin, Tennessee) Bletchley Park, Blackbird Studio, Townsend Sound Studios and Dogwood Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) Little Big Sound (Bellevue, Tennessee)
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	41:50 [1]
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Christopher Stevens Brown Bannister Ed Cash
Matthew West chronology
Sellout (re-release) (2006) Something to Say (2008) The Story of Your Life (2010)
Singles from Something to Say
"You Are Everything" Released: October 9, 2007 "Something to Say" Released: March 2008 "The Motions" Released: January 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Something to Say is the third full-length studio album by Contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West. It was released on January 15, 2008 through Sparrow Records. ^[1] The album's first single, "You Are Everything", was the most-played song on Christian AC radio in 2008. ^[4] Other singles from the album include the title track "Something to Say", and West's third #1 single, "The Motions".

Track listing

Something to Say

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Sam Mizell, Matthew West	0:23
2.	"Something to Say"	Mizell, West	3:14
3.	"The Motions"	Jason Houser, Mizell, West	3:47
4.	"You Are Everything"	Mizell, West	3:50
5.	"The Center"	West	3:53
6.	"Save a Place for Me"	Mizell, West	4:21
7.	"Life Inside You"	West	4:02
8.	"Safe and Sound"	West	2:51
9.	"The Moment of Truth"	Mizell, West	3:41
10.	"A Friend In the World" (includes a sound bite from tobyMac)	Mizell, West	3:49
11.	"All the Broken Pieces"	Mizell, West	3:36
12.	"Stop the World"	West	7:17
Total length:			44:42

Personnel

• Matthew West – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 5-11), acoustic guitars (10, 12)
• Christopher Stevens – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 10), programming (1, 2, 5, 10), backing vocals (1, 2), electric guitars (5, 10)
• Sam Mizell – additional programming (1, 2), keyboards (3, 6, 7, 9), programming (3, 4, 6, 7)
• Ed Cash – acoustic piano (4), acoustic guitars (4, 8, 11, 12), electric guitars (4, 11, 12), backing vocals (4, 8, 11, 12), keyboards (12), programming (12)
• Ben Shive – keyboards (4, 8, 11)
• Tim Lauer – acoustic piano (6), keyboards (6, 9, 12), programming (6, 12), organ (9)
• Matt Gilder – keyboards (12), programming (12)
• Cary Barlowe – guitars (1, 2), electric guitars (5)
• Mike Payne – guitars (1, 2), acoustic guitars (3, 5, 6, 8, 10), electric guitars (3-6, 8, 10, 12)
• Jerry McPherson – acoustic guitars (3), electric guitars (3, 7, 9)
• Paul Moak – electric guitars (3, 4, 6-9, 11)
• Rob Hawkins – electric guitars (4, 11)
• George Cocchini – acoustic guitars (6, 7, 9), electric guitars (6)
• Tony Lucido – bass (1-6, 10, 12)
• Matt Pierson – bass (7-9, 11)
• Will Sayles – drums (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
• Ben Phillips – drums (4, 12)
• Dan Needham – drums (7, 9)
• Eric Darken – percussion (3, 6, 7, 9)
• John Catchings – strings (1, 2), cello (12)
• David Davidson – strings (1-4)
• Regis Funk – instruments (10)
• Michelle Swift – backing vocals (9)
• Terry White – backing vocals (9)
• Joel West – backing vocals (10)
• TobyMac – special vocal appearance (10)

Production

• Brad O'Donnell – A&R
• Christopher Stevens – producer (1, 2, 5, 10), engineer (1, 2, 5, 10)
• Sam Mizell – associate producer (2-4, 6, 7, 9)
• Brown Bannister – producer (3, 6, 7, 9), overdubbing (3, 6, 7, 9)
• Ed Cash – producer (4, 8, 11, 12), engineer (8, 11)
• Tim Lauer – associate producer (8), overdubbing (8, 11)
• Bobby Shin – engineer (1, 2)
• Steve Bishir – engineer (3, 6, 7, 9), overdubbing (3, 6, 7, 9)
• Bill Whittington – overdubbing (3, 6, 7, 9), editing (3, 6, 7, 9)
• Ben Phillips – engineer (4, 12), additional engineer (10)
• Kevin Powell – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 10)
• Matt Armstrong – assistant engineer (8, 11)
• Aaron Sternke – editing (3, 6, 7, 9)
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Jess Chambers – A&R administration
• Josh Byrd – art direction
• Jan Cook – art direction
• Clark Hook – design
• Allen Clark – photography
• True Artist Management – management

References

1. Jesus Freak Hideout Matthew West, "Something to Say" album review
2. Jesus Freak Hideout review
3. Allmusic review
4. "2008 Year End Charts - Top Christian AC Songs". R&R . Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-02-27.