The Invitation (Meredith Andrews album)

The Invitation
Studio album by Meredith Andrews
Released	April 29, 2008
Studio	Emack and The Smoakstack (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Contemporary Christian, worship
Length	44:47
Label	Word
Producer	Jason Ingram Rusty Varenkamp
Meredith Andrews chronology
Mesmerized (2005) The Invitation (2008) As Long as It Takes (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]

The Invitation is the second studio album released by Christian singer Meredith Andrews.

Track listing

All songs were written or co-written by Andrews; additional writers are listed below.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Invite Me In"	Jason Ingram	3:28
2.	"Lift Up Your Head"	Ingram	3:37
3.	"You're Not Alone"		4:05
4.	"Treasure"	Ingram, Doug McKelvey	3:46
5.	"Show Me What It Means"	Ingram, Matt Bronlewee	4:19
6.	"Deeper"	Ingram	3:58
7.	"The River"		5:05
8.	"New Song We Sing"	Ingram, Keith Everette Smith	3:53
9.	"Who Is like You"		3:56
10.	"Draw Me Nearer"	Michael Farren, Ingram	4:37
11.	"You're Not Alone (Acoustic Version)"		4:07

Personnel

• Meredith Andrews – vocals, backing vocals
• Jason Ingram – acoustic piano, programming, backing vocals
• Rusty Varenkamp – programming, backing vocals
• Paul Moak – electric guitars
• Mike Payne – acoustic guitars
• Tony Lucido – bass
• Will Sayles – drums
• Chris Carmichael – strings
• Ned Henry – strings

Production

• Conor Farley – executive producer
• Jason Ingram – producer
• Rusty Varenkamp – producer, engineer, editing, drum editing
• Tom Laune – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Katherine Petillo – art direction
• Alexis Goodman – design
• David Bean – photography
• Amber Lehman – stylist
• Robin Geary – hair, make-up
• Mitchell White – management

Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. ^[2]

References

1. Jesus Freak Hideout review
2. Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards at CBN.com