This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)

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This Is Your Time
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
Recorded1997, 1999
Studio
  • Deer Valley Studio and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Contemporary Christian music, pop
Length50:25
Label Reunion
Producer Michael W. Smith
  • Bryan Lenox
Michael W. Smith chronology
Christmastime
(1998)
This Is Your Time
(1999)
Freedom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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This Is Your Time is Michael W. Smith's fourteenth studio album, released on November 23, 1999. All the songs from this album, except "This Is Your Time" and "This Is Your Time (Reprise)", were originally recorded for his previous studio album Live the Life , but did not make the final cut for the album. [2]

Contents

Background

The title track was inspired by the initial news report that Columbine shooting victim Cassie Bernall was killed for answering "yes" to the question "Do you believe in God?" Smith co-wrote the song with Wes King, having enlisted his help knowing that he wanted to write about Columbine but did not want to exploit a tragedy. [3] The music video features a short video clip of Bernall talking about her religious beliefs and how she wanted to spread the word of God at the beginning. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rince De" (Instrumental)Smith1:30
2."Hey You It's Me"Smith, Nik Kershaw 4:03
3."Worth It All"Smith, Tim Putnam, Deborah D. Smith4:03
4."I Will Be Your Friend"Smith, Cindy Morgan 3:19
5."This Is Your Time"Smith, Wes King 4:29
6."I Will Carry You"Smith, Eric Laughlin5:04
7."She Walks With Me"Smith, Beth Nielsen Chapman 3:42
8."Reach Out to Me"Smith, Dan Haseltine 3:59
9."I Still Have the Dream"Smith, Raymond Boyd, Kevin Jonas4:18
10."I'm Gone"Smith, Ginny Owens 4:31
11."Anna"Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick 4:16
12."Everybody Free"Smith, Chris Rice 4:43
13."This Is Your Time" (Reprise)Smith2:25
Wal-Mart bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."From Here On"3:07

Personnel

The "Franklin Boys Glee Club" on "Worth It All"

The "Choir" (5, 6 & 8)

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 21
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] 1

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References

  1. Allmusic review
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  3. Parker, Mike. "Story Behind the Song: Michael W. Smith". Today's Christian Music. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. Smith, Michael W. ""This Is Your Time" official music video". Reunion Records . Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  5. "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.