This Moment (Steven Curtis Chapman album)

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This Moment
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
Studio
Genre CCM, rock, pop, pop rock
Length47:13
Label Sparrow
Producer Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Musical Blessings
(2006)
This Moment
(2007)
Beauty Will Rise
(2009)
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This Moment is the fourteenth studio album by the Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on October 23, 2007, through Sparrow Records. [8] "Cinderella" was released as a radio single and became popular in the United States, charting in the Top 10 on Christian Radio. Other radio singles were "Yours", which became a No. 1 single, and "Miracle of the Moment", which charted in the Top 10.

Contents

A Special Edition was released later, featuring acoustic versions of four of the songs from the album. [9]

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miracle of the Moment" Matt Bronlewee, Steven Curtis Chapman3:28
2."Broken"Chapman3:34
3."Cinderella"Chapman4:25
4."Yours"Chapman, Jonas Myrin 6:39
5."Something Crazy"Bronleewe, Chapman3:38
6."Children of God" (featuring Caleb Chapman)Chapman4:12
7."One Heartbeat at a Time"Chapman4:04
8."My Surrender"Bronleewe, Chapman3:24
9."You Are Being Loved"Chapman5:25
10."Definition of Me"Chapman3:25
11."With One Voice"Chapman, Matt Redman 4:58
Total length:47:13
Special Edition additional tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Miracle of the Moment" (Acoustic) 
13."Cinderella" (Acoustic)4:28
14."Yours" (Acoustic) 
15."With One Voice" (Acoustic) 
Cinderella Edition additional tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Cinderella" (Acoustic)4:28
13."Proud"3:05
14."What I'm Fighting For"4:03
15."Beautiful Scars"4:37

Personnel

Strings (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 11)

Choir (Tracks 4, 6, 9 & 11)

Production

Special Edition Acoustic Tracks

Critical reception

This Moment was well received by critics. Jared Johnson, of AllMusic, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "You get the feeling that the man with the most Dove Awards in the history of the Gospel Music Association could write this stuff in his sleep. He's that good, and the tunes are that well done." [10] John DiBiase, of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave the album 4 out of 5 stars calling it "a relevant and inspiring album that proves Steven Curtis Chapman still has plenty to offer the world of music twenty years after his debut." [11]

Chart performance

This Moment peaked at No. 47 on Billboard's Digital Albums chart. The songs "Cinderella" and "Miracle of the Moment" both peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart. [12]

Awards

In 2009, the song "Cinderella" was nominated for two Dove Awards - Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year - at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. [13]

This Moment
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2008
Genre CCM, rock, pop, pop rock
Label Sparrow

This Moment: Cinderella Edition

On May 27, 2008, Sparrow Records released This Moment: Cinderella Edition. This edition has four additional tracks, including the acoustic version of the single "Cinderella". This version gained notoriety for being released days after the death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue, who was one of the inspirations behind the song. The studio claims that there were plans for this edition a month before the accident. [14]

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