Touched by an Angel: The Album | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | November 3, 1998 |
Genre | Christian, country, Adult contemporary |
Label | 550 Music |
Producer | Eric Bazilian Deana Carter Barry Eastman Fred Hammond Tony Haselden Mark Heimermann Richie Jones David Kahne Larry Klein Daniel Lanois Phil Madeira Martina McBride Kevin Shirley Tommy Sims Keith Thomas Ric Wake Kenny White Paul Worley Russ Zavitson |
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Allmusic | [1] |
Touched by an Angel: The Album is the soundtrack to the TV series Touched by an Angel . It was released on November 3, 1998, by 550 Music. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, number 3 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 16 on the all-genre Billboard 200. [2] "Somebody's Out There Watching" by The Kinleys was released as a single, reaching number 19 on Hot Country Songs. "Colour Everywhere" by Deana Carter also appeared on her 1999 album Everything's Gonna Be Alright . "Testify to Love" was performed by Wynonna Judd as the character Audrey on the show's 100th episode. [3] [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk with You" | Marc Lichtman, Martha Williamson | Della Reese with The Verity All-Stars | 3:23 |
2. | "Love Can Move Mountains" | Diane Warren | Celine Dion with God's Property | 5:06 |
3. | "You Were Loved" | Warren | Wynonna | 4:09 |
4. | "Somebody's Out There Watching" | Steve Booker, Franne Golde, Robin Lerner | The Kinleys | 3:50 |
5. | "Colour Everywhere" | Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche | Deana Carter | 4:18 |
6. | "Dignity" | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 5:36 |
7. | "Believe in You" | Eric Bazilian, Amanda Marshall | Amanda Marshall | 5:04 |
8. | "I Don't Know Why" | Shawn Colvin | Shawn Colvin | 4:38 |
9. | "Independence Day" | Jeff Franzel, Michelle Lewis | Imani Coppola | 3:37 |
10. | "When I See You Smile" | Warren | Uncle Sam | 4:51 |
11. | "Follow Me Up" | Phil Madeira, Tommy Sims | Keb' Mo' | 5:16 |
12. | "Shine All Your Light" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kimmie Rhodes | Amy Grant | 4:46 |
13. | "Little Bits of Lightning" | Booker, Lerner | Martina McBride | 4:24 |
14. | "When You Cry" | Warren | Faith Hill | 5:23 |
15. | "God Loves You" | Mark Heimermann, Wayne Kirkpatrick | Jaci Velasquez | 3:36 |
16. | "Testify to Love" | Paul Field, Henk Pool, Robert Riekerk, Ralph Van Manen | Wynonna | 3:09 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( RPM ) | 27 |
Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 16 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] | 3 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] | 3 |
Chart (1999) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [8] | 116 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] | 11 |
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