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| Released | April 5, 2011 [1] | |||
| Recorded | July 2010 – January 2011 [2] [3] | |||
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| Genre | Gospel, CCM, R&B | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
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What If We Were Real is the fourth studio album by CCM singer Mandisa. The album was released on April 5, 2011 on Sparrow Records. This album received a nomination at 54th Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. [4]
Mandisa began work on the album in July 2010. She also co-wrote three songs on the album. [1] The album also features a guest appearance from tobyMac on the song "Good Morning". [5]
The first single off of the album was "Stronger". It peaked at number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart and as of August 31, 2011, has sold 194,000 copies. [6]
"Waiting for Tomorrow" was the second single and peaked at number nine on the Hot Christian AC chart.
"Good Morning" featuring Christian artist TobyMac was the third single. It sold 138,000 copies. [6] On October 11, 2014 it has been certified Gold by RIAA. [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stronger" | Christopher Stevens, David Garcia, Ben Glover | 3:33 |
| 2. | "What If We Were Real" | Cindy Morgan, Mandisa Hundley, Glover | 3:19 |
| 3. | "These Days" | Glover, Tony Wood, Brian White | 3:17 |
| 4. | "The Truth About Me" | Wood, Simon Hawkins, Kerrie Roberts, Ronnie Freeman | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Say Goodbye" | Sam Mizell, Jeff Pardo | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Good Morning" (featuring tobyMac) | Toby McKeehan, Jaime Moore, Cary Barlowe, Hundley, Aaron Rice | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Waiting for Tomorrow" | Glover, Pardo | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Just Cry" | Hundley, Wood, Freeman | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Temporary Fills" | Ricky Free, Michael Fordinal | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Free" | Rice, Lauren Evans, Moore, Barlowe | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Lifeline" | Robin Ghosh, Wood & Jason Barton | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 38:29 | ||
The album sold 8,000 copies, debuting at No. 66 on the Billboard 200 albums chart [9] and at number two on the Christian Albums chart. [10] The album debuted with higher sales and peaked in better chart positions than her previous album, Freedom . [11] It has sold a total of 196,000 copies as of August 2012. [12]
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