The Whole Truth (Point of Grace album)

The Whole Truth
Studio album by
Point of Grace
ReleasedMarch 15, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreChristian pop
LabelWord, Epic
ProducerRobert Sterling
Point of Grace chronology
Point of Grace
(1993) 		The Whole Truth
(1995) 		Life, Love & Other Mysteries
(1996)
Singles from The Whole Truth
  1. "The Great Divide"
    Released: March 1995
  2. "Dying to Reach You"
    Released: June 1995
  3. "Gather at the River"
    Released: September 1995
  4. "God Is with Us"
    Released: January 1996
  5. "Love Like No Other"
    Released: April 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Whole Truth is the second album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace. It was released in 1995 by Word Records with selected market distribution by Epic Records.

Background and release

The Whole Truth followed the group's debut album, which had produced six #1 singles. As a result, Word Records' promotion department felt intimidated by the prospect of its first single, "The Great Divide."[2]

The lyrics of "The Great Divide," as recorded, were the result of a happy mistake: the line "There's a bridge to cross the great divide" was meant to be repeated, but a typo rendered the second instance as "There's a cross to bridge the great divide."[2]

On December 9, 1995, the album charted on Billboard's Top Christian Albums at #8[3] and on the Billboard 200 at No. 132.[4] Each of the album's five singles, released between March 1995 and April 1996 reached #1 on the Christian songs chart, continuing what would become the group's historic run of 24 consecutive #1's on the chart.[2]

Music videos were filmed for "Dying to Reach You" and "Gather at the River."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gather at the River"Regie Hamm, Joel Lindsay3:25
2."Without the Love of Jesus"Robert Sterling, John Mandeville3:49
3."The Great Divide"Grant Cunningham, Matt Huesmann4:18
4."Dying to Reach You"Geoff Thurman, Michael Puryear4:15
5."Love Like No Other"Ty Lacy, Mandeville4:13
6."God Is with Us"Sterling3:58
7."What's He Gonna Say About Me"Geoff Thurman, Becky Thurman, Doyle Tallent4:17
8."The Love He Has for You"Dave Clark, Shelley Phillips4:59
9."Take Me Back"Sterling, Pete Strayer3:55
10."The House That Mercy Built"Cunningham, Huesmann4:00
11."More Than Anything"Jon Mohr, Randall Dennis3:29

Personnel

Point of Grace

  • Shelley Breen – vocals
  • Denise Jones – vocals
  • Terry Jones – vocals
  • Heather Payne – vocals

Musicians

  • Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 4), synthesizer (4, 7, 10), Rhodes (7)
  • David Hamilton – Hammond B3 organ (1, 7, 10), keyboards (3, 5, 8, 11), keyboard programming (3, 5), percussion programming (3, 5, 11), acoustic piano (9, 10)
  • Dennis Patton – keyboards, synth bass and percussion programming (2, 6)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (1)
  • Tom Hemby – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Mark Baldwin – guitars (1, 3, 8, 11)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (4, 7, 10)
  • Jackie Street – bass (1, 3, 5, 8)
  • Tommy Sims – bass (4, 7, 10, 11); keyboards, synth bass, drums and percussion programming (9)
  • Scott Williamson – drums (1, 2, 5, 6)
  • John Hammond – drums (3, 8), percussion programming (8)
  • Paul Leim – drums (4, 7, 10)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (4, 10, 11)
  • Barry Green – trombone (5, 7)
  • Chris McDonald – trombone (5, 7)
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet (5, 7)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (5, 7)

Arrangements

  • Robert Sterling – track arrangements (1, 4, 7, 8, 11), vocal arrangements (11)
  • Scott Williamson – vocal arrangement (1, 2, 7, 8, 9)
  • Dennis Patton – track arrangement (2, 6)
  • David Hamilton – arrangements (3, 10), track arrangements (5)
  • Cheryl Rogers – vocal arrangements (4, 5, 6)
  • Geoff Thurman – track arrangements (4, 7), vocal arrangements (4, 7)
  • Chris McDonald – horn arrangements (5, 7)
  • Tommy Sims – track arrangements (9)
  • Point of Grace – vocal arrangements (11)

Production

  • Producer – Robert Sterling
  • Executive Producer – John Mays
  • Production Assistant – Holly Krig-Smith
  • Tracks recorded by John Jaszcz and John Mayfield
  • Vocals and Overdubs recorded by Keith Compton, John Mayfield, Doug Sarrett, Glen Spinner and Scott Williamson.
  • Recording Assistants – Shawn McLean, Greg Parker, Aaron Swihart and Glen Spinner.
  • Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Uno Mas Studios (Brentwood, TN); Quad Studios and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN).
  • Mixed by John Jaszcz at The Castle Recording Studios (Franklin, TN), assisted by John Hurley.
  • Edited by John Mayfield at John Mayfield Sound Engineering, Inc.
  • Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Diana Barnes
  • Design – The Kuester Group
  • Photography – Michael Haber

References

  1. ^ The Whole Truth at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c 24 (Liner notes). Point of Grace. Word Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Top Christian Albums (Week of December 9, 1995)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200 (Week of December 9, 1995)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-12.