Rescue Story

Rescue Story
Studio album by
Zach Williams
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019
Studio
  • Gnome Studios, Love Shack Recording and Southern Ground Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Right Path Studios (Brentwood, Tennessee)
Genre
Length35:35
LabelEssential
ProducerJonathan Smith
Zach Williams chronology
Chain Breaker
(2016) 		Rescue Story
(2019) 		A Hundred Highways
(2022)
Singles from Rescue Story
  1. "Rescue Story"
    Released: June 21, 2019
  2. "There Was Jesus"
    Released: October 3, 2019

Rescue Story is the second studio album of the American Christian rock singer Zach Williams released on October 4, 2019, on Essential record label.[1] The album peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Christian Albums chart and at 111 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The 10-track album includes the title track single "Rescue Story". Three other tracks "Walk With You", "Heaven Help Me" and "There Was Jesus" (the latter featuring Dolly Parton) also appeared on the Billboard Christian Songs chart.

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref
2021 Billboard Music Awards Top Christian Album Nominated [2]

Track listing

Rescue Story track listing[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk with You"Zack Williams, Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith3:47
2."Less Like Me"Williams, Hank Bentley, Mia Fieldes3:43
3."Rescue Story"Williams, Smith, Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp3:57
4."Stand Up"Williams, Smith, Fieldes3:14
5."Slave to Nothing"Williams, Smith, Fieldes3:36
6."Under My Feet"Williams, Smith, Fieldes3:28
7."There Was Jesus" (featuring Dolly Parton)Williams, Smith, Bearthard3:43
8."Heaven Help Me"Williams, Bentley, Fieldes3:22
9."Baptized"Williams, Smith, Tim Nichols3:24
10."Face to Face"Williams, Smith3:23
Total length:35:35

Personnel

  • Zach Williams – vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Rescue Story
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 111
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] 2
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[6] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Rescue Story by Zach Williams". Amazon.com. October 4, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Longs, Herb (April 29, 2021). "Billboard Music Awards Announce 2021 Nominees For Top Christian/Gospel Artist, Song & Album - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Rescue Story - Zach Williams". AllMusic. October 4, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Zach Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Zach Williams Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Zach Williams Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Zach Williams Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Zach Williams – Rescue Story". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 8, 2019.