• Source: Speaking Louder Than Before

      • Speaking Louder than Before is the sixth studio album from contemporary Christian musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 24, 2008, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 38.


      Background


      In May 2008, Camp went into the studio to begin recording the album. Speaking Louder Than Before was recorded over five days, with Camp spending 12 hours in the studio each day. He co-produced the album with Brown Bannister.
      Camp has said that Speaking Louder Than Before has a different theme to his previous releases and that he has "a more clear-cut purpose and vision of what I'm meant to do ... I see the hurt, the lack of direction, in this new generation. I always had a passion for youth, but this album is really aimed at them." Referring to the album's title and theme, he said, "I have walked through the valleys, the mountains, and plains. That's why I'm speaking up, that's why I'm speaking now and loud."


      Promotion and release


      The first single "There Will Be a Day" was released around early September. It was the most-added song at R&R's AC and CHR charts, and it was also the highest-debuting track in its first week of entering the chart. The song was digitally released on September 23.
      The album itself was subsequently released in the United States on November 24, 2008. It debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200, with 32,700 copies sold in the first week. Speaking Louder Than Before also reached number one at Billboard's Top Christian Albums, and in its first week became Camp's highest-charting album to date. "There Will Be a Day" reached number one at Christian CHR radio on November 28, and stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks.
      A special edition of the album was released on December 5, which included a DVD with an hour of in-studio video footage, a booklet containing journal entries from Camp, a sticker, three art cards and a silicone bracelet.


      Track listing




      Personnel


      Jeremy Camp – lead and backing vocals
      Blair Masters – keyboards, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
      Tom Bukovac – guitars
      Jerry McPherson – guitars
      Scott Denté – acoustic guitar (12)
      Matt Pierson – bass
      Dan Needham – drums (1-4, 6-9, 12)
      Chris McHugh – drums (5, 10, 11)
      Eric Darken – percussion
      Richie Peña – loops (8)
      Matt Balm – backing vocals
      Luke Brown – backing vocals
      Adie Camp – backing vocals
      Jean-Luc Lajoie – backing vocals
      String Section (Tracks 4, 5, 7)

      Phillip Keveren – string arrangements (4, 7)
      Don Chapman – string arrangements (5)
      Monisa Angell, John Catchings, Janet Darnall, Jim Grosjean, Sarighani Reist, Pamela Sixfin and Karen Winklemann – string players


      Production


      Brandon Ebel – executive producer
      Tyson Paoletti – executive producer, A&R
      Brown Bannister – producer, overdub recording at Townsend Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
      Jeremy Camp – co-producer
      Steve Bishir – recording at Dark Horse Studio, Franklin, Tennessee
      Colin Heldt – recording assistant
      Mike Carr – recording assistant
      Billy Whittington – additional engineer, digital editing
      Kent Hooper – additional engineer, digital editing
      Ron Robinson – additional engineer, digital editing
      Craig Swift – additional engineer, digital editing
      Dave Dillbeck – additional engineer, digital editing
      F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1-3, 5-12) at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
      Buckley Miller – mix assistant (1-3, 5-12)
      J.R. McNeely – mixing ("There Will Be a Day") at Elm South Studios, Franklin, Tennessee
      Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
      Ryan Clark – art direction and design for Invisible Creature, Inc.
      Dave Hill – photography


      Accolades


      In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.


      Charts




      References

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