History (Matthew West album)
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History is the second studio album released by American CCM
musician Matthew West. The album was released on Universal South Records on June 21, 2005. While the entire album was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser, six of the tracks were written solely by West and the other five he co-wrote with the album's producers and others. Three radio singles were released off the album: "Next Thing You Know", "Only Grace", and "History".
West's theme for the album and its title track "History" was inspired by seeing an R&R
music news headline that stated "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album Happy
. He noted, "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker. I remember thinking this was one of those moments in my career that I needed to soak up."
on June 21, 2005. On June 20, one day before the album, the first single "Next Thing You Know" was released to radios.
Starting on September 14, 2005, West began his own 30-city headliner History 101 tour, which was named after the album. History 101 was the first tour that he had headlined, also featuring Christian artists Shawn McDonald
and Paul Wright.
The next singles released off of the album were "Only Grace" and later the title track "History".
s Top Christian Albums and reached #26 on the Top Heatseekers
chart. The album's first single "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" reached #3 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs
chart and also #3 on the Hot Christian AC chart. The second and third singles, "History" and "Only Grace", reached #13 and #6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.
Contemporary Christian music
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musician Matthew West. The album was released on Universal South Records on June 21, 2005. While the entire album was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser, six of the tracks were written solely by West and the other five he co-wrote with the album's producers and others. Three radio singles were released off the album: "Next Thing You Know", "Only Grace", and "History".
Background
Matthew West began recording in studio for History in early 2005. He co-produced the album along with Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser. West wrote six of the album's tracks himself, and co-wrote the other five songs with the album's producers and others.West's theme for the album and its title track "History" was inspired by seeing an R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
music news headline that stated "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album Happy
Happy (Matthew West album)
Happy is Matthew West's first non-independent album released in 2003. It was followed by History, Sellout and Something to Say.- Track listing :#"More" – 4:28#"Happy" – 3:38#"The Turnaround" – 4:00...
. He noted, "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker. I remember thinking this was one of those moments in my career that I needed to soak up."
Release and promotion
The album was released through Universal South Records in the United StatesUnited States
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on June 21, 2005. On June 20, one day before the album, the first single "Next Thing You Know" was released to radios.
Starting on September 14, 2005, West began his own 30-city headliner History 101 tour, which was named after the album. History 101 was the first tour that he had headlined, also featuring Christian artists Shawn McDonald
Shawn McDonald
-Childhood:As a child, McDonald lived with his grandparents because his parents could not take care of him. Not really understanding the situation, he became rebellious. He would sneak out of the house, drink alcohol, get intoxicated, and later use drugs...
and Paul Wright.
The next singles released off of the album were "Only Grace" and later the title track "History".
Chart performance
History charted at #17 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top Christian Albums and reached #26 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart. The album's first single "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" reached #3 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs
Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....
chart and also #3 on the Hot Christian AC chart. The second and third singles, "History" and "Only Grace", reached #13 and #6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.
Track listing
| |
Title | Length | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "History" | 4:03 | Matthew West |
| 2. | "Next Thing You Know (Thirteen)" | 3:20 | Matthew West, Sam Mizell |
| 3. | "Only Grace" | 3:56 | Kenny Greenberg, Matthew West |
| 4. | "Get Away" | 3:38 | Matthew West |
| 5. | "The Day Before You" | 4:23 | Matthew West |
| 6. | "I Know You're There" | 4:30 | Matthew West |
| 7. | "Nothing Else" | 3:50 | Matthew West |
| 8. | "The Last Ones" | 4:10 | Jason Houser, Matthew West |
| 9. | "The Light of Eternity" | 4:33 | Jason Ingram, Matthew West |
| 10. | "Out of Time" | 4:12 | Helen Darling Helen Darling (singer) Helen Darling is an American country music artist. Darling has released one studio album on Decca Nashville... , Matthew West |
| 11. | "A Few More Days" | 4:04 | Matthew West |