Need is the fifth studio album by Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 artist Todd Agnew

Todd Agnew

Todd Agnew is a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.-Musical career:Agnew's best-known song is a version of the hymn "Amazing Grace" called "Grace Like Rain" that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins...

. It was released on October 6, 2009, through INO and Ardent records. The first radio single, "Joy Unspeakable", has peaked at #45 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs

Hot Christian Songs

Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....

 chart. His website is currently offering an acoustic

Acoustic music

Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...

 EP and a free digital download of "Joy Unspeakable" to those who pre-order the album, and on October 6 they would get a "Need" t-shirt, an autographed copy of "Need", and a digital download of "Need" with 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Joy Unspeakable"
2. "Written On The Wall"
3. "I Need No Other"
4. "Give Me Jesus"
5. "Higher Ground"
6. "Tell Me The Story"
7. "Did You Mean Me?"
8. "Gloria"
9. "The Love of God"
10. "Breakable"
11. "Deep Love of Jesus"
12. "Jesus, the Hope of Glory"
13. "All That I Have"*
14. "Way of the Cross"*
15. "Glory in Your Cross"*
16. "All the World"*

*Bonus tracks

Acoustic EP track listing

1. "Joy Unspeakable" (acoustic)
2. "Mercy in Me" (acoustic)
3. "This Is All I Have to Give" (acoustic)
4. "On a Corner in Memphis" (acoustic)
5. "Grace Like Rain"/"My Jesus" (acoustic)

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Hot Christian Albums Hot Christian Albums Christian Albums is a Billboard chart of the best-selling Christian music albums of the week.-1980 number one Christian Albums:-1981 number one Christian Albums:-1982 number one Christian Albums:...	17

Personal

• Anna Acosta - Violin
• Todd Agnew - Guitar, Piano, Lyricist, Producer
• Jonathan Chu - Strings
• Chris Collins - Lyricist
• Samuel Trevor Francis - Lyricist
• Scott Hardin - Guitar, Piano, Producer, Mixing
• Adam Hill - Tambourine, Engineer
• Mike Jackson and the Soul Providers - Drums, Tambourine
• Jackie Johnson - Vocals (bckgr)
• James Joseph - Organ, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Programming, Producer, Wurlitzer
• Jamie Kenney - Piano
• Henry Francis Lyte - Lyricist
• Tim Mason - Piano, Organ (Hammond)
• Melissa Mattey - Vocal Engineer, Piano Engineer
• Kevin Nix - Mastering
• Larry Nix - Mastering
• Johnson Oatman, Jr. - Lyricist
• Ben Pearson - Photography
• Ben Pearson - Photography
• Steve Selvidge - Guitar
• Charlie Shaw - Guitar
• Dave Smith - Bass
• Rick Steff - Piano, Organ (Hammond)
• Richard Thomas - Bass, Strings, Cello
• Samantha Weaver - Guitar
• Curry Weber - Producer, Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Brian Wilson - Drums