In the Hands of God

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In the Hands of God
Studio album by Newsboys
Released May 5, 2009
Genre Christian rock
Pop rock
Length 37:50
Label Inpop Records
Producer Peter Furler
Max Hsu
Jeff Frankenstein
Newsboys chronology
The Ultimate Collection
(2009)
In the Hands of God
(2009)

Born Again
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars....[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout 3.5/5 stars....[2]
Cross Rhythms 10/10 stars.........[3]

In the Hands of God is the thirteenth studio album by the Christian band Newsboys. It was released on May 5, 2009. It is the first album the band has released since the departure of singer and founding member Peter Furler. It also features the return of Jody Davis, after a 5-year hiatus, and the first album on which keyboard player Jeff Frankenstein has taken on some production duties.

Contents

[edit] Release

In the Hands of God debuted at #1 on the CCM charts, and #28 on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking higher on the pop charts than any of their previous albums.

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs written by Peter Furler, Jeff Frankenstein, and Steve Taylor, except where noted[4]
  1. "The Way We Roll" - 3:27
    • Written by Peter Furler, Jeff Frankenstein, Steve Taylor and Stuart Garrard
  2. "No Grave" - 3:44
  3. "This Is Your Life" - 3:25
  4. "Glorious" - 4:11
  5. "In the Hands of God" - 4:18
  6. "The Upside" - 3:18
  7. "My Friend Jesus" - 2:50
  8. "Lead Me to the Cross" - 4:08
  9. "Dance" - 3:35
  10. "RSL 1984" - 4:34
    • Written by Peter Furler and Steve Taylor

[edit] Personnel

  • Peter Furler - lead vocals
  • Jody Davis - guitars, vocals
  • Jeff Frankenstein - keyboards, key bass, vocals
  • Duncan Phillips - drums, percussion

[edit] References

  1. ^ Johnson, Jared. "'In The Hands Of God' - Newsboys". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1539586/review. 
  2. ^ Gelwicks, Roger (2009-05-03). "Newsboys, 'In The Hands Of God' Review". JesusFreakHideout.com. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/InTheHandsOfGod.asp. 
  3. ^ Lucas, Emily (2009-06-19). "Newsboys - In The Hands Of God". CrossRhythms.co.uk. http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Newsboys/In_The_Hands_Of_God/79907/. 
  4. ^ Newsboys - In the Hands of God Liner Notes
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