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Happy (Matthew West album)

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Happy
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 26, 2003[1]
Recorded2003
Studio
  • Recorded at Ken's Gold Club, Quad Studios and East Iris Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Sound Kitchen and FM2 Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length44:06
LabelSparrow
Producer
Matthew West chronology
Sellout
(2002)
Happy
(2003)
History
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christianity Today[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Happy is Matthew West's debut studio album for a major label, released on December 26, 2003. It was followed by History, Sellout (re-release), and Something to Say.

Track listing

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Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."More"Kenny Greenberg, Jason Houser, Matthew West4:28
2."Happy"Greenberg, West3:38
3."The Turnaround"Sam Mizell, Hank Mobley, West4:00
4."I Can't Hear You"Jimmy Collins, West3:21
5."You Know Where to Find Me"West3:59
6."The End"Mizell, Chance Scoggins, West4:00
7."Out of My Hands"Mizell, West3:57
8."The Lie"Greenberg, Houser, West3:56
9."Every Second"Collins, West4:08
10."My Finest Hour"West3:42
11."Curtain"West3:48
Total length:44:06

Personnel

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  • Matthew West – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Greg Bieck – programming (1)
  • Solomon Olds – programming (2)
  • Sam Mizell – keyboards, programming (3, 6, 7), backing vocals
  • Jimmy Collins – keyboards, programming (4, 8-10), electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, backing vocals
  • B. James Lowery – acoustic guitars
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
  • Chris McHugh – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Jonathan Yudkin – strings, string arrangements
  • Jason Houser – backing vocals

Production

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  • Kenny Greenberg – producer
  • Jason Houser – producer
  • David Leonard – recording, mixing (1)
  • Miles Logan – additional recording, mixing (3-5, 7-11)
  • James Warner – recording assistant
  • J. R. McNeely – mixing (2)
  • Joe Baldridge – mixing (6)
  • Joe Costa – mix assistant (6)
  • Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Jan Cook – art direction
  • Tim Frank – art direction
  • Clark Hook – art direction, design
  • Susan Levy – art direction
  • Emily West – art direction
  • Michael Levine – photography
  • Sasha Harford – hair stylist, make-up
  • Miles Siggins – wardrobe
  • Fitzgerald/Hartley – management

Radio singles

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"More" was released to Christian radio in late 2003 and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart starting March 27, 2004 for 6 weeks in 2004, and spent a total of 60 weeks on the chart.[4]

Awards

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In 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Matthew West, "Happy" Review, Jesus Freak Hideout
  2. ^ "Christianity Today review". Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Matthew West, "Happy" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Matthew West More Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim