This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)

This Is Your Time
This Is Your Time
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	November 23, 1999
Recorded	1997, 1999
Studio	Deer Valley Studio and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee); Ocean Way Recording (Nashville, Tennessee);
Genre	Contemporary Christian music, pop
Length	50:25
Label	Reunion
Producer	Michael W. Smith Bryan Lenox;
Michael W. Smith chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[2]

This Is Your Time is Michael W. Smith's fourteenth studio album, released on November 23, 1999. All the songs from this album, except "This Is Your Time" and "This Is Your Time (Reprise)", were originally recorded for his previous studio album Live the Life, but did not make the final cut for the album.^[2]

Background

The title track was inspired by the initial news report that Columbine shooting victim Cassie Bernall was killed for answering "yes" to the question "Do you believe in God?" Smith co-wrote the song with Wes King, having enlisted his help knowing that he wanted to write about Columbine but did not want to exploit a tragedy.^[3] The music video features a short video clip of Bernall talking about her religious beliefs and how she wanted to spread the word of God at the beginning.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rince De" (Instrumental)	Smith	1:30
2.	"Hey You It's Me"	Smith, Nik Kershaw	4:03
3.	"Worth It All"	Smith, Tim Putnam, Deborah D. Smith	4:03
4.	"I Will Be Your Friend"	Smith, Cindy Morgan	3:19
5.	"This Is Your Time"	Smith, Wes King	4:29
6.	"I Will Carry You"	Smith, Eric Laughlin	5:04
7.	"She Walks With Me"	Smith, Beth Nielsen Chapman	3:42
8.	"Reach Out to Me"	Smith, Dan Haseltine	3:59
9.	"I Still Have the Dream"	Smith, Raymond Boyd, Kevin Jonas	4:18
10.	"I'm Gone"	Smith, Ginny Owens	4:31
11.	"Anna"	Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick	4:16
12.	"Everybody Free"	Smith, Chris Rice	4:43
13.	"This Is Your Time" (Reprise)	Smith	2:25

Wal-Mart bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"From Here On"	3:07

Personnel

Michael W. Smith – vocals, keyboards, programming, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic guitar
Bryan Lenox – keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
Mark Baldwin – guitars, acoustic guitar
Chris Graffagnino – guitars, acoustic guitar
Wes King – acoustic guitar
Chris Rodriguez – guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (9)
Matt Pierson – bass guitar
Craig Young – bass guitar
Raymond Boyd – drums, percussion
Eric Darken – drums, percussion
Scott Williamson – drums, percussion
Hunter Lee – Illyan pipes
Greg Cutcliffe – bagpipes
Jay Dawson – bagpipes
Mike Orrick – bagpipes
Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor
Carl Gorodetzsky – contractor
The Nashville String Machine – strings
David Davidson – string arrangements and contractor (5, 8, 10)
The Love Sponge Strings – additional strings (5, 8, 10)
John Elefante – backing vocals (2)
Nik Kershaw – backing vocals (2)
Joanna Carlson – backing vocals (4)
Chris Eaton – backing vocals (4, 11)
Anna Smith – backing vocals (5)
Whitney Smith – backing vocals (5)
Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (7, 9)
Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (9)
Mark Pogue – backing vocals (9)

The "Franklin Boys Glee Club" on "Worth It All"

Eric Elwell, Terry Flowers, Bryan Lenox, Fred Paragano and Michael W. Smith

The "Choir" (5, 6 & 8)

Angela Cruz, Natalie Grant, Darwin Hobbs, Gale Mayes-West, Tiffany Palmer, Leanne Palmore, Dwayne Starling and Terry White

Production

Michael Blanton – executive producer
Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
Bryan Lenox – producer, engineer, mixing, string recording
Eric Elwell – additional engineer, technical coordinator, production coordinator
Terry Flowers – additional engineer, assistant engineer, production assistant
Patrick Kelly – additional engineer
Matt Weeks – additional engineer, string recording assistant
Rob Burrell – assistant engineer
Ron Jagger – assistant engineer
Scott Lenox – assistant engineer
Chad Brown – string recording assistant
Melissa Mattey – string recording assistant
Fred Paragano – Pro Tools engineer
Hank Williams – sequencing, editing, mastering
MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) – sequencing, editing and mastering location
Mary Adcock – production assistant
Alicia Claxton – production assistant
Morgan Daneker – production assistant
Surupa Mafia – production assistant
Whitney Smith – production assistant
Ben Pearson – photography
Diana Lussenden – layout

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	21
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

References

^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b Rice, Mark (July 23, 2012). "Michael W. Smith, "This Is Your Time" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ Parker, Mike. "Story Behind the Song: Michael W. Smith". Today's Christian Music. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
^ Smith, Michael W. ""This Is Your Time" official music video". Reunion Records. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[1] Allmusic review

[JFH-2] Rice, Mark (July 23, 2012). "Michael W. Smith, "This Is Your Time" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

[3] Parker, Mike. "Story Behind the Song: Michael W. Smith". Today's Christian Music. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[4] Smith, Michael W. ""This Is Your Time" official music video". Reunion Records. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Michael_W._Smith-5] "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[ac_BillboardChristian_Michael_W._Smith-6] "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

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