This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)

This Is Your Time
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released 1999
Recorded 1997, 1999
Genre Contemporary Christian music, pop
Length 50:25
Label Reunion
Producer Michael W. Smith, Bryan Lenox
Michael W. Smith chronology
Christmastime
(1998)		 This Is Your Time
(1999)		 Freedom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

This Is Your Time is Michael W. Smith's fourteenth studio album, released in 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.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(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

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Parker, Mike. "Story Behind the Song: Michael W. Smith". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  3. ↑ Smith, Michael W. ""This Is Your Time" official music video". Reunion Records. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
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