Life After Death

by TobyMac

Overview

A year to the month after releasing his eighth studio album, October 2018's The Elements, TobyMac lost his 21-year-old son Truett to an accidental drug overdose. His eventual ninth album, Life After Death, finds the genre-blurring Christian artist navigating the aftermath alongside a slew of guests with a poignant mix of warm appreciations and invigorated motivational songs. The album front-loads the latter in the form of funky, gospel-tinged pop entry "Help Is on the Way (Maybe Midnight)" and the equally uplifting "The Goodness," in which he trades lead vocals with Blessing Offor. Another lively entry, "Show Up Choose Love," features Jon Reddick and a full choir, although the track list soon heads in a more reflective direction with songs featuring Sheryl Crow ("Promised Land"), Marlee ("Everything About You"), and members of dc Talk ("Space"). Heartfelt throughout, the 15-song set closes on a moving note with the pairing of the solo "I'm Sorry (a lament)" and "Rest," a spare, quasi-acoustic lullaby featuring Terrian and Gabe Real. With a quartet of its singles reaching the Christian Top Ten before the album's release, Life After Death became TobyMac's sixth straight Christian number one when it was released in August of 2022. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2022
Label:	Forefront Records
UPC:	0602435921761

Tracks

1. Help Is on the Way (Maybe Midnight)
2. The Goodness
3. Deeper
4. Show Up Choose Love
5. Promised Land
6. Everything About You
7. Life on It
8. Faithfully
9. Cornerstone
10. Found
11. Fire's Burnin'
12. Space
13. 21 Years
14. I'm Sorry (A Lament)
15. Rest

Album Credits

Performance Credits

TobyMac   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cory Asbury   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jon Reddick   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Gabe Real   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Michael Tait   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wande   Primary Artist,Vocals
Terrian   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tauren Wells   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kevin Max   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marlee   Primary Artist,Vocals
dc Talk   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sarah Reeves   Primary Artist,Vocals
Zach Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Blessing Offor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dave Lubben   Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Keyboards,Bass,Strings,Vocals (Background)
Ryan Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Betsy Lamb   Viola
Janet Darnall   Violin
Craig Nelson   Double Bass
Jenny Bifano   Violin
Matt Jefferson   Trombone
Andrew Thompson   Vocals (Background)
Keith Everette Smith   Trumpet,Brass Band
Janice Gaines   Vocals (Background)
Micah Kuiper   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Bob McChesney   Trombone
Jeff Bailey   Trumpet
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Gabe Patillo   Vocals (Background)
David Davidson   Violin
Barry Green   Trombone
Paul Mabury   Drums
Karen Winkelmann   Violin
Tim Rosenau   Guitar
David Angell   Violin
Scott Mills   Guitar
Carolyn Bailey   Violin
Kyle Williams   Vocals (Background)
Tasha Smith   Vocals (Background)
Lydi Lynn   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Jennifer Kummer   French Horn
Anna Spina   French Horn
Raymond Mason   Trombone
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Steve Patrick   Trumpet
Tyler Summers   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Aaron Sterling   Drums,Percussion
Sari Reist   Cello
Emoni Wilkins   Vocals (Background)
Bryan Fowler   Bass,Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Dave Lubben   Recording,Programming,Producer,Composer
Keith Everette Smith   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,Recording Arranger
Bob Boyd   Mastering Engineer
Nick Rad   Mixing
Janice Gaines   Composer
Marlee McKeehan   Composer
Cole Walowac   Composer,Producer,Programming
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Adam Agee   Composer
Gabe Patillo   Composer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering Engineer
Tony Wood   Composer
Jon Reddick   Composer,Producer
Toby McKeehan   Composer,Producer
Tommy Sims   Composer
Micah Kuiper   Composer,Producer,Programming
Chad Chrisman   A&R
Adam Feeney   Composer
Kyle Williams   Composer,Producer,Programming
Jacob Reske   Composer,Producer
Yewande Isola   Composer
Lydia Lubben   Composer
Benji Cowart   Composer
Doug Sarrett   Recording,Mastering Engineer
Blake Neesmith   Composer
Bryan Fowler   Composer,Producer,Programming
Josh Bailey   A&R
Tommee Profitt   Composer,Producer