Beauty Will Rise

Beauty Will Rise
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released	November 3, 2009
Genre	CCM
Length	49:51
Label	Sparrow
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
This Moment (2007) Beauty Will Rise (2009) Re:creation (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	86/100[2]
CCM Magazine	[3]
Christian Broadcasting Network	[4]
The Christian Manifesto	[5]
Christianity Today	[6]
Cross Rhythms	[7]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[8][8]
Louder Than the Music	[9]
Noisy Whisper	[10]

Beauty Will Rise is Steven Curtis Chapman's seventeenth studio album, released on November 3, 2009.

Background

Many of the songs on the album are inspired by the accidental death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman.^[11] Extensive liner notes by Chapman describe how each song was related to the grieving process that he and his family went through after she died. The album was produced by Brent Milligan and initial recordings took place while Chapman was on tour in various locations such as hotel rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and theatre lobbies. "Beauty Will Rise" is dedicated to Maria Sue.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Heaven Is the Face", was released to radio on August 21, 2009, peaking at No. 7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.

Commercial performance

Up to December 25, 2009, the album has sold over 81,000 copies. The album debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted. 

Personnel

• Steven Curtis Chapman – acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, piano, electric guitar, programming, backing vocals, producer, drums
• Brent Milligan – bass guitar, percussion, piano, cello, cymbals, drums, keyboards, baritone, producer, tracking
• Will Franklin Chapman – drums
• Steve Dady – engineer (recorded the Children of the World Choir vocals on Spring is Coming)
• David Angell – strings
• Monisa Angell – strings
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Richie Biggs – bass guitar, cymbals, drums, mixing
• John Catchings – strings, cello
• Joe Causey – percussion, piano, trumpet, electric guitar, programming, fender rhodes, editing
• Jess Chambers – A&R*David Davidson – strings, violin
• Ken Lewis – percussion, drums, ride cymbal
• Russ "Russwell" Long – mixing, tracking
• Blair Masters – string arrangements
• Buckley Miller – assistant
• John Painter – horn, engineer, horn arrangements
• Jeff Pitzer – engineer
• Danny Raines – management
• Scott Sheriff – backing vocals
• Baeho Bobby Shin – string engineer
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing
• Ben Shive – dulcimer, celeste
• Scott Velazco – assistant

Charts

References