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Cannons
Studio album by
Phil Wickham
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
RecordedMay–Aug 2007
Studio
  • Lusk (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length49:00
LabelINO
ProducerPete Kipley
Phil Wickham chronology
Phil Wickham
(2006) 		Cannons
(2007) 		Heaven & Earth
(2009)
Singles from Cannons
  1. "True Love"
    Released: 2007
  2. "After Your Heart"
    Released: September 18, 2007
  3. "Cannons"
    Released: 2007
  4. "You're Beautiful"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Patrol Magazine(5.9/10)[2][3]
Soulshine[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout[5]

Cannons is the second commercial studio album by American contemporary Christian singer Phil Wickham, released on October 2, 2007, the album is outpacing same week sales of Phil Wickham's debut with more than 40 percent of album sales in digital form. He also debuted on Real Rhapsody’s top artists chart in the Christian/Gospel genre as well as on the Napster top artists chart. In addition, Cannons was a featured new release for both Napster and Sony. The Album debuted at No. 16 on Billboard Christian Albums.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Phil Wickham except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Must I Wait" 4:04
2."After Your Heart" 3:22
3."Desire"Pete Kipley, Wickham3:18
4."Cannons" 4:09
5."Sailing On a Ship" 4:39
6."The Light Will Come" 3:45
7."Shining" 4:11
8."You're Beautiful" 4:53
9."True Love" 4:13
10."Jesus Lord of Heaven" 4:28
11."Home" 4:05
12."Spirit Fall" 4:17
Total length:49:00

Personnel

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  • Phil Wickham – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acoustic piano (11)
  • Gabe Scott – dobro (5), lap steel guitar (5, 6)
  • John Wickham – electric guitars (10, 11)
  • Pete Kipley – programming, bass
  • Joel Plotnik – drums (1, 3, 11)
  • Jeremy Lutito – drums (2)
  • Dan Bailey – drums (4–10, 12)
  • Roy G. Biv String Vibe – strings (4, 11)
  • Amelia Emery – backing vocals (5)
  • Savannah Packard – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Pete Kipley – producer
  • Mike "X" O'Connor – recording
  • F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1–4, 11, 12)
  • Buckley Miller – mix assistant (1–4, 11, 12)
  • Lee Bridges – mixing (5–8, 10)
  • Tom Laune – mixing (9)
  • Dan Shike – mastering at Tone and Volume Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Christian Rios – art direction, photography
  • Jed Bridges – design, layout

Charts

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Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums[citation needed] 16

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Patrol Magazine review". Patrolmag.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ^ Sessions, David (October 3, 2007). "Phil Wickham delivers a mixed result but becomes the reigning king of Christian Britpop". Patrol Magazine. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Soulshine review". Soulshine.ca. 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  5. ^ "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  6. ^ "Cannons Album Reviews". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
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