Michael W. Smith 2

Michael W. Smith 2
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	February 23, 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	CCM
Length	36:18
Label	Reunion
Producer	Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith chronology
Michael W. Smith Project (1983) Michael W. Smith 2 (1984) The Big Picture (1986)

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

Michael W. Smith 2 is the second album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Released in February 1984, the album produced the CCM hits "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna". Among the musicians who contributed to the recording, Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello went on to form the heavy metal band Giant. Huff was also a founding member of the CCM band White Heart.^[1]

Track listing

CD release[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Way"	Michael W. Smith, Gary Chapman, Tim Marsh	3:49
2.	"I Am Sure"	MWS, Mike Hudson	4:41
3.	"End of the Book"	MWS, Hudson	4:08
4.	"I'm Up"	MWS, Hudson	3:11
5.	"Glorious Grace"	MWS, Deborah D. Smith	3:19
6.	"Musical Instruments"	MWS	1:06
7.	"Restless Heart"	MWS, Amy Grant	5:00
8.	"All I Needed to Say"	MWS, Grant, Chapman	4:21
9.	"Wings of the Wind"	MWS	4:14
10.	"Hosanna"	MWS, D. Smith	2:29

Credits

Musicians

• Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, background vocals (2-5,7,8), electric piano (1,7,8), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers, vocoder (3,4,7,9)
• Shane Keister – synthesizers (5,8,9)
• Dann Huff – guitars (1-4,6-10)
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2,3,4,7-10), Mini Moog bass (7)
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1,6)
• Mark Hammond – Roland TR-909 drum machine (1), Simmons drums (1,6)
• Paul Leim – drums (2,3,4,7-10), LinnDrum (2,7,9)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1-4,6-9)
• Gary Chapman – background vocals (1,8)
• Ron Downey – background vocals (2,3,5,10)
• Jackie Cusic – background vocals (10)
• David Durham – background vocals (2,5,10)
• Teresa Ellis – background vocals (10)
• Amy Grant – background vocals (7,8)
• Chris Harris – background vocals (3,10)
• Jan Harris – background vocals (10)
• Gary Pigg – background vocals (3,10)
• Kim Smith – background vocals
• Dave Thornton – background vocals (10)
• Bridgett Evans – background vocals (10)

Production

• Michael W. Smith – producer
• Brown Bannister – vocal production
• Executive Producers – Michael Blanton & Dan Harrell
• Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
• Additional engineering – Stephen McAlister, Jim Baird, Don Cobb, Steven Ford & Mike Psanos
• Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Tree International Studio & Bullet Recording (Nashville, TN); Mama Jo's Recording Studio (North Hollywood, CA)
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA)
• Kent Hunter – artwork, design
• Mark Tucker – photography^[1]

References

1. "Michael W. Smith 2". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
2. "Michael W. Smith 2". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
3. "Michael W. Smith 2". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2015.