Welcome to Diverse City

Welcome to Diverse City
Studio album by TobyMac
Released October 5, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Christian rock, Christian hip hop, funk, nu metal
Length 54:55
Label ForeFront
Producer Toby McKeehan, Tedd T, Max Hsu, Robert Marvin
TobyMac chronology
Re:Mix Momentum
(2003)
Welcome to Diverse City
(2004)
Renovating Diverse City
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christianity Today[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]

Welcome to Diverse City is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on this CD, including Bootsy Collins ("Diverse City"), Coffee from GRITS ("Hey Now"), DJ Maj (Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright ("Street Interlude"), Superchick ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam"). TobyMac also reunites dc Talk on vocals in a remix of his song "Atmosphere", the last track of the album.

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hey Now" (featuring Coffee from GRITS)Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jaime Moore, Stacy Jones3:44
2."Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" (featuring Papa San & MOC)McKeehan, Solomon Olds, Joe Baldridge3:24
3."The Slam" (featuring T-Bone)McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, Joe Weber, Rene Sotomayor3:19
4."Poetically Correct" (Interlude) 0:56
5."Atmosphere"  McKeehan, George Crawford, Jeff Savage4:07
6."Gone"  McKeehan, Stevens3:27
7."TruDog: The Return""  McKeehan2:22
8."Diverse City" (featuring Bootsy Collins)McKeehan, Stevens3:56
9."Stories (Down to the Bottom)" (featuring Superchick)McKeehan, Matt Dally, Patricia Brock, David Ghazarian, Max Hsu4:40
10."Getaway Car"  McKeehan, Moore, Michael Linney, Barlowe4:27
11."Burn for You"  McKeehan, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell3:49
12."Fresher Than a Night at the W"   0:48
13."Ill-M-I" (Soul-Junk cover)McKeehan, Glenn Galaxy, Stevens3:29
14."Phenomenon"  McKeehan, Paul Meany5:19
15."Gotta Go"  McKeehan, Savage, Randy Crawford2:48
16."Atmosphere (Remix)" (featuring dc Talk)McKeehan, G. Crawford, Savage4:37
Total length:54:55

Music videos

Year Title Watch
2005 Gone Youtube

Guest appearances

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 54
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[6] 25
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[9]

Songs from Welcome to Diverse City, particularly "The Slam", featured many mainstream appearances.

Additionally, songs from Welcome to Diverse City were published on four consecutive WOW Hits albums.

Personnel

References

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