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2001 studio album by Avalon
Oxygen Released May 22, 2001 Recorded 2000 Genre CCM , InspirationalLength 54 :10 [ 1] Label Sparrow Producer Brown Bannister
"The Glory" Released: June 4, 2001
"Make It Last Forever" Released: June 4, 2001[ 2]
"Wonder Why" Released: June 2001
"Come and Fill My Heart" Released: July 1, 2001[ 3]
"I Don't Want to Go" Released: 2002
"Undeniably You" Released: November 15, 2002[ 4]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Oxygen is Avalon 's fifth studio album, released on May 22, 2001, and produced by Brown Bannister . The album included six singles that reached #1 on Christian adult contemporary or Christian contemporary hit radio ,[ 5] the most of any Avalon album to date.
A collector's edition of the album was released, including one bonus track, "Beyond the Clouds."
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Wonder Why" Grant Cunningham Matt Huesmann Janna, Jody 4:00 2. "The Best Thing" Michael, Cherie 4:55 3. "By Heart, By Soul" (featuring Aaron Neville ) Stephanie Lewis Phil Silas All 4:08 4. "Undeniably You" Cherie 3:57 5. "I Don't Want to Go" Janna 5:25 6. "Never Givin' Up" Tommy Collier Scott Faircloff Jordan All 4:26 7. "Make It Last Forever" Michael, Jody, Cherie 3:23 8. "The Glory" Jody, Cherie 5:02 9. "Oxygen" Michael, Janna 4:53 10. "Love Remains" Jody 4:31 11. "Come and Fill My Heart" Michael 5:09
Collector's edition bonus track Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 12. "Beyond the Clouds" Janna, Cherie 4:22
Avalon - vocals
Dan Needham – programming (1), synthesizers (4)
Dan Muckala – programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
Blair Masters – synthesizers (2, 5), acoustic piano (5), keyboards (6, 9), additional keyboards (10)
Jeff Savage – programming (4, 7)
Bernie Herms – programming (5, 11)
Alan Pasqua – keyboards (6, 8, 9)
Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (11)
Chris Rodriguez – electric guitar (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1), acoustic guitar (4, 10)
Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (2, 6, 11), guitars (5, 10)
Michael Thompson – electric guitar (3, 6-9), acoustic guitar (9)
Tim Pierce – electric guitar (6-9), mandolin (8)
Leland Sklar – bass (6, 8, 9)
Steve Brewster – drums (5)
Neal Wilkinson – drums (6, 8, 9)
Chris McHugh – drums (11)
Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 5)
Luis Conte – percussion (6, 9)
Patrick Kiernan – violin (7)
Michael Mellett – BGV arrangements (1, 2, 4, 10)
Carl Marsh – string arrangements (5, 11)
Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (5, 11), violin (7)
The London Session Orchestra – strings (5, 11)
Brown Bannister – producer
Grant Cunningham – executive producer
Michael Mellett – vocal production (1, 2)
Steve Bishir – recording, mixing
Bill Deaton – additional engineer
Patrick Kelly – additional engineer
Russ Long – additional engineer
Hank Nirider – mix assistant
Jonathan Allen – strings recording (5, 11)
Andrew Dudman – strings recording assistant (5, 11)
Fred Paragano – digital editing
Steve Hall – mastering
Traci Bishir – production coordinator
Michelle Bentrem – production coordinating assistant
Christiév Carothers – creative direction
Jan Cook – art direction
Dan Harding – art direction, design
Matthew Barnes – photography
Gino Tanabe – stylist
Sheila Davis – grooming, make-up
Marybeth Felts – grooming, make-up
Brady Wardlaw – grooming, make-up
Proper Management – management
Oxygen was successful on Christian radio , with all of its singles reaching #1.[ 5] "The Glory," the album's first Christian adult contemporary single, was added by all 41 reporting stations its debut week. "Make It Last Forever," released simultaneously to Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR), received an initial 14 adds out of 19 reporting stations.
Oxygen sold more than 33,400 copies its first week of release,[ 6] debuting at #37 on the Billboard 200[ 7] and reached #1 on Billboard's Christian albums chart.[ 8] Both chart positions represent the highest performances on their respective charts in the group's career.
Limited edition single [ edit ]
A CD single containing four tracks was released at Christian retail as a free bonus to customers who pre-ordered the album.[ 9] The single included the album's first two singles, "The Glory" (in its radio version ) and "Make It Last Forever"; "Fly to You," from the 1999 film Jesus , also presented in its radio version; and a live version of "Testify to Love" from the group's second album, A Maze of Grace .
Track listing Title Writer(s) 1. "The Glory" (radio version) 4:19 2. "Make It Last Forever" 3:26 3. "Fly to You" (radio version) Grant Cunningham Matt Huesmann 3:52 4. "Testify to Love" (live) Henk Pool Paul Field Ralph van Manen Robert Riekerk 5:22
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