Change Your World

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Change Your World is a 1992 album by Contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith.

Change Your World
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	September 1, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	50:46
Label	Reunion
Producer	Mark Heimermann, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Scott MacLeod, Trace Scarborough, Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith chronology
Go West Young Man (1990) Change Your World (1992) The Wonder Years (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Picture Perfect"	Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick	4:00
2.	"Love One Another"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:55
3.	"I Will Be Here for You"	M. Smith, Diane Warren	4:35
4.	"Color Blind"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Dann Huff	5:17
5.	"Somewhere Somehow"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant, David Foster	4:17
6.	"Cross of Gold"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:36
7.	"Out of This World"	M. Smith, Grant, Beverly Darnall, Deborah D. Smith	4:25
8.	"Somebody Love Me"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick	4:00
9.	"Give It Away"	M. Smith, Kirkpatrick, Grant	5:08
10.	"I Wanna Tell the World"	M. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan	4:29
11.	"Friends^[a]"	M. Smith, D. Smith	4:40

Personnel

• Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Fender Rhodes (4), synthesizer (7), acoustic piano (7)
• Mark Heimmerman – additional keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), drum programming (1, 4, 6, 10), backing vocals (2, 3, 8–11), keyboards (10)
• Brian Tankersley – additional programming (1, 6), drum programming (9)
• Mike Lawler – additional keyboards (2, 3, 9, 10)
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (4, 6, 9)
• Scott McLeod – synthesizer (7), synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
• Trace Scarborough – synthesizer (7), synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
• Dann Huff – guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
• George Cocchini – guitar (1, 10)
• Jerry McPherson – guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Jackie Street – bass (1, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (2, 9)
• Gary Lunn – bass (3, 5, 11)
• Tommy Sims – bass (4)
• Joe Houge – drum programming (2)
• Mark Hammond – drum programming (3, 11)
• Steve Brewster – drums (4, 5, 8)
• Toby McKeehan – drum programming (4, 10), vocal flavor (10)
• Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9, 11)
• Dan Higgins – saxophones (4)
• Barry Green – trombone (3, 6)
• Chris McDonald – trombone (3, 6), horn arrangements (3, 6)
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (4)
• Mike Haynes – trumpet (3, 6)
• George Tidwell – trumpet (3, 6)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (4)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (4), horn arrangements (4)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
• Michael Black – backing vocals (1–4, 7–10)
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10)
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (2, 3, 8–11),
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
• Chris Willis – backing vocals (4)
• The Music City Mass Choir – choir (4)
• Amy Grant – lead vocals (5)
• Greg Barnhill – backing vocals (6)
• Bob Carlisle – backing vocals (6)
• Joey Jelf – backing vocals (6)
• Carl Lucero – backing vocals (7)
• Angelo Petrucci – backing vocals (7)
• Veronica Petrucci – backing vocals (7)
• Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (9)
• Ricky D – backing vocals (9)
• Jan Harris – backing vocals (9)
• Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (9)
• Kevin Max Smith – backing vocals (9)
• Kim Smith – backing vocals (9)
• Michael Tait – backing vocals (9)
• The Christ Church Choir – choir (9)

Production

• Producers – Mark Heimmerman and Michael W. Smith
• Executive Producer – Michael Blanton
• John Kalodner – John Kalodner
• Vocal Production – Wayne Kirkpatrick
• Additional production on "Out of This World" – Trace Scarborough and Scott McLeod
• Engineered by JB
• Additional Engineers – Keith Compton, Lynn Fuston, Humberto Gatica, Patrick Kelly, Brent King, Bryan Lenox, Alejandro Rodriguez, Tony Sheppard, Penn Singleton, Brian Tankersley and Bill Warner.
• Assistant Engineers – Jeff Baggett, Mark Capps, David Hall, Keith Kregsi, David Murphy, Greg Parker, Darren Smith, Aaron Swihart and Martin Woodlee.
• Strings recorded by JB and Brent King
• Horns on "Color Blind" recorded by Humberto Gatica
• Recorded at Deer Valley and Classic Recording Studio (Franklin, TN); The Benson Company, Javelina Recording Studios, The Master's Touch, Skylab Recording, Soundshop Recording, OmniSound and Quad Studios (Nashville, TN); Devonshire Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed by Humberto Gatica
• Mix Assistant – Alejandro Rodriguez
• Mixed at Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN), Emerald Sound (Nashville, TN) and Ground Control (Santa Monica, CA).
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Mastering Supervisor – David Donnelly
• Creative Direction – Robin Sloane
• Art Direction – Janet Wolsborn
• Photography – Timothy White
• Photography Coordination – Sofie Howard

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	86
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1

References

1. Change Your World at AllMusic
2. "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
3. "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

Note

1. "Friends" first appeared on Smith's debut album, Michael W. Smith Project.