Eye on It received mostly positive reviews from critics. Kim Jones of About.com rated the album four out of five stars, praising TobyMac's ability to provide fresh new music while staying true to his Christian base.[3] Also, AllMusic's James Christopher Monger rated the album four out of five, calling the tracks the most accessible collection by TobyMac to date.[4] Robert Ham of Christianity Today rated the album four out of five and listed "Favorite Song", "UnStoppable", and "Eye on It" as the top tracks, but said that "if there's any detriment to the album, it is that the singer and his collaborators are a little too enthusiastic about tossing every idea and interlude into these songs."[6] In addition, Matt Conner of CCM Magazine gave it the same rating, with saying that "TobyMac keeps things fun and light, summery vibe throughout."[5] New Release Tuesday's Sarah Fine gave the album 4.5 out of five stars, saying that "2012's Eye on It has taken shape not only as one of Toby’s most musically whimsical projects, but one of his most passionate."[12] Likewise, Jono Davies of Louder Than the Music gave the album the same rating, and told that "With this album you will find yourself dancing, thinking, crying and dreaming, but especially dancing."[11]Cross Rhythms' Tony Cummings gave it a similar rating, with a nine-out-of-ten, and he wrote that he was "certain there are tracks here that will connect – musically and spiritually – with people wherever they are heard, and with radio stations around the world guaranteed to play 'Eye On It' that's a lot of people."[8] Tyler Hess of Christian Music Zine gave the album a 4.25-out-of-a-five, and called the album a "top notch production."[13] Finally, George Welsted of Christian Music Review gave the album a perfect five and called it "Masterfully Composed and Fresh".[14]
However, some critics were less favorable. Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album three-point-five out of five in both reviews, with Roger Gelwicks writing that "Despite its weaknesses, Eye on It is a testament to good old-fashioned musicianship that gives credit to Whom it is due; the mark of an endearing album, no matter what the genre or time."[10] Indie Vision Music's Jonathan Andre rated the album three out of five, but praised TobyMac's ability to continually reinvent himself and speak to young people everywhere.[9] Calvin Moore of The Christian Manifesto, however, was highly negative, rating the album one-point-five out of five. The reviewer, Calvin Moore, stated that "While this project isn't everything that is wrong with Christian pop music, it is that saccharine, surface-level mediocre sound that appeals to far too many Christians. With a few exceptions, this endeavor is wholly forgettable."[7] Moore did find reason to praise "Lose Myself", feeling that it is the one track "showcases Toby Mac doing what he does well."[7]
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 69,000 copies in total. Out of these, 35,000 were digital downloads. This was TobyMac's first No. 1 and only the third Christian album to open at that position. It also was No. 1 on the Christian Albums charts.[15] According to Billboard, this was the first time a Christian album opened in the top spot on the 200 chart since LeAnn Rimes' You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs in 1997.[15] The album beat out the hip-hop group Slaughterhouse's album Welcome to: Our House.[15] In its second week of release, the album fell to No. 8 selling 26,000 copies, bringing the total to 95,000 copies.[16] The album has sold 266,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.[17]
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Eye on It is the sixth studio album by TobyMac released on August 28 2012 A deluxe version of the album was also released The album experiments more with electronic music primarily dubstep Me Without You was released as the first single from the album on June 12 2012 1 The album won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards 2 Eye on ItStudio album by TobyMacReleasedAugust 28 2012 2012 08 28 Recorded2012GenreContemporary Christian music CEDMLength43 54LabelForeFrontProducerTobyMac David Garcia Christopher Stevens Jamie Moore TelemitryTobyMac chronologyDubbed and Freq d A Remix Project 2012 Eye on It 2012 Eye m All Mixed Up 2014 Singles from Eye on It Me Without You Released June 12 2012 Steal My Show Released November 12 2012 Speak Life Released August 19 2013 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Decade end charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbout com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 CCM Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Christianity Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Christian Manifesto nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Cross Rhythms nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Indie Vision Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Jesus Freak Hideout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Louder Than the Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 New Release Tuesday nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Eye on It received mostly positive reviews from critics Kim Jones of About com rated the album four out of five stars praising TobyMac s ability to provide fresh new music while staying true to his Christian base 3 Also AllMusic s James Christopher Monger rated the album four out of five calling the tracks the most accessible collection by TobyMac to date 4 Robert Ham of Christianity Today rated the album four out of five and listed Favorite Song UnStoppable and Eye on It as the top tracks but said that if there s any detriment to the album it is that the singer and his collaborators are a little too enthusiastic about tossing every idea and interlude into these songs 6 In addition Matt Conner of CCM Magazine gave it the same rating with saying that TobyMac keeps things fun and light summery vibe throughout 5 New Release Tuesday s Sarah Fine gave the album 4 5 out of five stars saying that 2012 s Eye on It has taken shape not only as one of Toby s most musically whimsical projects but one of his most passionate 12 Likewise Jono Davies of Louder Than the Music gave the album the same rating and told that With this album you will find yourself dancing thinking crying and dreaming but especially dancing 11 Cross Rhythms Tony Cummings gave it a similar rating with a nine out of ten and he wrote that he was certain there are tracks here that will connect musically and spiritually with people wherever they are heard and with radio stations around the world guaranteed to play Eye On It that s a lot of people 8 Tyler Hess of Christian Music Zine gave the album a 4 25 out of a five and called the album a top notch production 13 Finally George Welsted of Christian Music Review gave the album a perfect five and called it Masterfully Composed and Fresh 14 However some critics were less favorable Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album three point five out of five in both reviews with Roger Gelwicks writing that Despite its weaknesses Eye on It is a testament to good old fashioned musicianship that gives credit to Whom it is due the mark of an endearing album no matter what the genre or time 10 Indie Vision Music s Jonathan Andre rated the album three out of five but praised TobyMac s ability to continually reinvent himself and speak to young people everywhere 9 Calvin Moore of The Christian Manifesto however was highly negative rating the album one point five out of five The reviewer Calvin Moore stated that While this project isn t everything that is wrong with Christian pop music it is that saccharine surface level mediocre sound that appeals to far too many Christians With a few exceptions this endeavor is wholly forgettable 7 Moore did find reason to praise Lose Myself feeling that it is the one track showcases Toby Mac doing what he does well 7 Commercial performance editThe album debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 69 000 copies in total Out of these 35 000 were digital downloads This was TobyMac s first No 1 and only the third Christian album to open at that position It also was No 1 on the Christian Albums charts 15 According to Billboard this was the first time a Christian album opened in the top spot on the 200 chart since LeAnn Rimes You Light Up My Life Inspirational Songs in 1997 15 The album beat out the hip hop group Slaughterhouse s album Welcome to Our House 15 In its second week of release the album fell to No 8 selling 26 000 copies bringing the total to 95 000 copies 16 The album has sold 266 000 copies in the US as of June 2015 17 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Me Without You Toby McKeehan David Garcia Christopher StevensDavid Garcia Toby McKeehan3 352 Steal My Show McKeehan Stevens Brandon HeathChristopher Stevens McKeehan3 323 Eye on It featuring Britt Nicole McKeehan Stevens Mike WoodsStevens McKeehan3 094 Forgiveness featuring Lecrae amp Nirva Ready McKeehan Garcia Lecrae MooreGarcia McKeehan4 165 Speak Life McKeehan Jamie Moore Ryan StevensonJamie Moore Stevens McKeehan3 266 Unstoppable featuring Blanca of Group 1 Crew McKeehan Garcia StevensGarcia Stevens McKeehan3 487 Lose Myself McKeehan Garcia StevensGarcia McKeehan4 148 Family McKeehan Cary Barlowe J MooreMoore McKeehan3 429 Thankful for You featuring Byron Mr Talkbox Chambers McKeehan Garcia StevensStevens McKeehan4 0410 Made for Me McKeehan StevensStevens McKeehan3 4211 Mac Daddy Tru s Reality McKeehan Jesse Frasure Truett McKeehanTelemitry McKeehan2 4112 Favorite Song featuring Jamie Grace McKeehan Garcia Stevens Ryan EdgarStevens McKeehan3 55Total length 43 54 Eye on It Deluxe EditionNo TitleLength13 Me Without You Capital Kings Remix 4 4914 Steal My Show Jack Shocklee Remix 2 5315 Lose Myself Capital Kings Remix 6 0316 Family Jamie Moore Remix 3 3917 LoudNClear truDog 10 Telemitry Remix 2 5318 Me Without You Telemitry Remix 4 35Personnel editToby McKeehan lead vocals background vocals Truett McKeehan lead vocal in Mac Daddy Christopher Stevens keys programming drums guitars background vocals David Garcia guitars keys programming bass drums background vocals Jamie Moore keys programming piano string arrangement background vocals Trevor Morgan guitars Tony Lucido bass Paul Mabury drums Byron Mr Talkbox Chambers talkbox Tim Rosenau guitars Jesse Frasure keys programming Mike Woods guitars background vocals Brian Haley drums Courtland Clement guitars Lecrae vocals background vocals on Forgiveness Britt Nicole vocals background vocals on Eye on It Jamie Grace vocals background vocals on Favorite Song Blanca Callahan vocals background vocals on Unstoppable Kim Flemming background vocals Jason Eskridge background vocals Nirva Ready background vocals Nancy Stevens background vocals Gabe Patillo background vocals Cameron Stevens background vocals Vicki Hampton background vocalsCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2012 Peak position Canadian Albums Billboard 18 15 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 19 84 US Billboard 200 20 1 US Christian Albums Billboard 21 1 US Top Catalog Albums Billboard 22 6 Year end charts edit Chart 2012 Position US Billboard 200 23 156 US Christian Albums Billboard 24 5 Chart 2013 Position US Billboard 200 25 169 US Christian Albums Billboard 26 4 Chart 2014 Position US Christian Albums Billboard 27 23 Decade end charts edit Chart 2010s Position US Christian Albums Billboard 28 21Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales United States RIAA 29 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Me Without You TobyMac MP3 Downloads Amazon Retrieved August 30 2012 2013 Grammy Award Winners Gospel Contemporary Christian Archived September 25 2013 at the Wayback Machine Breathecast RSS February 10 2013 Retrieved September 21 2013 a b Jones Kim TobyMac Eye On It You Blinked and tobyMac Grew Again About com The New York Times Company Archived from the original on September 10 2012 Retrieved September 4 2012 a b Monger James Christopher Eye On It AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved September 4 2012 a b Conner Matt September 1 2012 TobyMac Eye on It Forefront CCM Magazine p 58 Archived from the original on August 11 2013 Retrieved January 12 2013 a b Ham Robert August 28 2012 TobyMac Eye on It Christianity Today Christianity Today Retrieved September 4 2012 a b c Moore Calvin August 29 2012 TobyMac Eye On It The Christian Manifesto Archived from the original on July 16 2013 Retrieved September 4 2012 a b Cummings Tony September 5 2012 Review Eye On It TobyMac Jesus Freak Hideout Retrieved January 12 2013 a b Andre Jonathan August 21 2012 TobyMac Eye On It Indie Vision Music Retrieved September 4 2012 a b c Gelwicks Roger Schexnayder Nathaniel August 26 2012 July 27 2012 TobyMac Eye On It Review Jesus Freak Hideout Retrieved September 4 2012 a b Davies Jono August 31 2012 TobyMac Eye On It Louder Than the Music Retrieved January 12 2013 a b Fine Sarah August 16 2012 Another Successful Reinvention New Release Tuesday NRT Media Retrieved September 4 2012 Hess Tyler August 27 2012 Tobymac Eye On It Review Christian Music Zine Retrieved January 12 2013 Welsted George October 3 2012 Toby Mac Eye On It Christian Music Review Retrieved February 15 2013 a b c TobyMac Earns First No 1 Christian Album on Billboard 200 Since 1997 Billboard Retrieved September 5 2012 Sisario Ben September 12 2012 Matchbox Twenty Tops Album Chart NYTimes com Artsbeat blogs nytimes com Retrieved September 25 2012 Upcoming Releases Hits Daily Double HITS Digital Ventures Archived from the original on June 17 2015 tobyMac Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved July 9 2016 Swisscharts com TobyMac Eye On It Hung Medien Retrieved July 14 2016 tobyMac Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 9 2016 tobyMac Chart History Christian Albums Billboard Retrieved July 9 2016 tobyMac Chart History Top Catalog Albums Billboard Retrieved July 9 2016 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2012 Billboard Retrieved February 17 2021 Top Christian Albums Year End 2012 Billboard Retrieved February 17 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2013 Billboard Retrieved February 17 2021 Top Christian Albums Year End 2013 Billboard Retrieved February 17 2021 Top Christian Albums Year End 2014 Billboard Retrieved February 17 2021 Hot Christian Albums Decade End 2010s Billboard Retrieved November 19 2020 American album certifications TobyMac Eye On It Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 10 2016 External links editTobyMac discusses Eye On It Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eye on It amp oldid 1215308406, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
