In the Hands of God is the thirteenth studio album by Christian band Newsboys. Released on 5 May 2009, it was the last album to feature singer and founding member Peter Furler until 2019's United. It is also the first album since 2003's Adoration: The Worship Album to feature guitarist Jody Davis, the first album on which keyboard player Jeff Frankenstein took on some production duties, and the first album with future lead singer Michael Tait, who guest appears on the album's titular song.
Release In the Hands of God debuted at No. 1 on the CCM charts, and No. 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking higher on the pop charts than any of their previous albums.
Track listing
Personnel Newsboys Peter Furler – lead and backing vocals Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, keyboard bass, backing vocals Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Max Hsu – keyboards Dave Perkins – guitar riffs (1) Stu G – guitar riffs (3, 4) Dave Ghazarian – guitar riffs (3, 4) Brian Gocher – guitar riffs (3, 4), string arrangements Phil Joel – backing vocals (5) Michael Tait – backing vocals (5) Christian Rowe – backing vocals (5)
Production Peter Furler – producer Jeff Frankenstein – producer, engineer Max Hsu – producer, engineer, cover photography Dale Bray – executive producer Wes Campbell – executive producer Brian Gocher – engineer Joe Baldridge – additional engineer F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon, Nashville, Tennessee Lee Bridges – editing Ainslie Grosser – editing Buckley Miller – mix assistant, editing assistant Dan Shike – mastering at Tone and Volume Mastering, Nashville, Tennessee Breezy Baldwin – design, packaging David Dobson – additional photography
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