Until the Whole World Hears

Casting Crowns' lead vocalist Mark Hall has stated that the band's songs "have always come from our ministry in the church. They start as messages on Wednesday night, things we're teaching our teenagers and their families"; ==Composition==

The overall sound of Until the Whole World Hears has been described as 'pure American rock', Every track on Until the Whole World Hears features references to Christian subjects such as God, Jesus, and salvation. "Joyful, Joyful", "Blessed Redeemer", and "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" were adopted from classic hymns. "Holy One" and "Shadow of Your Wings" are taken almost word for word from the Book of Psalms. "If We've Ever Needed You" and "Always Enough" are "darker inspirational anthems", while other songs explore themes such as repentance and forgiveness. ==Release and sales==

Until the Whole World Hears had first-week sales of 167,000 copies, Casting Crowns' best sales week to date; the album's high first-week sales enabled a No. 4 debut on the Billboard 200. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and at No. 12 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold one month after its release; by January 2015, it had reached platinum status. signifying shipments of over 1,000,000 copies. By April 2011 Until the Whole World Hears had sold over 800,000 copies, and as of March 2014 the album has sold 1.1 million copies. Billboard magazine ranked Until the Whole World Hears as the best-selling Christian album and the 37th best-selling album overall of 2010. and peaked atop the Christian Songs chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and at No. 20 on the Heatseekers Songs chart. Two other songs off the album, "To Know You" and "Joyful, Joyful", appeared on the Christian Songs chart; they peaked at numbers 27 and 3, respectively. ==Critical reception==

Until the Whole World Hears met with an overall mixed to positive response from critics. Several critics regarded the musical aspects of the album as mediocre or sub-par, Two of its three singles also received award nominations; its title track was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Record Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards, and "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" has been nominated for Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. ==Track listing==

Adapted from the album liner notes == Personnel ==

Credits adapted from the album liner notes Casting Crowns • Mark Hall – lead vocals • Megan Garrett – acoustic piano, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (9) • Hector Cervantes – electric guitar, vocals (5) • Juan DeVevo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals (5) • Melodee DeVevo – violin, backing vocals, lead vocals (11) • Chris Huffman – bass • Brian Scoggin – drums Additional performers • Joey Canaday – musician • Chad Chapin – musician • Will Denton – musician • Rob Graves – musician • Bernie Herms – musician • Bobby Huff – musician • Adam Lester – musician • Blair Masters – musician • Adam Nitti – musician • Dale Oliver – musician • John Mark Painter – musician • Pete Stewart – guitars Technical • Michael Hewitt – recording, digital editing • Sam Hewitt – recording, mixing • Dale Oliver – additional recording • Bobby Shin – string recording (1, 3) • John Mark Painter – string recording (2, 4) • Leslie Richter – string recording assistant (2, 4) • Carter Hassebroek – crowd vocal recording (1, 11) • Darren Hughes – crowd vocal recording (1, 11) • Billy Lord – crowd vocal recording (1, 11) • Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) • Natthaphol Abhigantaphand – mastering assistant • Shelley Anderson – mastering assistant • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant Production • Terry Hemmings – executive producer • Mark A. Miller – producer • Jason McArthur – A&R • Jenna Roher – A&R administration • Michelle Box – A&R production • Tim Parker – art direction, art design • David Dobson – photography • Sheila David Curtis – hair, make-up • Claire Castleman –hair assistant, make-up assistant • Stephanie McBrayer – stylist • Proper Management – management ==Charts and certifications==

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