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''Spoken For'' is the second studio album by Christian rock band MercyMe. Released on October 1, 2002, ''Spoken For'' sold 28,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' 200; it also peaked at number 2 on the Christian Albums chart and number 6 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. The album received a generally positive reception from critics, some of whom praised the album as being both a lyrical and musical progression from their debut album ''Almost There''. Several critics also noted a shift in sound from ''Almost There'', describing ''Spoken For'' as having a roots rock sound. At the 34th GMA Dove Awards, ''Spoken For'' was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year; the album was certified Gold by the RIAA in October 2003. Three singles were released in promotion of ''Spoken For''. The lead single and title track, "Spoken For", peaked at number 1 on the ''Radio & Records'' Christian AC and INSPO charts. The second single from the album, "Word of God Speak", spent a record 23 weeks at the top of the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs chart, and also topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian AC chart and the ''Radio & Records'' Christian AC and INSPO charts. "The Change Inside of Me" was released as the final single from the album, and peaked at number 8 on the ''Radio & Records'' Christian CHR chart. ==Background and recording== All songs on the album were written and composed by MercyMe personnel, Bart Millard, Jim Bryson, Robby Shaffer, Mike Scheuchzer, Nathan Cochran, and Pete Kipley. Mark Stuart also contributed to "All the Above". Discussing the progression from MercyMe's first album ''Almost There'' to the songs on ''Spoken For'', MercyMe's lead singer Bart Millard said in an interview: "Our goal early on was to make sure our songs were 'singable' and make sure they fit on power point because we wanted to write songs for corporate worship. Spoken For is filled with songs that I pray the church will use." He added that this album leaned more toward rock than ''Almost There''. Millard said of the origin of the album title: "Over the last year I’ve been consumed with the idea that God is so crazy in love with us—just knowing that we are part of something bigger and we worship a God who’s in complete control no matter how good or bad things get. The phrase "spoken for" really stuck with me."〔 ''Spoken For'' was recorded in several locations: Luminous Sound in Dallas, Texas, The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, Indigo Room in Franklin, Tennessee, HydeAway Sound Lab in Jeckyll Island, Georgia, The Scwoodio in Greenville, Texas, Mountain View Recorders in Glorieta, New Mexico, and Playground Recording in Wylie, Texas.〔 It was mastered by Richard Dodd at Vital Recordings,〔 and mixed by F. Reid Shippen at Recording Arts in Nashville, Tennessee,〔 with the exceptions of "All Because of This", "Word of God Speak, and "Love of God", (which were mixed at Salvo Mix by Salvo),〔 and "Go" (which was mixed by J. R. McNeely).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spoken For」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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