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''Undone'' is the third studio album by Christian rock band MercyMe. It was produced by Pete Kipley and released on April 20, 2004 on INO Records. Following the success of MercyMe's previous studio efforts, they were given significantly more resources with which to develop the album and brought in a sixth member, guitarist Barry Graul. Unlike the band's previous songwriting style, which was to write the lyrics first, they wrote the music for the songs on the album before writing the lyrics. The album has a pop rock and adult contemporary sound, while the lyrics are personal and convey Christian themes. ''Undone'' received generally favorable reviews from critics with many praising the album's personal style, although some critics argued the album's songwriting and sound were too similar to MercyMe's previous efforts. It won the GMA Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. In the United States, ''Undone'' debuted at number twelve on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number one on the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums chart, selling over 55,000 copies in its first week. It spent a total of two weeks atop the Christian Albums chart and was the fifth-best selling Christian album of 2004 and the fourteenth best-selling Christian album of 2005. ''Undone'' has sold over 627,000 albums in the United States and was the thirty-eighth best-selling Christian album of the 2000s. Three official singles were released from ''Undone''. "Here with Me", the album's lead single, was released to Christian and mainstream radio, peaking at number one on the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts as well as at number twelve on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. The second single from the album, "Homesick", peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts and at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. The third single, "In The Blink Of An Eye", peaked at number one on the Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts. ==Background and recording== Following the success of the band's previous albums ''Almost There'' and ''Spoken For'', MercyMe was given "significantly" more resources to develop their next record by their record label, INO Records. Although they decided not to alter their Christian approach to songwriting, live performances, and interviews, they opted to work with outside songwriters on the album, employed the London Symphony Orchestra to play strings on several tracks, and added a sixth member to the band, guitarist Barry Graul. Additionally, MercyMe wrote and recorded the music for ''Undone'' before they wrote any of the lyrics. Lead singer Bart Millard noted that by using this method, instead of his lyrics swaying the musical elements of the song, the music acted as "a canvas with which to write (lyrics )".〔 He elaborated that "We’ve been making records for 10 years, so anything that sparks creativity... is very much welcomed". The title of the album was inspired by "the unexpected twists and turns in the band's journey"; Millard commented that "We had our plans for what we were going to do; but when the bigger picture happened, all of our plans came unraveled. We don’t know what tomorrow will hold. When you make your own plans, you suddenly find yourself undone; and that’s exactly where God wants us in the first place". ''Undone'' was produced by Pete Kipley and was recorded by F. Reid Shippen, Mike O' Connor, and Steve Bishir; recording took place at Blueberry Hill, Sound Stage, Abbey Road, The Indigo Room, Maximedia, Luminous Sound, and The Schwoodio. Mixing was conducted by F. Reid Shippen and Lee Bridges, while mastering was done by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.〔 The string tracks on "Homesick", "Where You Lead Me", "Unaware", and "Here with Me" were arranged by Rob Mathes and recorded by Simon Rhodes and Andrew Dudman at Abbey Road. The cello on "Keep Singing" was performed by Matt Slocum.〔 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「Undone (MercyMe album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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