''Life Changing'' is the third studio album by the
contemporary gospel
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singer
Smokie Norful. The album was released on October 3, 2006, through
EMI Gospel
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.
Track listing
# "Celebrate"
(Norful, Tyson) - 4:04
# "Um Good"
(Bady) - 4:46
# "Great & Mighty"
(Bady) - 4:15
# "Run Til I Finish"
(Norful) - 3:07
# "In Time"
(Norful, Tyson) - 4:14
# "More Than Anything"
(Myron Butler
Myron Demond Butler (born July 27, 1974) is a gospel musician, record producer, singer-songwriter, music director, vocalist, organist and pianist. Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi. Since 1997, he' ...
, Norful) - 4:22
# "Where Would I Be?"
(Norful) - 4:44
# "Put Your Hands Together"
(Bell, Norful) - 3:46
# "Right Now"
(White, Woods) - 4:57
# "Run to You"
(Friedman, Rich) - 4:39
# "Celebrate (Reprise)""
(Norful, Tyson) - 1:01
Awards
At the
38th GMA Dove Awards
The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25, 2007 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2006. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Brian Littrell, Natalie Grant, and ...
, the album was nominated for a
Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year.
Chart performances
In the USA, the album peaked at #56 on
''Billboard'' 200, #7 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #5 on Billboard's Christian Albums, and #2 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed for 68 weeks on the Gospel Albums charts and 30 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. The songs "Celebrate" and "Um Good" peaked at #23 and #2 on Billboard's Gospel Songs chart.
[ ''Life Changing''on '' Billboard'']
References
External links
''Life Changing''in
Amazon.com
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2006 albums
Smokie Norful albums
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