''Better Questions'' is a

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to w ...

album by

Todd Agnew Todd Wilson Agnew (born March 15, 1971, in Dallas, Texas) is a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter. Musical career Agnew's best-known song is " Grace Like Rain", a version of " Amazing Grace", which was featured on his first album, ...

. His fourth label album, it was released on Ardent Records on July 17, 2007. It features single "Our Great God" (originally by

Fernando Ortega Juan Fernando Ortega Work ID No. 332498534 (born March 2, 1957) is a singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted both for his interpretations of many traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus", "Be Thou My Vision" ...

and

Mac Powell Mac Powell (born Johnny Mac Powell; December 25, 1972), originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee, with both of them being ...

Third Day Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the ...

) with special guest fellow Christian artist

Rebecca St. James Rebecca Jean Fink (; born 26 July 1977), known professionally as Rebecca Jean or Rebecca St. James, is an Australian Christian pop rock singer, songwriter and actress. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first ...

. The album also features "Be With You", a song originally by

Rich Mullins Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by ''CCM ...

and "Martyr's Song" which appeared as a CD single that Agnew recorded for

Ted Dekker Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an American author of Christian mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including ''Thr3e'', '' Obsessed'', and the ''Circle Series''. Biography Dekker was born in Netherlands New Guinea shortly after it h ...

's book by the same name. ''Better Questions'' features twelve other songs. The Special Edition comes with a DVD containing studio footage and Todd's explanation of the meaning of the album, as well as other contents.

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Agnew, except where noted. # "Prelude" – 1:06 # "Still Has a Hold" – 3:58 # "Least of These" – 3:44 # "If You Wanted Me" – 4:36 # "Our Great God" (

) – 5:02 # "Lovers in Our Heads" – 5:35 # "Peace On Earth" (Agnew, Benton A. James) – 3:25 # "Funny" – 3:30 # "Don't Say a Word" – 3:08 # "War Inside" – 2:56 # "Martyr's Song" – 6:15 # "On a Corner in Memphis" – 5:31 # "Family" – 4:44 # "Preachers and Thieves" – 3:41 # "Can I Be With You" (

, Justin Peters) – 6:28 # "Silence" – 1:00 # "Glorious Day" (

John Wilbur Chapman John Wilbur Chapman (June 17, 1859, Richmond, Indiana – December 25, 1918, New York, New York) was a Presbyterian evangelist in the late 19th century, generally traveling with gospel singer Charles Alexander. His parents were Alexander H. ...

, Michael Bleecker) – 4:54

Personnel

Musicians * Todd Agnew – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *

Rick Steff Rick Steff is a Memphis keyboard artist who has recorded with bands such as Lucero, Cat Power, Dexys Midnight Runners, and Hank Williams Jr. Rick's father is Dick Steff, a trumpet player who appeared on many songs with Elvis Presley, and Dusty S ...

–

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(6, 9),

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(9, 12, 13) * Steve Selvidge –

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(2), electric guitar (3–6, 11, 13, 15) * Jason Rooney – guitar solo (5), electric guitar (10) * Mabon "Teenie" Hodges – electric guitar (7) *

Paul Moak Paul Moak (born July 8, 1979) is an American producer, engineer, mixer, and multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Biography Paul Greer Moak, III was born in Jackson, MS on July 8, 1979. He learned music at a young a ...

– electric guitar (7, 11, 14) * Jack Holder – electric guitar (8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14) * Dave Smith – bass (2–15) * Kim Trammell – drums (2–15), drum loops (7) *

John Hampton John Stephen Hampton (c. 1806 – 1 December 1869) was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868. Early life Little is known of John Hampton's early life. His death certificate states that he was born in 1810, but other evidence sugges ...

– percussion (7, 9, 13) * Tommy Burroughs – fiddle (2) * Jonathan Kirkscey – cello (5, 6), string arrangements (5, 6) * Jennifer Puckett – viola (5, 6) * Roy Brewer – violin (5, 6) * Jessica Munson – violin (5, 6) * Jonathan Rathbone – string arrangements (11) * Joni McCabe – conductor (11) *

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– strings (11) * Candace Bennett – backing vocals (2) *

– guest vocals (5) * Joy Whitlock – backing vocals (6, 14) * Benton A. James (of

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) – guest rap (7) * Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (12) * John Hampton – group vocals (2), spoken word (10) * Adam Hill – group vocals (2, 13) * Candace Bennett – choir (5), spoken word (10), group vocals (15) * Bethany Chu – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Jonathan Chu – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Amber Ramsey – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Rob Ramsey – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Cody Spriggs – choir (5), spoken word (10), group vocals (15) * Grace Spriggs – choir (5), spoken word (10), group vocals (15) * David Tillman – choir (5, 11), group vocals (15) * Brian Wilson – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Leslie Wilson – choir (5), group vocals (15) * Jason Gillespie – spoken word (10), group vocals (13) * Elizabeth Montgomery – spoken word (10) * Aislynn Rappé – spoken word (10), choir (11) * Judy Stephens – spoken word (10) * Curry Weber – spoken word (10), group vocals (13) * Joy Whitlock – spoken word (10) * Clay Crosse – choir (11) * Jenny Hendrix – choir (11) * Chris Long – choir (11) * Tim Nicholson – choir (11) * Lisa Pesnell – choir (11) * Ashley Pyron – choir (11) * Lucas Peterson – group vocals (13) * Children's Choir (11) ** Dean Beckford ** Jules Jordan ** Bridge Leigh ** Jesse Lipscomb ** Anna Claire Sneed ** Chase Waldrip Production * Todd Agnew – producer, art direction * John Hampton – producer, mixing * Curry Weber – engineer (1–4, 6, 8–17) * Ainslie Grosser – engineer (5) * Jeremy Denman – engineer (7) * Adam Hill – assistant engineer, mix assistant * Kevin Nix – mastering * Bethany Newman – design, layout * Ben Pearson – photography

References

External links

Review at CBNMusic.com

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