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''Speaking Louder than Before'' is the sixth studio album from
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musician
Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is an American Contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter from Lafayette, Indiana. He has released eleven albums, four of them RIAA certification, RIAA-certified as Music ...
. It was released on November 24, 2008, and entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 38.


Background

In May 2008, Camp went into the studio to begin recording the album. ''Speaking Louder Than Before'' was recorded over five days, with Camp spending 12 hours in the studio each day. He co-produced the album with
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. Camp has said that ''Speaking Louder Than Before'' has a different theme to his previous releases and that he has "a more clear-cut purpose and vision of what I'm meant to do ... I see the hurt, the lack of direction, in this new generation. I always had a passion for youth, but this album is really aimed at them." Referring to the album's title and theme, he said, "I have walked through the valleys, the mountains, and plains. That's why I'm speaking up, that's why I'm speaking now and loud."


Promotion and release

The first single "
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" was released around early September. It was the most-added song at ''R&R'''s AC and CHR charts, and it was also the highest-debuting track in its first week of entering the chart. The song was digitally released on September 23. The album itself was subsequently released in the United States on November 24, 2008. It debuted at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with 32,700 copies sold in the first week. ''Speaking Louder Than Before'' also reached number one at ''Billboards
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, and in its first week became Camp's highest-charting album to date. "There Will Be a Day" reached number one at
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radio on November 28, and stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks. A special edition of the album was released on December 5, which included a DVD with an hour of in-studio video footage, a booklet containing journal entries from Camp, a sticker, three art cards and a silicone bracelet.


Track listing


Personnel

* Jeremy Camp – lead and backing vocals * Blair Masters – keyboards, acoustic piano,
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– guitars * Jerry McPherson – guitars * Scott Denté – acoustic guitar (12) * Matt Pierson – bass * Dan Needham – drums (1-4, 6-9, 12) *
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– drums (5, 10, 11) *
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– percussion * Richie Peña – loops (8) * Matt Balm – backing vocals * Luke Brown – backing vocals * Adie Camp – backing vocals * Jean-Luc Lajoie – backing vocals String Section (Tracks 4, 5, 7) * Phillip Keveren – string arrangements (4, 7) * Don Chapman – string arrangements (5) * Monisa Angell, John Catchings, Janet Darnall, Jim Grosjean, Sarighani Reist, Pamela Sixfin and Karen Winklemann – string players


Production

* Brandon Ebel – executive producer * Tyson Paoletti – executive producer, A&R * Brown Bannister – producer, overdub recording * Jeremy Camp – co-producer * Steve Bishir – recording * Colin Heldt – recording assistant * Mike Carr – recording assistant * Billy Whittington – additional engineer, digital editing * Kent Hooper – additional engineer, digital editing * Ron Robinson – additional engineer, digital editing * Craig Swift – additional engineer, digital editing * Dave Dillbeck – additional engineer, digital editing * F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1-3, 5-12) at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) * Buckley Miller – mix assistant (1-3, 5-12) * J.R. McNeely – mixing ("There Will Be a Day") at Elm South Studios (Franklin, Tennessee) *
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– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) * Ryan Clark – art direction and design for Invisible Creature, Inc. * Dave Hill – photography


Accolades

In 2010, the album was nominated for a
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for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the
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.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
on
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(February 18, 2010)


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


References

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