Wonder Of The World (album)
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''Wonder of the World'' is the second studio album from
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band
Rush of Fools Rush of Fools is an American Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Birmingham, Alabama. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Cont ...
. It was released on September 16, 2008 through
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and debuted at No. 187 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's first single was the title track "Wonder of the World".


Background

Rush of Fools was in studio recording for the album earlier in the year, April and May 2008, completing the process mid-year. The album's title was announced by July 2008. It was produced by Scott Davis, Jason Ingram and Rusty Varenkamp, and mixed by Lee Bridges with Tom Laune. The members of
Rush of Fools Rush of Fools is an American Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Birmingham, Alabama. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Cont ...
considered the album to be different thematically than the lyrics of their self-titled debut ''
Rush of Fools Rush of Fools is an American Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Birmingham, Alabama. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Cont ...
''. The band's guitarist and co-writer Kevin Huguley said in an interview that, "on our first album, we focused a lot on our sin—our need for grace—and the second album still has parts where we talk about our struggles, but this album focuses on the joy we have in Christ".


Music and lyrics

Kevin Huguley self-described Rush of Fools as a "little
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". The track "Never Far Away" is a love song dedicated to the band members' wives, and was written about the life of touring across the United States; "but they are never far away because of the love that God has given us for each other and ecauseour marriage relationships are in our hearts." A
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for "Never Far Away" was produced by
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and was made for
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stations, which became very popular. The song peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard''
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in 2009.


Release and reception

''Wonder of the World'' was released on September 16, 2008 and received moderate commercial success following the band's debut release ''
Rush of Fools Rush of Fools is an American Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Birmingham, Alabama. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Cont ...
''. It charted at No. 187 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in its first few weeks of release. Critical reception of the album was somewhat mixed, however.
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's review noted that, since Rush of Fools is a band based on the
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genre, there is a "higher bar to vault over".


Track listing

''Wonder of the World'' contains 11 main tracks, one bonus track which is Jamie’s rap song as the hidden track. And another track that contains 29 seconds of silence. All songs written by
Jason Ingram Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman and Point of Grace. Career Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to ...
, Kevin Huguley and Wes Willis, except where noted. #"There Is Nothing" - 3:19 #"Wonder of the World" - 3:47 #"Holy One" - 3:40 #"You Are Glory" - 3:00 #"Lose It All" - 3:10 #"Escape" - 3:17 #"The Only Thing That's Beautiful in Me" - 3:41 #"Freedom Begins Here" - 3:38 #"Tonight" - 3:48 #"No Name" (Huguley, Willis, Scott Davis - 3:26 #"Never Far Away" - 3:46 # - 0:29 #"Jamie's Rap Song" (Jamie Sharpe) - 1:44


Personnel

Rush of Fools * Wes Willis – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, gang vocals (5) * Kevin Huguley – guitars, backing vocals, gang vocals (5) * J.D. Frazier – guitars, gang vocals (5) * Jacob Chesnut – bass, gang vocals (5) * Jamie Sharpe – drums, gang vocals (5) Additional musicians * Jeremy Bose – programming (1-9, 11-13) *
Jason Ingram Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman and Point of Grace. Career Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to ...
– programming (1-9, 11-13), backing vocals (1-9, 11-13), gang vocals (5) *
Rusty Varenkamp Rusty Varenkamp is an American Christian musician, who is mainly a music producer and songwriter. He has received two GMA Dove Awards, for production, and is a Grammy Award-nominated producer and songwriter. Music career His music production son ...
– programming (1-9, 11-13) * Scotty D – programming (10) * Adam Lester – guitars (1-9, 11-13) * Matt West – drums (1-9, 11-13) * Chris Carmichael – strings (1-9, 11-13) Production * Brad Allen – A&R direction * Kevin Huguley – executive producer * Andrew Patton – executive producer * Wes Willis – executive producer * Jason Ingram – producer (1-9, 11-13) * Rusty Varenkamp – producer (1-9, 11-13), recording (1-9, 11-13), editing (1-9, 11-13) * Scotty D – producer (10), engineer (10), editing (10) * Ben Phillips – engineer (10), editing (10) * Tom Laune – mixing (1, 4, 7-9) *
F. Reid Shippen F. Reid Shippen is a mixer, engineer and producer, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has mixed a wide variety of records including '' Cosmic Hallelujah'' by Kenny Chesney, ''Lights Out'' by Ingrid Michaelson, ''The Mountain'' by Die ...
– mixing (2, 3) * Lee Bridges – mixing (5, 6, 11) *
David Zaffiro David Zaffiro is an American record producer and guitarist. Career Zaffiro began his musical pursuits with friends he met in Seattle, Washington, assisting the formation of the band Topaz and later the Crystal City Rockers. His professional caree ...
– mixing (10), additional editing (10) * Matt West – additional editing (1-9, 11-13), * Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) * Bob Morrison – production coordinator * Boyhowdy – album design * Bo Streeter – photography * Stephanie McBrayer – stylist * Patton House Entertainment – management


References

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