Tonight (TobyMac album)
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Tonight is the fourth solo album from the Christian
pop
–hip hop
artist TobyMac
. It is the follow-up album to his 2007 release Portable Sounds
, and was released on February 9, 2010. The Deluxe Version of the album will contain a DVD containing interviews with Toby about the songs on the record, the making of this record and an inside look at the Diverse City Band. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
, selling 79,000 units in its first week. As of early November 2010, the album has sold over 315,000 copies.
" was released as the album's lead single in August 2009; it peaked at #1 on Billboard
magazine's Hot Christian Songs
chart in October 2009.
"Showstopper" has been used as part of the NFL Thursday Night Football Promotional material. and the 2009 World Series
. It is also the official theme song for the WWE
Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per View event. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian.
tobyMac has announced the "Awake Tonight Tour" with Skillet
and House of Heroes
in support of the album.
"Showstopper" and "Funky Jesus Music" were both added to the Winter Wonder Slam 09 tour as new songs.
"Get Back Up" followed Jan. 26th as the second single. TobyMac donated 100% of his artist royalties from the first week sales of the single to relief efforts for Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
that devastated the country.
"Tonight" was used as the theme music for MLB Network's spring training team preview show "30 Clubs in 30 Days"
"Tonight" was used in a commercial for the show "America's Got Talent"
There is also a music video for the song, "Tonight".
. The songs "Get Back Up", "Tonight" and "Showstopper
" were also nominated.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
–hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist TobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
. It is the follow-up album to his 2007 release Portable Sounds
Portable Sounds
Portable Sounds is the third full-length studio album from Christian pop rock and hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007, and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Lose My Soul", "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World "...
, and was released on February 9, 2010. The Deluxe Version of the album will contain a DVD containing interviews with Toby about the songs on the record, the making of this record and an inside look at the Diverse City Band. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 79,000 units in its first week. As of early November 2010, the album has sold over 315,000 copies.
Recording process
When asked about the album by stereotruth.net Toby had the following to say about the emotions that went into producing it; "The recording process means a lot to me, and I don’t approach what I do haphazardly. I have a lot of passion when it comes to my records. I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but there’s this range of emotions that come with making a record. Music is something that can actually open people’s minds to who God is. Music will never change the world, but God can choose to use music, and that’s what I count on. I want my songs to be said in a way that anyone can relate to them. I want them to move people’s lives forward; move people toward God, and if I’m accomplishing that, whether or not anyone loves this record, as long as I feel like that is what I’m doing, then I feel like my job is done."Release and promotion
"City on Our KneesCity on Our Knees
"City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's...
" was released as the album's lead single in August 2009; it peaked at #1 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine's Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs
Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....
chart in October 2009.
"Showstopper" has been used as part of the NFL Thursday Night Football Promotional material. and the 2009 World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
. It is also the official theme song for the WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per View event. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian.
tobyMac has announced the "Awake Tonight Tour" with Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
and House of Heroes
House of Heroes
House of Heroes is an alternative rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They were also known by the name No Tagbacks. They are generally considered to be Christian rock, though their lyrics are not always transparently Christian...
in support of the album.
"Showstopper" and "Funky Jesus Music" were both added to the Winter Wonder Slam 09 tour as new songs.
"Get Back Up" followed Jan. 26th as the second single. TobyMac donated 100% of his artist royalties from the first week sales of the single to relief efforts for Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
that devastated the country.
"Tonight" was used as the theme music for MLB Network's spring training team preview show "30 Clubs in 30 Days"
"Tonight" was used in a commercial for the show "America's Got Talent"
There is also a music video for the song, "Tonight".
Track listing
- "Tonight" (featuring John CooperJohn Cooper (musician)John Landrum Cooper , professionally credited as John L. Cooper, is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and bassist of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet since 1996.-Seraph:...
of SkilletSkillet (band)Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
) (4:20) - "Get Back Up" (3:14)
- "Funky Jesus Music" (featuring Beckah Shae & Siti Monroe) (3:20)
- "City on Our KneesCity on Our Knees"City on Our Knees" is a song by contemporary Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight, which was released in 2010. It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's...
" (4:27) - "ShowStopperShowStopper (song)"Showstopper" is a Contemporary Christian song by TobyMac and the second single from his album Tonight.-Meaning:Toby says that the song is about who and when is going to stop the show. The song has already been noticed as a crowd-pleasing hit....
" (2:51) - "Changed Forever" (featuring Nirva Ready) (3:36)
- "Hold On" (4:00)
- "Loud'N'Clear" (TruDog '10) (1:35)
- "Hey Devil" (3:15)
- "Wonderin'" (featuring Matt ThiessenMatt ThiessenMatthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
of Relient KRelient KRelient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
) (3:40) - "Captured" (3:38)
- "Start Somewhere" (3:36)
- "Break Open the Sky" (featuring Israel HoughtonIsrael Houghton-Other recordings :* "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 * "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions * "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer...
) (6:14)- Hidden track: "Funky Jesus Music Remix" (featured after some silence after "Break Open the Sky" on regular CD)
Remixes on Deluxe CD
- [Tr# 14] "Captured (KP Remix)"
- [Tr# 15] "Hold On (Telemitry Remix)"
- [Tr# 16] "Tonight (New Day Remix)"
- [Hidden Track after some silence at the end of Tr# 16] "Funky Jesus Music (Remix)"
Awards
The album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards42nd GMA Dove Awards
The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 20, 2011 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will be broadcast on gmc on April 24, 2011. It will be hosted by Sherri Shepherd from The Newlywed Game....
. The songs "Get Back Up", "Tonight" and "Showstopper
ShowStopper (song)
"Showstopper" is a Contemporary Christian song by TobyMac and the second single from his album Tonight.-Meaning:Toby says that the song is about who and when is going to stop the show. The song has already been noticed as a crowd-pleasing hit....
" were also nominated.
Personnel
- Toby McKeehanToby McKeehanToby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
- Vocals, Programming - Christopher Stevens - Guitars, Programming, Keys, Drums, Background Vocals
- David Wyatt - Programming, Keys
- Cary BarloweCary BarloweCary Barlowe is a songwriter, guitarist and artist who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.Barlowe is a member of the rock band Luna Halo with his brother Nathan Barlowe, Jonathan Smith, and Victor Broden....
- Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Tim Rosenau - Guitars, Trumpet
- Jesse Frasure - Programming, Keys, Background Vocals
- Brian Haley - Drums
- Justin York - Guitars
- Tony Lucido - Bass
- Byron "Mr.Talkbox" Chambers - Talkbox
- Jamie Moore - Programming
- Wendell Henry - Drums
- Paul Moak - Electric Guitar
- Michael Ripoll - Guitars
- Mike Payne - Guitar, Banjo, Electric Guitar
- Taylor Stevens - Piano
- Adam Nitti - Bass
- DJ MajDJ MajMike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys...
- DJ - Sammy Sylvester - Bass, Electric Guitar
- Leif Shires - Trumpet
- Craig Swift - Saxophone
- Kenn Hughes - Trombone
- Nirva Dorsaint-Ready - Background Vocals
- Gabriel Patillo - Background Vocals
- Jason Eskridge - Background Vocals
- Siti Monroe - Background Vocals
- Matthew Thiessen - Background Vocals on Wonderin
- Ayiesha WoodsAyiesha WoodsAyiesha Woods is a contemporary Christian musician signed to Gotee Records. She has released two studio albums on Gotee: Introducing Ayiesha Woods and Love Like This . Woods is known for the hit songs "Happy" and "Big Enough" from her debut album...
- Background Vocals - Jovaun Woods - Background Vocals