Never Lose Sight (2016)
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Never Lose Sight is the ninth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/
worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on October 21, 2016 by sixsteps-
records/Sparrow Records/Capitol Christian Music Group. Tomlin's long-
time producer Ed Cash produced five tracks with Jeremy Edwardson
producing a majority of the album and Ross Copperman producing two
tracks.
The album's main highlight is the lead single "Good Good Father." It was
originally released as a stand alone track on digital platforms and sent to
Christian radio on October 2, 2015. The track was original recorded by
the American Christian worship band Housefires and was written by its
members Tony Brown and Pat Barrett and produced by Copperman. Tomlin
recorded his version and it became a very popular worship song. The lyrics
focus on the character of God as a loving, perfect parent and the identity
of believers as children who are unconditionally loved. "Good Good Father"
climbed to the top of the Christian music charts on Billboard, where it was
No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart for 7 weeks in February 2016 and at
No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart for a week. The song also charted on the
Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart where it peaked at No. 13.
"Good Good Father" was certified Gold in 2016, Platinum in 2018 and then
Double Platinum in September 2021 by the Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA) for sales of two million downloads. It is Tomlin's top
streamed song on Spotify with more than 260 million. At the 47th GMA
Dove Awards, "Good Good Father" was named Song of the Year and
awarded to Brown and Barrett for writing the song. It was also nominated
for Worship Song of the Year. Despite its success, the song has been
criticized for being "not identifiably Christian, completely narcissistic,
and poor poetry."
Other singles were also released including "Jesus," which was released in
July 2016, just three months prior to the album's release date and "Home,"
which was released after in October 2016. The song "Home" peaked at
No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart for 3 weeks in June 2017 and
was later Gold certified in January 2023. Featured guest artists on Never Lose
Sight are American Christian singer and American Idol finalist Danny Gokey,
Christian singer/worship leader Kim Walker-Smith, Matt Maher, Matt Redman
and Jason Ingram. The album was released in two variations: the regular 11-track standard version and the deluxe version with three extra bonus tracks including
the final track "Kyrie Eleison," which in Greek means "Lord, have mercy" and
features vocals by Tomlin, Maher, Redman and Ingram.
Never Lose Sight was Tomlin's seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard Top Christian
Albums chart where it topped for a week and it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard
200. The album sold 32,000 copies in its first week, with 30,000 of it based on
pure album sales. Never Lose Sight was Tomlin's most recent Gold-certified
album on August 29, 2022. On October 20, 2017, the album was named Worship
Album of the Year at the 48th GMA Dove Awards.
Track listing on the Deluxe Edition
1. Good Good Father (Tony Brown, Pat Barrett) -4:53
2. Jesus (Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash) -4:06
3. Impossible Things (featuring Danny Gokey) (Brenton Brown, Chris McClarney,
Ed Cash) -4:28
4. Home (Chris Tomlin, Scott Cash, Ed Cash) -3:40
5. God of Calvary (Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin) -4:44
6. He Lives (Chris Tomlin, Reuben Morgan, Ben Cantelon, Nick Herbert) -4:05
7. Glory Be (Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Jonas Myrin, Ed Cash) -4:35
8. Come Thou Fount (I Will Sing) (Robert Robinson; arranged by Chris Tomlin)
-5:00
9. Yes and Amen (Tony Brown, Nate Moore, Chris McClarney) -5:07
10. All Yours (Chris Tomlin, Reuben Morgan, Jess Cates, Jason Ingram) -3:55
11. First Love (featuring Kim Walker-Smith) (Chris Tomlin, Martin Smith, Reuben
Morgan, Kathryn Scott) -3:59
12. The God I Know (Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Ross Copperman) -4:47
13. God And God Alone (Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Jonas Myrin) -5:00
14. Kyrie Eleison (featuring Matt Maher, Matt Redman and Jason Ingram)
(Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Matt Redman, Jason Ingram) -3:52
Production credits
Ed Cash -producer (tracks 2 -4, 9 and 14)
Jeremy Edwardson -producer (tracks 2, 5 -13)
Ross Copperman -producer (tracks 1 and 13)
RIAA certifications
Never Lose Sight -Gold certified in 2022.
"Good Good Father" single -Gold certified in 2016.
Platinum certified 2x in 2021.
"Home" single -Gold certified in 2023.
Accolades
Dove Award -Worship Album of the Year (Never Lose Sight)
Radio singles
2015 -2016 "Good Good Father" -#1 Billboard Hot Christian Songs for 7 weeks,
-#1 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#5 Billboard Christian AC Airplay, -#13 Billboard
Bubbling Under Hot 100
2016 -2017 "Jesus" -#4 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#2 Billboard Christian
Airplay, -#2 Billboard Christian AC Airplay
2016 -2017 "Home" -#4 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#1 Billboard Christian
Airplay for 3 weeks, -#2 Billboard Christian AC Airplay
Previous release: Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship (2015)
Next release: Holy Roar (2018)
Listen to the album on YouTube Music containing visual, audio and lyric videos:
Watch the music video of "Good Good Father" featuring Pat Barrett here:
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