What If We

What If We

Infobox Album
Name = What If We
Type = Album
Artist = Brandon Heath


Released = August 19, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = CCM, alternative CCM
Length =
Label = Provident
Producer = Dan Muckala
Reviews = *"Christianity Today" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2008/whatifwe.html link]
Last album = "Don't Get Comfortable"
(2006)
This album = "What If We"
(2008)
Next album =

"What If We" is the second studio album by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath. It was released on August 19, 2008 through Provident Label Group. The album debuted at #73 on the "Billboard" 200. In 2008, the album's first single "Give Me Your Eyes" stayed at number one on "R&R"'s Christian CHR chart for five weeks in a row.cite web |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/christ_chr_chart.asp |title=Christian CHR National Airplay |work=Radio & Records |accessdate=2008-09-25]

Background

Before the record's release, there was originally a batch of 40 songs prepared as possible tracks. Brandon Heath said that he and producer Dan Muckala worked closely together in the process of deciding the final 11-track list; "I'll always love the ones that got left behind too, and who knows—they may make the next record."cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2008/brandonheath-mini-0808.html |title=Brandon Heath, 08/08 |work=Christianity Today |date=2008-08-25 |author=Andy Argyrakis]

Release

"What If We" was released on August 19, 2008 through the Provident Label Group in the United States.cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=p0ljLbKQqlqJVN1dRns3khWcLSNv7xFSxNFpN92NG7f6QvJKLCYm!-402608103&pid=652819&aid=1164862 |title=Brandon Heath – What If We |work=Billboard |accessdate=2008-09-25] It debuted at #73 on the "Billboard" 200, being his first album to chart on the "200".cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=652819&model.vnuAlbumId=1164862 |title=Artist Chart History – Brandon Heath |work=Billboard |accessdate=2008-09-26] It also debuted at #3 on Nielsen SoundScan's chart for Christian albums, selling over 7,100 copies in the first week.cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Brandon.Heath/Article-578_2453.htm |title=Brandon Heath's What If We Debuts At No. 3 On Sales Chart With First Single 'Give Me Your Eyes' No. 1 On CHR Radio |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=2008-08-29 |accessdate=2008-09-26]

The album's first single "Give Me Your Eyes" was a radio single in mid-2008 and was released digitally on July 23.cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Brandon.Heath/Article-578_2374.htm |title=Brandon Heath Single Give Me Your Eyes Continues Digital Sales Streak With More Than 12,000 Downloads Since Release |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-09-26] In its first week of online release the song had made nearly 6,000 downloads. By the second week there had been another 6,700 copies sold. "Give Me Your Eyes" stayed at #1 on the iTunes top Christian songs chart for at least the first five weeks of its release, selling more than 38,000 across all digital providers by late August 2008.

Music and lyrical themes

The single "Give Me Your Eyes" has been compared to Mat Kearney's musical style, described by "Christianity Today" as "joining acoustic pop with a slight hip-hop shuffle", it's lyrics being inspired by "people-watching at an airport – pleading for God's insight and compassion when viewing others".cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2008/whatifwe.html |title=Brandon Heath – What If We |work=Christianity Today |date=August 2008 |author=Russ Breimeier |accessdate=2008-09-27]

Track listing

#"Give Me Your Eyes" – 3:52
#"Wait and See" – 3:48
#"Trust You" – 3:51
#"London" – 3:34
#"Sunrise" – 4:01
#"Sore Eyes" – 3:35
#"Love Never Fails" – 3:07
#"Listen Up" – 3:22
#"Fight Another Day" – 3:47
#"When I'm Alone" – 3:19
#"No Not One" – 3:57

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