Portable Sounds

Infobox Album |
Name = (portable sounds)
Type = Album
Artist = tobyMac


Released = flagicon|USA February 20, 2007
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Christian hip hop
Funk
Christian rock
CCM
Length = 48:34
Label = ForeFront Records
Producer = Toby McKeehan
Christopher Stephens
David Wyatt
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfqxqqrldfe link]
*Christianity Today Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/portablesounds.html link]
*Cross Rhythms rating-10|9 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Toby_Mac/Portable_Sounds/22247/ link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/PortableSounds.asp link]
Last album = "Renovating Diverse City"
(2005)
This album = "Portable Sounds"
(2007)
Next album = "Portable Sounds: Deluxe Edition"
(2007)
Misc = | Misc =

"Portable Sounds" is the third full-length studio album, from Christian artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007. The album contains the singles "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World (featuring Siti Monroe)". This album took a slightly different direction than tobyMac's previous hip hop efforts, having more of a pop sound. When the album was released on iTunes, users were able to download a behind-the-scenes making of the album video, a digital booklet, and an acoustic version of "Made to Love."

Track listing

# "One World" (Featuring Siti Monroe) – 3:50
# "Made to Love" – 3:50
# "Boomin'/Opera Trip Interlude" – 4:02
# "I'm for You" – 3:47
# "Face of the Earth/Chuck @ Artist Development Interlude" – 4:38
# "No Ordinary Love" (Featuring Nirva) – 3:16
# "Ignition" – 3:53
# "Hype Man (truDog '07) [feat. truDog] " – 1:41
# "Suddenly" – 3:40
# "All In (Letting Go)/Mr. Talkbox Interlude" – 4:33
# "Feelin' So Fly" – 3:49
# "No Signal" – 1:11
# "Lose My Soul" (Featuring Kirk Franklin And Mandisa/Time Warp) – 6:17

Charts

The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200, tobyMac's highest chart position as a solo artist, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003551449 "Norah Stays Tight At No. 1 Amidst Slow Sales Week"] , Billboard.com, February 28, 2007.] In its second week on the Billboard 200, Portable Sounds fell to #38, in its third week to #47, and in its fourth week it fell to #63. As of December 2007, it has sold 300,000+ copies.fact|date=March 2008

Album Chart

ong Chart

ingles

*"Made To Love" reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also was #1 for 9 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio (CHR) Chart and was the seccond most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007. [http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs] , R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6 2008] It reached #3 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

*"Boomin" was an underground single. It is the only single to get an official music video. This video won a GMA Dove award. On radio it charted only on the lower half of R&R's Christian Rock Radio Chart.

*"I'm For You" reached #2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It also was #1 for 8 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart and was the third most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007. It reached #10 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

*"One World" reached #10 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also #1 for 3 non consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart.

*"Lose My Soul" reached #7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. The single has not yet peaked.

Deluxe Edition CD/DVD

A Deluxe Edition of "Portable Sounds" was released on October 23, 2007. The Deluxe Edition includes the original CD, plus a DVD containing all five music videos and behind-the-scenes footage.

References

External links

* [http://www.tobymac.com tobyMac.com]
* [http://www.portablesounds.tv/ "Portable Sounds" webpage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tobymac tobyMac's MySpace, where songs are posted]