Momentum (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Momentum
Type = Album
Artist = tobyMac


Released = November 6 2001
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Christian hip hop
Rapcore
Christian rock
Length = 50:50
Label = ForeFront Records
Producer = Greg Ham, David Bach, Toby McKeehan, and Pete Stewart.
Reviews = * Cross Rhythms rating-10|10 [http://direct.crossrhythms.co.uk/product/4444/Toby+Mac/Momentum link]
* [http://dctalkunite.com/tobymac/momentum DcTalkUnite.com]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Momentum.asp link]
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jcfpxqu0ldke link] |
Last album =
This album = "Momentum" (2001)
Next album = "This Christmas" (2002)

"Momentum" is the first album released by Toby McKeehan under the name tobyMac. Also McKeehan is one of the three members of Christian band dc Talk, and has expressed plans to continue recording with the other dcTalk members in the future.

The album was well-received in the world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and was nominated for a Grammy when it was released in 2001. It contains a message of tolerance, in line with tobyMac's personal push for diversity in society.

Other Christian music artists to appear on this CD include Kirk Franklin ("J Train"), Joanna Valencia ("Somebody's Watching Me", "Irene", "Wondering Why", "Do You Know"), Grits ("Don't Bring Me Down"), and Adrienne Liesching ("What's Goin' Down"). This CD prompted a remix album called , which was released in 2003.

Track listing

# Get This Party Started – 2:24
# What's Goin' Down – 3:42
#: (based on the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth")
# Irene – 4:12
# Toby's Mac (Interlude) – 0:45
# J Train – 3:27
# Do You Know – 3:55
# Tru-Dog (Interlude) – 1:06
# Momentum – 3:23
# Yours – 3:52
# Quiet Storm (Interlude) – 0:34
# Wonderin' Why – 3:42
# Somebody's Watching – 3:15
# Triple Skinny (Interlude) – 0:32
# Love is in the House – 5:18
# Extreme Days – 3:40
# Don't Bring Me Down (Interlude) – 2:02
# In The Air – 4:02
# Afterword (Interlude) – 1:02

Credits

* Tobymac - Producer, vocals
* Michael-Anthony "Mooki" Taylor - Co-Producer, keyboards, Drum Programming, additional vocals
* Pete Stewart - Co-Producer, guitars, bass, additional vocals
* Jeff Savage - Co-Producer, Synthesizer, B3, keyboards, bass, turntables, additional vocals
* Joanna Valencia - Vocals on "Irene", "Do You Know", "Wonderin' Why", and "Somebody's Watching"
* Kirk Franklin - Vocals on "J-Train"
* Dave Wyatt - Keyboards
* DJ Form - DJ
* Brian Haley - drums
* John Painter - Bass, horns, strings
* Brian Hayes - Drums
* Michael Ripoli - Guitar
* Tony Lucido - Bass
* Scott Savage - percussion
* Otto Price - Bass
* Micah Wilshire - Guitar
* Barry Graul - Guitar
* Rick "Mayday" May - Drums
* DJ Maj - DJ
* Jon Knox - Drums
* Todd Collins - Keyboards, synthesizer, additional vocals
* Glenn Galaxy - Guitar, synthesizer
* Rafter - Guitar, synthesizer
* Eric "Big E" Lautenbach - Keyboard Spice
* Adrienne Liesching - Additional Vocals
* Nirva Dorsaint - Additional Vocals
* Chad Chapin - Additional Vocals
* Randy Crawford - Additional Vocals
* Jason Eskridge - Additional Vocals
* Marcello Pennell - Additional Vocals

Miscellanea

* The song "Yours" was the entrance theme used by wrestler Sting in his return to TNA Wrestling at Final Resolution 2006, and then in the January 28 edition of "TNA iMPACT!" when he announced his "final goodbye". It has also been used on the soundtrack for the recent Xbox 360 release Crackdown.
* "Somebody's Watching" appeared on WOW 2002.
* "Irene" appeared on WOW 2003.
*The song "Yours" made it to the Top 5 on [http://www.christianrock.net/index.asp ChristianRock.net] .
* "Don't Bring Me Down" isn't a true interlude, as it is actually the second half of the song "Universal and Worldwide" by the Christian hip hop duo Grits. It first appeared on their 1995 release "Mental Releases" on Gotee Records. Both members of Grits were once backup dancers for dc talk, Toby Mac's original group.
*Samples of WWE's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin can be heard in the song "Extreme Days".

External links

* [http://www.tobymac.com tobyMac]
* [http://www.forefrontrecords.com ForeFront Records]
* [http://www.dctalk.com dc Talk]