Michael W. Smith - Michael W. Smith II (1984) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4

1. Michael W. Smith - A Way (0:00)
2. Michael W. Smith - I Am Sure (3:49)
3. Michael W. Smith - End Of The Book (8:32)
4. Michael W. Smith - I'm Up (12:40)

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Michael W. Smith 2 is the second album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Released in February 1984, "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna" were released to Christian radio. Among the musicians who contributed to the recording, Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello went on to form the band Giant. Huff was also a founding member of the CCM band White Heart. The album would win him his first Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Male in 1985.

Personnel:
Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, synthesizers (1-10), electric piano (1, 7, 8), background vocals (2-5, 7, 8), vocoder (3, 4, 7, 9), acoustic piano (4)
Shane Keister – additional synthesizers (5, 8, 9)
Dann Huff – guitars (1-4, 6-10)
Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1, 6)
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 7-10), Minimoog (7)
Mark Hammond – Roland TR-909 drum machine (1), Simmons drums (1, 6)
Paul Leim – drums (2, 3, 4, 7-10), LinnDrum (2, 7, 9)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1-4, 6-9)
Gary Chapman – background vocals (1, 8)
Ron Downey – background vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
David Durham – background vocals (2, 5, 10)
Chris Harris – background vocals (3, 10)
Gary Pigg – background vocals (3, 10)
Amy Grant – background vocals (7, 8)
Jackie Cusic – background vocals (10)
Teresa Ellis – background vocals (10)
Jan Harris – background vocals (10)
Kim Smith – background vocals (10)
Dave Thornton – background vocals (10)
Bridgett Evans – background vocals (10)

Production:
Michael W. Smith – producer
Brown Bannister – vocal production
Michael Blanton – executive producer
Dan Harrell – executive producer
Jack Joseph Puig – engineering, mixing
Stephen McAlister – additional engineering
Jim Baird – additional engineering
Don Cobb – additional engineering
Steven Ford – additional engineering
Mike Psanos – additional engineering
The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location
Tree International Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Bullet Recording, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Mama Jo's Recording Studio, North Hollywood, California – recording location
Doug Sax – mastering
The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California – mastering location
Kent Hunter – artwork, design
Mark Tucker – photography