Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) is the third studio album by American Christian music artist Bob Carlisle. It was released by Diadem/Jive Records on May 13, 1997. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
StudioHigh-Pass Productions
GenreCCM
Length45:41
LabelDiadem/Jive
ProducerBob Carlisle
Bob Carlisle chronology
The Hope of a Man
(1994)
Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
(1997)
Stories from the Heart
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Butterfly Kisses"Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas5:38
2."You Must Have Been an Angel"Carlisle, Rick Elias4:14
3."Man of His Word"Carlisle, Mike Demus, Dennis Patton4:56
4."On My Way to Paradise"Carlisle, Thomas4:15
5."One Man Revival"Carlisle, Thomas4:13
6."Mighty Love"Carlisle, Regie Hamm4:35
7."Living Water"Carlisle, Thomas4:26
8."It Is Well with My Soul"Carlisle4:17
9."On My Knees"Carlisle, Elias, Hamm4:09
10."I'm Gonna Be Ready"Carlisle, Thomas4:58
11."Butterfly Kisses" (country remix)Carlisle, Thomas5:39

Personnel edit

  • Bob Carlisle – vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Glenn Pearce – electric and acoustic guitars
  • Dennis Patton – keyboards, piano, organ
  • Scott Sheriff – keyboards, piano, organ
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Regie Hamm – keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Bryan Duncan – additional vocals on track 11
  • Leslie Glassford – backing vocals
  • Linda Elias – backing vocals
  • Rebecca Palmer – backing vocals

Production

  • Larry Day – executive producer
  • Bob Carlisle – arranger, producer
  • Dennis Patton – arranger
  • Regie Hamm – arranger
  • Scott Sheriff – arranger
  • David Jahnsen – recording, mixing
  • High-Pass Productions – recording location
  • Gambit Studios – mixing location
  • Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters

Charts edit

Certifications/sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Batdorf, Rodney. "Butterfly Kisses review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bob Carlisle – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses/Shades of Grace". Recording Industry Association of America.