What If We Were Real is the fourth studio album by CCM singer Mandisa. The album was released on April 5, 2011, on Sparrow Records. This album received a nomination at 54th Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
Background
Mandisa began work on the album in July 2010. She also co-wrote three songs on the album. The album also features a guest appearance from tobyMac on the song "Good Morning".
Singles
The first single off of the album was "Stronger". It peaked at number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart and as of August 31, 2011, has sold 194,000 copies.
"Waiting for Tomorrow" was the second single and peaked at number nine on the Hot Christian AC chart.
"Good Morning" featuring Christian artist TobyMac was the third single. It sold 138,000 copies. On October 11, 2014, it has been certified Gold by RIAA.
Track listing
Personnel Mandisa – vocals, backing vocals David Garcia – keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals Christopher Stevens – keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals Dan Muckala – programming, arrangements Chris Bevins – programming Craig Swift – programming Chance Scoggins – acoustic piano Adam Lester – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Tommy Platt – guitars Justin Ostrander – guitars Ron Robinson – guitars Bernard Harris – bass Tommy Lee – bass Tony Lucido – bass Jamie Holloway – drums Garth Justice – drums Matt Butler – cello Zach Casebolt – cello Claire Indie – cello Blanca Callahan – backing vocals Missi Hale – backing vocals Jovaun Woods – backing vocals tobyMac – rap (6)
Production Brad O'Donnell – A&R Karrie Hardwick – A&R David Garcia – producer (1, 7, 11), mixing (1, 7, 11) Christopher Stevens – producer (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 11), mixing (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 11) Dan Muckala – producer (3, 4, 10), mixing (3, 4, 10) Chance Scoggins – producer (8) Bill Whittington – engineer (8) Kent Hooper – mixing (8) Taylor Stevens – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 11), editing (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 11) Dan Deurloo – assistant engineer (3, 4, 10) Chuck Butler – editing (3, 4, 10) Chris Gehringer – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Jan Cook – art direction Austin Hale – design Kristin Barlowe – photography
Commercial performance The album sold 8,000 copies, debuting at No. 66 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number two on the Christian Albums chart. The album debuted with higher sales and peaked in better chart positions than her previous album, Freedom. It has sold a total of 196,000 copies as of August 2012.
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for What If We Were Real Chart (2011–13) Peakposition
Year-end charts +2011 year-end chart performance for What If We Were Real Chart (2011) Peakposition US Christian Albums (Billboard) 18 +2012 year-end chart performance for What If We Were Real Chart (2012) Peakposition US Christian Albums (Billboard) 8
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