Joy to the World (Lincoln Brewster album)

2012 studio album by Lincoln Brewster

Joy to the World

Studio album by

Lincoln Brewster

Released| October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
Genre| Christmas
Length| 45:36
Label| Integrity
Producer| Lincoln Brewster, Colby Wedgeworth
Lincoln Brewster chronology
| Real Life
(2010)  | Joy to the World
(2012)  | Oxygen
(2014)

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Joy to the World: A Christmas Collection by Lincoln Brewster is the eighth studio album, and first ever Christmas release recorded by contemporary worship musician Lincoln Brewster.[1][2][3] The album was produced by Brewster along with Colby Wedgeworth, and it was released by Integrity Music. The album has seen commercial charting successes and positive critical attention.

## Background and release

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The album was released on October 9, 2012 by Integrity Music, and it was produced by Lincoln Brewster and Colby Wedgeworth. This was the first Christmas album by Brewster.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Christian Music Zine| [4]
Cross Rhythms| [5]
Indie Vision Music| [6]
Jesus Freak Hideout| [7]
New Release Tuesday| [8]
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Worship Leader| [10]

Joy to the World: A Christmas Collection garnered universally positive critical reception from music critics. At Worship Leader, they rated the album three-and-a-half stars, and said all the classic hallmarks of a Lincoln Brewster album are on the album with the Christmas elements in tow.[10] Elliot Rose of Cross Rhythms rated the album a seven out of ten, and wrote that the album ended well.[5] At Jesus Freak Hideout, Bert Gangl rated the album three-and-a-half stars, and alluded to how the album has some setbacks yet it comes "loaded with more wheat than chaff."[7] Jonathan Andre of Indie Vision Music rated the album four stars, and proclaimed the album to be "certainly joyful".[6]

At New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel rated the album four stars, and wrote that "Although the album draws wholly on already established songs, it does so with a lack of pretension and an enthusiastic tone which sinks into each selection."[8] Kelly Sheads of New Release Tuesday rated the album four stars, and noted that the album makes a worthy contribution to Christmas projects.[9] At Christian Music Zine, Joshua Andre rated the album four-and-a-half stars, and proclaimed it to be a "sublime and near-flawless effort!"[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Joy to the World"| George Frederick Handel, Isaac Watts| 3:23
2.| "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring KJ 52)| Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone| 2:54
3.| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"| Felix Mendelssohn, Chris Tomlin, Charles Wesley| 3:08
4.| "Shout for Joy"| Paul Baloche, Lincoln Brewster, Jason Ingram| 4:33
5.| "Our God"| Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves, Tomlin| 5:28
6.| "Miraculum (Instrumental)"| Brewster| 6:19
7.| "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"| John Mason Neale, Henry Sloane Coffin| 4:28
8.| "Do You Hear What I Hear?"| Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker| 4:43
9.| "O Holy Night (Another Hallelujah)"| Adolphe Adam, Leonard Cohen, John Sullivan Dwight| 6:11
10.| "Silent Night"| Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr| 4:26
Total length:| 45:36

## Charts

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Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[11] | 132
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 6

## Personnel

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* Lincoln Brewster – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, bass, drums, arrangements
* Colby Wedgeworth – guitars, keyboards, programming, bass, drums, arrangements, backing vocals
* Steve Padilla – keyboards
* Roman Vysochin – keyboards
* Kip Johns – bass
* Mike Johns – drums
* Peter Burton – gang vocals
* Kelly Caldwell – gang vocals
* Tyler DeYoung – gang vocals
* Rachel Jackson – gang vocals
* Corbin Phillips – gang vocals
* Margie Ruiz – gang vocals
* Sarah Sherratt – gang vocals

Production

* Lincoln Brewster – producer, engineer
* Colby Wedgeworth – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
* Michael Coleman – executive producer
* C. Ryan Dunham – executive producer
* Chico Gonzalez - A&R
* Tyler DeYoung – assistant engineer
* Mike Johns – assistant engineer
* Wilson Wedgeworth – assistant engineer
* Brandon Yip – assistant engineer
* Dave Taylor – production coordination
* Thom Hoyman – creative director
* Jeremy Cowart – photography
* Ben DeRienzo – art direction, design

## References

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1. ^ "Real Life - Lincoln Brewster". Billboard. October 16, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
2. ^ "Review: Real Life [Lincoln Brewster]". Theworshipcommunity.com. October 16, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
3. ^ "Real Life by Lincoln Brewster | CD Reviews And Information". NewReleaseTuesday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
4. ^ a b Andre, Joshua (October 8, 2012). "Lincoln Brewster – Joy To The World (Review)". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. ^ a b Rose, Elliot (July 23, 2013). "Review: Joy To The World: A Christmas Collection - Lincoln Brewster". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
6. ^ a b Andre, Jonathan (October 6, 2012). "Lincoln Brewster – Joy To The World | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
7. ^ a b Gangl, Bert (December 11, 2012). "Lincoln Brewster, "Joy To The World: A Christmas Collection" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
8. ^ a b Nikkel, Mary (October 1, 2012). "Making a Joyful Noise". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
9. ^ a b Sheads, Kelly (October 14, 2012). "Get in the Christmas Spirit!". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
10. ^ a b Staff (November 26, 2012). "Christmas Releases". Worship Leader. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
11. ^ "Lincoln Brewster Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
12. ^ "Lincoln Brewster Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

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