Free to Fly

Free to Fly is the seventh album and fifth studio album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace. It was released in 2001 by Word Records.

Track listing

1. "By Heart" (Dane DeViller, Sean Hosien, Pam Sheyne) - 3:38
2. "You Will Never Walk Alone" (Lowell Alexander) - 4:24
3. "He Sends His Love" (Jeremy Bose, Paul Evans) - 4:35
4. "Praise Forevermore" (Darlene Zschech) - 4:33
5. "Blue Skies" (Grant Cunningham, Matt Huesmann) - 4:20
6. "Begin With Me" (Steve Siler, David Tyson) - 3:15
7. "Free Indeed" (Grant Cunningham, Matt Huesmann) - 3:55
8. "All That I Need" (Glenn Garrett, Wayne Tester) - 4:08
9. "Something So Good" (Jack Blades, Brent Bourgeois, Jane Vaughan) - 3:41
10. "Yes, I Believe" (Joel Lindsay, Tony Wood) - 4:35
11. "La La La" (Brent Wilson) - 4:49

Singles

• "Blue Skies" - #1
• "Praise Forevermore" - #1
• "He Sends His Love" - #1
• "You Will Never Walk Alone - #1
• "Yes, I Believe" - #5

Music videos

• "Begin With Me"

Personnel

Point of Grace

• Shelley Breen – vocals
• Heather Payne – vocals
• Denise Jones – vocals
• Terry Jones – vocals

Musicians

• David Tyson – keyboards (1, 7, 9, 11), programming (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Michael Lattanzi – additional programming (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Bernie Herms – programming (2)
• Dan Muckala – keyboards (3, 10), programming (3, 10)
• Nathan Nockels – keyboards (4)
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (4)
• Blair Masters – keyboards (5), acoustic piano (5), Hammond B3 organ (6)
• Wayne Tester – programming (8)
• Glenn Garrett – additional programming (8)
• Rusty Anderson – guitars (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 6, 7, 9, 11)
• Dan Deigen – acoustic guitars (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Alan Darby – nylon guitar (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (3–5, 10)
• Scott Denté – acoustic guitar (5)
• David Cleveland – guitars (8)
• Schuyler Deale – bass (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Pat Malone – bass (3, 4, 10)
• Mark Hill – bass (5)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (6)
• Brian MacLeod – drums (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Steve Brewster – drums (3–5, 10), percussion (3, 4, 10)
• Dan Needham – drums (6)
• John Catchings – cello (1, 7, 9, 11)
• The London Session Orchestra – strings (5)
• Carl Marsh – string arrangements (5)
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (5)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (10)
• Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor (10)
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (10)
• Chance Scoggins – vocal arrangements (2)
• Michael Mellett – vocal arrangements (6)

Production

• Point of Grace – executive producers
• Loren Balman – A&R direction
• David Tyson – producer (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Brown Bannister – producer (2, 5, 6)
• Tom Laune – producer (3, 4, 10)
• Nathan Nockels – producer (3, 4, 10)
• Glenn Garrett – producer (8)
• Wayne Tester – producer (8)
• Tony DeFranco – production assistant (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty – production assistant (1, 3, 4, 7, 9–11)
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator (2, 5, 6)
• Michelle Bentrem – production coordinating assistant (2, 5, 6)
• Linda Bourne Wornell – A&R coordinator
• Chuck Hargett – art direction, design
• Michael Haber – photography
• Bertrand – hair stylist
• Antonella – make-up
• Pauline Leonard – wardrobe

Technical

• Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Bill Cooper – engineer (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Michael Lattanzi – engineer (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Roger Sommers – engineer (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Tom Laune – mixing (1–4, 7–11), recording (3, 4, 10)
• Steve Bishir – recording (2, 5, 6), mixing (5, 6)
• Jonathan Allen – string recording (5)
• Aaron Swihart – track engineer (8)
• Chris Rowe – vocal engineer (8)
• Glenn Garrett – overdub engineer (8)
• Wayne Tester – overdub engineer (8)
• Jeff Thomas – overdub engineer (8)
• Ronnie Brookshire – string recording (10)
• J.C. Monterrosa – assistant engineer (1, 7, 9, 11)
• Hank Nirider – recording assistant (2, 5, 6), mix assistant (5, 6)
• Drew Bollman – assistant engineer (3, 4, 10)
• Rob Burrell – assistant engineer (3, 4, 10)
• Fred Paragano – assistant engineer (3, 4, 10)
• David Streit – assistant engineer (3, 4, 10)
• Andrew Dudman – string recording assistant (5)
• Stephen Lotz – computer editing (1, 7, 9, 11), assistant engineer (3, 4, 10)

Notes

• This was Terry's last full studio album with the group, as she would leave the group on February 29, 2004.
• This was also the last album that involved songwriter Grant Cunningham, who died in July 2002 from injuries caused by a fall in a recreational soccer match in the Nashville region. A foundation named in Cunningham's memory was titled after the Point of Grace song "Blue Skies" from this album.
• This was the group's last release with the Word Records management team, as they would be released in January 2002 by the label's new owners.

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