Tonight (TobyMac album)

Tonight
Studio album by TobyMac
Publication (s)	2010
admission	2009
Label (s)	EMI
Format (s)	CD, MP3 download
Genre (s)	Pop , hip-hop
Title (number)	14th
running time	50:22
occupation	Singing: TobyMac
production	TobyMac Christopher Stevens Jamie Moore David Wyatt
chronology Portable Sounds (2008) Tonight -

Tonight is the fourth solo album by hip-hop artist TobyMac . It is the follow-up album to his 2007 album Portable Sounds and was released on February 9, 2010. The deluxe version of the album contains a DVD with interviews with TobyMac, in which he talks about the songs on the album, how it was made and a report about his live band, the “Diverse City Band”. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard charts with 79,000 CDs sold in its first week . By early November 2010, 315,000 copies had been sold.

Emergence

When asked by stereotruth.net about the album, Toby replied:

"The recording process means a lot to me, and I don't approach what I do haphazardly. I have a lot of passion when it comes to my records. I don't know if it's good or bad, but there's this range of emotions that come with making a record. Music is something that can actually open people's minds to who God is. Music will never change the world, but God can choose to use music, and that's what I count on. I want my songs to be said in a way that anyone can relate to them. I want them to move people's lives forward; move people toward God, and if I'm accomplishing that, whether or not anyone loves this record, as long as I feel like that is what I'm doing, then I feel like my job is done. "

“The recording process is extremely important to me and I don't just take it arbitrarily. I am very passionate about my albums. I don't know if that's good or bad, but there's always a lot of emotion involved in making an album. Music is something that can really open people's eyes and show them who God is. Music will never change the world, but God can choose to use music and I'm counting on that. I want my songs to come across in a way that everyone can do something with them. I want them to move people's lives forward, to God, and if I can do it, whether someone loves this album or not, as long as I feel that I can do it, then I think my job is done. "

- TobyMac

publication

"City on Our Knees" was released as the first single on the album in August 2009 and reached number 1 on Billboard magazine's "Hot Christian Songs" chart in October 2009.

"Showstopper" was used as a promotional song for the Thursday night NFL events and the World Series . It is also the official theme song of the WWE Pay per View event , "Fatal 4-Way".

TobyMac announced an "Awake Tonight Tour" with the bands Skillet and House of Heroes .

“Showstopper” and “Funky Jesus Music” were introduced as new songs for the “Winter Wonder Slam” tour.

"Get Back Up" followed on January 26, 2010 as the second single. TobyMac donated 100% of its first week sales to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake .

"Tonight" was used in a commercial for the show "America's Got Talent".

There is also a music video for the song "Tonight".

Track list

1. "Tonight" (feat. John Cooper from Skillet ) (4:20)
2. "Get Back Up" (3:14)
3. "Funky Jesus Music" (feat. Beckah Shae & Siti Monroe) (3:20)
4. "City on Our Knees" (4:27)
5. "Showstopper" (2:51)
6. "Changed Forever" (feat.Nirva Ready) (3:36)
7. "Hold On" (4:00)
8. "LoudNClear" (TruDog '10 (son of TobyMac)) (1:35)
9. "Hey Devil" (3:15)
10. "Wonderin '" (feat. Matt Thiessen from Relient K ) (3:40)
11. "Captured" (3:38)
12. "Start Somewhere" (3:36)
13. "Break Open the Sky" (feat. Israel Houghton) (6:14)

• Hidden track : "Funky Jesus Music Remix" (after a break on "Break Open the Sky")

Remix versions on the deluxe CD

[# 14.] "Captured (KP Remix)"
[# 15.] "Hold On (Telemitry Remix)"
[# 16.] "Tonight (New Day Remix)"

• [Hidden track at the end of song # 16] "Funky Jesus Music (Remix)"

criticism

"Tonight proves once again that tobyMac is Contemporary Christian Music's biggest and brightest light."

"Tonight shows once again that tobyMac is currently the greatest musical hope of Christian music."

- James Christopher Monger : allmusic.com

"Tonight, TobyMac's awkward, endearing new disc, wants to be everything to everyone: It's a jumble of Auto-Tuned faux alt-rock (" Tonight "), kiddie rap (" Loud N Clear, "which features an appearance from half- pint MC / TobyMac offspring TruDog '10), choppy funk rock ("Changed Forever") and even reggae ("Break Open the Sky"). "

“Tonight, TobyMac's embarrassing, cute new CD, tries to be everything at once: It's a mess of fake alternative rock with auto-tune effects (“ Tonight ”), children's rap (“ Loud N Clear ”, which one Appearance by the little TobyMac offspring TruDog '10 contains), choppy funk rock ("Changed Forever") and even reggae ("Break Open The Sky") "

- Allison Stewart : Washington Post

Awards

• Dove Award as "Rock / Contemporary Album of the Year" at the 42nd "GMA Dove Awards". The songs "Get Back Up", "Tonight" and "Showstopper" were also nominated.

Individual evidence

1. ^ TobyMac Discography . Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
2. ^ ^{A b} Rodney Miller: TobyMac Tonight Drops On February 9th . StereoTruth.net. December 12, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
3. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/sade-s-soldier-sizzles-at-no-1-on-billboard-1004068437.story?tag=hpflash1
4. ↑ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2010/11/10.TobyMac%20Releases%20New%20DVD%20TobyMac%20Moving%20Pictures%20Featuring%20His%20Entire%20Work%20of%20Music%20Videos.asp44
5. ↑ Game Highlights: Show Stopper! . In: nfl.com . Retrieved January 13, 2010.
6. ↑ Tonight (CD): by Tobymac . In: musichristian.com . Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 13, 2010. 
7. ↑ Awake Tonight Tour: TobyMac & Skillet with House of Heros . In: tobymac.com . Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 13, 2010. 
8. ↑ Get Back Up at Songfacts.com (English), accessed August 24, 2019.
9. ^ Review by allmusic , last viewed on June 4, 2011.
10. ↑ Critique of the Washington Post , last viewed on June 4, 2011.
11. ↑ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on DoveAwards.com