Directions Home

Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)
Studio album by Point of Grace
Released April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
Recorded 2013-2014
Genre Christian pop, country pop, Christian country, bluegrass, southern gospel
Length 40:55
Label Word Records
Producer Stuart Dill, Andy Leftwich, Roger Ryan, Point of Grace
Point of Grace chronology
A Thousand Little Things
(2012)		 Directions Home
(2015)

Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) is the sixteenth album and tenth studio album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on April 7, 2015.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring Media[1]
CCM Magazine[2]
Christian Music Review[3]
Christian Review Magazine[4]
New Release Today[5]

Awarding the album three and a half stars for CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis states, "Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill, all of which further reinforce the instantly appealingly, earthy nature of this faith-filled nurturing collection."[2] Kevin Davis, giving the album four stars at New Release Today, writes, "really engaged by the emotional vocals and the prayerful lyrics found in these sacred songs."[5] Felicia Abraham, reviewing the album for Charisma, writes, Point of Grace made the album "without conforming to the restraints of any given genre."[6]

Rating the album four stars from Christian Music Review, Kelly Meade says, "Point Of Grace makes a solid effort with these tracks giving us an album that not only is pleasant to the ear, but also thought provoking calling the attention towards our Creator."[3] Joshua Andre, indicating in a four star review by 365 Days of Inspiring Media, responds, "Directions Home is an album to be savoured, and listened to again and again."[1] Signaling in a four star review at Christian Review Magazine, Leah St. John replies, "their vocals really shine on Directions Home."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "A Life That's Good"  Ashley Monroe, Sarah Siskind 3:24
2. "Only Love"  Marcus Hummon, Roger Murrah 4:18
3. "Directions Home" (featuring Vince Gill)Stephanie Chapman 3:37
4. "Something in the Water"  Chris DeStefano, Brett James, Carrie Underwood 3:57
5. "Friend of a Wounded Heart"  Claire Cloninger, Wayne Watson 4:51
6. "Lord, I Need You"  Carson Daniel, Matthew Maher, Christy Nockels. Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill 3:54
7. "Home"  Greg Holden, Drew Pearson 3:27
8. "You're Gonna Miss This"  Ashley Gorley, Lee Thomas Miller 4:06
9. "Two Roads" (featuring Ricky Skaggs)Cindy Lavonne Morgan, Lola Morgan 4:48
10. "The Climb"  Jesse Alexander, Jon Mabe 4:33
Total length:
 40:55

Singers

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] 26

References

  1. 1 2 Andre, Joshua (April 3, 2015). "Music Reviews: Point Of Grace – Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Argyrakis, Andy (July 1, 2015). "Point of Grace: Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)". CCM Magazine. p. 35. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Meade, Kelly (March 31, 2015). "Point of Grace 'Directions Home: Songs We Love, Songs You Know'". Christian Music Review. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 St. John, Leah. "Point of Grace: Directions Home". Christian Review Magazine. p. 47. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Davis, Kevin (April 20, 2015). "A New Spin on Old Favorites". New Release Today. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Abraham, Felicia (April 1, 2015). Anderson, Troy, ed. "Music: Directions Home - Point of Grace". Charisma. Vol. 40 no. 9. Lake Mary, Florida: Stephen Strang, Joy Strang and Dr. Steve Greene. p. 70. ISSN 0895-156X. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Point of Grace – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Point of Grace. Retrieved December 21, 2015.


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