Unspoken (Jaci Velasquez album)

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Unspoken
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
Recorded2002-2003
GenreCCM
LabelWord
ProducerMatthew Gerrard; Tommy Sims; Emilio Estefan, Jr., Tom McWilliams and Freddy Piñero Jr.; Jaci Velasquez, Jammes "Jamba" Castro, Nic Gonzales, Abel Orta, Scott Savage and Javier Solis
Jaci Velasquez chronology
Navidad
(2001)
Unspoken
(2003)
Milagro
(2003)
Singles from Unspoken
  1. "Unspoken"
  2. "Jesus Is"
  3. "Where I Belong"
  4. "You're My God"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Cross Rhythms UK[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Unspoken is the seventh studio album by Contemporary Christian music singer Jaci Velasquez. It was released on March 25, 2003, debuting at No. 55 in the Billboard 200. Seven weeks later, it was off the charts. Nevertheless, it did extremely well in the Top Gospel Albums chart. It was the first English album by Velasquez that did not have a whole or partial Spanish song.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "You're My God" - 3:26 (Jaci Velasquez, Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard)
  2. "Jesus Is" - 3:47 (Jaci Velasquez, Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard)
  3. "Lost Without You" - 4:11 (Bridget Benenate)
  4. "Where I Belong" - 4:18 (Jaci Velasquez, Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard)
  5. "The Real Me" - 3:40 (Jaci Velasquez, Bridget Benenate)
  6. "He" - 3:34 (Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk)
  7. "Glass House" - 3:41 (Jaci Velasquez, Bridget Benenate, Tom McWilliams)
  8. "Your Friend" - 3:45 (Jaci Velasquez, Abel Orta, Javier Solís)
  9. "Something" - 3:20 (Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk)
  10. "Unspoken" - 3:26 (Madeline Stone, Orrin Hatch, Toby Gad)
  11. "I'm Alive" - 4:15 (Jaci Velasquez, Cindy Morgan)
  12. "Shine" - 4:09 (Dillon O'Brien, Dillon O'Doherty)

Personnel[edit]

  • Bridget Benenate – backing vocals
  • Jammes "Jamba" Castro – keyboards
  • Javier Carrion – bass
  • John Catchings – cello
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Danny Duncan – engineer
  • Tom McWilliams – producer, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Abel Orta – backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Pete Orta – electric guitar
  • Rachel Perry – backing vocals
  • Freddy Piñero, Jr. – engineer, guitar, arrangements, producer, programming
  • Michael Ripoll – acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, sitar
  • Scott Savage – drums
  • Marvin Sims – drums
  • Tommy Sims – synthesizer bass, synthesizer, rhythm box, producer, acoustic piano, Moog bass, Minimoog, loops, keyboards, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Javier Solís – percussion
  • Emilio Estefan, Jr. – producer
  • Bryan Lenox – engineer
  • Drew Douthit – digital editing
  • David J. Holman – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Jamie Kiner – production coordination
  • Alban Christ – photography
  • Ray Roper – design, art direction
  • Linda Bourne Wornell – artist coordination
  • Jaci Velasquez – lead vocals, backing vocals, A&R
  • Barry Landis – A&R
  • Dionicio R. Lopez – A&R
  • Dana Reed
  • Angela Primm
  • Akil Thompson
  • Roz Clark Thompson
  • Melinda Doolittle
  • Jovaun Woods
  • Billy Gaines

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Unspoken
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 55
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rimmer, Mike (September 2003). "Jaci Velasquez - Unspoken". Cross Rhythms (76).
  3. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  4. ^ "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.