This Is Your Time

1	Rince D / Michael Smith 1:30
2	Hey You It's Me 4:03
3	Worth It All 4:03
4	I Will Be Your Friend 3:19
5	This Is Your Time 4:29
6	I Will Carry You 33:01
7	She Walks with Me 3:42
8	Reach out to Me 3:59
9	I Still Have the Dream 20:16
10	I'm Gone 4:31
11	Anna 4:16
12	Everybody Free 4:43
13	This Is Your Time (Reprise) 2:25

Barnes & Noble

If Amy Grant is the queen of Christian pop, then Michael W. Smith is undeniably its king. He was one of the first Christian artists to cross over by blending a Christian message with a dance groove (heck, he's even worked with Madonna producer Patrick Leonard), and his 13th release, THIS IS YOUR TIME, is classic Smitty. The album boasts pure, clean pop, from easy ballads such as "Friend for a Lifetime" and "This Is Your Time" to frenetic up-tempo tracks such as "Hey You It's Me" and "I Still Have the Dream." Smith writes all of the music and coproduces, using his trusty Yamaha to program some interesting sonics into his slick pop. Case in point: the groove-laden, Latin/R&B-inflected "I'm Gone." The title track is the album's spiritual focal point. Inspired by and dedicated to Columbine victim Cassie Bernall and her "Yes, I believe" testimony, it's a powerful moment, thanks in part to the eloquent lyrics penned by Wes King. The album's closer, a gentle instrumental reprise of the song, is a brilliant reminder to "live every moment, leave nothing to chance." Smitty partners with some other familiar names here, including top-notch songwriters Cindy Morgan, Ginny Owens, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Jars of Clay's Dan Haseltine, who give THIS IS YOUR TIME a lyric depth equal to its musical accomplishment. Lisa Zhito

All Music Guide

Michael W. Smith's 13th studio album This Is Your Time features more of the accessible, contemporary Christian rock that has won him a large and increasingly secular audience. Songs like "Hey You It's Me," "I Will Carry You," and "I Will Be Your Friend" blend guitar and synth flourishes with Smith's charismatic vocals, while hook-laden tracks like "Worth It All" and "Everybody Free" demonstrate why his audience continues to expand into the mainstream pop arena. Heather Phares