Pictures in the Sky
Pictures in the Sky is the second solo album by songwriter Rich Mullins and was released in 1987 on Reunion Records.
The single "Screen Door" became a concert favorite. Mullins wrote the song in Chattanooga on a trip to Knoxville, originally intending it to write a limerick. When performing "Screen Door" in concert, Mullins and his band would sing the lyrics and create the song's unique rhythm by hitting plastic cups on a table in a synchronized pattern.
Track listing
Side one
- "When You Love" – 3:25
- "It Don't Do" – 3:37
- "Verge of a Miracle" – 4:02
- "Pictures In The Sky" – 3:53
- "Be With You" – 2:50
Side two
- "Screen Door" – 1:23
- "What Trouble are Giants" – 3:54
- "Steal at Any Price" – 4:15
- "Could be a Celebration" – 3:25
- "Love That Knows No Bounds" – 3:35
Personnel
- Rich Mullins – vocals
- Reed Arvin – synthesizers, Synclavier, keyboards, footsteps, finger snaps, handclaps
- Jerry McPherson – guitars, bouzouki
- Gary Lunn – bass
- Dave Adams – additional drum programming
- Keith Edwards – drums
- Tim Marsh – percussion
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Lisa Bevill – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
- Reneé Garcia – backing vocals
Production
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Dan Harrell – executive producer
- Reed Arvin – producer
- Brent King – engineer, mixing
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix
- Buddy Jackson – art direction, design
- Mark Tucker – photography