The Second Decade (1993–2003)
The Second Decade is Michael W. Smith's eighteenth album. This is Smith's second greatest hits compilation album, picking up where his first greatest hits compilation, The First Decade (1983–1993), left off.
Missing hits
As with The First Decade , several songs that charted on CCM magazine's CHR, Adult Contemporary, and Inspirational charts were omitted from this compilation due to time constraints. These hit singles were:- "I'll Be Around"
- "A Little Stronger Everyday"
- "Someday"
- "Jesus Is the Answer"
- "Christmastime"
- "Let Me Show You the Way"
- "I Will Be Your Friend"
- "I Still Have the Dream"
- "Worth It All"
- "Breathe"
- "Step by Step/Forever We Will Sing"
The Second Decade DVD
A Limited Edition version of the album was also released, which included The Second Decade DVD. This disc contained the following music videos:The 'extras' section includes a discography, as well as the following features:
Personnel
Signs- Michael W. Smith – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic guitar
- Glenn Pearce – electric guitars
- Anthony Sallee – bass
- Raymond Boyd – drums, percussion
- Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano
- The Nashville String Machine –orchestra
- David Hamilton – orchestra arrangements and conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
- Eberhard Ramm – music copyist
- Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals
Production
- Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
- Mark Heimmerman – producer
- Patrick Leonard – producer
- Bryan Lenox – producer
- Tom Laune – producer
- Brown Bannister – producer
- Rob Burrell – recording, mixing, remixing
- Hank Williams – mastering
- Jason McArthur – A&R
- Laurie Melick – A&R production
- Scott Hughes – art direction
- Stephanie McBrayer – art direction, styling
- Tim Parker – cover design, graphic design
- Ron Roark – graphic design
- Andrew Southam – photography
- Russ Harrington – additional photography
- Sheila Davis – make-up
- Traci Sgrnoli – hair stylist
- Carol Maxwell – additional hair styling and make-up
- Blanton Harrell Cooke & Corzine – management
- Recorded and Mixed at Skywalker Sound ; Deer Valley Studio and The Sound Kitchen.
- Mastered at MasterMix.
- Ken Carpenter – producer, DVD design
- Rod Carpenter – DVD design, DVD authoring
- Stephanie McBrayer – visual media director
- Laurie Melick – production manager