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
Awarding the album three and a half stars for CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis lauded "the instantly appealingly, earthy nature of this faith-filled nurturing collection." Kevin Davis, giving the album four stars at New Release Today, wrote, "really engaged by the emotional vocals and the prayerful lyrics found in these sacred songs." Felicia Abraham, reviewing the album for Charisma, noted that Point of Grace made the album "without conforming to the restraints of any given genre."
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." Joshua Andre, in a four-star review for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, wrote, "Directions Home is an album to be savored, and listened to again and again." In a four-star review at Christian Review Magazine, Leah St. John wrote, "their vocals really shine on Directions Home."
Track listing
Personnel
Point of Grace
Shelley Breen – vocals
Leigh Cappillino – vocals
Denise Jones – vocals
Musicians
Blair Masters – acoustic piano, dulcimer
Mike Rojas – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers
Roger Ryan – acoustic piano, vocal arrangements
Jeff Taylor – acoustic piano, accordion, pump organ, penny whistle
Scott Denté – acoustic guitar
Stuart Dill – acoustic guitar
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Jeff King – electric guitar
Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
Rob Ickes – guitars, dobro, Weissenborn lap steel guitar
Andy Leftwich – banjo, fiddle, mandolin, violin
Ricky Skaggs – mandolin (9), vocals (9), narrator ( 9) Mark Hill – electric bass Byron House – electric bass, upright bass Steve Brewster – drums, percussion, programming Matt Slocum – cello Vince Gill – vocals (3) Rachel Leftwich – vocal arrangements
Production
Point of Grace – producers (1, 2, 3, 5-9) Andy Leftwich – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-9) Stuart Dill – producer (4), executive producer Roger Ryan – producer (10) Nicole Curtis – A&R Jamie Hayes – A&R Richie Biggs – engineer, mixing Jasper Lemaster – engineer Jeff Pitzer – engineer Ainslie Grosser – mixing Mark Capps – vocal recording Matt Rausch – vocal recording for Vince Gill (3) Andrew Darby – assistant engineer Steve Dewey – assistant engineer Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee). Natthaphol Abhigantaphand – mastering assistant Adam Grover – mastering assistant Ceele Dennis – production assistant Shane Tarleton – creative director Katherine Petillo – art direction, design Robby Klein – photography
Chart performance
Awards and nominations
In 2015, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for 'Bluegrass/Country Album of the Year'. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Roots Gospel Album' in 2016.