:The Mission Bell
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Mission Bell
| type = studio
| artist = Delirious?
| cover = Mission bell2.jpg
| alt =
| released = 7 November 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = ICC Studios (Sussex, UK); Chapel Lane Studios (Hereford, UK).
| genre = Rock, Christian rock
| length = 55:05
| producer = Sam Gibson and Delirious?
| prev_title = World Service
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Now Is The Time
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Cross Rhythms
| rev1Score = {{Rating|10|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Delirious/The_Mission_Bell/13788/|title=Review: The Mission Bell - Delirious? | Cross Rhythms|website=crossrhythms.co.uk|accessdate=20 July 2021}}
|rev2=Christianity Today|rev2Score= {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/missionbell.html |title=The Mission Bell | Christian Music Today |access-date=8 June 2006 |archive-date=7 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907004258/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/missionbell.html |url-status=dead }}
|rev3=Jesus Freak Hideout|rev3Score= {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/CdReviews/TheMissionBellUK.asp|title=Delirious?, "The Mission Bell" UK Release Review|website=jesusfreakhideout.com|accessdate=20 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheMissionBellUS.asp|title=Delirious?, "The Mission Bell" US Release Review|website=jesusfreakhideout.com|accessdate=20 July 2021}}
|rev4=The Phantom Tollbooth |rev4Score={{Cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2006/reviews/mbell.html|title=A Review of The Phantom Tollbooth|website=tollbooth.org|accessdate=20 July 2021}}
|rev5=Q|rev5Score= {{Rating|3|5}}
}}
The Mission Bell is the sixth studio album by Delirious?. It was released in the UK on 7 November 2005 and in the US on 27 December 2005.
Singles
On 10 October 2005, Delirious? released "Paint the Town Red" as a single. It entered the UK Singles Charts at No. 56.
On 22 January 2006, "Our God Reigns" debuted at No. 1 on the UK Cross Rhythms radio chart. It stayed at the top for another week before dropping to Nos. 2 and 5, finally falling out of the top ten altogether.
On 16 April 2006, "Here I Am Send Me" debuted at No. 1 on the UK Cross Rhythms radio chart. It remained at No. 1 for four weeks before dropping to No. 2, then out of the charts completely.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Martin Smith, Stu Garrard, Jon Thatcher, Stewart Smith and Tim Jupp, except where noted
| headline = Album release
| title1 = Stronger
| length1 = 4:51
| title2 = Now Is the Time
| length2 = 4:05
| writer2 = M. Smith, Garrard, Thatcher, S. Smith, Jupp, Matt Redman
| title3 = Solid Rock
| note3 = featuring tobyMac
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = All This Time
| length4 = 5:26
| title5 = Miracle Maker
| length5 = 5:44
| title6 = Here I Am, Send Me
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = Fires Burn
| length7 = 4:18
| title8 = Our God Reigns
| length8 = 5:41
| title9 = Love Is a Miracle
| note9 = featuring DJ A Skillz
| length9 = 3:48
| title10 = Paint the Town Red
| length10 = 2:19
| title11 = Take Off My Shoes
| length11 = 6:28
| title12 = I'll See You
| note12 = featuring Moya Brennan & Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay
| length12 = 3:44
| total_length = 55:05
}}
Personnel
Delirious?
- Martin Smith – vocals, guitars
- Stu Garrard – guitars, vocals
- Tim Jupp – keyboards
- Jon Thatcher – bass
- Stewart Smith – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Stephen Mason – pedal steel guitar (12)
- Tim Harries – string arrangements
- Gerard Le Feuvre – cello
- Nick Evans-Pughe – violin
- Steve Morris – violin
- TobyMac – hymn preach (3)
- Faye Simpson – backing vocals (9)
- A Skillz – sound bites (9)
- Moya Brennan – backing vocals (12)
Production
- Martin Smith – producer
- Stu Garrard – producer
- Sam Gibson – producer, recording, mixing
- Chris Blair – mastering at Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
- Mark Debnam – creative director, design
- Stewart Smith – creative director, design
- Jimmy Abegg – photography
- Joshua Dunford – photography
References
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