Alive and Transported

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{{Infobox album

| name = Alive and Transported

| type = live

| artist = tobyMac

| cover = Alive and transported.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2008|5|27}}

| recorded = November 10, 2007

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Christian hip hop, Christian rock

| length = {{Duration|m=73|s=34}}

| label = ForeFront

| producer =

| prev_title = Portable Sounds

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Tonight

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Christian Music Review

|rev1score = {{Rating|9|10}}[http://www.christianmusicreview.org/tobymac_aliveandtransported.html Christian Music Review review]

|rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/AliveandTransported.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]

}}

Alive and Transported is a live album by Christian hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on May 27, 2008 and debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tobymac|chart=all}} |title=Tobymac – Alive and Transported |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=March 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709032221/http://www.billboard.com/artist/430689/tobymac/chart |archivedate=July 9, 2014 }} and also placed at No. 4 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. It is currently sold as a CD/DVD combo (audio tracks on the CD and videos of the live show, along with other special features, on the DVD). The live show recorded for the album was also played on Monday, June 9, 2008, in movie theaters.{{Cite web |url=http://content.tobymac.com/citynews/latestDetails/alive_and_transported_coming_to_the_big_screen/ |title=tobyMac (portable sounds) - Powered by ZoeCity |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513065714/http://content.tobymac.com/citynews/latestDetails/alive_and_transported_coming_to_the_big_screen/ |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead }} The concert was filmed at the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress, Texas.

At the 51st Grammy Awards of February 2009, Alive and Transported won the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album award.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#11 |title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List |accessdate=March 31, 2009 |publisher=Grammy.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331072352/http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archivedate=March 31, 2009 |url-status=dead }} TobyMac said, "It's an honor to win my first Grammy as a solo artist. I still can't believe it, it's truly humbling. My band and I worked hard on this project and it really is the culmination of diverse people collaborating."{{citation needed|date=March 2009}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Album release

| extra_column = Original studio recording on

| title1 = Intro

| extra1 = -

| length1 = 0:50

| writer1 = Toby McKeehan

| title2 = Ignition

| extra2 = Portable Sounds

| length2 = 3:26

| writer2 = McKeehan, Trevor McNevan, Christopher Stevens

| title3 = Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)

| extra3 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length3 = 3:07

| writer3 = McKeehan, Solomon Olds, Joe Baldridge

| title4 = Boomin'

| extra4 = Portable Sounds

| length4 = 3:36

| writer4 = McKeehan, Stevens

| title5 = No Ordinary Love

| extra5 = Portable Sounds

| length5 = 2:26

| writer5 = McKeehan, Randy Crawford, Dave Wyatt

| title6 = J Train

| extra6 = Momentum

| length6 = 4:40

| writer6 = McKeehan, R. Crawford, Jeff Savage

| title7 = Gone

| extra7 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length7 = 3:23

| writer7 = McKeehan, Stevens

| title8 = Irene

| extra8 = Momentum

| length8 = 4:03

| writer8 = McKeehan, George Crawford, Savage

| title9 = I'm for You

| extra9 = Portable Sounds

| length9 = 3:57

| writer9 = McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Aaron Rice

| title10 = In the Light

| note10 = Charlie Peacock cover

| extra10 = Jesus Freak

| length10 = 1:57

| writer10 = Charlie Peacock

| title11 = Yours

| extra11 = Momentum

| length11 = 3:54

| writer11 = McKeehan, Pete Stewart

| title12 = The Slam

| extra12 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length12 = 4:47

| writer12 = McKeehan, Stevens, Joe Weber, Rene Sotomayor

| title13 = Love is in the House

| extra13 = Momentum

| length13 = 2:52

| writer13 = McKeehan, Stewart

| title14 = Atmosphere

| extra14 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length14 = 2:18

| writer14 = McKeehan, G. Crawford, Savage

| title15 = Lose My Soul

| extra15 = Portable Sounds

| length15 = 4:47

| writer15 = McKeehan, Michael Ripoll, Stevens

| title16 = Diverse City

| extra16 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length16 = 3:17

| writer16 = McKeehan, Stevens

| title17 = Made to Love

| extra17 = Portable Sounds

| length17 = 4:10

| writer17 = McKeehan, Barlowe, Jamie Moore, Rice

| title18 = Burn for You

| extra18 = Welcome to Diverse City

| length18 = 4:32

| writer18 = Toby McKeehan, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell

| title19 = Jesus Freak

| note19 = dc Talk cover

| extra19 = Jesus Freak

| length19 = 3:40

| writer19 = McKeehan, Mark Heimermann

| title20 = Extreme Days

| extra20 = Momentum

| length20 = 3:37

| writer20 = McKeehan, Jamie Rowe, Michael-Anthony Taylor

| title21 = Made to Love

| extra21 = -

| note21 = Reprise

| length21 = 4:15

| writer21 = McKeehan, Barlowe, Moore, Rice

}}

Music videos

Artists who contributed

Personnel

  • Toby "TobyMac" McKeehan - Lead Vocals
  • Nirva "Nirvessence" Dorsaint-Ready - Vocals
  • Gabriel "GabeReal" Patillo - Vocals, Trumpet, Beatbox
  • Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock - Vocals
  • Tim Rosenau - Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals
  • Brian "Dabomb" Haley - Drums
  • Dave "D-dubb" Wyatt - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
  • Todd "Toddiefunk" Lawton - Bass
  • Mike "DJ Maj" Allen - Turntables, Tambourine
  • Mandisa - Vocals on Lose My Soul
  • Becca Barlow - Guitar on Jesus Freak

Awards

= Grammys =

  • 2009: Best Rock or Rap Gospel album of the year – Won

= Doves =

  • 2009: Long Form Music Video of the Year – Won

Charts

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{{album chart|Billboard200|112|artist=tobyMac|id=430689|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 9, 2016}}
{{album chart|BillboardChristian|4|artist=tobyMac|id=430689|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 9, 2016}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=TobyMac|title=Alive And Transported|award=Platinum|type=video|relyear=2008|certyear=2012|access-date=July 10, 2016}}

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References