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i 2 (EYE)

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{{Infobox album

| name = i 2 (EYE)

| italic_title = no

| type = studio

| artist = Michael W. Smith

| cover = I 2 (EYE) (Michael W. Smith album - cover art).jpg

| alt =

| released = September 1, 1988

| recorded = 1988

| venue =

| studio =

  • The Bennett House, Deer Valley Studio and The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • OmniSound, Sixteenth Avenue Sound and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre = Christian rock

| length = 56:02

| label = Reunion

| producer =

| prev_title = The Live Set

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Christmas

| next_year = 1989

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r91177}}

| rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MWSI2Eye.asp |title=Michael W. Smith, "I 2 Eye" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=December 19, 2012 |access-date=January 30, 2013}}

}}

i 2 (EYE) is Michael W. Smith's fifth album overall and his second album to be certified gold. Smith collaborated again with lyricist Wayne Kirkpatrick, and produced a music video for the song "Secret Ambition".{{cite book |title=100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music: The Stories Behind the Music |last1=Taff |first1=Tori |last2=Farris |first2=Christa |isbn=1591452104 |year=2006 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/ccmtop100greates0000taff }}{{Page needed|date=September 2019}} The album peaked at No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts.{{cite web|title=i 2 (EYE)|website=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-2-eye-r91177/charts-awards |access-date=November 3, 2011}}

Track listing

All songs written by Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick except where noted.

{{track listing

| title1 = Hand of Providence

| writer1 =

| length1 = 4:33

| title2 = Secret Ambition

| writer2 = Smith, Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant

| length2 = 6:26

| title3 = On the Other Side

| writer3 =

| length3 = 3:40

| title4 = All You're Missin is a Heartache

| writer4 =

| length4 = 5:39

| title5 = I Miss the Way

| writer5 =

| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = Live and Learn

| writer6 =

| length6 = 6:17

| title7 = I Hear Leesha

| writer7 =

| length7 = 5:26

| title8 = Help You Find Your Way

| writer8 = Smith, Kirkpatrick, Chris Rodriguez

| length8 = 5:28

| title9 = Ashton

| writer9 = Smith

| length9 = 3:17

| title10 = The Throne

| writer10 = Smith, Gary Moore

| length10 = 6:49

| title11 = Pray for Me

| writer11 =

| length11 = 3:52

}}

Personnel

Musicians

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  • Michael W. Smith – keyboards, lead vocals (1–8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 10), horn arrangements (6), drum programming (9)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (1–8)
  • Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (4, 6, 8, 11)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (2, 4, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (7)
  • Tom Hemby – guitars (6, 8, 10, 11), bass (9, 11)
  • Mark O'Connor – mandolins (9), fiddles (9)
  • Billy Sprague – acoustic guitar (11)
  • Mike Brignardello – bass (1–5, 7, 8)
  • Tommy Sims – bass (6)
  • Gary Lunn – bass (10)
  • Paul Leim – drums (1–4, 6–8, 10)
  • Mark Hammond – drum programming (11)
  • Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), harmonica (1)
  • Bob Mason – cello (5)
  • George Binkley – violin (5)
  • John Borg – violin (5)
  • Carl Gorodetzsky – violin (5)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements (5)
  • Mark Douthit – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
  • Barry Green – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
  • Mike Haynes – horns (6), horn arrangements (6)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (3), drum programming (9)
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10), recitation (6)
  • Mark Heimmerman – backing vocals (2, 5)
  • Oz Fox – backing vocals (4)
  • Billy Simon – backing vocals (4)
  • Michael Sweet – backing vocals (4)

;Choir on "The Throne"

  • Chris Harris
  • Jan Harris
  • Amy Heimmerman
  • Mark Heimmerman
  • Angel Palacastro
  • Chris Rodriguez
  • Lisa Rodriguez
  • Kim Smith
  • Don Wise

;Children's choir on "The Throne"

  • Anna Kristen Caker
  • Benji Cowart
  • Jeremy Cowart
  • Dana Dawson
  • Daniel Dorris
  • Heather Holland
  • Shannon Love
  • Sara Yarborough
  • Kathie Hill – children's choir director

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Production

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  • Michael Blanton – executive producer
  • Jeff Moseley – executive producer
  • Michael W. Smith – producer
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – producer
  • Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
  • Lynn Fuston – additional engineer
  • Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
  • John Bouchillon – assistant engineer
  • Mike Clute – assistant engineer
  • Brian Hardin – assistant engineer
  • Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
  • Dave Parker – assistant engineer
  • Carry Summers – assistant engineer
  • Ken Love – editing
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Jackson Design Nashville – design
  • Eika Aoshima – photography
  • Jonathan Scow-Cloutier – styling
  • Wendy Osmundson – grooming

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Chart performance

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (1988)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardChristian|1|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=July 12, 2019}}

Certifications

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style="width:200px;"|Country

! style="width:200px;"|Sales

! style="width:200px;"|Certifications

United States (RIAA)

| 500,000{{Cite certification|region=United States|type=album|artist=Michael W. Smith|title=I 2 Eye |access-date=July 24, 2023}}

| Gold

References

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{{Michael W. Smith}}

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Category:Michael W. Smith albums

Category:1988 albums

Category:Reunion Records albums