Portable Sounds (CD - 2007)

Personnel: tobyMac (vocals, programming, background vocals); Christopher Stevens (various instruments, guitars, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, bass instrument, drums, programming, background vocals); Justin York (guitars, background vocals); Tim Rosenau, Joe Weber, Michael Ripoll, Paul Moak, Cary Barlowe, Trevor McNevan (guitars); John Catchings, Kristin Wilkinson, David Davidson , David Angell (strings); Mark Douthit, Roy Agee, Mike Haynes (horns); Dave Wyatt (keyboards, programming); Byron Chambers (talk box); Todd Lawton, Rica Wright, Tony Lucido, Brent Milligan (bass instrument); Jeremy Lutito, Brian Haley, Tony Morra, Will Sayles, Ben Phillips (drums); Javier Solís (percussion); Kene "Ghost" Bell, Jamie Moore, Todd Collins (programming); Mike "Maj" Allen, Ric Robbins (turntables); Calvin Nowell, Troma, Alisa Turner, Donnie Lewis-Payne, Chris Bullard, Donald Lee Woods, Jason Eskridge, Morriston Orpheus Choir, Gabriel Patillo, Seth Ready, Ayiesha Woods (background vocals); Randall Crawford, Truett "TruDog" McKeehan.

Additional personnel: Mandisa, Siti Monroe, Kirk Franklin, Nirva Dorsaint (background vocals).

On his highly anticipated studio follow-up to 2004's WELCOME TO DIVERSE CITY, Christian-rock Renaissance man TobyMac (a.k.a. Toby McKeehan, formerly of DC Talk) presents another vibrant, genre-melding set. Bolstered by the buoyant lead single "Made to Love," which recalls the catchy songcraft of pop crooner Rob Thomas, and the reggae/soul-tinged "One World," PORTABLE SOUNDS reinforces TobyMac as a leading light in forward-thinking CCM. minimize