Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
Studio album by Bob Carlisle
Released	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Studio	High-Pass Productions (Franklin, Tennessee) Gambit Studio (Gallatin, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM
Length	45:41
Label	Diadem/Jive
Producer	Bob Carlisle
Bob Carlisle chronology
The Hope of a Man (1994) Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (1997) Stories from the Heart (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) is the third studio album by American Christian music artist Bob Carlisle. It was released by Diadem/Jive Records on May 13, 1997. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Butterfly Kisses"	Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas	5:38
2.	"You Must Have Been an Angel"	Carlisle, Rick Elias	4:14
3.	"Man of His Word"	Carlisle, Mike Demus, Dennis Patton	4:56
4.	"On My Way to Paradise"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:15
5.	"One Man Revival"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:13
6.	"Mighty Love"	Carlisle, Regie Hamm	4:35
7.	"Living Water"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:26
8.	"It Is Well with My Soul"	Carlisle	4:17
9.	"On My Knees"	Carlisle, Elias, Hamm	4:09
10.	"I'm Gonna Be Ready"	Carlisle, Thomas	4:58
11.	"Butterfly Kisses" (country remix)	Carlisle, Thomas	5:39

Personnel

• Bob Carlisle – vocals, backing vocals, guitars, mandolin
• Regie Hamm – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, drums, percussion, arrangements
• Dennis Patton – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, arrangements
• Scott Sheriff – keyboards, acoustic piano, organ, arrangements
• Glenn Pearce – guitars, electric sitar
• Mark Hill – bass
• Linda Elias – backing vocals
• Lesley Glassford – backing vocals
• Rebecca Palmer – backing vocals
• Bryan Duncan – vocals (10)

Production

• Larry Day – executive producer
• Bob Carlisle – producer
• David Jahnsen – recording, mixing
• Don Cobb – editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jackie Murphy – art direction (front cover)
• Nick Gamma – design (front cover)
• Scott Harris – art direction, design
• Tamara Reynolds – photography
• Ray Ware – management

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 10 Canadian Albums (RPM) 6 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 US Billboard 200[4] 1 US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200[7] 32

Certifications/sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8]	Gold	35,000^^
United States (RIAA)[9]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Batdorf, Rodney. "Butterfly Kisses review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
2. "Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Bob Carlisle – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
4. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
5. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
6. "Bob Carlisle Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
9. "American album certifications – Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses/Shades of Grace". Recording Industry Association of America.