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Beauty Has Grace
Studio album by Jaci Velasquez
Released	May 3, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Indie pop, pop/rock, contemporary Christian
Length	38:54
Label	Word Entertainment LLC
Producer	Martin Terefe, Jaci Velasquez, Dion Lopez
Jaci Velasquez chronology
Mi Historia Musical (2004) Beauty Has Grace (2005) On My Knees: The Best of Jaci Velasquez (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Cross Rhythms UK
Jesus Freak Hideout
Christian Music Today

Beauty Has Grace is the Christian singer Jaci Velasquez' fifth studio album. It marks a departure in style from her previous albums, having been recorded in London, England, with Martin Terefe (A-Ha, Ron Sexsmith, Leona Naess, KT Tunstall). She co-wrote six of the ten album tracks.

Velasquez decided to name the album "Kensaltown", after Kensal Town and the studio where she recorded and wrote the album, but the label was concerned that people would confuse "Kensaltown" with "Tinsel Town" so they changed it to Beauty Has Grace, a line in the song "This Love". The release date for the album was pushed back several times to May 3. The label also changed the track listing of the album which first featured the song "Hold On to This Moment", but it was replaced for "Reason to Believe"

Reviews for the album were favorable, calling Velasquez's musical change "the boldest, smartest Christian music artistic shift in recent memory". A special edition of the album was released by Family Christian Stores with a bonus track, "Love Will Find You".

Track listing

1. "I'm Not Looking Down" – 3:47 (Jaci Velasquez, Michael Clarke, Martin Terefe)
2. "With All My Soul" – 3:59 (Jaci Velasquez, Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong)
3. "Prayer to Love" – 4:08 (Jaci Velasquez, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk)
4. "Lay It Down" – 4:01 (Chris Eaton, Don Poythress, Brian White)
5. "Something Beautiful" – 3:28 (Jeremy Rose, Yancy)
6. "Tonight" – 3:52; Feat. Michael Clarke (Marc Byrd)
7. "When You Hold Me" – 3:19 (JT Dally, Andy Smith, Brian Lee, Chad Howat, John Heiner)
8. "Reason to Believe" – 4:35 (Jaci Velasquez, Brad Jacoby, Martin Terefe)
9. "Supernatural" – 3:31 (Jaci Velasquez, Darren Potuck, Martin Terefe, Nick Whitecross)
10. "This Love" – 4:09 (Jaci Velasquez, Martin Terefe)

Singles

• "With All My Soul"
• "Lay It Down"

Personnel

Performance credits

• Jaci Velasquez – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Martin Terefe – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), bass guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), guitar (3, 5), Roland Juno-60 (8), acoustic piano (9, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (9), drums (9, 10), percussion (9), backing vocals (10)
• Andreas Olsson – electric guitar, (1, 3, 6, 7, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (1), synthesizer (1, 3, 6, 10), mellotron (2), programming (2, 3, 6, 10), acoustic piano (3), human beat box (4), additional guitar (5), synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
• Claes Björklund – electric guitar (2), synthesizer (2, 7), programming (2, 7), acoustic piano (4)
• Nathaniel Chan – electric guitar (7)
• Darren Potuck – acoustic guitar (9)
• Brad Jacoby – guitar (8), synthesizer (8), programming (8)
• Ian Fitchuk – acoustic piano (5), keyboards (5), backing vocals (5)
• Abel Orta – bass guitar (5)
• Christer Jansson – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 8), percussion (1-4, 6, 7, 8), additional drums (10)
• Javier Solís – drums (5)
• Anthony LaMarchina – cello (4, 6, 9)
• Kristin Wilkinson – viola (4, 6, 9)
• David Angell – second violin (4, 6, 9)
• David Davidson – first violin (4, 6, 9), string arrangements (4, 6, 9)
• Michael Clarke – backing vocals (1), lead vocals (6)

Production

• Producers – Martin Terefe (Tracks 1-4 & 6-10); Jaci Velasquez and Dion Lopez (Track 5).
• Executive Producers – Jaci Velasquez and Dion Lopez
• Recorded by Andreas Olsson, Kelly Pribble and Martin Terefe.
• Engineer on Track 6 – Jacquire King
• Additional and Assistant Engineers – David Janson and George Tandero
• Recorded at Kenseltown Recording Studios (London, England).
• Engineered at Quad Studios (Nashville, TN) and A'Postrophe Studios (Brentwood, TN).
• Strings recorded by Baeho "Bobby" Shin at Little Big Sound (Nashville, TN), assisted by Daewook Jung.
• Vocals on Track 6 recorded by Andy Hunt, Brian Manifold and Brian Netti.
• Tracks 1-8 mixed by Joe Baldridge at FM Studios, assisted by Nathan Watkins.
• Tracks 9 & 10 mixed by Martin Terefe at Kenseltown Recording Studios, assisted by Nathaniel Chan.
• Mastered by Richard Dodd
• Production Coordinator on Track 6 – Jamie Kiner
• A&R Direction – Blaine Barcus
• A&R Administration – Cheryl H. McTyre
• Creative Administration – Blair Berle
• Creative Direction – Katherine Petillo
• Design – Wayne Brezinka
• Photography – Kristen Barlowe
• Grooming – Darren Evans
• Styling – Jaci Velasquez

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1. Beauty Has Grace at AllMusic
2. "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. September 27, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
3. "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. May 3, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
4. "Christian Music Today review". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
5. "Velasquez Delay". Crossrhythms.co.uk. February 3, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
6. "Christian Music Planet". Archived from the original on February 25, 2006.
7. "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard.
8. Billboard.biz (April 22, 2019). "Christian Album Sales". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
9. "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard.
10. "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

• Jaci Velasquez albums
• 2005 albums
• Albums recorded at Kensaltown Studios