Life After Death (TobyMac album)
Life After Death is the ninth studio album by American singer TobyMac, released on August 19, 2022, on ForeFront Records. It is his sixth album to top the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[1] The album's third single, "Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)", peaked at number three on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[2] It is his last album to feature his live musician and background singer Gabe Real before Real's death on April 12th, 2024, from cancer.[3]
Life After Death
Background[edit]
TobyMac claimed that this was his most emotional album that he ever recorded. In October 2019, his eldest son Truett died after an accidental drug overdose. TobyMac said, "I immediately went to write, because that's what I know to do when I'm in so much pain. You go to [write] what you know, what you love and what brings you peace. I immediately started writing – and I wrote '21 Years'. Then I wrote a song called 'Faithfully', and I wrote 'Everything About You' in the first few months after Truett passed."[4]
Singles[edit]
"21 Years" was released on January 9, 2020, and is about TobyMac's son Truett Foster, who died a couple months prior, at the age of 21. The song peaked at number three on the US Hot Christian Songs Chart.[5]
"I'm Sorry (A Lament)" was released on March 10, 2020. The song peaked at number 25 on the US Hot Christian Songs Chart.[6]
"Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight)" was released on February 19, 2021. The song peaked at number three on the US Hot Christian Songs Chart.[7]
"Promised Land" was released on September 17, 2021. The song peaked at number nine on the US Hot Christian Songs Chart. The song featured pop rock artist Sheryl Crow on the OG Collab version.[8][9][10]
"The Goodness" was released on June 2, 2022. The song featured new artist Blessing Offor, and peaked at number one on the US Hot Christian Songs Chart. This song was then performed at the 53rd GMA Dove Awards.[11][12]
"Cornerstone" was released on February 17, 2023. The song features CCM artist Zach Williams.[13]
"Faithfully" was released on September 29, 2023.
Commercial performance[edit]
The album peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart with 16,000 album-equivalent units.[21][22]
Credits adapted from liner notes.[23]