Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth

Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth is the third album by American singer and songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1988. The album received 31st place in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (2001).

Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth
Studio album by Rich Mullins
Released	August 2, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	36:35
Label	Reunion
Producer	Reed Arvin
Rich Mullins chronology
Pictures in the Sky (1987) Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) Never Picture Perfect (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

"Awesome God" became a very popular contemporary worship song, and received first place in the book CCM Presents: 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music (2006).

Track listing

1. "The Other Side of the World" (Rich Mullins) – 2:45
2. "With the Wonder" (Rich Mullins) – 4:32
3. "Awesome God" (Rich Mullins) – 3:05
4. "If I Stand" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 3:46
5. "Home" (Rich Mullins) – 4:05
6. "Such a Thing as Glory" (Rich Mullins) – 2:44
7. "...and I Love You" (Rich Mullins) – 3:55
8. "Ready for the Storm" (Dougie MacLean) – 3:42
9. "One True Love" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 4:08
10. "How Can I Keep Myself from Singing" (Rich Mullins) – 3:53

Personnel

• Rich Mullins – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 8)
• Reed Arvin – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), Synclavier (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), string arrangements (3, 5)
• Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (4)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (1-5, 7, 9, 10)
• Jon Goin – guitars (8)
• Gary Lunn – bass guitar (1-5, 7, 9)
• Craig Nelson – acoustic bass (8)
• Keith Edwards – drums (1-5, 7, 9)
• Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 6, 8, 10)
• Fred Carpenter – fiddle (8)
• Alan Arnett – backing vocals (3)
• Janis Ellen Broughton – backing vocals (3)
• Heidi Brown – backing vocals (3)
• Susan Coker – backing vocals (3)
• Scott Coupland – backing vocals (3)
• Lyn Curley – backing vocals (3)
• Jennifer Farrar – backing vocals (3)
• Allison Gordley – backing vocals (3)
• Pam Mark Hall – backing vocals (3)
• Chris Harris – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10)
• Paul Harris – backing vocals (3)
• Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (3, 7, 10)
• Kim Hill – backing vocals (3)
• Bryan Lenox – backing vocals (3)
• Lori Lee Loving – backing vocals (3)
• David McCracken – backing vocals (3)
• Marita Meinerts – backing vocals (3)
• Carmen Minard – backing vocals (3)
• Pam Ourada – backing vocals (3)
• Cynthia Ratliff – backing vocals (3)
• Mark Ratliff – backing vocals (3)
• Melinda Scruggs – backing vocals (3)
• Billy Sprague – backing vocals (3)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Billy Simon – backing vocals (4)
• Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (6)
• Melodie Tunney – backing vocals (6)
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (7, 8, 10)

Production

• Reed Arvin – producer
• Terry Hemmings – executive producer
• Jeff Moseley – executive producer
• Brent King – recording, mixing
• Jeff Balding – additional mixing
• Hank Williams – mastering
• Glenn Hall – photography
• Buddy Jackson – design
• Gold Mine Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
• OmniSound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
• Spence Manor, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
• MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee - mix location, mastering location

Charts

Radio singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Awesome God"	U.S. Christian	1
1989	"The Other Side of the World"	U.S. Christian	13
1989	"If I Stand"	U.S. Christian	8
1989	"Such a Thing as Glory"	U.S. Christian	9

Trivia

• The Thai lyrics at the beginning of "The Other Side of the World" translate roughly to

"Pray to God, until you find peace;

Pray to God, until you find peace;

I invite you to come, I invite you to come and try (Him) and see, please come try (Him) and see;

Pray to God, until you find peace."