Come to the River is the first studio album by Rhett Walker Band. The album was released on July 10, 2012 by Essential Records. The album was produced by Paul Moak at The Smoakstack. The album debuted at No. 9 and No. 154 on the Christian and Heatseekers albums charts, respectively. The lead single from the album is "When Mercy Found Me", which has had chart success, and was primarily on Christian-based charts. Track listing Personnel Rhett Walker Band Rhett Walker – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars Joe Kane – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, banjo, gang vocals Kevin Whitsett – bass Kenny Davis – drums, percussion, gang vocals Additional musicians Paul Moak – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, pads, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, baritone guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals, gang vocals Jerry McPherson – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, gang vocals Tony Lucido – bass, pad, gang vocals David Leonard – vocals (7) Leslie Jordan – vocals (10) Production Paul Moak – producer, engineer Justin March – assistant engineer Dewey Boyd – assistant engineer Devin Vaughan – assistant engineer Dustin Burnett – mixing at Burnett House Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee) Blaine Barcus – A&R Jason Root – A&R production Beth Lee – art direction Tim Parker – art direction, design Joshua Black Wilkins – photography Kelly Henderson – hair stylist, make-up Tabitha Sha Moak – wardrobe Mo Thieman – management Andrew Patton and Patton House Entertainment – management Charts Album Critical reception AllMusic's Robert Ham wrote that "the typical bent of contemporary Christian bands is to stick to a well-worn template of artless, arena-styled rock that has been buffed to a blinding sheen. So, kudos to the Rhett Walker Band for doing what they can to break that trend. There's still plenty of volume and bombast to the songs on the band's debut release Come to the River, but it's tempered with a whole lot of twang and attitude. Unfortunately for the quartet, that renders their sound to something akin to a Christian Nickelback. That might actually be considered a compliment in some circles, but for CCM listeners hoping for something a little different, it's quite a letdown." But, Ham left off on a positive note in saying "the Nashville-native is capable of rafter-rattling howls and quiet whispers, each of with are affecting in their own right. And when matched up