Healing Rain is Michael W. Smith's nineteenth album, released in 2004 and debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is a departure from his previous two albums which are live worship albums. Healing Rain is a pop CCM album, in a similar vein to his 1999 album This Is Your Time. The album was reissued as a DualDisc in 2005. Some of the album's tracks were recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound, located in Marin County, California. Track listing Awards In 2005, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. The title song also received three nominations for Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, and Worship Song of the Year. Personnel Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 4–7, 9, 10), piano (1, 2, 5–9, 11), keyboards (1, 5, 6, 7, 11), Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 3, 4, 8, 10), Rhodes (3, 4, 10), programming (7, 11), additional guitars (7) Matt Bronleewe – various random additional and supplemental sonic material (2, 3, 4, 10) Jeremy Bose – programming (2, 3, 4, 10) F. Reid Shippen – additional programming (4, 10) Taylor Harris – programming (8) Paul Moak – guitars (1), synth pad (2, 3), various sound effects (2, 4, 10), electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 10), EBow guitar (2, 3, 10), pedal steel drone (2), Hammond B3 organ (3, 10), Mellotron (4), vibraphone (4, 10), sitar (10), Moog synthesizer (10), child's piano (10) Glenn Pearce – guitars (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11) Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar (2) Sam Ashworth – acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8), backing vocals (8) Matt Slocum – acoustic guitar (8), electric guitars (8) James Gregory – bass (1–4, 10) Anthony Sallee – bass (5, 6, 7, 9) Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (8) Raymond Boyd – drums (1, 5, 6, 7, 9), percussion (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11) Lindsay Jamieson – drums (2, 3, 4, 8, 10) Ken Lewis – percussion (8) The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings (2, 3) Keith Getty – orchestration and conductor (2, 3) Joni McCabe – strings technical production (2, 3) Christa Black – violin (7) Mark Lekas – cello (8) Monisa Angell – viola (8) David Angell – violin (8) David Davidson – violin (8)