# Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth

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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).
"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

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

## Personnel

* Rich Mullins – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 8)
* Reed Arvin – keyboards (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10), Synclavier (1–3, 5–7, 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

* Terry Hemmings – executive producer
* Jeff Moseley – executive producer
* Reed Arvin – 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."