Phil Wickham's second album after recovering from vocal surgery in 2014,
Living Hope
finds the alt-CCM/pop crossover artist working with over two dozen collaborators on a set of motivational and, as the title suggests, hopeful anthems. As part of an effort to be more inclusive with this album, both thematically and in the studio, Wickham invited Brown Bannister to produce with him and his regular co-producer Pete Kipley. Among other collaborators are Bethel Music's Brian Johnson, who co-penned the title track, and former American Idol contestant Hollyn, who sings on "Song in My Soul." Both songs charted on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, and the album became Wickham's second Christian number one. ~ Marcy Donelson