Alive and Transported

Alive and Transported
Live album by tobyMac
Released	May 27, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Christian hip hop, Christian rock
Length	73:34
Label	ForeFront
tobyMac chronology
Portable Sounds (2007) Alive and Transported (2008) Tonight (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christian Music Review	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Alive and Transported is a live album by Christian hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on May 27, 2008 and debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200,^[3] and also placed at No. 4 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. It is currently sold as a CD/DVD combo (audio tracks on the CD and videos of the live show, along with other special features, on the DVD). The live show recorded for the album was also played on Monday, June 9, 2008, in movie theaters.^[4] The film was filmed at the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress, Texas.

At the 51st Grammy Awards of February 2009, Alive and Transported won the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album award.^[5] TobyMac said, "It's an honor to win my first Grammy as a solo artist. I still can't believe it, it's truly humbling. My band and I worked hard on this project and it really is the culmination of diverse people collaborating."

Track listing

Album release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original studio recording on	Length
1.	"Intro"	Toby McKeehan	-	0:50
2.	"Ignition"	McKeehan, Trevor McNevan, Christopher Stevens	Portable Sounds	3:26
3.	"Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"	McKeehan, Solomon Olds, Joe Baldridge	Welcome to Diverse City	3:07
4.	"Boomin'"	McKeehan, Stevens	Portable Sounds	3:36
5.	"No Ordinary Love"	McKeehan, Randy Crawford, Dave Wyatt	Portable Sounds	2:26
6.	"J Train"	McKeehan, R. Crawford, Jeff Savage	Momentum	4:40
7.	"Gone"	McKeehan, Stevens	Welcome to Diverse City	3:23
8.	"Irene"	McKeehan, George Crawford, Savage	Momentum	4:03
9.	"I'm for You"	McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Aaron Rice	Portable Sounds	3:57
10.	"In the Light" (Charlie Peacock cover)	Charlie Peacock	Jesus Freak	1:57
11.	"Yours"	McKeehan, Pete Stewart	Momentum	3:54
12.	"The Slam"	McKeehan, Stevens, Joe Weber, Rene Sotomayor	Welcome to Diverse City	4:47
13.	"Love is in the House"	McKeehan, Stewart	Momentum	2:52
14.	"Atmosphere"	McKeehan, G. Crawford, Savage	Welcome to Diverse City	2:18
15.	"Lose My Soul"	McKeehan, Michael Ripoll, Stevens	Portable Sounds	4:47
16.	"Diverse City"	McKeehan, Stevens	Welcome to Diverse City	3:17
17.	"Made to Love"	McKeehan, Barlowe, Jamie Moore, Rice	Portable Sounds	4:10
18.	"Burn for You"	Toby McKeehan, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell	Welcome to Diverse City	4:32
19.	"Jesus Freak" (dc Talk cover)	McKeehan, Mark Heimermann	Jesus Freak	3:40
20.	"Extreme Days"	McKeehan, Jamie Rowe, Michael-Anthony Taylor	Momentum	3:37
21.	"Made to Love" (Reprise)	McKeehan, Barlowe, Moore, Rice	-	4:15

Music videos

• "Ignition"
• "Boomin'"
• "Gone" (iTunes only)
• "The Slam"
• "Made to Love" (iTunes only)

Artists who contributed

• Mandisa ("Lose My Soul")
• Becca Barlow from BarlowGirl ("Jesus Freak")
• DJ Maj (every song)
• Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)")

Personnel

• Toby "TobyMac" McKeehan - Lead Vocals
• Nirva "Nirvessence" Dorsaint-Ready - Vocals
• Gabriel "GabeReal" Patillo - Vocals, Trumpet, Beatbox
• Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock - Vocals
• Tim Rosenau - Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals
• Brian "Dabomb" Haley - Drums
• Dave "D-dubb" Wyatt - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
• Todd "Toddiefunk" Lawton - Bass
• Mike "DJ Maj" Allen - Turntables, Percussion, Trombone
• Mandisa - Vocals on Lose My Soul
• Becca Barlow - Guitar on Jesus Freak

Awards

Grammys

• 2009: Best Rock or Rap Gospel album of the year – Won

Doves

• 2009: Long Form Music Video of the Year – Won

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	112
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Christian Music Review review
2. Jesus Freak Hideout review
3. "Tobymac – Alive and Transported". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
4. tobyMac (portable sounds) - Powered by ZoeCity
5. "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
6. "tobyMac – Chart history" Billboard 200 for tobyMac. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
7. "tobyMac – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for tobyMac. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
8. "American video certifications – TobyMac – Alive And Transported". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH