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Heaven on My Mind is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter tobyMac.[3][4][5] The album was announced on January 10, 2025, and was released on March 7, 2025 on Forefront Records and Capitol CMG.[6][2] The album's first single, "Nothin' Sweeter", reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart,[7] and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart.[8][9][10][11]

Background

Heaven on My Mind is inspired partially by the death of tobyMac's son, Truett McKeehan.[12][13] The song "Goodbye (For Gabe)" is a tribute to his touring member and occasional studio collaborator, Gabe Patillo, who died of cancer in April of 2024.[14]

Critical reception

Speaking for Jesus Freak Hideout, Josh Balogh awarded the album a 4.5-out-of-5 star review, stating that Heaven on My Mind is one of tobyMac's top three best releases.[1] In a second review from Jesus Freak Hideout, John DiBiase also gave the album 4.5-out-of-5 stars, calling the album "a solid album from start to finish" and one of the best of 2025.[1] Reviewing for New Release Tuesday, Bill Pence gave the album a 5-out-of-5 star review, calling it a "strong effort from TobyMac".[2]

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 157 on the Billboard 200, No. 10 on the Billboard Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales, and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums.[15][16][17][18]

Singles

Four singles were released off the album. The first single was "Nothin' Sweeter", released on June 7, 2024,[19] and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and No. 1 on the Christian Airplay and Adult Contemporary.[20][21][22] The second single released was "a lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)" was released on December 6, 2024,[23] and reached No. 30 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[24][25] On January 10, 2025, "God Did It" was released. The song reached No. 35 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[26][27] The fourth single released off the album was "Can't Stop Me", which was released on February 7, 2025.[6][28][29] While not released as a single, the title track, "Heaven on My Mind", reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs.[30]

TobyMac announced through Instagram that he would be releasing one song a month until Heaven on My Mind is released.[31]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heaven on My Mind"3:23
2."Lord It Feels Good"
  • McKeehan
  • Benji Cowart
  • Kyle Williams
  • McKeehan
  • Benji Cowart
  • Kyle Williams
2:51
3."Rearview" (with Juan Winans)
  • McKeehan
  • Josiah Bell
  • Juan Winans
  • Justin Gerard Gray
  • Josiah Bell
  • Juan Winans
2:56
4."God Did It"
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
  • Cowart
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
3:33
5."A Lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)"
  • McKeehan
  • Cowart
  • Williams
  • McKeehan
  • Williams
3:04
6."Resist (Keep the Devil Away)" (with Terrian)
  • McKeehan
  • Micah Kuiper
3:23
7."Been Through It"
3:01
8."Can't Stop Me"
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
  • Cowart
3:12
9."Nothin' Sweeter"
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
  • Cowart
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
2:56
10."Oh My Soul (Psalm 103)"
  • McKeehan
  • Fowler
  • Kuiper
  • Shawn Newby
  • Fowler
  • Kuiper
3:39
11."Campfire (That Very Love)"
  • McKeehan
  • Cowart
  • Williams
  • McKeehan
  • Williams
3:15
12."Goodbye (For Gabe)"
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
  • McKeehan
  • Mohilowski
3:16
Total length:38:29

Personnel

  • TobyMac – songwriting, vocals, producer
  • Bryan Fowler – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Jeff Pardo – producer, songwriting, programming, keyboards, piano, synth pads, electric piano
  • Jordan Mohilowski – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, instrumentation, vocal editing
  • Josiah Bell – producer, songwriting, engineering
  • Juan Winans – producer, songwriting, engineering, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Rearview"
  • Kyle Williams – producer, songwriting, backing vocals, vocal engineering, guitar, bass, instrumentation
  • Micah Kuiper – producer, songwriting, engineering, vocal engineering, programming, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tommee Profitt – producer, songwriting, programming, instrumentation
  • Benji Cowart – producer, songwriting, backing vocals
  • Justin Gray – songwriting, backing vocals
  • Terrian – songwriting, backing vocals, guest vocals on "Resist (Keep the Devil Away)"
  • Matthew West – songwriting, backing vocals
  • Brent Milligan – bass
  • David Curran – bass
  • Justin Ostrander – guitar
  • Tim Rosenau – guitar
  • Scottie Mills – guitar
  • Court Clement – guitar
  • Matthew Ulrich – Hammond B-3 Organ, keyboards
  • Sam Garner – piano
  • Aaron Sterling – drums
  • Jacob Arnold – drums
  • Keith Everette Smith – horns, trumpet, horns arranger
  • Steve Patrick – trumpet
  • Barry Green – trombone
  • Matt Jefferson – bass trombone
  • Tyler Summers – saxophone
  • Jimmy Bowland – baritone saxophone
  • Mark Douthit – tenor saxophone
  • Chris Bevins – vocoder
  • Jon Reddick – backing vocals
  • Andrew Thompson – backing vocals
  • Calvin Nowell – backing vocals
  • Janice Gaines – backing vocals
  • Deondra Marowa – backing vocals
  • Emoni Wilkins – backing vocals
  • Madelyn Howze – backing vocals
  • Maurice Staple – backing vocals
  • Chuck Butler – vocal editing
  • Doug Weier – mixing
  • Nick Radovanovic – mixing
  • Sean Moffitt – mixing
  • Thomas Mann – mixing
  • Atharva Dhenke – mastering
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering
  • John DeNosky – additional engineering

Charts

Chart performance for Heaven on My Mind
Chart (2025) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 157
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

References

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