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Considering Lily (album)

1997 studio album by Considering Lily

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 17, 2025
Entity authorityQ85845683 ↗
Source-derived summary

Considering Lily is the second studio album by CCM duo Considering Lily, released in 1997. Considering Lily consisted of sisters Serene Campbell and Pearl Barrett at the time of this release.

Critical reception

Melinda Hill of AllMusic wrote, "Considering Lily's last release with Serene Campbell and Pearl Barrett is everything one could hope it would be."

Tony Cummings of Cross Rhythms gives the album an 8 out of 10 and says, "if you like the idea of nasal, little girl lost voices, across plenty of grungy guitar, and songs that speak of spiritual warfare, holiness and other vital topics, this one's for you."

Crosswalk concludes their review with, "While we can't always know God's plan for our lives, it's clear through the testimony of Jeanette and Pearl that God knows which people and circumstances to orchestrate. His timing and planning are perfect, and with Considering Lily, the pieces truly fit."

Track listing

Musicians

Serene Campbell: Lead vocals

Pearl Barrett: Some lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, piano

Brent Milligan: electric and acoustic guitars, bass harmonium, arrangements

Dan Needham: Drums

Aaron Smith: Drums (tracks 6, 7, 10)

Ed Hillary: Tambourine

Rick Roland: Tympani and loops

Production

Producer: Brent Milligan

Executive Producers: Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo

Mastered by: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

Photography: Thunder Image

Art Direction: Flywheel Industries, Seattle

Management: Barbell Management

Produced and engineered by Brent Milligan at Soundwerks, Nashville, TN

Mixed by Shane Watson at Antenna Studios

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

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“Considering Lily (album)” enters the record as 1997 studio album by Considering Lily. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Considering, Lily and album can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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