Casting Crowns is the first studio album by American Christian rock band Casting Crowns. The album was released on October 7, 2003, by Beach Street Records. Produced by Mark A. Miller and Steven Curtis Chapman, it incorporates a pop rock and rock sound, with the main instruments used in the album being guitar, keyboard and violin. Casting Crowns received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the album's lyrics and production quality. It was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 35th GMA Dove Awards, while its singles were nominated for and received various awards. Preceded by a lead single, "If We Are the Body", which peaked at number one on the Radio & Records Christian AC and Christian CHR charts in the US, Casting Crowns debuted at number 198 on the Billboard 200. The album eventually peaked at number 59 on that chart, also peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. Two other singles, "Who Am I" and "Voice of Truth", also went to number 1. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)