Comments for Smith, Michael W., The Big Picture

Truly, this album was released ahead of its time! This is a cornerstone album for Michael W. Smith and the world of contemporary Christian music. Michael wrote this album as a response to many letters he had received from teenagers. The result is a album that speaks to teenagers...addressing issues of self-esteem, peer-pressure, and not giving into sexual temptation.

After putting out two standard gospel albums, Smittymoved into the field of Christian pop with this release.Because he was still experimenting with pop at this point,the album falls apart musically in spots, but the message of self-esteem helped build a large fan base.