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Diamond is Jaci Velasquez's seventh studio album, released in 2012 on Inpop Records. The producers of this album are Craig Swift and Chris Bevins, who are both in the band Salvador, along with Jaci's husband, Nic Gonzalez.[6]

Diamond
Studio album by Jaci Velasquez
Released	February 7, 2012[1]
Recorded	2010–2011[2]
Genre	Adult contemporary, contemporary Christian music, pop
Length	41:06
Label	Inpop
Producer	Craig Swift, Chris Bevins
Jaci Velasquez chronology
Love Out Loud (2008) Diamond (2012) Trust/Confío (2017)
Singles from Diamond
"Give Them Jesus" Released: October 2011[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]

Reception

Diamond received mixed reviews. AllMusic notes that "the result (of the mixed genres of this album) is a somewhat jarring experience...In that respect, Diamond feels a little too self-conscious, too concerned about what the commercial prospects of the album would be rather than making a bold artistic statement".[4] Roger Gelwicks of Jesus Freak Hideout.com says that "Diamond doesn't feel very surprising in its execution, although this is probably the most radio-friendly Velasquez has ever been...songs with innovation and vibrancy just aren't to be found here".[5] Both Allmusic and Jesus Freak Hideout gave this album 3 out of 5 stars.[4][5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Jaci Velasquez – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Chris Bevins – acoustic piano, keyboards, synth bass, percussion, string arrangements
• Craig Swift – keyboards, programming, synth bass, saxophones, horn arrangements, string arrangements, backing vocals
• Nic Gonzales – acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Mike Payne – guitars, electric guitars
• Ron Robinson – guitars
• Josh Gonzales – bass guitar
• Tommy Lee – bass guitar
• Ben Cordonero – drums
• Garth Justice – drums
• Elliot Torres – percussion
• Justin Carpenter – trombone
• Leif Shires – trumpet
• David Angell – strings
• David Davidson – strings, string arrangements
• Jason Barton – backing vocals
• Michelle Swift – backing vocals

Production

• Andrew Patton – executive producer, A&R
• Chris Bevins – producer, engineer
• Craig Swift – producer, engineer
• Sean Moffitt – mixing
• Steve Xavier – mix assistant
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering
• Daniel McCarthy – package design, layout
• Micah Kandros – photography
• Betsy Jones – wardrobe stylist
• Jessica Mallum – hair stylist, make-up

Charts

Chart performance for Diamond

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[7]	189
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[8]	18

References

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- [en] Diamond (Jaci Velasquez album)

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[es] Diamond (álbum de Jaci Velásquez)

Diamond es el duodécimo álbum de estudio de la cantante Jaci Velasquez, fue lanzado el 7 de febrero del 2012. Con este álbum fue el gran regreso de la cantante luego de un retiro temporal de la música para dedicarse a sus pequeños hijos Zeland y Soren.

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