Pictures in the Sky

Pictures in the Sky is the second solo album by songwriter Rich Mullins and was released in 1987 on Reunion Records.

The single "Screen Door" became a concert favorite. Mullins wrote the song in Chattanooga on a trip to Knoxville, originally intending it to write a limerick. When performing "Screen Door" in concert, Mullins and his band would sing the lyrics and create the song's unique rhythm by hitting plastic cups on a table in a synchronized pattern.

Side one

 * 1) "When You Love" (Rich Mullins) – 3:25
 * 2) "It Don't Do" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 3:37
 * 3) *Appeared on compilation Here in America 2003
 * 4) "Verge of a Miracle" (Rich Mullins) – 4:02
 * 5) *Appeared on compilation Songs 1996
 * 6) "Pictures In The Sky" (Rich Mullins) – 3:53
 * 7) "Be With You" (Rich Mullins, Justin Peters) – 2:50
 * 8) *Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999

Side two

 * 1) "Screen Door" (Rich Mullins) – 1:23
 * 2) *Full-length radio version appeared on compilation Songs 1996
 * 3) "What Trouble are Giants" (Rich Mullins) – 3:54
 * 4) "Steal at Any Price" (Rich Mullins, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:15
 * 5) "Could be a Celebration" (Rich Mullins, Gary Jones, Renee Garcia, Reed Arvin, Lang Bliss) – 3:25
 * 6) "Love That Knows No Bounds" (Rich Mullins, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Cathy Snyder) – 3:35

Personnel

 * Rich Mullins – lead vocals
 * Reed Arvin – keyboards (1–5, 7–10), synthesizers (1, 5, 7–10), footsteps (6), finger snaps (6), handclaps (6)
 * Jerry McPherson – guitars (1–4, 8, 9, 10), bouzouki (7)
 * Gary Lunn – bass (2, 3, 4, 9)
 * Dave Adams – additional drum programming
 * Keith Edwards – drums (2, 3, 4)
 * Tim Marsh – percussion (2, 3, 4, 8)
 * Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
 * Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 9)
 * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
 * Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (2)
 * Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2)
 * Donna McElroy – backing vocals (2)
 * Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
 * Reneé Garcia – backing vocals (9)

Production

 * Reed Arvin – producer
 * Michael Blanton – executive producer
 * Dan Harrell – executive producer
 * Center Stage (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording studio
 * Hummingbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording studio
 * The Gold Mine (Brentwood, Tennessee) – recording studio
 * Brent King – engineer, mixing
 * Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
 * Buddy Jackson – art direction, design
 * Mark Tucker – photography