Find It on the Wings Sandy Patty , released in late 1994 on Word Records .[ 2] Phil Ramone and songwriters Burt Bacharach and Will Jennings on the song "If I Want To", while her long-time producer Greg Nelson produced the rest of the album. Patty also duetted with R&B singer Peabo Bryson on the gospel track "Make It 'til Tomorrow". Bob Farrell co-wrote the majority of the songs with producer Nelson. Cindy Morgan contributed the song "When I Heal". In 1995, Patty was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 26th GMA Dove Awards , losing to CeCe Winans , but the album did win Inspirational Album of the Year. In 1996, Find It on the Wings was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 38th Grammy Awards . The album peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.[ 3]
Find It on the Wings Released October 25, 1994 Studio
Bennett House and Tejas Recorders (Franklin, Tennessee )The Dugout, Great Circle Sound, Greg Nelson Studio , Digital Associates, Sound Stage Studios, OmniSound Studios and Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, Tennessee )
Doppler Studios (Atlanta, Georgia )
Gaither Studios (Alexandria, Indiana)Bunny Hop Studios and Schnee Studios (Los Angeles, California )
Flying Monkey and Right Track Recording (New York City, New York )
Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, Florida ) Genre CCM , inspirational music , Christian pop Length 50 :22 Label Word Producer Greg Nelson , Phil Ramone
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Find It on the Wings" 4:25 2. "Holy Lord/Carry On" Sandi Patty 6:20 3. "Make It 'til Tomorrow" (duet with Peabo Bryson ) 4:12 4. "When I Heal" Cindy Morgan 5:36 5. "Where the Nails Were" Gary Driskell Marty Hennis 4:55 6. "Build My World Around You" Grant Cunningham Matt Huesmann 3:35 7. "If I Want To" 4:08 8. "Safe Harbour" 5:18 9. "God Is Walking Me Through" 3:54 10. "Through the Eyes of a Child" 5:07 11. "Imagine (How God Can Sing)" 2:32
Note : "If I Want To" was produced by Phil Ramone . All other tracks were produced by Greg Nelson .
Sandi Patty – vocals, concept (6)
Tommy Sims – programming (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), bass (8, 10)Danny Duncan – programming assistant (1, 3), additional arrangements (1, 3)
David Hamilton – programming (2), orchestrations and conductor (2), additional synthesizers (3), acoustic piano (10)
Phil Naish – additional synthesizers (2, 3, 5, 8)
Michael Omartian – programming (4), orchestrations and conductor (4)Robbie Buchanan – programming (5), arrangements (5)
Blair Masters – programming (6), arrangements (6)
Rob Mounsey – keyboard programming (7), arrangements (7)Shane Keister – keyboards (8), additional synthesizers (10)Alan Pasqua – keyboards (8), additional synthesizers (10)Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (11)Dann Huff – guitars (2, 4, 5, 10), programming (9), arrangements (9)Gary Lunn – bass (2, 4)
Paul Leim – drums (2, 8)David Huff – additional drum programming (9)Mark Hammond – drums (10)
Farrell Morris – percussion (4)
Jeff Porcaro – percussion (11)Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone (7)
Nashville String Machine – strings (2, 4, 5, 11)Ronn Huff – orchestrations (5)
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (11)Mervyn Warren – BGV arrangements (1), choir arrangements (3)Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Kim Fleming – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Skyler Jett – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Angela Primm – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Duawne Starling – backing vocals (1), choir (3)
Chris Willis – backing vocals (1), choir (3)The Kid Connection – choir (1)
Bob Carlisle – backing vocals (2)Chris Eaton – backing vocals (2, 6, 8, 9)Mark Ivey – backing vocals (2)
Peabo Bryson – vocals (3)Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (6)Production
Matt Baugher – executive producer
Sandi Patty – executive producer (7)
Jeff Balding – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Steve Bishir – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Terry Christianson – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Bob Clark – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Tommy Cooper – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Bill Deaton – engineer (1–6, 8–11), mixing (1–6, 8–11)
Brent King – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Frank Wolf – engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Jeff Aebi – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Blake Eiseman – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Joey Grimstead – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Scott Link – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Shawn McLean – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Wayne Mehl – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Ray Mendez – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Michael Moore – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
David Murphy – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Brett Perry – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Carry Summers – second engineer (1–6, 8–11), mix assistant (1–6, 8–11)
Aaron Swihart – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Shane D. Wilson – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Martin Woodlee – second engineer (1–6, 8–11)
Pete Martinez – mix assistant (1–6, 8–11)
Richard Alderson – engineer (7)
John Patterson – mixing (7)
Phil Ramone – mixing (7)Eric Schilling – mixing (7)
Jay Militscher – mix assistant (7)
Jen Monnar – mix assistant (7)
Hank Williams – editing at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) (2)
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) (1–6, 8–11)Holly Krig-Smith – production coordinator (1–6, 8–11)
Jill Dell'Abate – production coordinator (7)
Benji Cowart – additional production assistant (1–6, 8–11)
Jacob Wang – additional production assistant (1–6, 8–11)
Loren Balman – art direction
Karrine Caulkins – design
Buddy Jackson – design
Neill Whitlock – photography
Chart (1994)
Peak
US Top Contemporary Christian Albums
3
Year
Singles
Peak positions
CCM AC [ 4]
1994-95
"Carry On"
3
1995
"Find It on the Wings"
6
1995
"Build My World Around You"
4
GMA Dove Awards
Year
Winner
Category
1995
Find It on the Way
Inspirational Album of the Year
