For the Sake of the Call is the fourth album released by contemporary Christian music singer Steven Curtis Chapman. The album was released in 1990 by Sparrow Records.[1]
For the Sake of the Call | ||||
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Released | December 13, 1990 | |||
Genre | CCM, rock, pop | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Sparrow | |||
Producer | Phil Naish | |||
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It won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and the Gospel Music Association award as Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year[2] and was RIAA-certified as Gold on December 6, 1994.[citation needed]
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Track listing
editAll songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.
- "For the Sake of the Call" – 5:29
- "What Kind of Joy" – 4:36
- "Busy Man" – 4:28
- "Lost In the Shadow"(Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 5:00
- "Higher Ways"(Chapman, Phil Naish) – 4:20
- "Blind Lead the Blind"(Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:46
- "You Know Better"(Chapman, Bob Sauer) – 3:43
- "When You Are a Soldier" – 3:34
- "No Better Place"(Chapman, Naish) – 3:50
- "Show Yourselves to Be" – 4:26
- "For the Sake of the Call" (reprise) – 1:15
Personnel
edit- Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (2–7, 9, 10), electric guitar (3), classical guitar (5)
- Phil Naish – keyboards (1–6, 8, 9)
- Dann Huff – electric guitars (1–6, 9)
- Jackie Street – bass (1–6, 9)
- Craig Nelson – acoustic bass (7)
- Paul Leim – drums (1–7, 9)
- Chris McDonald – trombone (2, 6), horn arrangements (2, 6)
- Barry Green – trombone (2, 6)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (2, 6)
- George Tidwell – trumpet (2, 6)
- Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements and conductor (5, 8, 10, 11)
- Carl Gorodetzsky – string leader (5, 8, 10, 11)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (5, 8, 10, 11)
- Christ Church Choir – choir (1)
- Herb Chapman – backing vocals (2–7, 9, 10)
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (2–7, 9, 10)
- Bob Sauer – backing vocals (7), whistle (7)
- Brent Lamb – backing vocals (9)
Production
edit- Phil Naish – producer
- Peter York – executive producer
- Ronnie Brookshire – recording
- Jim DeMain – assistant engineer
- Patrick Kelly – assistant engineer
- Patrick Hutchinson – assistant engineer
- Gary Paczosa – assistant engineer
- Ed Simonton – assistant engineer
- Carry Summers – assistant engineer
- Nightingale – studio
- OmniSound – studio
- Digital Recorders – studio
- Hummingbird – studio
- Treasure Isle, Nashville, Tennessee – studio
- Jeff Balding – mixing
- John Hurley – mix assistant
- Digital Recorders – mixing location
- Doug Sax – mastering
- The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California – mastering location
- Cindy Wilt – production manager
- Barbara Hearn – art direction
- Nick Newton – design
- Alan Dockery – photography
References
edit- ^ "Steven Curtis Chapman, "For the Sake of the Call" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ "Grammy Nominations 1992". Los Angeles Times. 9 January 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ For the Sake of the Call at AllMusic