Live for You (album)

Live for You is the debut album of Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2000 on Word Records. It debuted at No. 2 on Billboard magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart.

Live for You
Studio album by Rachael Lampa
Released	August 8, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	CCM, pop
Length	45:44
Label	Word
Producer	Brown Bannister, Brent Bourgeois
Rachael Lampa chronology
Live for You (2000) Kaleidoscope (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

Lyrics and music by the following songwriters.

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Day of Freedom"	Brent Bourgeois, Chris Eaton, Cindy Morgan	4:37
2.	"Live for You"	Eaton, Chris Rodriguez	3:57
3.	"Always Be My Home"	Eaton	5:26
4.	"God Loves You"	Bourgeois, Jill Phillips	3:12
5.	"Blessed"	Morgan, Ginny Owens	4:04
6.	"You Lift Me Up"	Eaton, Morgan	3:38
7.	"Shaken"	Da'dra Crawford-Greathouse, Morgan, David Mullen	3:12
8.	"Free"	Bourgeois, Morgan	4:37
9.	"Hide Me"	Bourgeois, Morgan	3:59
10.	"Secret Place"	Bourgeois, Rodriguez	4:29
11.	"My Father's Heart"	Eaton	4:33

Remixes of the following are included on Blur

• "Day of Freedom (Mirage Mix)"
• "Live for You (Marbella Mad Motion Mix)"
• "Blessed (Epiphonic Mix)"
• "Free (Holla Back Mix)"

A limited-edition version was release with three behind-the-scenes segments, and a tour of Lampa's high school. This version was packaged with a slipcase and exclusive fold-out poster.

Personnel

• Rachael Lampa – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 8)
• Dan Muckala – programming (1, 2, 4, 6-8), acoustic piano (8)
• Bernie Herms – programming (3, 5), acoustic piano (3, 11)
• Chris Eaton – acoustic piano (3), backing vocals (3)
• Jim Hamerley – Hammond B3 organ (5)
• Jeremy Bose – programming (10)
• Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 10), electric guitar (2, 8, 10), nylon guitar (2), acoustic guitar (8, 10)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (3, 5)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass overdub (1), bass (5)
• Tommy Sims – bass (2, 10)
• Steve Brewster – drums (3, 8)
• Chad Cromwell – drums (5)
• Eric Darken – percussion (1-3, 5, 8-11)
• Carl Marsh – string arrangements
• Tom Howard – string arrangements (9)
• The London Session Orchestra – strings
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
• Brent Bourgeois – backing vocals (1, 7, 8), additional acoustic piano (8), programming (9), acoustic piano (9)
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10)
• Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals (1, 4, 5)
• Nicol Smith – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
• Cindy Morgan – backing vocals (4, 8)
• Darwin Hobbs – backing vocals (5)
• Michael Mellett – backing vocals (5)
• Wendy Moten – backing vocals (5)
• Rachel Gaines – backing vocals (6)
• Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals (6)
• Gene Miller – backing vocals (7, 10)
• Nicole C. Mullen – backing vocals (7)
• Molly Felder – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Brown Bannister – producer
• Brent Bourgeois – producer, A&R direction
• Steve Bishir – recording at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee, mixing
• Hank Nirider – assistant engineer, additional engineer
• Dave Dillbeck – additional engineer
• Patrick Kelly – additional engineer
• Gary Paczosa – additional engineer
• David Schober – additional engineer
• Jonathan Allen – string recording at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
• Andrew Dudman – string recording assistant
• Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
• Linda Bourne Wornell – A&R coordinator
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
• Beth Lee – art direction
• Astrid Herbold – design
• Tony Baker – photography
• Melanie Shelley – hair, make-up
• Trish Townsend – wardrobe

Singles

• "Blessed" No. 1 AC (2 wks)
• "Shaken" No. 1 CHR (3 wks)
• "God Loves You" No. 1 AC (3 wks); No. 9 AC Song of 2000
• "Live For You" No. 1 AC & CHR; No. 5 AC & No. 7 CHR Song of 2000
• "My Father's Heart" No. 2 INSPO
• "You Lift Me Up" No. 4