For the Sake of the Call (album)
For the Sake of the Call | ||||
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Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman | ||||
Released | December 13, 1990 | |||
Genre | CCM, rock, pop | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Sparrow | |||
Producer | Phil Naish | |||
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology | ||||
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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]
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.
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Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing
All 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
- Steven Curtis Chapman: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (3), mandolin, classical guitar (5)
- Dann Huff: electric guitars (1-6,9)
- Jackie Street: bass guitar (1-6,9)
- Paul Leim: drums (1-7,9)
- Phil Naish: keyboards (1-6,8,9)
- Craig Nelson: acoustic bass (7)
- Chris McDonald: horn arrangements (2,6)
- Horns (2,6): Barry Green (trombone), Mike Haynes (trumpet), Chris Mc Donald (trombone) and George Tidwell (trumpet)
- Strings (5,8,10,11): Carl Gorodetzsky and The Nashville String Machine
- Don Wyrtzen: string arrangements and conductor
- Background vocals: Steven Curtis Chapman (2-7,9,10), Chris Rodriguez (2-7,9,10), Herb Chapman (2-7,9,10) Bob Sauer (also whistle, 7) and Brent Lamb (9)
- Choir (1): Christ Church Choir
Production
- Producer: Phil Naish
- Executive producer : Peter York
- Recorded by Ronnie Brookshire
- Assistant engineers: Jim DeMain, Patrick Kelly, Patrick Hutchinson, Gary Paczosa, Ed Simonton and Carry Summers
- Studios: Nightingale, OmniSound, Digital Recorders, Hummingbird and Treasure Isle (Nashville, TN)
- Mixed by Jeff Balding at Digital Recorders, assisted by John Hurley
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA)
- Production manager: Cindy Wilt
- Art direction: Barbara Hearn
- Design: Nick Newton
- Photography: Alan Dockery
References
- ↑ "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
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