Live for You (album)
2000 studio album by Rachael Lampa
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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[not verified in body ] and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart.[not verified in body ]
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.[citation needed ]
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
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