For the Sake of the Call (original) (raw)
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1990 studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
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Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman | |
Released | December 13, 1990 |
Studio | Nightingale Studio, OmniSound Studios, Digital Recorders, Hummingbird Studio and Treasure Isle Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee) |
Genre | CCM, rock, pop |
Length | 44:25 |
Label | Sparrow |
Producer | Phil Naish |
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology | |
More to This Life(1989) For the Sake of the Call(1990) The Great Adventure(1992) |
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.[_citation needed_]
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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
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)
Peter York – executive producer
Phil Naish – producer
Ronnie Brookshire – recording
Jim DeMain – assistant engineer
Patrick Hutchinson – assistant engineer
Patrick Kelly – assistant engineer
Gary Paczosa – assistant engineer
Ed Simonton – assistant engineer
Carry Summers – assistant engineer
Jeff Balding – mixing at Digital Recorders
John Hurley – mix assistant
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Cindy Wilt – production manager
Barbara Hearn – art direction
Nick Newton – design
Alan Dockery – photography
- ^ "Steven Curtis Chapman, "For the Sake of the Call" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "Grammy Nominations 1992". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ For the Sake of the Call at AllMusic