All Because of You (Lisa Whelchel album) explained

All Because of You
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lisa Whelchel
Cover:	All Because of You (Lisa Whelchel album).jpg
Released:	May 1984
Recorded:	January – February 1984
Studio:	Weddington Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Vocal overdubs recorded at Paramount Recording Hollywood, CA
Genre:	CCM
Label:	Nissi Records, distributed by Sparrow Records
Producer:	John Rosasco

All Because of You is the debut and only CCM studio album recorded by famous actress/author Lisa Whelchel, who is known for playing the character Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. Released in May 1984, this album was recorded on the Nissi Records label and was distributed by Sparrow Records.

Track listing

Side 1

“Love Believer” - 3:42
“Just Obey” - 4:06
“How High, How Deep, How Wide” - 4:11
“Real Possibility” - 4:05
“Good Girl” - 3:55

Side 2

"Shelter” - 3:43
“Set Me Free” - 4:12
“Cover Me, Lord” - 3:52
“All Because of You” - 3:32
“He Sings Me to Sleep” - 4:52

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the All Because of You liner notes.^[1]

Lisa Whelchel – lead vocals
Smitty Price – keyboards
John Rosasco – keyboards
Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming
Marty Walsh – guitars
Leon Gaer – bass
John Patitucci – bass
John Ferraro – drums
Bob Wilson – drums
Brandon Fields – woodwinds
Sandy Hall – backing vocals
Melissa MacKay – backing vocals
Susan McBride – backing vocals
Howard McCrary – backing vocals
Linda McCrary – backing vocals
Charity McCrary – backing vocals

Production

Producer – John Rosasco
Executive Producer – Bobby Cotton
Engineers – Wally Grant, Tim Roberstad and Mike Ross.
Mixing – Bobby Cotton and Wally Grant

Aftermath

The album reached #17 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian Music chart. It also was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspiration Performance, ultimately losing to Donna Summer's "Forgive Me". Whelchel did not record a second album.

Notes and References

All Because of You. Lisa Whelchel. 1984. Nissi Records. CD booklet.