Favorite Songs of All explained

Favorite Songs of All
Type:	studio
Artist:	Phillips, Craig and Dean
Cover:	Favorite Songs of All.jpg
Released:	October 8, 1998
Recorded:	1992–1998
Genre:	Contemporary Christian, Inspirational
Label:	Star Song
Producer:	Paul Mills Brown Bannister
Prev Title:	Where Strength Begins
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Restoration
Next Year:	1999

Favorite Songs of All is Phillips, Craig and Dean's sixth album and first greatest hits collection. No songs from Where Strength Begins or Repeat the Sounding Joy were included. In addition, two new songs, "Freedom of the Sea" and "No Matter How Long" were added to the album. "Shine On Us" originally appeared on the compilation album My Utmost for His Highest and appears for the first time on a PC&D album.

Track listing

1. "Freedom of the Sea" (Dan Dean, Lowell Alexander) – 4:57
2. "No Matter How Long" (Dan Dean) – 4:53
3. "Favorite Song of All" (Dan Dean) – 4:29
4. "Turn Up the Radio" (Geoff Thurman) – 3:52
5. "I Want to Be Just Like You" (Dan Dean, Joy Becker) – 5:33
6. "Shine On Us" (Michael W. Smith, Debbie Smith) – 4:03
7. "Mercy Came Running" (Dan Dean, Dave Clark, Don Koch) – 4:27
8. "The Concert of the Age" (Jeoffrey Benward, Geoff Thurman) – 4:20
9. "Midnight Oil" (Shaun Craig, Joy Becker) – 4:42
10. "Build a Bridge of Love", (Randy Phillips, Jeff Switzer) – 4:42
11. "This Is the Life" (Shaun Craig, Leonard Ahlstrom) – 3:26
12. "Little Bit of Morning" (Randy Phillips, Dwight Liles) – 4:24
13. "He'll Do Whatever It Takes" (Dan Dean) – 4:56
14. "Crucified with Christ" (Randy Phillips, Denise Phillips, Dave Clark, Don Koch) – 5:18

Personnel

Musicians

Phillips, Craig and Dean

• Randy Phillips – vocals
• Shawn Craig – vocals
• Dan Dean – vocals

Musicians (Tracks 1 & 2)

• Blair Masters – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Lincoln Brewster – guitars
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Chris McHugh – drums
• Sam Levine – tin whistle (1)
• John Catchings – cello
• Richard Grosjean – viola
• David Angell – violin
• David Davidson – violin, string contractor
• Paul Mills – arrangements, string conductor
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
• Tim Davis – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Rikk Kittlemann – backing vocals

Production

• John Mays – executive producer (1, 2)
• Paul Mills – producer (1-5, 7-14), vocal recording (1, 2), mixing (1, 2), vocal production (6)
• Brown Bannister – producer (6)
• Shane D. Wilson – recording (1, 2)
• Jeff Pitzer – string recording (1, 2), musical assistance (1, 2), production manager (1, 2)
• Jason Boertje – musical assistance (1, 2)
• Ronnie Thomas – editing
• Hank Williams – mastering
• Christiév Carothers – creative direction
• Jan Cook – art direction
• Ian Black – design
• Matthew Barnes – photography
• Kristin Gossett Barlowe – stylist

Studios

• Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Sixteenth Avenue Sound and Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); RTC Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Sunset Blvd. Studios (Brentwood, Tennessee).
• Tracks 1 & 2 mixed at Shakin' Studio (Franklin, Tennessee).
• Edited and Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).