Live for You (album) explained
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 and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart.
Track listing
Lyrics and music by the following songwriters.
|----- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"! # !! width="310" | 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.
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
