| Springfield | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Carole Fredericks |
| Cover: | Springfield-album.jpg |
| Released: | 1996 France, Belgium, Switzerland 2002 United States |
| Studio: | Studio Davout, Paris; Right Track Recording, Manhattan, New York |
| Genre: | Gospel, Blues |
| Label: | JRG Editions Musicales/Fr |
| Producer: | Erick Benzi |
Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day", the traditional "Silent Night", "You Had It Comin’", a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love", which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo film Une Chance Sur Deux.
The album was recorded in English and released in France, Belgium and Switzerland. The album was released in the United States in 2002. Springfield won Best Gospel Album, and singles from the album, "Shine" and "Save My Soul," took Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Song 2nd Place in the 2004 JPF Music Awards. In the 2008 International Songwriting Competition, "Reason to Stay" won Honorable Mention in the Blues category, and "Shine" won Honorable Mention in the Gospel/Christian category.
The album contains the following tracks:[1]
All lyrics composed by Carole Fredericks; all music written by Erick Benzi; except where noted
The following personnel performed on the album:[2]