What I Was Made For Explained

What I Was Made For
Type:studio
Artist:Big Daddy Weave
Cover:What I Was Made For.jpg
Released:July 26, 2005
Studio:
  • JADA Entertainment (Mobile, Alabama)
  • Spank Factory, Platinum Lab and Reflections (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Twelve-18 Sound Labs (Brentwood, Tennessee)
  • The Playground (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre:Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock
Length:37:40[1]
Label:Fervent
Producer:
  • Jeremy Redmon
  • Mike Weaver
  • Otto Price
Prev Title:Fields of Grace
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Every Time I Breathe
Next Year:2006

What I Was Made For is the fourth studio album by the American contemporary Christian music band Big Daddy Weave. This was their third release with a major label in Fervent Records. It was released on July 26, 2005. This album charted on the following Billboard's charts on August 13, 2005: No. 14 on Christian Albums, and No. 17 on Top Heatseekers.

Track listing

#! Title! Length! Composer|-| 1||"What I Was Made For"||2:59||Mike Weaver|-| 2||"Just the Way I Am"||3:42||Weaver|-| 3||"For Who You Are"||3:20||Weaver|-| 4||"It's All About You"||5:02||Weaver|-| 5||"You're Worthy of My Praise" (featuring BarlowGirl)||4:23||David Ruis|-| 6||"His Name Is Jesus"||3:45||Weaver|-| 7||"Give Up, Let Go"||3:46||Weaver|-| 8||"Killing Me Again" (featuring Fred Hammond)||4:41||Weaver|-| 9||"Without You"||5:34||Jeremy Redmon, Jay Weaver, Mike Weaver|-| 10||"Words of Life"||5:13||Weaver|}

Personnel

Big Daddy Weave

  • Mike Weaver – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Jeremy Redmon – electric guitars, keyboards (10), programming (10)
  • Jay Weaver – bass guitar
  • Jeff Jones – drums
  • Joe Shirk – saxophones

Additional musicians

  • Jeff Roach – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • Otto Price – instruments (5), arrangements (5)
  • The Love Sponge Strings – strings
  • David Davidson – string arrangements
  • Anna Redmon – backing vocals
  • BarlowGirl – lead and backing vocals (5)
  • Fred Hammond – lead and backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Susan Riley – executive producer
  • Mike Weaver – producer (1-4, 6-11)
  • Jeremy Redmon – producer (1-4, 6-11), overdub recording (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
  • Otto Price – producer (5), engineer (5), recording (5)
  • Shane D. Wilson – engineer (1-4, 6-11), mixing (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
  • Tony High – engineer (5), recording (5)
  • Chris Henning – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11), mix assistant (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
  • Michael Morena – assistant engineer (5)
  • Keith Willis – assistant engineer (5)
  • Jim Dineen – percussion recording, string recording
  • Baheo "Bobby" Shin – string recording
  • Bryan Lenox – mixing (5)
  • Rob Hawkins – digital editing (5), production assistant (5)
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Boyhowdy – art direction, design
  • Amy Dickerson – photography
  • Emily West – stylist, wardrobe

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Daddy Weave, "What I Was Made For" Review. www.jesusfreakhideout.com. September 3, 2021.