For the Sake of the Call

For the Sake of the Call
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released December 13, 1990
Genre CCM, rock, pop
Length 44:25
Label Sparrow
Producer Phil Naish
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
More to This Life
(1989)		 For the Sake of the Call
(1990)		 The Great Adventure
(1992)

For the Sake of the Call is the fourth album released by contemporary Christian music singer Steven Curtis Chapman. The album was released in 1990 by Sparrow Records.[1]

It won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and the Gospel Music Association award as Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year[2] and was RIAA-certified as Gold on December 6, 1994.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

  1. "For the Sake of the Call" – 5:29
  2. "What Kind of Joy" – 4:36
  3. "Busy Man" – 4:28
  4. "Lost In the Shadow"(Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 5:00
  5. "Higher Ways"(Chapman, Phil Naish) – 4:20
  6. "Blind Lead the Blind"(Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:46
  7. "You Know Better"(Chapman, Bob Sauer) – 3:43
  8. "When You Are a Soldier" – 3:34
  9. "No Better Place"(Chapman, Naish) – 3:50
  10. "Show Yourselves to Be" – 4:26
  11. "For the Sake of the Call" (reprise) – 1:15

Personnel

  • Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar (3), classical guitar (5), background vocals (2–7, 9, 10)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitars (1–6, 9)
  • Jackie Street – bass guitar (1–6, 9)
  • Paul Leim – drums (1–7, 9)
  • Phil Naish – producer, keyboards (1–6, 8, 9)
  • Craig Nelson – acoustic bass (7)
  • Chris McDonald – horn arrangements (2, 6)
  • Barry Green – trombone (2, 6)
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet (2, 6)
  • Chris McDonald – trombone (2, 6)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (2, 6)
  • Carl Gorodetzsky – strings (5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Nashville String Machine – strings (5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements, conductor
  • Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (2–7, 9, 10)
  • Herb Chapman – background vocals (2–7, 9, 10)
  • Bob Sauer – background vocals (7), whistle (7)
  • Brent Lamb – background vocals (9)
  • Christ Church Choir – choir (1)

Production

  • Peter York – executive producer
  • Ronnie Brookshire – recorded
  • Jim DeMain – assistant engineer
  • Patrick Kelly – assistant engineer
  • Patrick Hutchinson – assistant engineer
  • Gary Paczosa – assistant engineer
  • Ed Simonton – assistant engineer
  • Carry Summers – assistant engineer
  • Nightingale – studio
  • OmniSound – studio
  • Digital Recorders – studio
  • Hummingbird – studio
  • Treasure Isle, Nashville, Tennessee – studio
  • Jeff Balding – mixing
  • John Hurley – mixing assistant
  • Digital Recorders – mixing location
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California – mastering location
  • Cindy Wilt – production manager
  • Barbara Hearn – art direction
  • Nick Newton – design
  • Alan Dockery – photography

References

  1. ↑ "Steven Curtis Chapman, "For the Sake of the Call" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 1992". Los Angeles Times. 9 January 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ For the Sake of the Call at AllMusic
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