''Abandoned to God'' is a

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album released by Steve Camp in 1999.Christian Music Archive
Abandoned to God
/ref> This was the only album Camp released on the small Ministry Music label, and was released a year after Camp publicized his ''107 Theses'' that he felt were needed for reformation in the contemporary Christian music industry. This album also features a then-little known Natalie Grant as a background vocalist. This is also the first album since

Consider the Cost ''Consider the Cost'' is a contemporary Christian music album by Steve Camp and was released by Sparrow Records in 1991.Christian Music ArchiveConsider the Cost/ref> This was Camp's first album of new material since 1989's ''Justice'' and also fe ...

in 1991 that did not feature a remake of an earlier song. "Pledge My Head To Heaven" is a song originally performed by

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, written for his 1980 album, So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Camp, except where noted. #"Streams In The Desert" - 5:53 #"Cornerstone" - 4:55 #"My America" - 6:15 #"The Mark Of A Man of God" - 5:37 #"The Center Of The Father's Will" - 4:26 #"Pilgrim's Progress" - 4:13 #"Abandoned To God" - 4:44 #"Pounding On Wittenberg's Door" - 4:32 #"The Ministry" - 7:17 #"'Til I Lost Myself In You" - 4:17 #"Man of God" - 6:02 #"Pledge My Head To Heaven" (

) - 4:05 #"The Shepherd" - 4:33 #"Here I Stand" - 4:06

Personnel

* Steve Camp – vocals, acoustic piano, arrangements * Scott Frankfurt – electric piano,

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, synthesizers, programming *

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– electric piano, synthesizers, organ * Michael Thompson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars *

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– bass * Leland Sklar – bass * Warren Ham –

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, saxophones * Mark Rice – arrangements * Bill Champlin, Ashley Cleveland, Tim Davis,

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, Natalie Grant and Jason Scheff – small group vocals Choir * Rose Stone – choir director * Lisa Banks, Alice Echols, Mark Flores, Cederic Joins, Garth Justice, Carolyn Perry, Darlene Perry and Sharon Perry – singers

Production

* Steve Camp – producer, engineer * Terry Christian – engineer * Chris Rich – engineer * Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing *

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– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)

References

1999 albums Steve Camp albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub