''First Hand'' is the debut album released by
Christian
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singer
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.
Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...
. The album was released in 1987 by
Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group.
History
Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in ...
and features the single "Weak Days".
The album features a blend of
country music
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with
soft rock
Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...
and
pop.
Track listing
All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.
# "First Hand" – 3:38
# "Weak Days" – 4:20
# "Hiding Place" – 4:49
# "Run Away" – 4:22
# "Do They Know" – 4:01
# "Tell Me" – 4:21
# "Who Cares" – 5:07
# "Dying to Live" – 3:37
# "Said and Done" – 5:10
# "My Redeemer Is Faithful and True" – 3:47
Personnel
* Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, guitar solo (8)
* Phil Naish – keyboards
* Jon Goin – guitars
*
Mike Brignardello
Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on ...
– bass
* Mark Hammond – drums
* Alan Moore – string orchestrations (5, 10)
* Carl Gorodetzsky – string leader (5, 10)
*
The Nashville String Machine
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– strings (5, 10)
* Herb Chapman – backing vocals, featured backing vocal (5)
*
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His younger brother is American screenwriter ...
– backing vocals
*
Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
Production
* Phil Naish – producer
*
Greg Nelson – executive producer
* Jeff Balding – engineer
* Mike Clute – assistant engineer
* Bill Whittington – assistant engineer
* Denny Purcell – mastering
* Cindy Wilt – production coordinator
* Mark Tucker – photography
* Buddy Jackson – design
* Barbara Catanzaro-Hearn – art direction
* Beth Middleworth – title illustration
* Jane Golden – cover image of Santa Monica mural
Studios
*
The Bennett House
The Bennett House is a recording studio located on 4th Avenue North in Franklin, Tennessee.
Built in 1875, the two-story building has served as a residence, a clothing store and, starting in 1980, a recording studio used by many popular music ar ...
, Franklin, Tennessee – recording studio
* OmniSound, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
* Hummingbird, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
* Gold Mine Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
* Center Stage, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
* Downstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording studio
* Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee – mastering location
References
Steven Curtis Chapman albums
1987 debut albums
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