''Live for You'' is the debut album of

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

pop singer

Rachael Lampa Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and record producer. At age 15, she rose to fame and critical acclaim in 2000 with the release of her debut album, '' Live for You''. Early ...

, released in 2000 on

Word Records Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records). History In 1 ...

. It debuted at No. 2 on ''Billboard'' magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart.

Track listing

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Brent Bourgeois Brent Thomas Bourgeois (born June 16, 1958) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the gen ...

, Chris Eaton,

Cindy Morgan Cindy Morgan (born Cynthia Ann Cichorski; September 29, 1954) is an American actress known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in ''Tron'' and Lacey Underall in ''Caddyshack''. Life and career Morgan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish and ...

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Jill Phillips Jill Anne Gullahorn (''née'', Phillips; born February 15, 1976) is an American Christian musician based out of Nashville, Tennessee, who brings a folk rock and roots rock sound with contemporary Christian music themes. Early and personal life ...

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Ginny Owens Virginia Leigh Owens (born April 22, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and blogger. She is known for performing Contemporary Christian music, but has more recently had her songs featured on ''WB'', ''ABC'' TV shows, and independent ...

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Personnel

* Rachael Lampa – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 8) *

Dan Muckala Daniel John Muckala Work ID No. 881409494 ISWC No. T9052468594 is an American songwriter and producer. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, Muckala was a musical composition student at Belmont University in Tennessee. Awards (select ...

– programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8), acoustic piano (8) *

Bernie Herms Bernhard "Bernie" Herms (born March 26, 1972) is a Canadian composer, songwriter, and music producer in Nashville, Tennessee. He has received and been nominated for Grammy Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and GMA Canada Covenant Awards, due to his songw ...

– programming (3, 5), acoustic piano (3, 11) * Chris Eaton – acoustic piano (3), backing vocals (3) * Jim Hamerley –

Hammond B3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

(5) * Jeremy Bose – programming (10) * Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 10), electric guitar (2, 8, 10),

nylon guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor ...

(2), acoustic guitar (8, 10) * Jerry McPherson – guitars (3, 5) *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the p ...

– bass overdub (1), bass (5) *

Tommy Sims Tommy Sims is an American bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. Music career From 1987 to 1989 Sims was the bassist for the Christian rock band White Heart, which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992 ...

– bass (2, 10) * Steve Brewster – drums (3, 8) *

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...

– drums (5) *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 8-11) * Carl Marsh – string arrangements * Tom Howard – string arrangements (9) *

The London Session Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Symphony ...

– strings *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...

– concertmaster *

– backing vocals (1, 7, 8), additional acoustic piano (8), programming (9), acoustic piano (9) * Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10) * Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals (1, 4, 5) *

Nicol Smith Nicol Smith (25 December 1873 – 6 January 1905) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers. Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Smith played as a fullback for local sides Vale of Irvine, Royal Albert and Darvel, earning junior international se ...

– backing vocals (1, 2, 4) *

– backing vocals (4, 8) *

Darwin Hobbs Darwin Todd Hobbs (born November 30, 1968) is an American gospel music singer noted for his vocal similarity to classic soul singers Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson and Lou Rawls. In addition to his career as a gospel artist, Hobbs and his ensem ...

– backing vocals (5) * Michael Mellett – backing vocals (5) *

Wendy Moten Wendy Moten (born November 22, 1964) is an American jazz singer from Tennessee. Born in Memphis and based in Nashville, Moten has had a successful career in music, including several major-label solo records, some international hit songs, and a ...

– backing vocals (5) * Rachel Gaines – backing vocals (6) * Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals (6) * Gene Miller – backing vocals (7, 10) *

Nicole C. Mullen Aileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen, known professionally as Nicole C. Mullen, (born January 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Music career While studying at Christ for the ...

– backing vocals (7) * Molly Felder – backing vocals (8) Production * Brown Bannister – producer * Brent Bourgeois – producer, A&R direction * Steve Bishir – recording at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee, mixing * Hank Nirider – assistant engineer, additional engineer * Dave Dillbeck – additional engineer * Patrick Kelly – additional engineer *

Gary Paczosa Gary Paczosa is an audio engineer, producer and A&R rep for Sugar Hill Records. He has been nominated 11 times for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. He is best known for working with Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton numer ...

– additional engineer * David Schober – additional engineer * Jonathan Allen – string recording at

Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...

, London, UK * Andrew Dudman – string recording assistant * Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee * Linda Bourne Wornell – A&R coordinator * Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator * Beth Lee – art direction * Astrid Herbold – design * Tony Baker – photography * Melanie Shelley – hair, make-up * Trish Townsend – wardrobe

Singles

*"Blessed" No. 1 AC (2 wks) *"Shaken" No. 1 CHR (3 wks) *"God Loves You" No. 1 AC (3 wks); No. 9 AC Song of 2000 *"Live For You" No. 1 AC & CHR; No. 5 AC & No. 7 CHR Song of 2000 *"My Father's Heart" No. 2 INSPO *"You Lift Me Up" No. 4

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Live for You (Album) 2000 debut albums Word Records albums Rachael Lampa albums