''Love Is You to Me'' is the third studio album by American

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singer and songwriter

Kim Boyce Kim Boyce Koreiba (born March 14, 1961, in Winter Haven, Florida) is an American Christian music singer. She is best known for her 1990s hit ''By Faith''. She was Miss Manatee and Miss Florida 1983 and competed at Miss America 1984. Boyce's hit ...

, released in 1989 on

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. Highlights include a duet with

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on the title song, which Boyce co-wrote with member

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and a cover of

Keith Green Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter in the contemporary Christian music genre, who was originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. His most notable songs are " There ...

's "O Lord You're Beautiful". Brian Tankersley, who produced Boyce's first two albums, produced six songs,

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produced three songs and Christian singer-songwriter

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produced and co-wrote the track "Tender Heart". The album debuted and peaked at number 13 on the ''

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'' Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Track listing

Note: The tracks "Dancin' My Heart Away," "Faith" and "Best Friend" were produced by Rhett Lawrence. "Tender Heart" was produced by Tim Miner. All other tracks were produced by Brian Tankersley.

Personnel

* Kim Boyce – vocals, backing vocals (2, 4-7, 10) * Brian Tankersley – keyboards (1, 2, 3), synth bass (1, 2), drums (1, 2, 3, 8, 9), backing vocals (1, 8, 9), arrangements (2, 8, 10), percussion (3), bass (8) * Phil Silas – keyboards (2), synth bass (2), arrangements (2) *

– keyboards (3), arrangements (3) *

– keyboards (4, 5, 7),

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(4, 5, 7), bass (4, 5, 7), drums (4, 5, 7), backing vocals (4), arrangements (4, 5, 7) *

– keyboards (6), backing vocals (6), vocal arrangements (6) * John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards (8, 9, 10), arrangements (8, 10) * Michael Hodge – guitars (1-5, 7, 10) *

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– guitars (6), bass (6), backing vocals (6) * Spencer Campbell – electric bass (1, 2), bass (3) *

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– saxophone (2, 8, 9) * David Boruff – saxophone (4) * Kristina Clark – backing vocals (1, 8) * Carrie McDowell Hodge – backing vocals (1, 8) *

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– vocals (3) * Cindy Cruse – backing vocals (6) * Don Wallace – backing vocals (6), vocal arrangements (6) *

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– guest vocals (9) Production and Technical * Mark Maxwell – executive producer * Brian Tankersley – executive producer, recording (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10), mixing (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10) * Dan Garcia – recording (4, 5, 7), mixing (4, 5, 7) * Rhett Lawrence – recording (4, 5, 7) * David Ebensberger – recording (6) * Tim Miner – recording (6) * Win Kutz – mixing (6) * Ken Allardyce – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10) * Luis Chi-Sing – assistant engineer (1-4, 7, 9, 10) *

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– mastering at

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(Hollywood, California) * Joan Tankersley – art direction * Janice Watson – design * Laurie Fink – cover coordinator * Bonnie Lewis – photography

Charts

Radio singles

References

1989 albums Kim Boyce albums Myrrh Records albums Word Records albums {{Christian-album-stub