''More to This Life'' is the third album released by American
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
singer and songwriter
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 ...
. It was released in 1989 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 ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.
# "More to This Life" – 5:15
# "Love You With My Life" – 3:23
# "Waiting for Lightning" – 3:44
# "Living for the Moment" – 4:52
# "I Will Be Here" – 4:28
# "Who Makes the Rules" – 3:31
# "Treasure Island" – 4:52
# "Way Beyond the Blue" – 5:45
# "In This Little Room" – 3:37
# "More Than Words" – 4:33
# "Out in the Highways" – 4:59 (This version is not included in the audio cassette version)
Personnel
* Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Phil Naish – keyboards
* Jon Goin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*
Don Potter
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Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined t ...
–
slide acoustic guitar (6)
*
Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards ...
–
violin
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(6),
mandolin
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(10)
* Jackie Street – bass
* Mark Hammond – drums
* Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
* Carl Gorodetzsky – string leader (3, 5, 8)
*
The Nashville String Machine
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– strings (3, 5, 8)
* Herb Chapman – backing vocals
* Chris Harris – backing vocals
* Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
*
Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
Production
* Phil Naish – producer
* Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
* Ronnie Brookshire – additional engineer
* Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
* Barry Ray Dixon – assistant engineer
* Howard Levy – assistant engineer
* Carry Summers – assistant engineer
* Denny Purcell – mastering
* Cindy Wilt – production manager
* Mark Tucker – photography
* Brenda Whitehill – design
* Barbara Hearn – art direction
Studios
* OmniSound, Nashville, Tennessee
*
Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
* The Pond, Franklin, Tennessee
* Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
* Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee – mastering location
References
Steven Curtis Chapman albums
1989 albums
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