''Same Girl'' is the fifth studio album by

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 ...

singer-songwriter

Twila Paris Twyla (also Twila) is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Twyla * Twyla Hansen (born 1949), American poet, a Nebraska State Poet * Twyla Herbert (1921–2009), American songwriter * Twyla King (1937-2022), American newspaper edito ...

, released in 1987 by

Star Song Records Star Song Communications is a Christian record label that was started in 1976 by Wayne Donowho, who recruited his friend Darrell Harris. It gained notoriety when it issued Resurrection Band's ground-breaking debut album, Awaiting Your Reply in 19 ...

. Paris was nominated in two categories at the 19th GMA Dove Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for ''Same Girl''. Christian recording artist and guitar player

Phil Keaggy Philip Tyler Keaggy (born March 23, 1951) is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 55 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets. H ...

provides an acoustic guitar solo on the track "I Feel It." The album peaked at number six on the ''

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'' Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Holy is the Lord" - 3:25 #"Bonded Together" - 4:56 #"Running to the Rescue - 3:22 #"Send Me" - 4:42 #"Same Girl" - 4:23 #"Prince of Peace" - 4:34 #"Let No Man Take Your Crown" - 3:32 #"I Feel It" - 4:14 #"Throne Room Suite" - 7:38

Personnel

* Twila Paris – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2) * Carl Marsh – keyboards, Fairlight programming, track arrangements, string arrangements (1, 5, 6, 9) * Eric Persing – additional synthesizers (4, 8) *

Rhett Lawrence James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced, mentored, and helped launch the career of 5 artists amongst the top 200 artists to be featured on Billboard magazine's top charts from 1955-2012, who ...

– Fairlight percussion (6), additional synthesizers (9) * Hadley Hockensmith – guitars (1-4, 6, 7, 9) *

Don Potter Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined t ...

– acoustic guitar (1, 5, 9) * Michael Demus – guitars (5, 6, 8) *

– acoustic guitar solo (8) *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

– bass (1-4, 6–9) *

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 (5) * Keith Edwards – drums * Carl Gorodetzky – string concertmaster (1, 5, 6, 9) *

Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...

– strings (1, 5, 6, 9) * Matthew Ward – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7) *

Jonathan David Brown Jonathan David Brown (November 20, 1955 – September 27, 2016) was an American record producer and audio engineer known for his work on albums released in the Contemporary Christian music industry. Brown served federal prison time as an acces ...

– backing vocals (2) *

Greg X. Volz Gregory Xavier Volz (born January 12, 1950) is a Christian rock singer. He is most noted for being the lead singer of Petra from 1979 to 1985. He has continued to sing, sporadically, for different iterations of Petra such as Classic Petra (201 ...

– backing vocals (4, 9) * Ava Aldridge – backing vocals (6, 9) *

Lenny LeBlanc Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...

– backing vocals (6, 9) * Cindy Richardson – backing vocals (6, 9) *

Kelly Willard Kelly Willard (born on August 18, 1956) is a contemporary Christian musician best known for her praise and worship recordings. She was featured as a soloist on projects from Integrity, Vineyard Music, and Maranatha! Music. In addition she sang ...

– backing vocals (7), harmony vocals (8) * Angie Paris – backing vocals (9) * Starla Paris – backing vocals (9) * Oren Paris – backing vocals (9) Production * Jonathan David Brown – producer, recording, mixing * Joe Baldridge – engineer * Kevin Burns – engineer * J.T. Cantwell – engineer * Mike Clute – engineer * Steve Ford – engineer * Lynn Fuston – engineer * Danny Johnson – engineer * Billy Whittington – engineer * Jack W. Ross – studio manager for The Bennett House * Wendy Holt – production manager * Kelly McBryde – production manager * Teri Piro – production manager * Steve Schaffer – production manager * Ken Wolgemuth – art direction * Charlie Freeman – photography * Jack Wright – personal management

Critical reception

Ashleigh Kittle of

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has reviewed ''Same Girl'' and said that "it is characteristic of her work during the mid- to late 1980s. She carefully blends a combination of inspirational CCM and praise and worship to create a project that contains its upbeat moments, yet doesn't quite fit the CCM or adult contemporary mold."

Charts

Radio singles

References

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