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. The album was nominated for Best Gospel Performance, Female at the

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and won Inspirational Album at the 16th GMA Dove Awards in 1985. The track "Via Dolorosa" won Song of the Year at the Dove Awards the following year, going to its writers

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and Niles Borop. The album peaked at No. 2 on the ''

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'' Top Christian Albums chart. The album has been certified Gold by the

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in 1987. In 1990, ''Songs from the Heart'' was re-issued on

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Track listing

Personnel

* Sandi Patti – vocals, rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) * Mitch Humphries – acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10),

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(4) * Shane Keister – synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 5-10), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 7, 8, 10), acoustic piano (7), synthesizer and track arrangements (7) * David Huntsinger – acoustic piano (11) * Jon Goin – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10) * John Darnall – guitars (3, 6, 9) *

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– guitars (6) *

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– bass (1, 2, 4, 8) * Craig Nelson – bass (3, 6, 9) * Larry Paxton – bass (5, 10) *

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– bass (7) * James Stroud – drums (1-6, 8, 9, 10) *

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– drums (7) * Farrell Morris – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10) * Billy Wiggins – percussion (3, 6, 9) * Kim Hutchcroft – brass (1, 8) *

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– brass (1, 8) * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – brass (1, 8) * Gary Grant – brass (1, 8) * Jerry Hey – brass (1, 8), brass arrangements (1, 8) * Hornworks – brass (3) * Bobby Taylor –

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(6) * Greg Nelson – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8, 10) Nashville String Machine (3-7, 9-11) * Alan Moore – arrangements (2, 4, 10) * David T. Clydesdale – orchestrations (3, 6, 9), arrangements (3, 6, 9, 11), conductor (3, 6, 9) * Don Hart – arrangements (4) * Shane Keister – arrangements (7) * Greg Nelson – conductor (2, 5, 10, 11) * Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster * Inez Boyle, David Christensen, Roy Christensen, Martha McCrory, Mark Tanner and David Vanderkooi – cello * Nathan Kahn, Edgar Meyer and Craig Nelson –

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* Mary Alice Hopefinger –

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(3, 5, 9) * John Borg, Virginia Christensen, Connie Collopy, Kathryn Plummer, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola * George Binkley, Charles Everett, William Fitzpatrick, Rosemary Harris, Larry Harvin, Janet Hazen, Connie Heard, Lee Larrison, Rebecca Lynch, Phyllis Mazza, Ted Madsen, Dennis Molchan, Laura Molyneaux, Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal and Stephanie Woolf – violin Backing vocals * Sandi Patti – arrangements (1, 5, 7, 10) * Craig Patty – arrangements (1) * Mike Patty – arrangements (1) * Alan Moore – arrangements (2, 8) ;Singers * Sandi Patti (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9) * Craig Patty (1, 2, 3, 6-9) * Mike Patty (1, 3, 6, 9) * Cozette Byrd (2, 3, 7, 9) * Bonnie Keen (2, 3, 7, 8, 9) * Marty McCall (2, 3, 6-9) *

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(2, 3, 7, 8, 9) * Lori Brooks (3, 9) * Jackie Cusic (3, 9) * Dave Durham (3, 6, 9) * Rick Gibson (3, 6, 9) * Steve Green (3, 6, 9) * Sandie Hall Brooks (3, 8, 9) * John Mohr (3, 6, 9) * Luanne Mohr (3, 9) * Gary Musick (3, 6, 9) * The Kathie Hill Children's Singers (10) * The Pinebrook Children's Choir – introductory vocals (10)

Production

* John Helvering – executive producer * Greg Nelson – producer * Sandi Patti – producer * Joe Neil – engineer * Bill Brunt – design * Michael Borum – photography

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Radio singles

Certifications and sales

Accolades

References