Declaration (Steven Curtis Chapman album)
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''Declaration'' is the tenth studio album by the American
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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 on September 13, 2001, by
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and it has been certified Gold. The national concert tour that followed with
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as the opening act, traveled to over 70 cities in 2002. The tour featured a re-telling of the story of five missionaries who were killed by the
Huaorani people The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador ( Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador. The alternate ...
in 1956 while working in
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
. Each night after the story, Chapman introduced Steve Saint (the son of the slain missionary
Nate Saint Nathanael Saint (30 August 19238 January 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot who, along with four others, was killed in Ecuador while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts known as Operation Auca. Earl ...
) and
Mincaye Mincaye Enquedi (also Mincayi, Minkayi, or Mincayani; Huao for "Wasp") (ca. 1935 - 28 April 2020) was a Huao Ecuadorian preacher and church elder. In 1956, he took part in the now infamous attack on five missionaries during Operation Auca. He is ...
(a native who killed the missionaries) as his guests on-stage. On ''Declaration'', Mincaye can be heard chanting in his native language at the end of "No Greater Love".


Track listing

All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted. # "Live Out Loud" (Chapman,
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)
– 3:55 # "This Day" – 4:36 # "Jesus is Life" (Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 3:32 # "No Greater Love" – 4:58 # "God is God" – 4:17 # "See the Glory" (Chapman, Caleb Chapman) – 3:36 # "Bring It On" – 4:16 # "When Love Takes You In" – 4:43 # "Magnificent Obsession" – 5:02 # "Declaration Of Dependence" – 3:51 # "God Follower" – 4:19 # "Carry You to Jesus" – 4:05 # "Savior" – 5:36


Personnel

* Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–7, 9–12), acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion,
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, acoustic piano (8) * Chris Mosher – keyboards, programming,
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, backing vocals (10) *
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– synthesizer (8) * Randy Pearce – electric guitar, additional acoustic guitar (2) *
Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...
– bass (1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12) * Joey Canaday – bass (2, 6, 7, 9) * Will Denton – drums (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), percussion (5, 13) *
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 * Carl Marsh – orchestra arrangements (2, 5–9, 12, 13) *
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– concertmaster (2, 5–9, 12, 13) *
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– strings (2, 5–9, 12, 13) * Scott Sheriff – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 10, 11) * Michael Mellett – backing vocals (4, 5, 12) * Mincaye – chant (4) * Gene Miller – backing vocals (6, 7, 9) Party Choir on "Live Out Loud" * Ashley Anderson, Nathan Barber, Caroline Bishop, Emily Chapman, Niki Chapman, Jennifer L. Clanton, Wesley Clanton, Sarah Dickerson, Steph Dragoo, Peter Ferrell, Anna Flautt, Daniel Green, J.J. Green, Brandon Harris, Jason Jung, Lynn Jung, Courtney Keen, Ashley Melling, Grace Monger, Hans Nelson, Margaret Patton, Gabe Pigg, Landon Pigg, Rebecca Shores and Robert Stowers Handclaps on "Declaration of Dependence" * Steven Curtis Chapman, Eric Darken, James Isaac Elliot and David Trask


Production

* Brown Bannister – producer * Steven Curtis Chapman – producer * Peter York – executive producer * Dan Raines – executive producer * Steve Bishir – recording, mixing * Hank Nirider – recording assistant * Patrick Kelly – additional engineer * Fred Paragano – digital editing * The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location * The Laundry Room (Franklin, Tennessee) – overdub recording location, mixing location ("This Day") * The Parlor (Nashville, Tennessee) – overdub recording location * Seventeenth Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) – mixing location * Geoff Foster – orchestra recording at
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(London, England) * Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California) * Traci Sterling Bishir – production manager * Michelle Bentrem – production manager assistant * Jan Cook – art direction * Christiév Carothers – creative direction * Bob Frame – photography * Traci Fleming-Smith – grooming * Gino Tabe – stylist * DINO – props * SMOG – design


References

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