Michael English (album)
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| Label | Curb Records | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister | |||
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Michael English is the self-titled debut album for
Contemporary Christian artist Michael English
. It was released in 1991.
At the 23rd GMA Dove Awards, Michael English won "New Artist of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year" due to the album.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solid as the Rock" | Larry Bryant, Geoff Thurmann | 4:18 |
| 2. | " Shawn Craig, Don Koch | 3:59 | |
| 5. | "Take the Time" | Michael English, Becky Thurman, Geoff Thurman | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Start a Party" | Becky Thurman, Geoff Thurman | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Let's Build a Bridge" | Bob Farrell, Billy Simon, Tommy Sims | 3:48 |
| 8. | "His Heart Is Big Enough" | Dawn Thomas Yarbrough | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Love Won't Leave You (Out in the Rain)" | Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Heaven" | Michael English, Bob Farrell, Tommy Sims, Dawn Thomas Yarbrough | 5:06 |
Personnel
- Michael English – vocals
- Hammond B3 organ(5), acoustic piano (9)
- Blair Masters – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6), drum programming (2, 6), arrangements (2, 6), additional keyboards (3, 8, 9), Hammond B3 organ (10)
- Dann Huff – guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 9)
- Tom Hemby – guitars (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Tommy Sims – bass (1, 3, 9), keyboards (7-10), guitars (7), drum programming (7, 8, 10), arrangements (7, 8, 10), backing vocals (9, 10)
- Jackie Street – fretless bass (2)
- Mike Brignardello – bass (4, 5)
- Paul Leim – drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 9)
- Eric Darken – percussion (3, 8), tambourine (9)
- Mark Douthit – saxophones (1, 5, 6)
- Marty Paoletta – saxophone (10)
- Barry Green – trombone (1, 5, 6)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (1, 5, 6)
- Mike Morris – horn arrangements (1, 5, 6)
- Brown Bannister – arrangements (2)
- Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 3)
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 6)
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 6, 9, 10)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (3)
- Mark Heimmerman – backing vocals (3, 6)
- Wayburn Dean – backing vocals (5, 7)
- George Pendergrass – backing vocals (5, 7)
- The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – backing vocals (7, 10)
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals (9, 10)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (9, 10)
Production
- Neal Joseph – executive producer
- Brown Bannister – producer, overdub engineer
- Jeff Balding – track recording
- Bill Deaton – track recording, overdub engineer, mixing (1-4)
- Billy Whittington – track recording, overdub engineer, mixing (5-10)
- Steve Bishir – overdub engineer
- Dan Rudin – overdub engineer
- Greg Parker – assistant engineer
- Carry Summers – assistant engineer
- Craig White – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Traci Sterling – production coordinator
- Bill Brunt – art direction, design
- Laura LiPuma Nash – art direction
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Breon Reynolds – make-up
- Norman Miller at Proper Management – management
Studios
- Recorded at The Dugout, OmniSound Studios and Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Kaleidoscope Sound (Bellevue, Tennessee); East Side Sound (New York City, New York).
- Mixed at MasterMix and Back Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
References
- GMA Dove Awards. Retrieved December 8, 2014.