This is Gary’s 3rd album and my personal favourite. While his wife at the time, Amy Grant, was with Myrrh Records, Gary cut this album for Reunion Records. Reunion was trying to turn it up a notch at this point in history and this album was a huge help. This album showed a rockier side of Gary and there are some great pop tracks on this album. The album is still a little heavy on the ballad’s but this is Gary Chapman so he’s forgiven. Ballad’s after all were his cash cow. “I Love That Girl”, written by Randy Stonehill, could have easily singled on commercial radio but unfortunately Gary didn’t have the crossover success of his wife. I should also point out that this is a prime example of why you don’t ever put out a song with your girls name in it because like the internet, music is forever and you’re stuck with it for life. All joking aside that song is begging for a country cover as I think it has top 20 written all over it. Anyway if you avoided this on back in the 80’s like I did give it a listen now, it’s pretty good.
Tracklist
1 – Everyday Man – 3:33
2 – When Where Together (Love’s So Strong) – 3:42
3 – Love History – 4:55
4 – Breakin’ Hearts – 4:47
5 – Love Like Blood – 4:09
6 – Around The World – 3:52
7 – The Hurt Is Worth The Chance – 3:52
8 – Love That Girl – 4:41
9 – Cecil, (Life Goes On) – 6:09
10 – Your Love Stays With Me – 3:07
Credits
Art Direction – Bill Brunt, Mary Hamilton
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Amy Grant, Chris Harris, Gary Chapman, Ricky Skaggs, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Bass – Mike Brignardello
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Kimberly Smith, Steve Lindsey
Drums, Percussion – Keith Edwards
Engineer [Assistant] – Ben Williams, Billy Whittington, Carey Summers, Dave Parker, Jean Kinney, Jeff Coppadge, Keith Odle, Michael Koreiba
Executive-Producer – Dan Harrell, Michael Blanton
Guitar [Guitars] – Jerry McPherson
Guitar [Guitars], Pedal Steel Guitar – Gary Chapman
Keyboards – Michael W. Smith, Phil Naish, Shane Keister
Mandolin – Mark O’Connor
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Brent King, Frank Filipetti, Jeff Balding
Overdubbed By [Overdubs Recorded By] – Brent King, Gene Eichelberger, James Baird, Jeff Balding, Joe Scaife
Percussion [Additional] – Terry McMillan
Photography By – Chuck Kuhn
Producer – Brown Bannister, Gary Chapman, Mark Wright
Recorded By – Gene Eichelberger, Jeff Balding, Joe Scaife
Stylist – Mary Beth Felts
Written-By – Gary Chapman
Companies, etc.
Copyright © – BMG Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Distributed By – Word, Inc.
Manufactured By – Word Records Limited
Distributed By – Word Records Limited
Recorded At – The Music Mill, Nashville, TN
Recorded At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Overdubbed At – The Music Mill, Nashville, TN
Overdubbed At – Riverock Studio
Overdubbed At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Overdubbed At – OmniSound Studios
Overdubbed At – GroundStar Studios, Nashville
Overdubbed At – Masterfonics
Mixed At – Masterfonics
Mixed At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Mixed At – The Music Mill, Nashville, TN
Mastered At – Masterdisk Corp.
