Tag: Gary Chapman

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.

This is the first album from Gary. He had already written the hit song for Amy Grant “Fathers Eye’s” so it was natural for him to get an album deal to try to recreate that success. But first lets talk a minute about Gary’s back story. Born in Waurika, Oklahoma he actually grew up in De Leon, Texas. His Father was a pastor at an Assemblies Of God church. After high school he attended Southwestern Bible College and after graduation he moved straight to Nashville. He was almost immediately hired as a guitarist for famed 60’s and 70’s CCM band The Rambos. Gary’s music writing received some attention and his first success was his song Father’s Eyes which Amy Grant performed on her 1979 album “My Father’s Eyes”. Somewhere about the time of this album he started dating Amy also and they would get married the following year. Amy actually appears on this album on the track “Anywhere” which is a duet between them. Also of interest on the album are Degarmo & Key who as well as producing the album played instruments and sang backing vocals. This album had one top 10 single with “Sincerely Yours” peaking at #4. 1981 was a good year for Gary as he also won the dove award for songwriter. Anyway as far as the album is concerned it is an easy listening effort that while not my style is definitely a great album.

Tracklist
1 – No Time At All – 4:18
2 – I Wanna Be Loved By You – 3:40
3 – Love Is A Name – 3:46
4 – Open Up My Eyes – 3:50
5 – Sincerely Yours – 3:07
6 – The Secret Of Love – 4:05
7 – Anywhere – 3:37
8 – I’d Really Like To Tell You – 3:45
9 – Feelin’ Right – 3:11
10 – One Hope – 3:54

Credits
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love
Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns] – Carl Marsh
Backing Vocals – Gary Pigg, Jack Holder, Jimi Jamison
Baritone Saxophone – Gary Topper
Design [Album Design] – Bill Brunt
Drums – Chad Cromwell, John Hampton
Guitar [Solo] – Jack Holder
Lacquer Cut By [L.Nix in runouts], Mastered By – Larry Nix
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Gary Chapman
Photography By [Album] – Mike Borum
Piano, Electric Piano – Keith Thomas
Producer [Executive Producer] – Dan Harrell, Dan Raines, Mike Blanton
Producer, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Dana Key
Producer, Organ, Synthesizer – Ed DeGarmo
Producer, Twelve-String Guitar, Bass – Joe Hardy
Strings – The Claude O’Donnell Strings
Vocals – Amy Grant

Companies, etc.
Distributed By – The Benson Company, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lamb & Lion Records
Copyright © – Lamb & Lion Records
Produced For – Blanton/Harrell Productions
Recorded At – Ardent Studios
Recorded At – Great Circle Sound
Mastered At – Ardent Mastering
Designed At – Private Eye Studio
Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN