The Great Adventure (Steven Curtis Chapman album)
1992 studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
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The Great Adventure is the fifth album released by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman . The album was released on June 19, 1992, by Sparrow Records . It went Gold in just under one year, being certified.
The album was listed at No. 33 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music . It brought Chapman several Gospel Music Association awards at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993, including Song of the Year (with Geoff Moore), Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, and Short Form Music Video of the Year for the title song, and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. The album also won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album .
The album features guest appearances by artists like Toby McKeehan (dc Talk ), BeBe Winans , and Ricky Skaggs . Also, the song "Maria" was co-written by Chapman's wife.
Track listing
All tracks written by Steven Curtis Chapman , except where noted.
"Prologue" (instrumental) (J.A.C. Redford ) – 2:37
"Great Adventure" (Chapman, Geoff Moore ) – 4:35
"Where We Belong" – 4:19
"Go There With You" – 5:21
"That's Paradise" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:59
"Don't Let the Fire Die" (Chapman) – 4:48
"Got to B Tru" (featuring TobyMac ) – 4:18
"Walk With the Wise" (Chapman, Brent Lamb) – 4:34
"Maria" (Chapman, Mary Beth Chapman, James Isaac Eliott) – 5:01
"Still Called Today" (featuring BeBe Winans ) – 6:00
"Heart's Cry" (Chapman, Phil Naish) – 3:11
Personnel
Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals (2-10), backing vocals (2, 3, 5-10), acoustic guitars (2-10), electric guitar (7)
Cheryl Rogers – acoustic piano (1)
Phil Naish – keyboards
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (8)
Dann Huff – guitars
Jerry McPherson – guitars
Scott Sanders – dobro
Rusty Young – lap steel guitar , additional dobro
Jackie Street – bass
Paul Leim – drums
Mark Hammond – drum programming (7, 9)
Mark Douthit – soprano sax solo (10)
The Nashville String Machine – orchestra (1, 4, 11)
Carl Gorodetzky – contractor (1, 4, 11)
J.A.C. Redford – composer, arranger and conductor (1); string and brass arrangements (4)
Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements (11)
Brent Lamb – backing vocals (2, 3, 10)
Kip Raines – backing vocals (2, 3, 10)
Trace Balin – backing vocals (5, 9)
Chris Rodríguez – backing vocals (5, 9)
Herb Chapman – backing vocals (7)
Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (7)
Toby McKeehan – rap (7)
Lionel Cartwright – backing vocals (8)
Ricky Skaggs – backing vocals (8)
BeBe Winans – lead vocals (10)
Yells on "Got to B Tru"
Chad Ballantyne, Herb Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steve Charles, Jason Cole, James Isaac Elliot, Marty Funderburk, Chris Moore, Phil Naish and Todd Robbins
Production
Phil Naish – producer
Peter York – executive producer
Ronnie Brookshire – engineer, mixing (7-11)
Bill Deaton – mixing (1-6)
Steve Bishir – additional engineer
Patrick Kelly – additional engineer, assistant engineer
Carry Summers – additional engineer
John Kunz – assistant engineer
Todd Robbins – assistant engineer
Studio at Mole End (Franklin, Tennessee ) – recording location, mixing location
Nightingale Studio (Nashville, Tennessee ) – track recording location
Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
Skylab Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
Great Circle Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) – strings recording location
Carol Bobolts for Red Herring Design – design
Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – photography
Helena Occhipinti – hair and make-up
Jeffrey Tay Stylists – stylists
References
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