As Long as It Takes

As Long as It Takes
Studio album by
Meredith Andrews
ReleasedMarch 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)
GenreContemporary Christian, worship, Christian rock
Length47:02
LabelWord
ProducerJason Ingram
Meredith Andrews chronology
The Invitation
(2008) 		As Long as It Takes
(2010) 		Worth It All
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christian Music ZineB−[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

As Long as It Takes is the third studio album released by Christian singer Meredith Andrews.

Track listing

All songs were co-written by Andrews; additional writers are listed below.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Move On"Matt Bronleewe, Jason Ingram3:25
2."Only to Be Yours"Ingram4:10
3."Can Anybody Hear Me"Ingram4:12
4."As Long as It Takes"Ingram3:16
5."Come Home"Ingram4:12
6."All Will Fade Away"Ingram, Jacob Sooter5:22
7."What It Means to Love"Jason Walker4:03
8."Live Through Me"Bronleewe, Ingram3:19
9."My Soul Sings"Stu Gerrard, Ingram4:20
10."In Your Arms" (featuring Jared Anderson)Jared Anderson4:31
11."How Great Is the Love" (featuring Paul Baloche)Paul Baloche, Sooter6:16
Total length:47:02

Personnel

  • Meredith Andrews – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jacob Sooter – acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Scotty Murray – electric guitars
  • Mike Payne – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Tony Lucido – bass
  • Paul Mabury – drums
  • Chris Carmichael – strings
  • Jason Ingram – backing vocals
  • Jared Anderson – backing vocals (10)
  • Paul Baloche – vocals (11)

Production

  • Jason Jenkins – A&R
  • Jamie Kiner – A&R
  • Jason Ingram – producer
  • Rusty Varenkamp – producer, engineer, piano engineer, editing
  • D. Thomas Toner – editing
  • Bill Deaton – mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Natthaphol Abhigantaphand– mastering assistant
  • Shelley Anderson – mastering assistant
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
  • Crystal Varenkamp – production assistant

Awards

The album won a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards, while the song "How Great Is the Love" also won for Worship Song of the Year.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Christian Music Zine review". Archived from the original on May 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Jesus Freak Hideout review".
  3. ^ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com