All About Love (Steven Curtis Chapman album)

All About Love is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on January 16, 2003, by Sparrow Records. Chapman credited his wife, Mary Beth, as the inspiration for the album.

All About Love
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2003
Recorded2002
Studio
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length65:56
LabelSparrow
Producer
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Declaration
(2001)
All About Love
(2003)
Christmas Is All in the Heart
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christianity Today[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]

The album includes the first cover songs Chapman ever recorded in his catalogue of music, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (originally recorded by The Proclaimers) and "I'll Take Care of You" (originally recorded by Ronnie Milsap).

Track listing

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All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

  1. "All About Love" – 3:42
  2. "Your Side of the World" – 4:25
  3. "How Do I Love Her" – 4:57
  4. "11-6-64" – 3:07
  5. "You've Got Me" – 3:45
  6. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (Charlie Reid, Craig Reid) – 3:44
  7. "Echoes of Eden" – 5:04
  8. "Holding a Mystery" – 4:22
  9. "We Will Dance" – 4:40
  10. "We Belong Together (Tarzan and Jane)" – 3:16
  11. "With Every Little Kiss" – 3:13
  12. "Miracle of You" – 3:35
  13. "I'll Take Care of You" (Glen Sutton, Archie Jordan) – 4:23
  14. "I Will Be Here" – 4:13
  15. "Moment Made for Worshipping" – 6:10
  16. "When Love Takes You In" – 4:47

Personnel

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  • Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–8, 10–12), acoustic guitar (1–13, 15), electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 11, 12), slide guitar solo (3), acoustic guitar solo (13), acoustic piano (16)
  • Chris Mosher – programming (1), synthesizers (1), keyboards (2, 5, 10, 11, 15), Hammond B3 organ (11, 15)
  • Scott Sheriff – Hammond B3 organ (1), backing vocals (1, 5, 8, 10–12), melodica (4)
  • Jon Guilotin – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 10, 11), acoustic piano (3, 12), Hammond B3 organ (3, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), Rhodes (7, 13)
  • Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (2, 4–6, 9, 11, 14, 15)
  • Adam Anders – keyboards (8), bass (8)
  • Bernie Herms – synthesizer (16)
  • Randy Pearce – electric guitar (1, 8)
  • Tim Pierce – electric guitar (2, 3, 5–7, 10–12, 15)
  • Joey Canaday – bass (1)
  • Leland Sklar – bass (2–7, 10–13, 15)
  • Will Denton – drums (1, 8)
  • Neil Wilkinson – drums (2–7, 10–13, 15)
  • Luis Conte – percussion (2–7, 10–13, 15)
  • Carl Marsh – orchestral arrangements and conductor (3, 9, 13–16)
  • Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (3, 9, 13–16)
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings (3, 9, 13–16)
  • John Mark Painter – string arrangements (7, 8)
  • David Angell, John Catchings, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor and Pamela Sixfin – strings (7, 8)
  • Michael Mellett – backing vocals (1, 3, 8, 11, 12, 15)
  • Jerard Woods – backing vocals (3)
  • Jovaun Woods – backing vocals (3)
  • Gene Miller – backing vocals (5)

Choir on "Moment Made For Worshipping"

  • Leigh Ann Albrecht, Travis Cottrell, Nirva Dorsaint, Yvonne Hodges, Fiona Mellett, Michael Mellett, Leanne Palmore, Scat Springs, Jerard Woods and Jovaun Woods

Production

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  • Mary Beth Chapman – executive producer
  • Brown Bannister – producer
  • Steven Curtis Chapman – producer
  • Steve Bishir – recording, overdub recording, mixing (4, 5, 7–16)
  • Hank Nirider – recording assistant (1), overdub recording assistant, digital editing
  • Joseph Bogan – recording assistant (2–16)
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (1–3, 6)
  • Chris Sutton – mix assistant (1–3, 6)
  • Jonathan Allen – orchestra recording
  • Andrew Dudman – orchestra recording
  • Fred Paragano – digital editing
  • Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA) – mastering
  • Eberhard Ramm – music copyist
  • Traci Bishir – production manager
  • Michelle Bentrem – production managing assistant
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography
  • Christiév Carothers – photo direction
  • Jan Cook – art direction
  • Benji Peck – design
  • Traci Mayer – hair, make-up
  • Gino Tanabe – stylist

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Christianity Today review". Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  4. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
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