Live for You
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreCCM, pop
Length45:44
LabelWord
ProducerBrown Bannister, Brent Bourgeois
Rachael Lampa chronology
Live for You
(2000)
Kaleidoscope
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Live for You is the debut album of Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2000 on Word Records. It debuted at No. 2 on Billboard magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart.

Track listing

Lyrics and music by the following songwriters.

#TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day of Freedom"Brent Bourgeois, Chris Eaton, Cindy Morgan4:37
2."Live for You"Eaton, Chris Rodriguez3:57
3."Always Be My Home"Eaton5:26
4."God Loves You"Bourgeois, Jill Phillips3:12
5."Blessed"Morgan, Ginny Owens4:04
6."You Lift Me Up"Eaton, Morgan3:38
7."Shaken"Da'dra Crawford-Greathouse, Morgan, David Mullen3:12
8."Free"Bourgeois, Morgan4:37
9."Hide Me"Bourgeois, Morgan3:59
10."Secret Place"Bourgeois, Rodriguez4:29
11."My Father's Heart"Eaton4:33

Remixes of the following are included on Blur

  • "Day of Freedom (Mirage Mix)"
  • "Live for You (Marbella Mad Motion Mix)"
  • "Blessed (Epiphonic Mix)"
  • "Free (Holla Back Mix)"

A limited-edition version was release with three behind-the-scenes segments, and a tour of Lampa's high school. This version was packaged with a slipcase and exclusive fold-out poster.

Personnel

  • Rachael Lampa – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 8)
  • Dan Muckala – programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8), acoustic piano (8)
  • Bernie Herms – programming (3, 5), acoustic piano (3, 11)
  • Chris Eaton – acoustic piano (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Jim Hamerley – Hammond B3 organ (5)
  • Jeremy Bose – programming (10)
  • Chris Rodriguez – guitars (1, 4, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 10), electric guitar (2, 8, 10), nylon guitar (2), acoustic guitar (8, 10)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (3, 5)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass overdub (1), bass (5)
  • Tommy Sims – bass (2, 10)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (3, 8)
  • Chad Cromwell – drums (5)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 8-11)
  • Carl Marsh – string arrangements
  • Tom Howard – string arrangements (9)
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
  • Brent Bourgeois – backing vocals (1, 7, 8), additional acoustic piano (8), programming (9), acoustic piano (9)
  • Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 10)
  • Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals (1, 4, 5)
  • Nicol Smith – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
  • Cindy Morgan – backing vocals (4, 8)
  • Darwin Hobbs – backing vocals (5)
  • Michael Mellett – backing vocals (5)
  • Wendy Moten – backing vocals (5)
  • Rachel Gaines – backing vocals (6)
  • Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals (6)
  • Gene Miller – backing vocals (7, 10)
  • Nicole C. Mullen – backing vocals (7)
  • Molly Felder – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Brown Bannister – producer
  • Brent Bourgeois – producer, A&R direction
  • Steve Bishir – recording at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee, mixing
  • Hank Nirider – assistant engineer, additional engineer
  • Dave Dillbeck – additional engineer
  • Patrick Kelly – additional engineer
  • Gary Paczosa – additional engineer
  • David Schober – additional engineer
  • Jonathan Allen – string recording at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
  • Andrew Dudman – string recording assistant
  • Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Linda Bourne Wornell – A&R coordinator
  • Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
  • Beth Lee – art direction
  • Astrid Herbold – design
  • Tony Baker – photography
  • Melanie Shelley – hair, make-up
  • Trish Townsend – wardrobe

Singles

  • "Blessed" No. 1 AC (2 wks)
  • "Shaken" No. 1 CHR (3 wks)
  • "God Loves You" No. 1 AC (3 wks); No. 9 AC Song of 2000
  • "Live For You" No. 1 AC & CHR; No. 5 AC & No. 7 CHR Song of 2000
  • "My Father's Heart" No. 2 INSPO
  • "You Lift Me Up" No. 4

References

  1. Live for You at AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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