Choose Life (1985)

Choose Life is the eighth studio and third Christian music album by American singer Debby Boone, released around February 1985 by Lamb & Lion/Sparrow Records.

For this album, Boone worked with the husband-and-wife musicians and songwriters Michael and Stormie Omartian to update her sound. Michael produced, composed and did the song arrangements and wife Stormie wrote the first eight tracks. Boone even tried her hand at songwriting as she co-wrote the track "Song of Deliverance." Choose Life is a more upbeat and contemporary album with a couple of dance pop tracks like "Pressure Points" and "Delight In Him," while still retaining her adult contemporary sound with mid-tempo songs and ballads like "The Heart of the Matter" and "When I Accepted You." The title song is a more rock-orient track with synthesizers. "Right For You" is a vocal duet with producer Michael.

Choose Life peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1986, Boone was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Female for Choose Life and at the Dove Awards, she was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Curb Records currently is now the distributor of Choose Life on CD since 2008.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael and Stormie Omartian, except where noted.

1. The Time Is Now -4:26

2. Pressure Points -4:21

3. Teach Me How to Love -4:16

4. When I Accepted You -4:04

5. Delight In Him -3:59

6. Choose Life -4:19

7. The Heart of the Matter -5:53

8. Right For You (vocal duet with Michael Omartian) -4:23

9. Song of Deliverance (Debby Boone, Wendell Burton, Marty Goetz) -3:58

10. The Lord is So Good (Marty Goetz) -3:19

Radio singles

1985 "The Time Is Now" -#10 Christian CHR, -#4 Christian AC

1985 "Choose Life" -#10 Christian CHR

1985 "The Heart of the Matter" -#10 Christian AC

1986 "Right For You" with Michael Omartian -#31 Christian AC

Previous release: Surrender (1983)

Next release: The Best of Debby Boone (1986) (compilation album)