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As Good As It Gets is the twelfth studio album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams . This would be Williams' final album on Columbia Records. Williams would score her final Top 10 hit on the R&B chart with "I Can't Wait." The song would give Williams her final crossover hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but only climbing to number 66, her first crossover hit in four years. Williams also covers two songs: Michael W. Smith 's 1984 CCM hit "I Am Sure" and "We Are Here to Change the World," a track from Michael Jackson's 1985 short film Captain EO . Those two covers, along with "All I Need" and "Hold Me Tight" would be included in her Gospel compilation album From the Beginning . As Good As It Gets peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Track listing 1. I Can't Wait (Skylark) -4:26 2. This Is As Good As It Gets (Gregg Karukas, Ron Boustead) -4:32 3. We Are Here to Change the World (Michael Jackson, John Barnes) -3:47 4. All I Need (Monte Moir) -4:15 5. Memories (Deniece Williams, George Duke) -4:34 6. There's No Other (Deniece Williams, Mike Moore, Newz) -4:19 7. I Am Sure (Michael W. Smith, Mike Hudson) -4:28 8. It's You I'm After (Roby Duke) -5:03 9. Don't Stop the Love (Michael McGregor) -3:51 10. Hold Me Tight (Betsy Cook) -3:52 Production credits Brad Westering and Jay Gruska -producers (tracks 2, 3, 7 and 10) George Duke -producer (tracks 1 and 5) Monte Moir -producer (tracks 4, 8 and 9) Radio singles 1988 "I Can't Wait" -#8 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, -#66 Billboard Hot 100 1988 "This Is As Good As It Gets" -#29 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Previous release: Water Under the Bridge (1987) Next release: Special Love (1989) Watch the music video of "I Can't Wait" here:

Water Under the Bridge is the eleventh studio album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released in 1987 on Columbia/Sony Music. Produced by Steve Levine, Williams scored a Top 10 R&B hit with "Never Say Never" and a Top 30 R&B hit with the Diane Warren-penned "I Confess." Williams also released a Gospel track "I Believe in You" to Christian radio and went to the Top 10 on the CCM charts. Williams won her 3rd Grammy Award in the Gospel category for Best Gospel Performance, Female for "I Believe in You" at the 30th Grammy Awards. The song would later be included on her 1990 Gospel compilation album From the Beginning . Contemporary Christian vocal quartet The Imperials would later cover "I Believe in You" on their 1992 album Stir It Up . Water Under the Bridge peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Track listing 1. I Confess (Diane Warren) -3:57 2. Never Say Never (Deniece Williams, Michael Boyd, Michael Jeffries) -4:58 3. Water Under the Bridge (Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron) -4:32 4. Love Finds You (Deniece Williams, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam) -4:01 5. Not by Chance (Deniece Williams, Brad Westering, George Duke) -4:37 6. One Less Lonely Heart (Diane Warren, David Paul Bryant) -4:15 7. I Believe in You (Dave Raynor, Kenny Lamar) -4:29 8. Someone for Someone (Seth Swirsky, Stephen Broughton Lunt) -3:48 9. Baby This Is Love (Mark Williamson) -3:55 10. Don't Blame It On My Heart (Deniece Williams, Jay Gruska) -4:50 Accolades Grammy Award -Best Gospel Performance, Female ("I Believe in You") Radio singles 1987 "Never Say Never" -#6 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, -#23 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1987 "I Confess" -#24 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs 1988 "I Believe in You" -#5 Christian CHR, -#4 Christian AC Previous release: Hot on the Trail (1986) Next release: As Good As It Gets (1988) Watch the music video of "Never Say Never" here:

Hot on the Trail is the tenth studio album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released in 1986 on Columbia/Sony Music. Released as the follow-up to her 1984 mainstream album Let's Hear It For The Boy , the album contains two minor R&B hits "Wiser and Weaker" and her first recording of "Healing." Williams would re-record "Healing" for her second full-length Gospel album Special Love . The track "Video" was originally added to her 1990 Gospel compilation album From the Beginning on CD. The song has since been omitted on the digital edition. Hot on the Trail peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The digital expanded edition of Hot on the Trail also contains an extended and instrumental versions of "Wiser and Weaker," as well as an extended version of two songs from her 1987 album Water Under the Bridge : "Never Say Never" and "I Confess." Track listing 1. Wiser and Weaker (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett, Greg Mathieson) -5:14 2. Hot on the Trail (Deniece Williams, Gary Skardina, Marti Sharron, Michele Van Jean, Stephen Mitchell) -4:21 3. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Deniece Williams, Michael Peterson, Monty Stewart) -4:30 4. Video (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett, Monty Stewart) -4:20 5. I Feel the Night (Deniece Williams, Greg Mathieson, Lee Ritenour) -3:57 6. We're Together (Deniece Williams, David Flaherty, Michael Peterson, Monty Stewart) -4:09 7. Straight from the Heart (Deniece Williams, Greg Mathieson, Lee Ritenour) -4:01 8. Healing (Jeremy Lubbock, Paul Gordon) -4:47 Bonus track on the digital expanded edition: 9. Wiser and Weaker (12" extended version) -6:17 10. Wiser and Weaker (instrumental version) -4:48 11. Never Say Never (12" mix) (Deniece Williams, Michael Boyd, Michael Jeffries) -7:36 12. I Confess (12" mix) (Diane Warren) -5:03 Production credits Greg Mathieson -producer (all tracks) Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero -additional producers, remixers (track 1) Brad Westering and Jay Gruska -co-producers (track 2) Steve Levine -producer (tracks 11 and 12) Radio singles 1986 "Wiser and Weaker" -#60 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs 1986 "Healing" -#76 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Previous release: So Glad I Know (1986) Next release: Water Under the Bridge (1987)

So Glad I Know is the ninth studio and first Gospel album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released on May 31, 1986 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Brad Westering. This is Williams' first full-length gospel album. On Williams' previous albums, she would include a gospel song, such as "Whiter Than Snow" from Let's Hear It for the Boy and "Miracles" from Niecy . Those two songs and many others from previous and subsequent releases would be compiled into an album of gospel material called From the Beginning . One of the gospel tracks, "They Say," was originally from Williams' 1983 album I'm So Proud , featuring a duet with Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire. A new version was recorded for this album, but this time, with American Christian singer Sandy Patty . So Glad I Know climbed to number 6 on the Top Christian Albums and number 7 on the Top Gospel Albums charts in Billboard magazine. In 1987, at the 29th Grammy Awards, Williams won two Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group for the track "They Say" with Patty and Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of the gospel hymn "I Surrender All." And at the 3rd Annual Stellar Awards, Williams won Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year and "I Surrender All" was named Song of the Year. Westering was named Producer of the Year for So Glad I Know . Williams was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and "My Soul Desire" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1987 Dove Awards. The album is currently out of print and it is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Track listing 1. Just in Time (Russ Hollingsworth, John Rosasco) -3:49 2. Wings of an Eagles (David Flaherty) -4:58 3. My Soul Desire (Mark Baldwin, Niles Borop) -4:14 4. They Say (duet with Sandi Patty) (Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough) -5:20 5. Straight Ahead (Deniece Williams, Richard Souther) -4:10 6. So Glad I Know (Deniece Williams, Jay Gruska) -4:05 7. I Surrender All (Judson W. Van DeVenter, Winfield S. Weeden) -4:13 8. If We Are The Light (Deniece Williams, Michael Peterson, Billy Smiley) -3:44 9. What You Do for Me (Deniece Williams, Chaka Khan, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Maiden) -3:57 Accolades Grammy Award -Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female ("I Surrender All") Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ("They Say" with Sandi Patty) Stellar Award -Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year Song of the Year ("I Surrender All") Producer of the Year (Brad Westering for So Glad I Know ) Radio singles 1986 "My Soul Desire" -#3 Christian AC 1986 "So Glad I Know" -#14 Christian CHR, -#5 Christian AC 1987 "They Say" (with Sandi Patty) -#1 Christian CHR, -#1 Christian AC 1987 "Wings of an Eagle" -#6 Christian CHR, -#4 Christian AC Previous release: Let's Hear It For The Boy (1984) Next release: Hot on the Trail (1986) Listen to the album So Glad I Know here:

Let's Hear It For The Boy  is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released on April 16, 1984 by Columbia/Sony Music. Williams produced the album's six tracks while George Duke produced the remaining four. The album was preceded by the title song as the lead single and reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also topping the R&B and Dance Club Songs charts and peaking at number three on the adult contemporary chart. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1984 motion picture Footloose and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The final track is a cover of the traditional hymn "Whiter Than Snow" and would later appear in her 1990 gospel compilation album From the Beginning . Let's Hear It For The Boy reached number 26 on the Billboard 200 Albums and number 10 on the R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts. In 1985, at the 27th Grammy Awards, Williams was nominated for Best Inspirational Performance for "Whiter Than Snow" and rather than performing her hit title song, for which she was also nominated, Williams performed an a cappella version of her 1977 composition "God Is Amazing," with some backup singers, during the televised ceremony, much to the disdain of her record label. That performance would also appear in From the Beginning . That same year, Williams was in the studio recording her first full-length gospel album So Glad I Know . The Expanded Edition of Let's Hear It for the Boy features the extended and instrumental versions of the title song and 12" extended and instrumental versions of her follow-up single "Next Love." Track listing 1. Let's Hear It for the Boy (from the motion picture Footloose ) (Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow) -4:23 2. I Want You (Deniece Williams, Peter Couch) -2:53 3. Picking Up the Pieces (Deniece Williams, Peter Couch) -4:44 4. Black Butterfly (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) -4:29 5. Next Love (Deniece Williams, George Duke) -4:36 6. Haunting Me (Deniece Williams, George Merill, Shannon Rubicam) -5:01 7. Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing (George Merill, Shannon Rubicam) -4:03 8. Blind Dating (Deniece Williams, Michele Val Jean, Robert Brookins) -3:42 9. Wrapped Up (Andrew Barrett, George McMahon) -4:39 10. Whiter Than Snow (traditional; arranged by Deniece Williams) -3:47 Bonus tracks on the expanded edition: 11. Let's Hear It for the Boy (extended version) -6:04 12. Next Love (12" extended version) -7:13 13. Let's Hear It for the Boy (instrumental version) -4:14 14. Next Love (12" instrumental version) -4:51 Production credits Deniece Williams -producer (tracks 2, 3, 7 -10) George Duke -producer (tracks 1, 4 -6) RIAA certifications "Let's Hear It for the Boy" single: Gold certified in 1984. Platinum certified in 1992. Radio singles 1984 "Let's Hear It for the Boy" -# 1 Billboard Hot 100, -# 1 Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs, -#1 Billboard Dance Club Play, -#3 Billboard AC 1984 "Next Love" -#81 Billboard Hot 100, -#22 Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs, -#17 Billboard  Dance Club Play 1984 "Black Butterfly" -#22 Billboard  R&B/Hip Hop Songs Previous release: I'm So Proud  (1983) Next release: So Glad I Know  (1986) Watch the music video of "Let's Hear It for the Boy" here:

The New Young Messiah is a compilation project album released on September 13, 1993 by Sparrow Records. Norman Miller, who oversaw the original 1990 project Handel's Young Messiah , returns as executive producer along with multi-awarding winning singer Sandi Patty as co-executive producer and a participant in this updated version, once again modernizing Georg Friedrich Händel's classic oratorio and features the top CCM artists like Steven Curtis Chapman , Larnelle Harris , BeBe & CeCe Winans , First Call , Twila Paris and the London Session Orchestra among others. Production was done by Patty's producer Greg Nelson. The New Young Messiah peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. A companion live concert video from the Young Messiah Tour was also released on VHS and was nominated for a Dove Award for Long Form Music Video of the Year. Track listing All songs composed by Georg Friedrich Händel. 1. Overture (instrumental) (London Session Orchestra) -4:23 2. Comfort Ye My People (Wayne Watson) -3:49 3. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Larnelle Harris) -3:31 4. And the Glory of the Lord (Sandi Patty) -2:56 5. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming (Steven Curtis Chapman) -4:21 6. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Susan Ashton, Christine Denté and Cindy Morgan) -3:58 7. For Unto Us (A Child Is Born) (BeBe & CeCe Winans) -4:31 8. Pastorale (instrumental) (Phil Keaggy) -3:53 9. Glory to God in the Highest (Carman) -2:58 10. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (First Call) -3:17 11. He Shall Feed His Flock (Sandi Patty and Steven Curtis Chapman) -4:41 12. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs (Steve Green, Larnelle Harris and Michael English) -3:21 13. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Steve Green) -3:57 14. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (Michael English) -3:36 15. The Trumpet Shall Sound (4Him) -3:47 16. Worthy is the Lamb That Was Slain/Hallelujah Chorus (Twila Paris and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir featuring Sandi Patty, Steve Green, Michael English, Larnelle Harris and Wayne Watson) -5:37 Watch the full-length concert video The New Young Messiah here:

Let the Music Start (later released as Praise Album for its CD reissue and digital releases) is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on September 1984 by Home Sweet Home Records and Myrrh/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. Subtitled as "a new contemporary praise album," Let the Music Start are songs of worship and are only God-focused with tracks like "Sing With Joy," "We Are An Offering," "Blessed Be the Lord," "Oh Magnify the Lord" and others. Christian's label mates White Heart (the rhythm section) played on the track "Make a Joyful Noise" while the rest of the album are performed by studio musicians. Christian wrote the track "Blessed Be the Lord" and composed the album's final track, the instrumental "Selah" with songwriters Dwight Liles and Jeremy Dalton writing a majority of the album with additional songwriters Niles Borop and Bryan McClain. Christian made music videos for the singles "Clap Your Hands" and "We Are An Offering." Let the Music Start was reissued on CD and released as Praise Album by Home Sweet Home Records in 1994. NOTE: Jimmie Lee Sloas (before The Imperials ) played bass guitar on the album. Track listing 1. Clap Your Hands (Dwight Liles) -3:27 2. Lift Up His Name (Bryan McClain) -3:12 3. Blessed Be the Lord (Chris Christian) -4:02 4. Every Good and Perfect Gift (Jeremy Dalton) -3:50 5. We Are An Offering (Dwight Liles) -3:26 6. Sing With Joy (Dwight Liles, Niles Borop) -3:21 7. With the Name of Jesus (Jeremy Dalton) -3:37 8. Oh Magnify the Lord (Jeremy Dalton) -3:30 9. Make a Joyful Noise (featuring White Heart) (Jeremy Dalton) -3:30 10. Selah (instrumental) (composed by Chris Christian) -1:35 Guest musicians on track 9: White Heart - Dann Huff, guitar Gary Lunn, bass guitar (also played bass on track 2) Mark Gersmehl, synthesizer David Huff, drums Radio singles 1984 -1985 "We Are An Offering" -#32 Christian AC/CHR 1985 "Clap Your Hands" -#23 Christian AC Previous release: Love Them While We Can  (1983)   Next release: Mirror Of Your Heart  (1985) (compilation album) Watch the music video of "Clap Your Hands" here: Watch the music video of "We Are An Offering" here:

Christmastime is the tenth and second Christmas album by Christian singer- songwriter Michael W. Smith , released on October 13, 1998 by Reunion Records. Following up on 1989's Christmas , Smith continues his holiday-themed album featuring some original Christmas songs and traditional Christmas favorites. Christian recording artist Sandi Patty duets with Smith on "The Christmas Waltz" and an instrumental duet with Christian music guitarist Phil Keaggy on "O Christmas Tree." Smith's youngest daughter Anna Smith sings lead in the medley portion of "Away in the Manger." The American Boychoir are featured singers on the track "Carols Sing." Smith co-produced Christmastime with Brown Bannister. The album peaked at number 5 on the Top Christian Albums, number 4 on the Top Holidays Albums and number 90 on the Billboard 200 Albums charts. Christmastime was certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) in 2003. Track listing 1. The Happiest Christmas (Myles Rudge, Ted Dicks) -3:08 2. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells (Kay Thompson, Johnny Mandel, James Pierpont) -2:17 3. Christmastime (Michael W. Smith, Joanna Carlson) -4:15 4. Welcome to Our World (Chris Rice) -3:28 5. Hope of Israel (instrumental) (Michael W. Smith) -3:17 6. Medley: Sing We Now of Christmas/O Come O Come Emmanuel/Emmanuel (arranged by Michael W. Smith) -5:27 7. O Christmas Tree (instrumental duet with Phil Keaggy) (arranged by Michael W. Smith) -3:53 8. The Christmas Waltz (duet with Sandi Patty) (Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne) -3:00 9. We Three Kings (instrumental) (John Henry Hopkins Jr.) -3:22 10. Medley: Away in the Manger/Child in a Manger (William J. Kirkpatrick, James Ramsey Murray/Michael W. Smith) -5:06 11. Carols Sing (featured vocals by The American Boychoir) (Paul and Martha Puckett) -2:14 12. Medley: I Saw Three Ships/Joy to the World (instrumental) (William Sandys/ Isaac Watts; arranged by Michael W. Smith) -5:37 RIAA certifications Gold certified in 2003. Radio singles 1998 -1999 "Christmastime" -#12 Christian AC Previous release: Live the Life (1998) Next release: This Is Your Time (1999)

Our Christmas is a compilation Christmas album released jointly by Reunion Records and Word Records on September 17, 1990. This is the second of a three-album trilogy from Word Records using the word "Our" following the release of Our Hymns (1989) and the upcoming Our Family (1993). Like Our Hymns, Our Christmas features Christmas songs done by CCM artists' interpretation and styles of music. Highlights include a duet with Amy Grant and Sandi Patty singing a medley of "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "One Small Child" recorded by David Meece , a song he wrote back in 1971 and has since been covered by other Christian artists including First Call and Rebecca St. James . Our Christmas peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. NOTE: on the digital album edition, the Grant and Patty duet is not included, due to the fact that Grant is recording for Capitol Christian Music Group by way of Amy Grant Productions. This recording was not part of Grant's recordings that were transferred over when she was with Word Records. Legal issues have prevented this track from being included, because the track is owned by Word Records. A YouTube playlist with the duet included is posted below this article. Track listing 1. Reve du Noel (Medley) (Michael W. Smith) (arranged by Michael W. Smith and Ronn Huff) -5:13 Sing We Now of Christmas (traditional) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach) Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith) 2. The First Noel (Al Green) (traditional; arranged by Charlie Peacock) -4:34 3. One Small Child (David Meece) (David Meece) -5:14 4. O Come O Come Emmanuel (Bryan Duncan) (traditional; arranged by Bryan Duncan) -3:18 5. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/O Little Town of Bethlehem (Amy Grant and Sandi Patty) (Edmond Sears, Richard Storrs Willis/(Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) -5:27 6. Angels We Have Heard on High (First Call) (Edward S. Barnes) -2:49 7. O Holy Night (Mylon LeFevre) (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -5:20 8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Kim Hill and Phil Keaggy) (traditional; arranged by Phil Keaggy) -3:42 9. Silent Night, Holy Night (Russ Taff) (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) -4:36 10. What Child Is This (Roberta Flack) (William Chatterton Dix) -4:17 Production credits Michael Omartian -producer (tracks 5, 9 and 10) Charlie Peacock -producer (tracks 2 and 8) Brown Bannister -co-producer (track 8) Michael W. Smith and Bryan Lenox -producers (track 1) David Meece and Brian Tankersley -producers (track3) Dan Posthuma -producer (track 4) Keith Thomas -producer (track 6) Mylon LeFevre, Scott Allen and Cheryl Rogers -producers (track 7) Previous release: Our Hymns (1989) Next release: Our Family (1993)

Love Them While We Can is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . It was released in March 1983 by Christian's record label Home Sweet Home and Myrrh/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. After the moderate success of his 1981 self-titled mainstream album , Christian returns to Christian music with Love Them While We Can . The title song speaks of honoring one's parents as Christian dedicates the album to his parents. The album's lead single "Put Your Trust (In the Hands of Jesus)" was another Top 5 hit on the Christian radio charts. White Heart 's Mark Gersmehl wrote two songs on the album with the title song and "Give Up Yourself" while Christian wrote five songs and co-writing three. Love Them While We Can was reissued in 1994 on CD by Home Sweet Home Records with a different track listing. The track "Light at the End of the Darkness" (from his 1981 album Just Sit Back ) replaces "We're Our Only Captain" that was on the original LP. "We're Our Only Captain" can be found in his 1999 compilation CD The Collection Vol. 2: 1983 - 1999 . Track listing on the 1994 CD reissue 1. Put Your Trust (In the Hands of Jesus) (Chris Christian, J.C. Crowley) -4:41 2. Love Them While We Can (Mark Gersmehl) -3:30 3. Sweet Destiny (Chris Christian, Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason) -3:45 4. Light at the End of the Darkness (Larry Gatlin) -3:02 5. Too Heavenly Minded (Chris Christian) -4:14 6. Give Up Yourself (Mark Gersmehl) -3:47 7. Weight of the World (Chris Christian) -3:29 8. One Man's Toy (Chris Christian) -3:48 9. Why Are We Fire (Chris Christian) -3:33 10. Pray for Me Always (Chris Christian) -4:10 Radio singles 1983 "Put Your Trust (In the Hands of Jesus)" -#4 Christian AC/CHR Previous release: Chris Christian  (1981) (mainstream pop album)   Next release: Let the Music Start  (1984)

Chris Christian is the self-titled fifth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . It was released in September 1981 on Boardwalk Records. The album was produced by Bob Gaudio. This is his second self-titled album after his first self-titled album was released back in 1977. Released just two months after his Christian music album Just Sit Back , Christian puts out his first, and only, solo mainstream pop album and has worked with a who's who in the music business. Christian previously was a member of Cotton, Lloyd & Christian in the early 1970s and had a couple of hit songs on the adult contemporary chart. Robert Kardashian, late father of reality TV star and actress Kim Kardashian, was a friend and manager of Christian's and was responsible for his signing with Boardwalk Records. Guest artists and musicians on Chris Christian include Frankie Valli, Christopher Cross (playing electric guitar on the opening track "Don't Give Up On Us"), Tommy Funderburk, Bill Champlin, Paul Jackson, Carlos Vega, Greg Mathieson and Amy Holland among others. Holland is best known for her 1980 Top 40 hit "How Do I Survive." Christian partners with J.C. Crowley on co-writing eight out of the album's ten songs. Crowley was one of the co-founders of the soft rock band Player, who are best known for their 1978 number one hit "Baby Come Back." The lead single "I Want You, I Need You" was Christian's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at number 37 and his only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart climbing to number 8 by November 1981. Television actress and singer Cheryl Ladd ( Charlie's Angel ) sings backing vocals on the track. The second single is a cover of two Motown songs done in a medley with "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By" and sung as a duet with Holland. Both songs were written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, known professionally as Ashford & Simpson. The song hit number 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 88 on the Hot 100 by August 1982. Others songs were released as singles like "The Last Goodbye" and "Make It Last." After close to four decades, Chris Christian was reissued on CD jointly by Retroactive Records and Christian's record label Home Sweet Home Records on November 16, 2020, released as part of The Legend Series. In addition to the original ten songs, it contains seven bonus tracks, including a David Foster- arranged version of "The Last Goodbye" that was only released in Europe as a non-album single, backed with the album track "What Can There Be." There are also three unreleased tracks: an exclusive mix of "Day Like Today" featuring Gerry Buckley of the soft rock duo America, "Justice in Love" and "Chemistry." The track " Déjà Vu ," written by singer and songwriter David Martin, was originally planned for Christian's second mainstream pop album, but never materialized. It was included on later pressings of the original album. "Walnut Hill" features a guitar solo by musician Dann Huff, who at the time was the original guitar player of the Christian rock band White Heart . The CD booklet contains lyrics, photos and liner notes written by Christian himself and a trading card with Christian's face on the front and information about the artist and the album on the back. A digital version of Chris Christian (taken from the 1998 reissue that was only available in Japan) is available to stream and for digital download purchasing from Home Sweet Home. To not be confused with Christian's 1977 self-titled debut album, it was released as I Want You, I Need You , named after the lead single. The track "Love's Not One to Forget" swapped with the original album mix of "The Last Goodbye" in the song order and a completely different mix of "Make It Last" with extra lead guitar and percussion replacing the original album mix and five bonus tracks: "Walnut Hill," " Déjà Vu ," "Only Wanna Be With You," "Day Like Today" and the instrumental track "Santa Barbara," from Christian's 1990 instrumental album Sketches . Track listing on I Want You, I Need You All songs written by Chris Christian and J.C. Crowley, except where noted. 1. Don't Give Up On Us (electric guitar by Christopher Cross) -3:58 2. I Want You, I Need You (with backing vocals by Cheryl Ladd) (Chris Christian, J.C. Crowley, Shanon Smith) -3:41 3. Love's Not One to Forget (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith, Kerry Chater) -4:01 4. The Last Goodbye -4:02 5. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/You're All I Need to Get By (vocal duet with Amy Holland) (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) -3:30 6. Make It Last (with backing vocals by Frankie Valli, Tommy Funderburk, Tom Kelly and Bill Chaplin) (new mix) -4:10 7. Houston -3:39 8. I Don't Believe You -3:19 9. What Can There Be (guest ad-libs by Robbie Patton) (Chris Christian, Brad Smith) -4:19 10. Whatever It Is -3:11 BONUS TRACKS: 11. Déjà Vu (David Martin) -4:56 12. Walnut Hill (guitar solo by Dann Huff) (Chris Christian) -4:04 13. Only Wanna Be With You (Chris Christian, David Martin) -4:07 14. Day Like Today (featuring Gerry Buckley of America) (Chris Christian, Jeremy Dalton) -4:21 15. Santa Barbara (from Christian's 1990 instrumental album Sketches ) -5:18 Production credits Bob Gaudio -producer (tracks 1 -10) Chris Christian -producer (tracks 11 -15) Jeremy Dalton -co-producer (track 14) Radio singles 1981 "I Want You, I Need You" -#37 Billboard Hot 100, -#8 Billboard AC 1982 "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/You're All I Need to Get By" with Amy Holland -#88 Billboard Hot 100, -#22 Billboard AC Previous release: Just Sit Back  (1981)   Next release: Love Them While We Can  (1983)

Liver is a live album by Christian musician Steve Taylor , released in May 1995 by Warner Alliance Records. The live set was produced by Taylor and Russ Long and was recorded in one take on October 22, 1994 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Taylor performs his catalog of songs including songs from his most recent release Squint , plus two songs from Chagall Guevara's 1991 album . A live version of "On the Fritz" was released to Christian Rock radio as the album's only single and music video. Liver debuted and peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. After this release, Taylor was focusing more on producing albums, especially albums by the Australian -American Christian rock band Newsboys and running his record label Squint Entertainment, where he was developing artists like the band Sixpence None the Richer with the release of their 1997 self-titled album as well as songwriting and film making. Track listing All songs written by Steve Taylor, except where noted. 1. Jim Morrison's Grave -3:52 2. The Lament of Desmond R.G. Underwood-Frederick IV -4:38 3. I Want to Be a Clone -2:06 4. Escher's World (Steve Taylor, Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols) -3:34 5. On the Fritz -6:32 6. Bannerman -3:20 7. Hero -5:15 8. Jesus Is For Losers -4:14 9. The Finish Line -5:43 10. Violent Blue (Steve Taylor, Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols) -4:30 Previous release: Now The Truth Can Be Told  (1994) (2 CD compilation box set) Next release: Goliath  (2014) Watch the music video of "On the Fritz" here: