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Dancing with Danger is the second album by Leslie Phillips, released in 1984 on Myrrh Records.[5][6] The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.[7]
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| Released | 1984 | |||
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| Genre | CCM, Christian rock[1] | |||
| Label | Myrrh/Word Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Posthuma[2] | |||
| Leslie Phillips chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Critical reception edit
AllMusic wrote that "while the focus of the album is on dance music, Phillips' pop smarts are already evident, and her songwriting is unconventional (especially for Christian music)."[3]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Leslie Phillips
Side one edit
- "Dancing with Danger" (remix) – 3:29
- "I Won't Let It Come Between Us" (remix) – 4:32
- "Strength of My Life" (guest vocals by Russ Taff) – 5:34
- "Give 'em All You've Got (Tonight)" – 4:24
- "By My Spirit" (with Matthew Ward) - 4:43
Side two edit
- "Hiding in the Shadows" – 3:52
- "Powder Room Politics" – 2:40
- "Light of Love" – 4:17
- "Song in the Night" – 3:52
- "Here He Comes with My Heart" – 2:48
CD bonus track edit
- "By My Spirit" (Radio version) – 5:42
Personnel edit
- Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jeff Lams – keyboards, arrangements (3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, arrangements (8)
- Dann Huff – guitars, arrangements (1, 2, 4)
- Nathan East – bass
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Victor Feldman – percussion
- James Hollihan – backing vocals
- Buddy Owens – backing vocals
- Russ Taff – backing vocals
- Greg X. Volz – backing vocals
- Matthew Ward – backing vocals
Production edit
- Brad Burkhart – executive producer
- Dan Posthuma – producer
- Jeremy Smith – tracking engineer
- Mike McClain – vocal engineer
- Bill Deaton – additional engineer
- John Early – additional engineer
- David Schober – additional engineer
- Bud Wyatt – additional engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Steve Hall – remastering
- Bradley Grose – photo concept
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
- Vigon/Seireeni – art design
Studios
- Mixed at Eagle Audio Recording (Fort Worth, Texas).
- Originally mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- Remastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).
Charts edit
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
Radio singles edit
| Year | Singles | Peak positions | |
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| CCM AC[8] | CCM CHR[9] | ||
| 1984 | "By My Spirit" | 12 | 12 |
| 1984-85 | "Here He Comes with My Heart" | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 | "Strength of My Life" | 1 | 9 |
| 1985 | "Dancing with Danger" | — | 11 |
| 1985 | "Powder Room Politics | 34 | — |
References edit
- ^ Bielen, Kenneth (January 20, 2016). The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781317713517 – via Google Books.
- ^ "This week's album was the first cassette that I got from the music club: By Philip Mayabb". www.ccmclassic.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ a b "Dancing with Danger - Leslie Phillips | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 522.
- ^ "Sam Phillips | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Alfonso, Barry (December 17, 2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823077182 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 9, 1985. p. 71.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 179. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.