More to This Life is the third album released by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released in 1989 by Sparrow Records.

More to This Life
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1989
GenreCCM, rock, pop
Length50:22
LabelSparrow
ProducerPhil Naish
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Real Life Conversations
(1988)
More to This Life
(1989)
For the Sake of the Call
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout(?)[2]

Track listing edit

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

  1. "More to This Life" (Chapman, Phil Naish) – 5:15
  2. "Love You With My Life" – 3:23
  3. "Waiting for Lightning" (Chapman, Tony Elenburg) – 3:44
  4. "Living for the Moment" – 4:52
  5. "I Will Be Here" – 4:28
  6. "Who Makes the Rules" (S. Chapman, Herb Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 3:31
  7. "Treasure Island" – 4:52
  8. "Way Beyond the Blue" – 5:45
  9. "In This Little Room" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 3:37
  10. "More Than Words" – 4:33
  11. "Out in the Highways" (Chapman, Moore) – 4:59 (This version is not included in the audio cassette version)

Personnel edit

  • Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Phil Naish – keyboards
  • Jon Goin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Don Potterslide acoustic guitar (6)
  • Mark O'Connorviolin (6), mandolin (10)
  • Jackie Street – bass
  • Mark Hammond – drums
  • Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
  • Carl Gorodetzsky – string leader (3, 5, 8)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 8)
  • Herb Chapman – backing vocals
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals
  • Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
  • Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals

Production edit

  • Phil Naish – producer
  • Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
  • Ronnie Brookshire – additional engineer
  • Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
  • Barry Ray Dixon – assistant engineer
  • Howard Levy – assistant engineer
  • Carry Summers – assistant engineer
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Cindy Wilt – production manager
  • Mark Tucker – photography
  • Brenda Whitehill – design
  • Barbara Hearn – art direction

Studios

  • OmniSound, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
  • The Pond, Franklin, Tennessee
  • Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
  • Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee – mastering location

References edit

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Steven Curtis Chapman, "More to This Life" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com.