Stories & Songs (Mark Schultz album)

Stories & Songs is the third album released by Contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz. It was released on October 14, 2003.

Stories & Songs
Studio album by Mark Schultz
Released	October 14, 2003
Genre	CCM
Length	44:48
Label	Word
Producer	Brown Bannister
Mark Schultz chronology
Song Cinema (2001) Stories & Songs (2003) Live... A Night of Stories and Songs (2005)
Singles from Stories & Songs
"Letters From War" Released: 2003 "He Will Carry Me" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Schultz, except where noted.

1. "You Are a Child of Mine" (Schultz, Chris Eaton) - 4:56
2. "Everywhere" (Schultz, Brown Bannister) - 3:11
3. "Letters From War" (Schultz, Cindy Morgan) - 4:15
4. "Do You Even Know Me Anymore" - 4:09
5. "Time That Is Left" - 3:56
6. "Running Just to Catch Myself" - 5:17
7. "It's Been a Long Time" - 4:27
8. "He Will Carry Me" (Schultz, Dennis Kurttila, Sampson Brueher) - 4:32
9. "Just to Know You" - 4:14
10. "Closer to You" - 4:48
11. "Time That Is Left (Reprised)" - 2:29

Personnel

• Mark Schultz – lead and backing vocals, whistle (6)
• Shane Keister – piano
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Blair Masters – keyboards
• Jeff Roach – keyboards
• Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar, guitar
• Jerry McPherson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
• Tom Hemby – bouzouki, mandolin
• Mark Hill – bass
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Steve Brewster – drums
• Dan Needham – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• John Catchings – cello
• Carl Marsh – orchestral and horn arrangements, conductor
• The London Session Orchestra – strings, horns
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
• Gene Miller – backing vocals
• Ellie Holcomb – backing vocals (5)
• Tim Davis – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producer – Brown Bannister
• A&R – Burton Brooks and Shawn McSpadden
• Engineers – Steve Bishir and Danny Duncan
• Assistant Engineer and Digital Editing – Hank Nirider
• Mixing – Steve Bishir
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Production Coordination – Traci Sterling Bishir, assisted by Miche Bentrem.
• Creative Direction – Tammie Harris Cleek and Katherine Petillo
• Art Direction – Katherine Petillo
• Design and Layout – Wayne Brezinka
• Photography – Michael Gomez and Michael Wilson
• Stylist – Claudia Fowler
• Hair and Makeup – Robin Geary and Lori Turk

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Christian Songs	US Christian AC	Christian AC Indicator	Soft Adult Contemporary/ Inspirational	Year End Christ
2003	"You Are a Child of Mine"	3	1	1	1	7
2004	"Letters From War"	5	5	3	3	25
2003	"He Will Carry Me"	5	5	4	1	24