You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) explained
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | B. J. Thomas |
Cover: | You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer).jpg |
Released: | 1979 |
Studio: | Glaser Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) |
Genre: | Gospel, Contemporary Christian |
Producer: | Archie P. Jordan |
Prev Title: | Happy Man |
Prev Year: | 1979 |
Next Title: | The Best of B.J. Thomas |
Next Year: | 1980 |
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) is the twenty-first studio album and third gospel album by American singer B. J. Thomas, released in 1979.[1]
Track listing
- "Using Things and Loving People" (Hal David, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:27
- "Jesus on My Mind" (Jerry Gillespie) - 3:18
- "You Gave Me Love" (Archie P. Jordan, Claire Cloninger) - 3:26
- "The Faith of a Little Child" (Donna McLaughlin) - 4:20
- "I'm Gonna See Jesus" (Archie P. Jordan) - 2:45
- "Lord, I'm Just a Baby" (Archie P. Jordan, Teddy Wilburn) - 2:52
- "What Your Love Did for Me" (Claire Cloninger, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:06
- "I Need to Be Still (And Let God Love Me)" (Archie P. Jordan, Naomi Martin) - 2:45
- "Love Has Arrived" (Kent Robbins) - 3:09
- "He's Walking in My Shoes" (Hank Martin, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:07
Personnel
[2]
- B.J. Thomas – vocals
- Carl Greeson, Archie Jordan and Bobby Wood – keyboards
- Reggie Young – guitars
- Mike Leech – bass
- Jerry Kroon and Larrie Londin – drums
- Farrell Morris – bells, vibraphone
- Billy Puett – baritone saxophone, flute
- Buddy Skipper – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Taylor – oboe
- Roger Bissell and Dennis Good – trombone
- Don Sheffield and George Tidwell – trumpet
- Tom McAninch – French horn
- Roy Christensen – cello
- Marvin Chantry and Gary Vanosdale – viola
- George Binkley, Carl Gorodetzky, Shelly Kurland, Wilfred Lehmann, Steven Smith, Pamela Vanosdale and Stephanie Woolf – violin
- Mary Boone, Tom Brannon, Janie Fricke, Hank Martin, Donna McElroy, Donna McLaughlin, Donna Sheridan and Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
- Students of David Lipscomb Elementary School – children's choir
- Ann Elizabeth Lokey – choir director
Production
[3]
- Archie P. Jordan – producer, arrangements
- Joe Wilson – engineer
- Glaser Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording and mixing location
- Jim Loyd – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Doug Abdelnour – photography
- Dennis Hill – design
Chart performance
You Gave Me Love peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Best Selling Inspirational LPs in July 1980.[4]
Awards
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance in 1980.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: B.J. Thomas - You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer) . . July 25, 2022.
- From liner notes
- From liner notes
- . 18 July 1980 . Best Selling Inspriational LPs . Billboard . 29 May 2017.
- Web site: 22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. grammy.com. 30 May 2017.