Come Walk with Me (album)
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| Studio album by Oleta Adams | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Gospel, Christian | |||
| Length | 54:21 | |||
| Label | Harmony Records | |||
| Producer | Michael J. Powell, Oleta Adams | |||
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Come Walk with Me is an album by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1997.
History
Come Walk with Me is Adams' first gospel music album. Adams, being the daughter of a minister, had been trained in singing gospel music since she was a child, and sang at her local church choir. Gospel music was always a strong influence in her previous recordings, but it was never fully explored as in this album.
It was her first album after leaving Mercury Records, which had released her previous three studio albums and a compilation. Adams signed to Christian music label Harmony Records to release the album. The record was co-produced by Adams and Michael J. Powell, who had also produced some songs on Adams' previous album Moving On.
The album was well-received critically, and charted in the top 10 of the US Billboard Gospel and Christian charts. The songs "Holy Is the Lamb" and "This Love Won't Fail" were released as radio-only singles.
Adams contributed the Christmas song "A Child Was Born Into My Life" for a compilation album titled Christmas Harmony in 1998, after which she left Harmony Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Holy Is the Lamb" | Fred White | 4:41 | |
| 2. | "I Will Love You" | Oleta Adams | 5:30 | |
| 3. | "What Price" | Kevin Bond | 7:03 | |
| 4. | "Come and Walk with Me" | Adams | 6:06 | |
| 5. | "If You're Willing" | Adams | 4:39 | |
| 6. | "This Love Won't Fail" | Raina Bundy, Skip Scarborough | 5:34 | |
| 7. | "Wash, O God, Our Sons & Daughters" | Ruth Duck | 3:29 | |
| 8. | "The Captain of My Ship" | Adams | 5:38 | |
| 9. | "Never Far Away" | Adams | 6:28 | |
| 10. | "Beams of Heaven" | Charles Albert Tindley | 5:06 | |
Total length: |
54:14 | |||
Personnel
- Oleta Adams – piano, arranger, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, producer
- David Bett – art direction
- Curtiss Boone – moog synthesizer
- Raina Bundy – executive producer
- Van Cephus – organ
- Danny Clinch – photography
- John Cushon – percussion, drums, producer
- Jerry Davis – backing vocals
- Eric Dawkins – vocals
- Vernon D. Fails – synthesizer, electric piano
- Leslie Ferguson – backing vocals
- Greg Henley – assistant engineer
- LaTonya Holman – backing vocals
- J. Edward Hoy – arranger
- Donyle Jones – backing vocals
- George Marino – mastering
- Ron Nelson – harmony
- Kayla Parker – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing, keyboard programming
- Paul Riser – string arrangements, string conductor
- Gerard Smerek – engineer, mixing
- Special Gift – backing vocals
- Meri Thomas – backing vocals
- Al Turner – bass guitar
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
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| Billboard Top Gospel Albums | #4 |
| Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | #10 |
| Dutch album chart | #78 |