More Than a Melody

More Than a Melody
Studio album by Yolanda Adams
Released	October 1995
Genre	Gospel
Length	49:55
Label	Tribute Records
Producer	Ben Tankard, BeBe Winans
Yolanda Adams chronology
Save the World (1993) More Than A Melody (1995) Yolanda... Live in Washington (1996)
Singles from More Than a Melody
"Open Arms" Released: 1995 "Gotta Have Love" Released: 1995 "Fly Like An Eagle" Released: 1995

Professional ratings
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More Than a Melody is the fourth studio album by gospel singer Yolanda Adams. More Than a Melody included singles such as "Gotta Have Love" (for which a commercial cassette single and video were both released) and the Steve Miller classic "Fly Like An Eagle." The album also includes musical collaborations with O'Landa Draper on "The Good Shepherd" and BeBe Winans on "What About The Children." The album was originally released on Tribute Records, and later re-released under the Verity label after Tribute's 1996 buyout.

Track listing

Information is taken from Discogs.com^[1]

1. "Open Arms" 4:06
   *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Tyrone Dickerson
   *Lyrics Written by Parkes Stewart
   *Music Composed by Charles Ollie Harris
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Tyrone Dickerson & Ben Tankard
   *Background Vocals: Sylver Logan Sharp & Danita Patterson
   *Guitar: Denny Jiosa
   *Percussion: Eric Darken
2. "Trust And Believe" 5:49
   *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Tyrone Dickerson
   *Lyrics Written by Yolanda Adams
   *Music Composed & Programmed by Ben Tankard
   *Background Vocals: Yolanda Adams
   *Keyboards: Ben Tankard
   *Piano: Tyrone Dickerson
   *Guitars: Denny Jiosa & Phil Ratliff
   *Percussion: Eric Darken
   *Saxophone: Phil French
   *Bass played by Anthony Harmon
   *Drums: Quinn Anderson
3. "The Good Shepherd" 5:58
   *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Tyrone Dickerson
   *Written & Composed by V. Michael McKay
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Ben Tankard
   *Piano: Tyrone Dickerson
   *Percussion: Eric Darken
   *Bass played by Anthony Harmon
   *Drums: Quinn Anderson
   *Guitar: Phil Ratliff
   *Background Vocals: O'Landa Draper, The Associates, V. Michael McKay and The Redeemed Family Ensemble
4. "Gotta Have Love" 4:25
   *Produced by Ted Howard, Brian Overton & Khalid K
   *Lyrics Written by Yolanda Adams, Brian Overton, Ted Howard & Terrence Jones Jr.
   *Music Composed by Ted Howard, Brian Overton & Khalid Keene
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Ted Howard, Terrance Jones Jr., Brian Iverton & Khalid K
   *Rap Vocals: Khalid K
   *Guitar: Lamont Wanzer
   *Background Vocals: Tony Terry
5. "What About The Children?" 5:19
   *Produced by BeBe Winans
   *Written & Composed by BeBe Winans
   *Music arranged by BeBe Winans & Marc Q. Harris
   *Strings arranged by Ron Huff
   *Strings played by Nashville String Machine
   *Drums: J. D. Blair
   *Guitar: Tom Hemby
   *Bass played by Victor Caldwell
6. "More Than A Melody" 4:57
   *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Tyrone Dickerson
   *Lyrics Written by Parkes Stewart
   *Music Composed by Aaron W. Lindsey
   *Background Vocals: Yolanda Adams
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Ben Tankard
   *Piano: Tyrone Dickerson
   *Guitars: Denny Jiosa & Phil Ratliff
   *Percussion: Eric Darken
   *Bass played by Anthony Harmon
   *Drums: Quinn Anderson
7. "My Desire" 4:42
   *Produced by Ted Howard & Michael Coston
   *Lyrics Written by Yolanda Adams
   *Music Composed by Ted Howard & Michael Coston
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Michael Coston
   *Bass played by Mike Ferguson
   *Guitar: Hayes M. Fields II
   *Piano: Tom James
8. "Take Away" 5:07
   *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Tyrone Dickerson
   *Written & Composed by V. Michael McKay
   *Piano: Tyrone Dickerson
   *Percussion: Eric Darken
   *Bass played by Anthony Harmon
   *Drums: Quinn Anderson
   *Guitar: Phil Ratliff
   *Background Vocals: O'Landa Draper, The Associates, V. Michael McKay and The Redeemed Family Ensemble
9. "Fly Like An Eagle" [Medley] 4:06
   *Produced by Ben Tankard & Yolanda Adams
   *"Fly Away" Lyrics Written by Yolanda Adams
   *"Fly Away" Music Composed by Ben Tankard
   *"Fly Like an Eagle" Written & Composed by Steve Miller
   *Music Programming & Keyboards: Ben Tankard
   *Saxophone: Marquis Hunt
10. "You Changed My Life" (Duet with Doug Williams) 5:08
    *Produced by Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams & Marquis Hunt
    *Lyrics Written by Marquis Hunt & Ben Tankard
    *Music Composed & Programmed by Ben Tankard
    *Keyboards: Ben Tankard
    *Background Vocals: Marquis Hunt & Phoebe Hines

Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums	4
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Christian	4

References

1. Adams, Yolanda. "More Than a Melody (CD, Album)". Tribute. 1995. https://www.discogs.com/Yolanda-Adams-More-Than-A-Melody/release/1211883

External links

• More Than A Melody at AllMusic