All About Love (Steven Curtis Chapman album)

All About Love is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on January 28, 2003, by Sparrow Records. Chapman credited his wife, Mary Beth, as the inspiration for the album.

All About Love
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released	January 28, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	65:56
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Brown Bannister and Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Declaration (2001) All About Love (2003) Christmas Is All in the Heart (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christianity Today	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]

The album includes the first cover songs Chapman ever recorded in his catalogue of music, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (originally recorded by The Proclaimers) and "I'll Take Care of You" (originally recorded by Ronnie Milsap).

Track listing

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

1. "All About Love" – 3:42
2. "Your Side of the World" – 4:25
3. "How Do I Love Her" – 4:57
4. "11-6-64" – 3:07
5. "You've Got Me" – 3:45
6. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (Charlie Reid, Craig Reid) – 3:44
7. "Echoes of Eden" – 5:04
8. "Holding a Mystery" – 4:22
9. "We Will Dance" – 4:40
10. "We Belong Together (Tarzan and Jane)" – 3:16
11. "With Every Little Kiss" – 3:13
12. "Miracle of You" – 3:35
13. "I'll Take Care of You" (Glen Sutton, Archie Jordan) – 4:23
14. "I Will Be Here" – 4:13
15. "Moment Made for Worshipping" – 6:10
16. "When Love Takes You In" – 4:47

Personnel

• Steven Curtis Chapman: lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (1-13, 15), electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 11, 12), slide guitar solo (3), acoustic guitar solo (13), acoustic piano (16)
• Randy Pearce: electric guitar (1, 8)
• Tim Pierce: electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15)
• Joey Canaday: bass guitar (1)
• Leland Sklar: bass guitar (2-7, 10-13, 15)
• Adam Anders: bass guitar (8), keyboards (8)
• Will Denton: drums (1, 8)
• Neil Wilkinson: drums (2-7, 10-13, 15)
• Luis Conte: percussion (2-7, 10-13, 15)
• Chris Mosher: programming and synths (1), keyboards (2, 5, 10, 11, 15), Hammond B3 organ (11, 15)
• Scott Sheriff: Hammond B3 organ (1), backing vocals (1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12), melodica (4)
• Jon Guilotin: keyboards (2, 4, 5, 10, 11), acoustic piano (3, 12), Hammond B3 organ (3, 12), Wurlitzer (6), synthesizer (6, 12; uncredited), Rhodes (7, 13)
• Bernie Herms: synthesizer (16)
• The London Session Orchestra: strings (3, 9, 13-16)
• Gavyn Wright: concertmaster
• Carl Marsh: orchestral arrangements and conductor (3, 9, 13-16)
• Strings (7, 8): David Davidson, David Angell, Conni Ellisor, Pamela Sixfin and John Catchings
• John Mark Painter: string arrangements (7, 8)
• Michael Mellett: backing vocals (1, 3, 8, 11, 12, 15)
• Jerard Woods: backing vocals (3)
• Jovaun Woods: backing vocals (3)
• Gene Miller: backing vocals (5)
• Choir (15): Michael and Fiona Mellett, Yvonne Hodges, Travis Cottrell, Leanne Palmore, Jerard Woods, Jovaun Woods, Nirva Dorsaint, Scat Springs and Leigh Ann Albrecht

Production

• Producers: Brown Bannister and Steven Curtis Chapman
• Executive Producer: Mary Beth Chapman
• Recorded by Steve Bishir at NRG (Hollywood, CA), assisted by Joseph Bogan; "All About Love" recorded at Paragon Audio (Franklin, TN), assisted by Hank Nirider.
• Overdubs recorded by Steve Bishir at Oxford Sound (Nashville, TN), assisted by Hank Nirider.
• Tracks 1–3 and 6 mixed by Jack Joseph Puig at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA), assisted by Chris Sutton.
• Tracks 4, 5 and 7–16 mixed by Steve Bishir at Oxford Sound (Nashville, TN).
• Orchestra recorded by Jonathan Allen and Andrew Dudman at Abbey Road Studios (London, England).
• Copyist: Eberhard Ramm
• Digital Editing: Fred Paragano and Hank Nirider
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Production Manager: Traci Bishir, assisted by Michelle Bentrem.
• Photography: Randee St. Nicholas
• Photo Direction: Christiév Carothers
• Art Direction: Jan Cook
• Design: Benji Peck
• Hair and Make-up: Traci Mayer
• Stylist: Gino Tanabe

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Christianity Today review". Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
3. Cross Rhythms review
4. Jesus Freak Hideout review