Come Walk with Me (album)
Come Walk with Me is an album by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1997.
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| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Vanguard Recording Complex (Detroit, MI). | |||
| Genre | Gospel, Christian | |||
| Length | 54:21 | |||
| Label | Harmony Records | |||
| Producer | Michael J. Powell, Oleta Adams | |||
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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) | 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, Raymel Menefee | 4:39 |
| 6. | "This Love Won't Fail" | Raina Bundy, Skip Scarborough | 5:34 |
| 7. | "Wash, O God, Our Sons & Daughters" | Ruth Duck, Benjamin Franklin White, Ronald A. Nelson | 3:29 |
| 8. | "The Captain of My Ship" | Adams, Menefee | 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, additional keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 5, 8), arrangements, producer, liner notes
- Rodney Barber – choir vocals (1, 6)
- David Bett – art direction
- Curtiss Boone – Moog synthesizer
- Derrick L. Brown – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Raina Bundy – executive producer
- Van Cephus – Hammond organ (5, 9, 10)
- Danny Clinch – photography
- John Cushon – drums, percussion, drum programming
- Jerry Davis – backing vocals (5, 8)
- Eric Dawkins – vocals (4)
- Vanessa Durrah – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Vernon D. Fails – synthesizer (1-8, 10), piano, Fender Rhodes (1-8, 10)
- Leslie Ferguson – backing vocals (5, 8)
- Lajuana B. Henderson – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Gallin Morey Associates – management
- Greg Henley – assistant engineer
- LaTonya Holman – backing vocals (2)
- J. Edward Hoy – arrangements (10)
- Sandra Hudson – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Iva Johnson – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Donyle Jones – backing vocals (2)
- Donald Lawrence – choir vocals (1, 6)
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Erica McCollough – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Arnetta Murill-Crooms – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Kayla D. Parker – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangement (2)
- Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, keyboards, programming, arrangements, producer, mixing
- Sharla L. Reed – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Paul Riser – string arrangements and conductor (7)
- Gerard Smerek – engineer, mixing
- Tami Y. Spann – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Special Gift – backing vocals (2)
- Meri Thomas – backing vocals (2)
- LeJuene Thompson – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Al Turner – bass guitar
- Eric Young – choir vocals (1, 6)
- Michael A. Young – choir vocals (1, 6)
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 4 |
| Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 10 |
| Dutch album chart | 78 |