More to This Life

More to This Life
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released	October 5, 1989
Genre	CCM, rock, pop
Length	50:22
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Phil Naish
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Real Life Conversations (1988) More to This Life (1989) For the Sake of the Call (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	(?)[2]

More to This Life is the third album released by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released in 1989 by Sparrow Records.

Track listing

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

1. "More to This Life" (Chapman, Phil Naish) – 5:15
2. "Love You With My Life" – 3:23
3. "Waiting for Lightning" (Chapman, Tony Ellenberg) – 3:44
4. "Living for the Moment" – 4:52
5. "I Will Be Here" – 4:28
6. "Who Makes the Rules" (S. Chapman, Herb Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 3:31
7. "Treasure Island" – 4:52
8. "Way Beyond the Blue" – 5:45
9. "In This Little Room" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 3:37
10. "More Than Words" – 4:33
11. "Out in the Highways" (Chapman, Moore) – 4:59 (This version is not included in the audio cassette version)

Personnel

Musicians

• Steven Curtis Chapman: lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Jon Goin: acoustic and electric guitars
• Jackie Street: bass
• Mark Hammond: drums
• Phil Naish: keyboards
• Don Potter: slide acoustic guitar (6)
• Mark O'Connor: mandolin (10), violin (6)
• Carl Gorodetzsky and The Nashville String Machine: strings (3,5,8)
• Don Wyrtzen: string arrangements and conductor
• Background vocals: Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Heimermann, Chris Rodriguez, Herb Chapman and Chris Harris

Production

• Phil Naish: producer
• Jeff Balding: recording and mix engineer
• Ronnie Brookshire: additional engineering
• Assistant engineers: Carry Summers, Steve Bishir, Howard Levy and Barry Ray Dixon
• Denny Purcell: mastering
• Cindy Wilt: production manager
• Mark Tucker: photography
• Brenda Whitehill: design
• Barbara Hearn: art direction

Studios

• Omnisound (Nashville, TN)
• Quad Studios (Nashville, TN)
• The Pond (Franklin, TN)
• Goldmine (Brentwood, TN)
• Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Steven Curtis Chapman, "More to This Life" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com.