The Heart of Me (album)
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| Released | September 24, 2002 | |||
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| Genre | CCM, Christian pop, inspirational | |||
| Length | 43:46 | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
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The Heart of Me is the twelfth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on September 24, 2002, by Reunion Records.[1][2] The album earned Troccoli her third Grammy nomination (her first since 1988) for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 45th Grammy Awards.[3] The Heart of Me debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take Me Higher" | Kathy Troccoli, Bruce Sudano, Alisa Gyse, Nathan DiGesare | 3:41 |
| 2. | "You're the Heart of Me" (*) | Ty Lacy, Sam Mizell, Steve Siler | 4:10 |
| 3. | "All for the Life of Me" (*) | Don Koch, Tony Wood, Brian White | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Ever Since the Day" | K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Mike Norello | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Love Has Come" | K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Matt Maher | 5:06 |
| 6. | "A Love That Won't Walk Away" | T. Lacy, Jess Cates | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Heaven Knows" | K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare | 5:18 |
| 8. | "He Will Shelter You" (*) | T. Lacy, Arnie Roman | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Just Like You" | M. Maher | 4:01 |
| 10. | "You're Still God" (*) | K. Troccoli, Dorothy Ophals | 5:12 |
Note: (*) - tracks produced by Christopher Harris; all remaining tracks produced by Nathan DiGesare.
Personnel
[edit]- Kathy Troccoli – vocals
- Nathan DiGesare – synthesizer programming, arrangements, string arrangements
- Bernie Herms – synthesizer programming, string arrangements
- Mike Lorello – synthesizer programming
- Kent Hooper – keyboards, programming
- Pat Coil – acoustic piano
- Gary Burnette – guitars, resonator guitar
- David Cleveland – guitars
- Jerry McPherson – guitars
- Mark Hill – bass
- Chris Kent – bass
- Craig Nelson – bass
- Jackie Street – bass
- Dan Needham – drums, hand drums, percussion
- Scott Williamson – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Taylor Harris – percussion
- Craig Alea – string arrangements
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Alisa Gyse – backing vocals
- Leann Albrecht – backing vocals
- Matt Baugher – backing vocals
- Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals
- Justin Unger – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Matt Baugher – executive producer
- Dean Diehl – executive producer
- Jason McArthur – A&R
- Nathan DiGesare – producer (1, 4-7, 9), engineer
- Christopher Harris – producer (2, 3, 8, 10)
- David Schober – engineer, mixing
- Kent Hooper – engineer, mixing
- Todd Robbins – engineer
- Dave Dillbeck – engineer
- Kevin Pickle – assistant engineer
- PJ Heimmernman – production coordinator (2, 3, 8, 10)
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [4] |
Trevor Kirk of Cross Rhythms rated The Heart of Me 9 out of 10 saying that "throughout the album, every song is a strong one. Kathy has several songwriting credits, notably on 'Heaven Knows' and the closer, 'You're Still God,' a five minute-plus paean of praise to her Saviour. Definitely recommended."
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 37 |
Radio singles
[edit]| Year | Singles | Peak positions |
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| CCM Inspo | ||
| 2002 | "All for the Life of Me" | 4[6] |
| 2003 | "You're the Heart of Me" | 18[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ Kathy Troccoli: The Heart of Me. Reunion Records. 2002.
- ^ "Kathy Troccoli - The Heart of Me". AllMusic.
- ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". SFGATE. January 8, 2003.
- ^ Kirk, Trevor. "Review: The Heart of Me - Kathy Troccoli". Cross Rhythms.
- ^ "Billboard Top Christian Albums". Billboard. October 12, 2002.
- ^ "Radio & Records Christian Inspirational chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 1, 2002. p. 95.
- ^ "Radio & Records Christian Inspirational chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 7, 2003. p. 111.
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