My Utmost for His Highest (album)
My Utmost for His Highest is the first of three albums of songs inspired by Oswald Chambers' devotional My Utmost for His Highest. The album, produced by Brown Bannister, features performances by popular Christian musicians of songs relating to a day from Chamber's book. It was the first album to receive the GMA Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
The two additional albums produced in the series were "My Utmost for His Highest: The Covenant" and "My Utmost for His Highest: Quiet Prayers."
My Utmost for His Highest Track listing
- "You Are Holy" - 4:56; performed by 4Him
- "Lover of My Soul" - 5:14; performed by Amy Grant
- "A Man After Your Own Heart" - 4:31; performed by Gary Chapman
- "You'll Be There" - 3:21; performed by Cindy Morgan
- "Sometimes He Comes In The Clouds" - 4:01; performed by Steven Curtis Chapman
- "God of All of Me" - 4:45; performed by Sandi Patty
- "Move In Me" - 6:10; performed by Michael W. Smith
- "Hold On To Me" - 4:00; performed by Point of Grace
- "A Heart Like Mine" - 4:23; performed by Bryan Duncan
- "Where He Leads Me" - 5:33; performed by Twila Paris
- "Shine On Us" - 4:00; performed by Phillips, Craig and Dean
Personnel
- Shane Keister – keyboards, piano
- Blair Masters – additional keyboards, keyboards
- Tommy Sims – programming, backing vocals, bass, additional programming, keyboards
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Carl Marsh – keyboards
- Danny Duncan – additional programming
- Robbie Buchanan – programming
- Michael W. Smith – piano
- Brian Siewert – programming
- Dann Huff – guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Steven Curtis Chapman – acoustic guitar
- Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Paul Leim – drums
- Ronn Huff – string arrangements
- Tom Howard – string arrangements
- Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
- The London Session Orchestra – strings
- Cheryl Rogers – vocal arrangement
- Lisa Keith – backing vocals
- Michael Mellett – backing vocals
- Nicol Sponberg – backing vocals
- Molly Felder – backing vocals
- Cindy Morgan – backing vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Brown Bannister
- Executive Producer – Loren Balman
- BGV Production on Tracks 2 & 9 – Tommy Sims
- Vocal Production on Track 11 – Paul Mills
- Engineers – Jeff Balding and Steve Bishir
- Additional Engineers – Brown Bannister, Patrick Kelly and Martin Woodlee.
- Assistant Engineers – Joey Grimstead, Aaron Swihart, Carry Summers and Martin Woodlee.
- Recorded at The Dugout and OmniSound Studios ; Tejas Recorders and Deer Valley Studio ; Vintage Recorders.
- Strings recorded by Bill Price at Angel Studios, assisted by Niall Acott.
- Mixing – Bill Deaton ; Steve Bishir.
- Mix Assistants – Patrick Kelly, Aaron Swihart, Daron Smith and Carry Summers.
- Mixed at OmniSound Studios and Quad Studios ; Gambit Studio.
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering.
- Production Coordination – Traci Sterling
- Art Direction – Diana Barnes and Loren Balman
- Design – Diana Barnes at Franke Design Company
- Photography – Matthew Barnes
My Utmost for His Highest: The Covenant Track listing
- "All Of Me" - 4:32; performed by BeBe Winans
- "Reprise "- 5:02; performed by The London Session Orchestra
- "The Covenant" - 5:00; performed by Anointed
- "Someday " - 5:35; performed by Michael W. Smith
- "Through All The Years" - 4:09; performed by Greg Long and Joanna Carlson
- "Psalm 121" - 4:24; performed by Susan Ashton
- "Make It A Promise" - 4:23; performed by Clay Crosse
- "I Will Follow You" - 4:46; performed by John Elefante and Lisa Bevill
- "Reprise " - 6:14; performed by The London Session Orchestra
- "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" - 4:37; performed by Michael W. Smith and Anointed
Personnel
- Shane Keister – keyboards, piano, programming
- Blair Masters – keyboards
- John Elefante – keyboards
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Michael W. Smith – piano, programming, arrangements
- Brian D. Siewert – additional keyboard programming
- Jerry McPherson – guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Daryl Scott – acoustic guitar
- Phil Madeira – electric guitar, Hammond B3 organ
- Glenn Pearce – guitar
- Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
- Byron House – bass
- Tommy Sims – bass
- Jackie Street – bass
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Scott Williamson – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Carl Marsh – string arrangements, orchestral arrangements
- Ronn Huff – string arrangements
- Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
- The London Session Orchestra – strings
- Cindy Morgan – backing vocals
- Lisa Bevill – backing vocals
- Jim Chaffee – backing vocals
- Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
- Michael Mellett – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Nicol Sponberg – backing vocals
- Robert White Johnson – backing vocals
- The Kid Connection Choir – backing vocals
- The Born Again Church Choir – choir
Production
- Producers – Tommy Sims ; Brown Bannister ; Shane Keister ; Dino and John Elefante.
- Executive Producers – Loren Balman and Brown Bannister
- Recorded by Steve Bishir
- Assistant Recording – Hank Nirider and Martin Woodlee
- Assistant Engineers – John Angelini, Carl Meadows, Aaron Swihart, John Thomas and Jasyn Wilder.
- Additional Engineers – John Angelini, Jeff Balding, Bob Cadway, Steven J. Calleja, Dino Elefante, Shane Keister, Bryan Lenox, Hank Nirider, David Shackney, Brian D. Siewert and Martin Woodlee.
- Recorded at The Dugout.
- Overdubbed at OmniSound Studios, Battery Studios, Javelina Recording Studios, Sound Emporium and The Coloring Book ; The Snack Bar ; Sound Kitchen and Deer Valley Studios ; Cove City Sound Studios.
- Orchestra recorded by Rupert Coulson at AIR Lyndhurst Hall.
- Mixing – Steve Bishir ; Bill Deaton ; Terry Christian.
- Mix Assistants – Carl Meadows ; Carry Summers ; John Dickson.
- Mixed at Sound Emporium and Soundshop Recording Studios ; Gambit Studio.
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab.
- Production Manager – Traci Sterling Bishir
- Art Direction – Loren Balman and Diana Barnes
- Original Design – Diana Barnes and Franke Design.
- Additional Design – Chuck Hargett
- Photography – Loren Balman and Matthew Barnes
My Utmost for His Highest: Quiet Prayers Track listing
- "Bryan's Hymn " - 5:16
- "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go" - 5:48
- "I Surrender All" - 2:16
- "Beneath The Cross Of Jesus " - 2:03
- "Come, Holy Spirit" - 3:27
- "Take My Life And Let It Be" - 1:57
- "A Heart Like Mine " - 3:15
- "I Need Thee Every Hour" - 3:19
- "El Shaddai" / "You Are My Hiding Place " - 4:49
- "As The Deer" - 1:43
- "Bryan's Prayer " - 4:50
Personnel
- Bryan Duncan – vocals
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, arrangements
- Tom Howard – piano, arrangements
- John Darnall – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Sam Levine – soprano saxophone
- Nashville String Machine – strings
Production
- Producer – Dan Posthuma
- Recorded by Dan Garcia
- Strings recorded by Dave Murphy
- Recorded at A To Z Studios, Track Record and Great Circle Sound.
- Mixing – Bill Schnee ; Paul Salveson.
- Mixed at Bill Schnee Studios and Woodland Studios.
- Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix.
- Art Direction – Diana Barnes and Loren Balman
- Additional Art Direction – Christy Coxe
- Original Design – Diana Barnes at Franke Design.
- Additional Design – Chuck Hargett
- Photography – Loren Balman and Matthew Barnes