You Hold the Key
| You Hold the Key | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 49:15 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
| Beth Nielsen Chapman chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
You Hold the Key is Beth Nielsen Chapman's third album ('Hearing it first' was her first, in 1980). It was released in 1993 on Reprise Records, and features a duet with British singer-songwriter and Mike + The Mechanics vocalist/keyboardist Paul Carrack, called "In the Time It Takes".
The title of this album, as well as the song title it is named after, are from a line in the song "Open Your Heart", by US singer Madonna.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Don't Know" | 3:57 | |
| 2. | "You Hold the Key" | 4:06 | |
| 3. | "Dance with Me Slow" | 4:18 | |
| 4. | "Say It to Me Now" | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "When I Feel This Way" | 4:20 | |
| 6. | "Rage on Rage" | 4:19 | |
| 7. | "Only So Many Tears" | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "In the Time It Takes" (Duet with Paul Carrack) | 4:18 | |
| 9. | "You Say You Will" | Beth Nielsen Chapman; Verlon Thompson | 4:20 |
| 10. | "The Moment You Were Mine" | Beth Nielsen Chapman; Steve Dorff | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Faithful Heart" | Beth Nielsen Chapman; Twila Paris | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Dancer to the Drum" | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 49:15 | ||
Production
- Produced By Frank Filipetti, Paul Samwell-Smith & Jim Ed Norman
- Associate Producers: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Danny Kee, Ivy Skoff
- Recorded & Engineered By Keith Grant & Robert Tassi
- Second Engineers: Donny Bott, Mark Capps, Robert Charles, Jon Dickson, Shawn McLean, Chris Ludwinsky, Fred Mercer, Adrian Moore, Brian Pollack, Thom Russo & Ben Wallach
- Mixed By Frank Filipetti & Chris Lord-Alge
- Mastered By Ted Jensen
Personnel
- Beth Nielsen Chapman - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, programming
- Russ Kunkel, Paul Leim - drums
- Tom Roady - percussion
- Jimmy Bralower - drum programming
- Martin Allcock, Will Lee, Michael Rhodes, Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Mark Casstevens, Andrew Gold, Kenny Greenberg, Josh Leo, Simon Nicol, Jim Ryan - guitar
- Nick Bicat, Robbie Buchanan, Teese Gohl, Dave Innis, Mike Lawler, Matt Rollings - keyboards, programming
- Jim Horn, Andy Snitzer - saxophone
- Martin Allcock - dulcimer
- Rod McGaha - trumpet
- Kathryn Trickell - pipes
- Miriam Keogh - harp
- London Symphony Orchestra - strings
References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. You Hold the Key at AllMusic