Dancing with Danger
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| Dancing with Danger | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
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| Genre | CCM, Christian rock[1] | |||
| Label | Myrrh/Word Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Posthuma[2] | |||
| Leslie Phillips chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Dancing with Danger is the second album by Leslie Phillips, released in 1984 on Myrrh Records.[5][6] The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "while the focus of the album is on dance music, Phillips' pop smarts are already evident, and her songwriting is unconventional (especially for Christian music)."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Leslie Phillips
Side one
[edit]- "Dancing with Danger" (remix) – 3:29
- "I Won't Let It Come Between Us" (remix) – 4:32
- "Strength of My Life" (guest vocals by Russ Taff) – 5:34
- "Give 'em All You've Got (Tonight)" – 4:24
- "By My Spirit" (with Matthew Ward) - 4:43
Side two
[edit]- "Hiding in the Shadows" – 3:52
- "Powder Room Politics" – 2:40
- "Light of Love" – 4:17
- "Song in the Night" – 3:52
- "Here He Comes with My Heart" – 2:48
CD bonus track
[edit]- "By My Spirit" (Radio version) – 5:42
Personnel
[edit]- Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jeff Lams – keyboards, arrangements (3, 5-7, 9, 10)
- John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, arrangements (8)
- Dann Huff – guitars, arrangements (1, 2, 4)
- Nathan East – bass
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Victor Feldman – percussion
- James Hollihan – backing vocals
- Buddy Owens – backing vocals
- Russ Taff – backing vocals
- Greg X. Volz – backing vocals
- Matthew Ward – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Brad Burkhart – executive producer
- Dan Posthuma – producer
- Jeremy Smith – tracking engineer
- Mike McClain – vocal engineer
- Bill Deaton – additional engineer
- John Early – additional engineer
- David Schober – additional engineer
- Bud Wyatt – additional engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Steve Hall – remastering
- Bradley Grose – photo concept
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
- Vigon/Seireeni – art design
Studios
- Mixed at Eagle Audio Recording (Fort Worth, Texas).
- Originally mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- Remastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
Radio singles
[edit]| Year | Singles | Peak positions | |
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| CCM AC[8] | CCM CHR[9] | ||
| 1984 | "By My Spirit" | 12 | 12 |
| 1984-85 | "Here He Comes with My Heart" | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 | "Strength of My Life" | 1 | 9 |
| 1985 | "Dancing with Danger" | — | 11 |
| 1985 | "Powder Room Politics | 34 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Bielen, Kenneth (January 20, 2016). The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781317713517 – via Google Books.
- ^ "This week's album was the first cassette that I got from the music club: By Philip Mayabb". www.ccmclassic.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ a b "Dancing with Danger - Leslie Phillips | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 522.
- ^ "Sam Phillips | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Alfonso, Barry (December 17, 2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823077182 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 9, 1985. p. 71.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 179. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.