Lovin' the Day
Encyclopedia
Lovin' the Day is the debut album
of the Dove Award-winning
American
urban gospel group Out of Eden
, released in 1994. It features sisters Lisa, Andrea, and Danielle Kimmey. It was the launch album of Gotee Records
, and was the catalyst for the creation of the record label
; founders of the label Toby McKeehan
, Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood
had wanted to produce the album, but after not being able to find a label
to sign the act to, they formed Gotee Records and began distributing the band's
material on their own. The album peaked at #10 on the Top Contemporary Christian music chart
. It includes a cover of the Bill Withers
hit Lovely Day
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
of the Dove Award-winning
Dove Awards of 2003
The 34th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 10, 2003 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2002. The show was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CeCe Winans and Steven Curtis Chapman....
American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
urban gospel group Out of Eden
Out of Eden
Out of Eden was an American Gospel music group often identified with R&B, and contemporary Christian music. It featured sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca, and Danielle Kimmey...
, released in 1994. It features sisters Lisa, Andrea, and Danielle Kimmey. It was the launch album of Gotee Records
Gotee Records
Gotee Records is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan , Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood...
, and was the catalyst for the creation of the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
; founders of the label Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
, Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood
Joey Elwood
Joey Elwood is one of the co-founders of Gotee Records, along with the other Gotee Brothers, Toby McKeehan and Todd Collins. The record label was created when, after failing to find a label willing to sign the group Out of Eden, Elwood, McKeehan, and Collins decided to produce Lovin' the Day on...
had wanted to produce the album, but after not being able to find a label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
to sign the act to, they formed Gotee Records and began distributing the band's
Out of Eden
Out of Eden was an American Gospel music group often identified with R&B, and contemporary Christian music. It featured sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca, and Danielle Kimmey...
material on their own. The album peaked at #10 on the Top Contemporary Christian music chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. It includes a cover of the Bill Withers
Bill Withers
William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
hit Lovely Day
Lovely Day (song)
"Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Published in 1977 , the song was written by Withers and Skip Scarborough and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie....
.
Track listing
There are 14 songs on the album. It is 49 minutes and 54 seconds long.| |
Title | Time | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovely Day | 4:51 | Scarborough, Withers |
| 2 | Come and Take My Hand | 3:52 | Collins, Elwood, Henderson, Kimmey, McKeeham |
| 3 | Show Me | 3:44 | Tait, Wilshire |
| 4 | 3 Bro's w/ No Fro's (Interlude) | 1:20 | |
| 5 | Good Thing | 3:51 | Collins, Elwood, Kimmey, McKeeham, Painter |
| 6 | Gotee's Groovin' | 4:47 | Carter, Collins, Henderson, Jones, Kimmey |
| 7 | Bandwagon | 4:17 | Collins, Elwood, Kimmey, McKeeham |
| 8 | There Is a Love | 5:12 | Collins, Henderson, Kimmey, McKeeham |
| 9 | Joy (Interlude) | 1:00 | |
| 10 | Heart of Hearts | 3:37 | Kimmey, Penix |
| 11 | A Friend | 4:02 | Collins, Williamson |
| 12 | Force Like This | 3:49 | Collins, Kimmey, Painter |
| 13 | Lovely Vibe (Interlude) | 1:27 | |
| 14 | Gotee's Groovin' (Drumapella) | 4:05 |
Personnel
| Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| Joe Baldridge | Engineer, Mixing |
| Al Gaines | Engineer |
| The Gotee Brothers | Arranger, Programming, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing |
| David Hall | Engineer, Mixing |
| Mark Heimermann | Vocals (bckgr) |
| Mo Henderson | Keyboards |
| John Jaszcz | Mixing |
| Randy LeRoy | Editing |
| Toby McKeehan | Engineer |
| John Painter | Bass, Guitar, Horn, Overdubs, Mixing |
| Otto Price | Bass |
| Rick Robbins | DJ |
| Darren Smith | Mixing Assistant |
| Kerri McKeehan Stuart | Artwork, Photography |
| Chris Vance | Design, Layout Design |
| Reid Waltz | Engineer, Production Coordination |
| Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Scott Williamson | Arranger, Drums, Programming |