Consider the Cost

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{{Infobox album

| name = Consider the Cost

| type = studio

| artist = Steve Camp

| cover = Consider the Cost.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1991

| recorded = 1991

| studio =

  • Quad Studios, Javelina Recording Studios and Treasure Isle (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Classic Recording and North Beach Productions (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Morningstar Sound Studios (Hendersonville, Tennessee)

| genre = Contemporary Christian music

| length = 47:43

| label = Sparrow

| producer = Phil Naish

| prev_title = Doing My Best: Volume 1

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Doing My Best: Volume 2

| next_year = 1992

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r90264|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Consider the Cost is a contemporary Christian music album by Steve Camp and was released by Sparrow Records in 1991.Christian Music Archive, [http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/album/consider-the-cost Consider the Cost] This was Camp's first album of new material since 1989's Justice and also featured a less-rock oriented sound than most of his previous releases on Sparrow.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Camp, except where noted.

  1. "The Cross Is a Radical Thing" – 4:23
  2. "For Every Time" (S. Camp, Kim Maxfield-Camp, Rob Frazier, Steven Curtis Chapman) – 4:19
  3. "Carry Me" (S. Camp, Maxfield-Camp, Frazier) – 4:07
  4. "Shade for the Children" – 5:28
  5. "Consider the Cost" – 5:51
  6. "Follow Me" – 3:26
  7. "Could I Be Called a Christian" – 5:33
  8. "The Agony of Deceit" – 5:27
  9. "Guard the Trust" – 4:19
  10. "All That I Need" (S. Camp, Maxfield-Camp, Frazier, Kemper Crabb) – 4:30

Personnel

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  • Steve Camp – lead and backing vocals, pianos, track arrangements
  • Phil Naish – pianos, synthesizers, track arrangements
  • Dan Lee – guitars
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Terry McMillan – percussion
  • Chris McDonald – trombone, horn arrangements
  • Barry Green – trombone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements and conductor
  • Carl Gorodetzky and The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
  • Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
  • Lisa Bevill – backing vocals (9)
  • Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals (9)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (9)

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Production

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  • Phil Naish – producer
  • Wendy Holt – production coordination
  • Ronnie Brookshire – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Heather Horne – art direction, design
  • Mark Tucker – photography
  • Nancy Nimoy – illustrations

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References

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Category:1991 albums

Category:Steve Camp albums

Category:Sparrow Records albums

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