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Small Sacrifice

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{{Infobox album

| name = Small Sacrifice

| type = Studio

| artist = Twila Paris

| cover = TwilaSmallSacrifice.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 26, 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = CCM, praise and worship, inspirational

| length = 44:06

| label = Mountain Spring Music, Koch

| producer = John Hartley

| prev_title = The Ultimate Collection

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = God Shed His Grace: Songs of Truth and Freedom

| next_year = 2012

}}

Small Sacrifice is the sixteenth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris. It was originally released independently on Paris' Mountain Spring Music imprint available at her website and at LifeWay Christian Stores in late 2007.{{cite book|title=Twila Paris : Small Sacrifice|date=2007|publisher=Koch Records}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/small-sacrifice-mw0000808943|title=Twila Paris - Small Sacrifice|publisher=AllMusic}}{{cite web|url=https://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=1654|title=Joni Mitchell, Twila Paris have new albums ready|publisher=Joni Mitchell Library|date=September 7, 2007}} The album married the two parts of her career by including both inspirational pop/adult contemporary songs and original praise and worship compositions. Her first radio single from the album "Live to Praise" climbed to number 3 on Radio and Records' Christian Inspirational chart. Small Sacrifice was released for wider distribution by Koch Records on February 24, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2009/01/07.TWILA%20PARIS%20SIGNS%20WITH%20KOCH%20RECORDS.asp|title=Twila Paris signs with Koch Records for national distribution of Small Sacrifice|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=January 7, 2009}} Production was handled by John Hartley, who produced Paris' 2001 Dove Award winning children's music album Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship.

Track listing

All songs written by Twila Paris.

  1. "We Know Love" - 4:32
  2. "I Can Do All Things" - 4:28
  3. "You Lead Me" - 3:42
  4. "Small Sacrifice" - 3:31
  5. "Lord I Need You" - 4:06
  6. "Live to Praise" - 3:57
  7. "Not Forgotten" - 5:42
  8. "There Is a Plan" - 5:16
  9. "You Are a Great God" - 4:14
  10. "Alleluia" - 4:38

Personnel

  • Twila Paris – vocals
  • Jamie Kenney – keyboards
  • Gary Burnette – guitars
  • Chris Graffagnio – guitars
  • Chris Donohue – bass
  • Dennis Holt – drums, percussion
  • Ken Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Chris Eaton – backing vocals
  • Jennifer Paige – backing vocals
  • Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
  • Michelle Tumes – backing vocals

Production

  • John Hartley – producer
  • Colin Heldt – engineer
  • David Schober – engineer, mixing
  • John Mayfield – mastering
  • Susannah Parrish – graphic design
  • Michael Gomez – cover photography
  • Norman Miller – management

Critical reception

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Mark Lawrence of Cross Rhythms said of Small Sacrifice that the album "combines songs for congregational worship such as the piano-driven, hymn-like 'I Can Do All Things' and the upbeat pop of 'We Know Love' with more adult contemporary tracks such as the folksy/Celtic infused 'There Is A Plan' and the hauntingly beautiful ballad 'You Lead Me' which takes the listener on a journey through Psalm 23." Lawrence mentions that the title song and "Lord I Need You" are the quieter tracks "where her voice lifts and gives life to the simple melodies. At times the balladry slips squarely into the middle-of-the-road and the congregational worship songs are just a hotch-potch of tired clichés such as on 'Live To Praise.' But overall Twila sounds as fresh now as she did 25 years ago."

Radio singles

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! rowspan="2"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Single

! colspan="1"|Peak positions

CCM Inspo
2008

| "Live to Praise"

|align="center"|3{{cite web |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2008/RR-2008-04-18.pdf|title=Radio & Records Christian Inspirational chart|date=April 18, 2008|publisher=Radio & Records|page=41}}

References

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Category:2007 albums

Category:Twila Paris albums

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