What I Was Made For
{{For|the Billie Eilish song|What Was I Made For?}}
{{Infobox album
| name = What I Was Made For
| type = studio
| artist = Big Daddy Weave
| cover = What I Was Made For.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 26, 2005
| recorded =
| studio =
- JADA Entertainment (Mobile, Alabama)
- Spank Factory, Platinum Lab and Reflections (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Twelve-18 Sound Labs (Brentwood, Tennessee)
- The Playground (Franklin, Tennessee)
| genre = Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock
| label = Fervent
| producer =
- Jeremy Redmon
- Mike Weaver
- Otto Price
| prev_title = Fields of Grace
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Every Time I Breathe
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-i-was-made-for-11-tracks-mw0000689253|title=What I Was Made For [11 Tracks] - Big Daddy Weave | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|accessdate=September 3, 2021|via=www.allmusic.com}}
|rev2 = Cross Rhythms
|rev2score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Big_Daddy_Weave/What_I_Was_Made_For/15058/|title=Review: What I Was Made For - Big Daddy Weave | Cross Rhythms|website=www.crossrhythms.co.uk|accessdate=September 3, 2021}}
|rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev4 = The Phantom Tollbooth
|rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/reviews/bdw.html|title=A Review of The Phantom Tollbooth|website=www.tollbooth.org|accessdate=September 3, 2021}}
{{Rating|2|5}}
}}
What I Was Made For is the fourth studio album by the American contemporary Christian music band Big Daddy Weave. This was their third release with a major label in Fervent Records. It was released on July 26, 2005. This album charted on the following Billboard's charts on August 13, 2005: No. 14 on Christian Albums, and No. 17 on Top Heatseekers.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big daddy weave|chart=all}}
Track listing
| class="wikitable" | |||
! Title ! Length ! Composer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What I Was Made For" | 2:59 | Mike Weaver |
| 2 | "Just the Way I Am" | 3:42 | Weaver |
| 3 | "For Who You Are" | 3:20 | Weaver |
| 4 | "It's All About You" | 5:02 | Weaver |
| 5 | "You're Worthy of My Praise" (featuring BarlowGirl) | 4:23 | David Ruis |
| 6 | "His Name Is Jesus" | 3:45 | Weaver |
| 7 | "Give Up, Let Go" | 3:46 | Weaver |
| 8 | "Killing Me Again" (featuring Fred Hammond) | 4:41 | Weaver |
| 9 | "Without You" | 5:34 | Jeremy Redmon, Jay Weaver, Mike Weaver |
| 10 | "Words of Life" | 5:13 | Weaver |
Personnel
Big Daddy Weave
- Mike Weaver – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars
- Jeremy Redmon – electric guitars, keyboards (10), programming (10)
- Jay Weaver – bass guitar
- Jeff Jones – drums
- Joe Shirk – saxophones
Additional musicians
- Jeff Roach – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Ken Lewis – percussion
- Otto Price – instruments (5), arrangements (5)
- The Love Sponge Strings – strings
- David Davidson – string arrangements
- Anna Redmon – backing vocals
- BarlowGirl – lead and backing vocals (5)
- Fred Hammond – lead and backing vocals (8)
Production
- Susan Riley – executive producer
- Mike Weaver – producer (1-4, 6-11)
- Jeremy Redmon – producer (1-4, 6-11), overdub recording (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
- Otto Price – producer (5), engineer (5), recording (5)
- Shane D. Wilson – engineer (1-4, 6-11), mixing (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
- Tony High – engineer (5), recording (5)
- Chris Henning – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11), mix assistant (1-4, 6-11), digital editing (1-4, 6-11)
- Michael Morena – assistant engineer (5)
- Keith Willis – assistant engineer (5)
- Jim Dineen – percussion recording, string recording
- Baheo "Bobby" Shin – string recording
- Bryan Lenox – mixing (5)
- Rob Hawkins – digital editing (5), production assistant (5)
- Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Boyhowdy – art direction, design
- Amy Dickerson – photography
- Emily West – stylist, wardrobe
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bigdaddyweave.com/albums/what-i-was-made Official album page]
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