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1984 studio album by Leslie Phillips
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.
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Critical reception
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
All songs written by Leslie Phillips
Side one
"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
"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
"By My Spirit" (Radio version) – 5:42
Personnel
Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals
Jeff Lams – keyboards, arrangements (3, 5, 6, 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
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
Chart (1985)
Peak position
US Top Inspirational Albums (
Billboard )
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20
Radio singles
Year
Singles
Peak positions
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"
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11
1985
"Powder Room Politics
34
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References
^ 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 .
Studio albums
As Leslie Phillips As Sam Phillips
Compilations See also