This Moment is the fourteenth studio album by the Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on October 23, 2007, through Sparrow Records. "Cinderella" was released as a radio single and became popular in the United States, charting in the Top 10 on Christian Radio. Other radio singles were "Yours", which became a No. 1 single, and "Miracle of the Moment", which charted in the Top 10.
A Special Edition was released later, featuring acoustic versions of four of the songs from the album.Wal-Mart This Moment: Special Edition on Wal-Mart
Track listing
Personnel
Steven Curtis Chapman – vocals, acoustic piano, guitars Patrick Warren – keyboards Brian Gocher – programming F. Reid Shippen – additional programming Solomon Olds – additional programming (5) Jeremy Bose – programming (10) Robin Ghosh – additional programming (11) Paul Moak – guitars Eric Schermerhorn – electric guitars Lyle Workman – electric guitars Jerry McPherson – guitar (3, 7) Tony Lucido – bass (1, 9) Chris Chaney – bass (2–4, 7, 10, 11) James Gregory – bass (5, 6, 8) Ben Phillips – drums (1, 5, 8, 9, 11) Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums (2–4, 7, 10) Will Franklin Chapman – drums (6) Eric Darken – percussion Scott Sheriff – backing vocals Caleb Chapman – vocal (6)
Strings (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 11) Patrick Warren – arrangements and conductor Shari Sutcliffe – contractor Joel Derouin – concertmaster Daphne Chens, Larry Corbett, Joel Derouin, Andrew Duckles, Vanessa Freebarin-Smith, Tamara Hatwan, Leah Katz, Peter Kent, Natalie Leggett, Darrin McCann, Robin Olson, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Katia Popov, Harry Shirinian, Daniel Smith, Christina Soule, Josephine Vergara, Ian Walker, Evan Wilson and John Wittenberg – string players
Choir (Tracks 4, 6, 9 & 11) Julia Anderson, Caleb Chapman, Emily Clanton, Courtney Gott, Meredith Hardin, Betsey Long, Wes Nelson, Will Nelson, Melissa Northup, Scott Sheriff and Robert Wise
Production
Brad O'Donnell – A&R Matt Bronleewe – producer Steven Curtis Chapman – producer F. Reid Shippen – mixing Buckley Miller – mix assistant Rusty Varenkamp – engineer, editing Valente Torrez – assistant engineer Andy Hunt – additional engineer Danny Northup – additional engineer Ben Phillips – additional engineer Aaron Swihart – additional engineer Ben Phillips – additional editing Jess Sutcliffe – string recording Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Dave Stuenebrink – production coordination for Showdown Productions Lani Crump – production coordination for Showdown Productions Mark Delong – photography Amber Lehman – wardrobe Megan Thompson – grooming Jan Cook – creative director Tim Frank – art direction, at Boerhaus Adam Moore – design, at Boerhaus
Special Edition Acoustic Tracks Ed Cash – additional production, recording, mixing Bob Boyd – mastering at Ambient Digital (Houston, Texas)
Critical reception This Moment was well received by critics. Jared Johnson, of AllMusic, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "You get the feeling that the man with the most Dove Awards in the history of the Gospel Music Association could write this stuff in his sleep. He's that good, and the tunes are that well done."This Moment Review on AllMusic; Johnson, Jared John DiBiase, of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave the album 4 out of 5 stars calling it "a relevant and inspiring album that proves Steven Curtis Chapman still has plenty to offer the world of music twenty years after his debut."Steven Curtis Chapman "This Moment" Review on Jesus Freak Hideout; DiBiase, John (10/21/07)
Chart performance This Moment peaked at No. 47 on Billboard'''s Digital Albums chart. The songs "Cinderella" and "Miracle of the Moment" both peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart.[ This Moment] on Billboard
Awards In 2009, the song "Cinderella" was nominated for two Dove Awards - Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year - at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards on CBN.com (February 20, 2008)
This Moment: Cinderella Edition On May 27, 2008, Sparrow Records released This Moment: Cinderella Edition''. This edition has four additional tracks, including the acoustic version of the single "Cinderella". This version gained notoriety for being released days after the death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue, who was one of the inspirations behind the song. The studio claims that there were plans for this edition a month before the accident.Steven Curtis Chapman: This Moment on Official website
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