Lovin' the Day is the debut album of the Dove Award-winning American urban gospel group Out of Eden, released in 1994.Akins, Debra. Hip-Pop. February 27, 2004. CCM Magazine. Accessed on July 12, 2010. It features sisters Lisa, Andrea, and Danielle Kimmey. It was the launch album of Gotee Records, and served as the catalyst for the creation of the record label; founders of the label Toby McKeehan, Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood had wanted to produce the album, but after not being able to find a Record label to sign the act to, they formed Gotee Records and began distributing the band's material on their own.Geil, Mark. About Gotee. April 14, 2008. Originally posted on Christianityytoday.com. Accessed on July 12, 2010.Kittle, Ashleigh. AMG Review. All Music Guide. Billboard.com. Accessed on July 11, 2010. The album peaked at #10 on the Top Contemporary Christian music chart. It includes a cover of the Bill Withers hit Lovely Day.
Track listing There are 14 songs on the album. It is 49 minutes and 54 seconds long.[ Lovin' The Day - Out of Eden.] allmusic. Accessed on July 12, 2010. Track # Title Time Composer 1 Lovely Day 4:51 Scarborough, Withers 2 Come and Take My Hand 3:52 Collins, Elwood, Henderson, Kimmey, McKeehan 3 Show Me 3:44 Tait, Wilshire 4 3 Bro's w/ No Fro's (Interlude) 1:20 5 Good Thing 3:51 Collins, Elwood, Kimmey, McKeehan, Painter 6 Gotee's Groovin' 4:47 Carter, Collins, Henderson, Jones, Kimmey 7 Bandwagon 4:17 Collins, Elwood, Kimmey, McKeehan 8 There Is a Love 5:12 Collins, Henderson, Kimmey, McKeehan 9 Joy (Interlude) 1:00 10 Heart of Hearts 3:37 Kimmey, Penix 11 A Friend 4:02 Collins, Williamson 12 Force Like This 3:49 Collins, Kimmey, Painter 13 Lovely Vibe (Interlude) 1:27 14 Gotee's Groovin' (Drumapella) 4:05
Personnel Name CreditsJoe Baldridge Engineer, MixingAl Gaines EngineerThe Gotee Brothers Arranger, Programming, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, MixingDavid Hall Engineer, MixingMark Heimermann Vocals (background)Mo Henderson KeyboardsJohn Jaszcz MixingRandy LeRoy EditingToby McKeehan EngineerJohn Painter Bass, Guitar, Horn, Overdubs, MixingOtto Price BassRick Robbins DJDarren Smith Mixing AssistantKerri McKeehan Stuart Artwork, PhotographyChris Vance Design, Layout DesignReid Waltz Engineer, Production CoordinationHowie Weinberg MasteringScott Williamson Arranger, Drums, Programming
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