More to This Life

More to This Life is the third album released by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released in 1989 by Sparrow Records.

More to This Life
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released	October 5, 1989
Genre	CCM, rock, pop
Length	50:22
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Phil Naish
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
Real Life Conversations (1988) More to This Life (1989) For the Sake of the Call (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	(?)[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

1. "More to This Life" (Chapman, Phil Naish) – 5:15
2. "Love You With My Life" – 3:23
3. "Waiting for Lightning" (Chapman, Tony Ellenberg) – 3:44
4. "Living for the Moment" – 4:52
5. "I Will Be Here" – 4:28
6. "Who Makes the Rules" (S. Chapman, Herb Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 3:31
7. "Treasure Island" – 4:52
8. "Way Beyond the Blue" – 5:45
9. "In This Little Room" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 3:37
10. "More Than Words" – 4:33
11. "Out in the Highways" (Chapman, Moore) – 4:59 (This version is not included in the audio cassette version)

Personnel

Musicians

• Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Jon Goin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Don Potter – slide acoustic guitar (6)
• Mark O'Connor – violin (6), mandolin (10)
• Phil Naish – keyboards
• Jackie Street – bass
• Mark Hammond – drums
• Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 8)
• Carl Gorodetzsky – strings (3, 5, 8)
• Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 5, 8)
• Herb Chapman – background vocals
• Chris Harris – background vocals
• Mark Heimermann – background vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – background vocals

Production

• Phil Naish – producer
• Jeff Balding – recording and mix engineer
• Ronnie Brookshire – additional engineering
• Carry Summers – assistant engineer
• Steve Bishir – assistant engineer
• Howard Levy – assistant engineer
• Barry Ray Dixon – assistant engineer
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Cindy Wilt – production manager
• Mark Tucker – photography
• Brenda Whitehill – design
• Barbara Hearn – art direction

Studios

• Omnisound, Nashville, Tennessee
• Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
• The Pond, Franklin, Tennessee
• Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
• Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee – mastering location

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Steven Curtis Chapman, "More to This Life" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com.