''What I Was Made For'' is the fourth studio album by the American
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Chri ...
band
Big Daddy Weave
Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, Brian Beihl, and Raul Alfonso. Since 2021, they have been signed to Curb Records.
...
. This was their third release with a major label in
Fervent Records
Fervent Records is a contemporary Christian music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fervent was bought by Word Records in 2005.
Current artists
* Chris August
* Francesca Battistelli
* Big Daddy Weave
* Everfound
* For King & ...
. 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
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, and No. 17 on
Top Heatseekers
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.
Track listing
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
BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca ...
– 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
External links
Official album page
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2005 albums
Big Daddy Weave albums
Fervent Records albums