Intimacy (Matt Redman album)

Intimacy is an album by worship artist Matt Redman. It was released in the US as The Heart of Worship with a very similar cover.

Intimacy
Studio album by
Released1998
Recorded???
GenreWorship
Length63:24
LabelSurvivor Records (UK)
Star Song (US)
ProducerAndy Piercy
Matt Redman chronology
The Friendship And The Fear
(1998)
Intimacy
(1998)
The Father's Song
(2000)

The album was recorded at various locations:

  • Shine Studios, London, England - (Engineer – Trevor Michael)
  • ICC Studios, Eastbourne, England - (Engineer – Trevor Michael)
  • Warehouse Studio, Oxford, England - (Engineer – Steve Watkins)
  • The Matinee, Nashville, Tennessee, USA - (Engineer – Matt Huesmann, for the Gospel Choir)
  • Northwind Studio, Natal - (Engineer – Nick Fairclogh, for the Zulu Choir)

Track listing edit

All songs written by Matt Redman, except where noted.

  1. "Let Everything That Has Breath" – 6:32
  2. "One Thing Remains" – 5:02
  3. "What I Have Vowed" – 4:57
  4. "Intimacy" – 4:34
  5. "Hear The Music of My Heart" – 5:00
  6. "When I Needed A Saviour" – 4:32
  7. "I Am Yours" – 4:08
  8. "The Heart of Worship" – 5:20
  9. "Now To Live The Life" – 5:06
  10. "For The Cross" (Matt Redman, Beth Vickers) – 4:24
  11. "Hallelujah Song" – 5:51
  12. "The Prayers of The Saints" – 7:59

Personnel edit

  • Matt Redman – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Steve Cantellow – keyboards
  • Mark Edwards – keyboards
  • Zarc Porter – programming
  • Dave Clifton – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Martin Smith – acoustic guitars, vocals (8)
  • Dan Boreham – electric guitars
  • Craig Borlase – electric guitars
  • John Ellis – electric guitars
  • Stuart Garrard – electric guitars
  • Phil Barker – bass
  • Matt Weeks – bass
  • Terl Bryant – drums
  • Phil Crabbe – drums
  • Nathan Fellingham – drums
  • Colin Brooks – percussion
  • Peter Whitfield – strings
  • Simon Lockyer – strings
  • Craig McCleish – string arrangements
  • Andrew Phillip – arrangements
  • Elaine Hanley – backing vocals
  • Kaz Lewis – backing vocals
  • Mal Pope – backing vocals
  • Beth Vickers – backing vocals
  • Chris Eaton – backing vocals (6)
  • Ann Bailey – backing vocals (11)
  • Zulu Choir (Inanda, South Africa)

Psalm Drummers (Tracks 1 & 11)

  • Chip Bailey, Kevin Bonnett, Terl Bryant, Mark Jones, Phil Manning, Bruce Pont, Calum Rees and Dan Weeks

Gospel Choir

  • Ann Bailey, Steve Flanigan, Nicole C. Mullen, George "Teddy" Pendergrass, Scat Springs, Roz Thompson and Eddie Wakes

Production edit

  • John Mays – executive producer
  • Les Moir – executive producer
  • Andy Piercy – producer
  • Trevor Michael – recording
  • Curtis Schwartz – recording, mixing
  • Steve Watkins – recording
  • Colin Walker – engineer
  • Niklas Fairclough – recording (Zulu choir)
  • Matt Huessman – recording (gospel choir)
  • Steve Bishir – mixing
  • Hank Nirider – mix assistant
  • Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee, USA) – mixing location
  • Chris Blair – mastering at Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
  • Christiév Carothers – creative direction
  • Jan Cook – art direction
  • Karen Philpott – design
  • Daniel Swallow – photography
  • Julia Clancy – photography assistant
  • Sarah Gottschalk – photography assistant

Release details edit

  • 1998, UK, Survivor Records SURCD008, Release Date ? ? 1998, CD (originally released with bonus sampler CD)
  • 1999, USA, Star Song ?, Release Date ? ? 1999, CD (released under the title "The Heart of Worship")
  • 2003, UK, Survivor Records SURCD092, Release Date 21 Mar 2003, CD (double CD with "The Friendship And The Fear")

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