The Loving Kind (Cindy Morgan album)

The Loving Kind
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1998
Studio
  • Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
GenreCCM
Length49:11
LabelWord
ProducerBrent Bourgeois
Cindy Morgan chronology
Listen
(1996)
The Loving Kind
(1998)
The Best So Far
(1999)
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The Loving Kind is the fifth album from contemporary Christian music singer Cindy Morgan. This concept album chronicles the eight days surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as would a Passion play.

Track listing

All songs written by Cindy Morgan, except where noted.

  1. "In the Garden" - 2:42
  2. "The March" - 3:59
  3. "The Loving Kind" - 5:16
  4. "The Last Supper" - 3:15
  5. "Devil Man" - 3:23
  6. "Can You Hear Me" - 4:43
  7. "The Only Way" - 3:00
  8. "Hard Heart" (Morgan, Brent Bourgeois) - 3:27
  9. "The Whipping" - 1:34
  10. "Higher" (Morgan, Brent Lenthall) - 4:31
  11. "Take My Life" - 4:38
  12. "Alive and Well" (Morgan, Andrew Ramsey, Michael W. Smith) - 4:25
  13. "Praise the King" - 3:52

Personnel

Musicians

  • Cindy Morgan – vocals, acoustic piano (1, 5, 6, 10, 13)
  • Dennis Patton – additional keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7), loops (2, 9, 12), programming (9, 11, 12), acoustic piano (11), keyboards (11, 12), track arrangements (11)
  • Jeff Lisenbee – accordion (1, 2)
  • Brent BourgeoisWurlitzer electric piano (2, 8), acoustic piano (3, 5, 7), bass (3), vibraphone (3), additional keyboards (5, 11)
  • Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (12)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13
  • Matt Slocum – guitars (1, 2, 5, 7-9)
  • Wes King – guitars (4)
  • Larry Tagg – bass (1, 2, 5, 7-9, 11, 13)
  • Brent Milligan – bass (12)
  • Aaron Smith – drums (1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13)
  • Raymond Boyd – percussion (1-3, 5, 7, 8, 11)
  • Mark Douthit – clarinet (1, 7), klezmer arrangements (1), saxophones (2, 8), horn arrangements (2)
  • David Davidson – violin (1)
  • Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor (3-6, 9, 10, 12, 13)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (3-6, 9, 10, 12, 13)

Background vocals

  • Cindy Morgan – backing vocals (1-3, 7-9, 11), all vocals (4)
  • Brent Bourgeois – backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
  • Andrew Ramsey – backing vocals (3)
  • Nicol Smith – backing vocals (3)
  • Wes King – all vocals (4)
  • Heather Floyd – backing vocals (7)
  • John Elefante – backing vocals (8)
  • Craig Hansen – backing vocals (9)
The Loving Kind Choir (Tracks 2, 12 & 13)
Additional crowd voices on "The March"
  • Lesley Burbridge, Derek Jones and Angie Magill
Children's choir on "Alive and Well"
  • Brandon Conger, Megan Dockery, Katy Dunham, Brandon Hargest, Ashley Melling, Emily Webb, Chris White and Matthew White

Production

  • Brent Bourgeois – producer, A&R direction
  • Craig Hansen – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Coyle – assistant engineer
  • Todd Gunnerson – assistant engineer
  • Fred Paragano – assistant engineer
  • Matt Weeks – assistant engineer
  • Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Linda Bourne Wornell – production assistant
  • Beth Lee – art direction
  • Chuck Hargett – design, photography
  • Mark Smalling – photography
  • Michelle Vanderpool – hair, make-up
  • Rocketown Artist Services – management

References