As I Am (Kim Boyce album)

Last updated

As I Am
Kim Boyce As I Am.jpg
Studio album by
Released1997
Studio
  • The Playground, OmniSound Studios, Sidekick Sound Studios and The Velvet Ballroom (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre CCM, adult contemporary, Christian pop
Length40:06
Label Diadem Music Group, Benson
Producer
  • Bryan Lenox
  • James Hollihan, Jr.
Kim Boyce chronology
By Faith
(1994)
As I Am
(1997)
The Definitive Collection
(2007)

As I Am is the seventh and, to date, final studio album by American Christian singer-songwriter Kim Boyce. It is her first and only release on Diadem Music Group, distributed by Benson Records in 1997. [1] Like her previous album By Faith , As I Am continues her adult contemporary sound.[ citation needed ] Boyce duets with her husband Gary Koreiba on the track "Amazing Love for Me". Production duties were done by Bryan Lenox while James Hollihan, Jr. (Russ Taff) produced the track "The Sound of Your Voice".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You" Kim Boyce, Bo Cooper3:58
2."Who Hung the Moon"B. Cooper, Todd Cooper4:01
3."As I Am"Ty Lacy, Madeline Stone3:46
4."The World Within"Michael Puryear, Steve Siler3:33
5."Remember Me (The Communion Song)"T. Lacy, Connie Harrington3:37
6."I Fall in Love"K. Boyce, Tom Hemby4:11
7."Peace"S. Siler, T. Lacy4:41
8."Nothing in the World"Cory Ridenhour, John Mandeville, Marshall Hall3:11
9."Amazing Love for Me" (duet with Gary Koreiba)K. Boyce, Scott Krippayne, Tony Wood 4:18
10."The Sound of Your Voice"K. Boyce, S. Siler, James Hollihan, Jr.4:45

Note: "The Sound of Your Voice" was produced by James Hollihan, Jr. All other tracks were produced by Bryan Lenox.

Personnel

Musicians

Background vocals

Choir on "Nothing in the World"


Production

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Mike Rimmer of Cross Rhythms praised the album saying that "motherhood brings a new source of inspiration, reflected in many of the songs. 'Who Hung The Moon' is a child's question that brings Kim back to the wonder of creation in a jazz-tinged piece of MOR! There's more jazz when she turns in a stunning lounge singer performance on 'The Sound Of Your Voice'. Clearly the adult Kim is pushing out the musical boat and enjoying herself! One ballad stands out, the beautiful 'Remember Me', which is a communion song and has a touch of Whitney about it. Just a gorgeous song. The duet with husband Gary Koreiba "Amazing Love For Me" is another song born out of Kim's experience of parenting, this time a realisation of how much the Father gave to us in sending Jesus."

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC [3]
1997"The World Within"21
1997"Amazing Love for Me" (with Gary Koreiba)32

References

  1. Kim Boyce: As I Am. Benson Records. 1997.
  2. Rimmer, Mike. "Review: As I Am - Kim Boyce". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 41. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.