Jaci Velasquez (album)

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Jaci Velasquez
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
StudioFun Attic Studios, The Bennett House and Dark Horse Studios (Franklin, Tennessee); The Border and Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, Tennessee); Barking Doctor Recording (Mount Kisco, New York).
Length50:25
Label Myrrh
Producer Mark Heimmerman, Chris Harris
Jaci Velasquez chronology
Heavenly Place
(1996)
Jaci Velasquez
(1998)
Llegar A Ti
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Jaci Velasquez is the self-titled second studio album by Contemporary Christian singer Jaci Velasquez. It was released in 1998 on Myrrh Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God So Loved" Chris Eaton 4:58
2."Show You Love"Mark Heimermann4:30
3."Little Voice Inside"4:36
4."You" Michelle Tumes 3:38
5."Look What Love Has Done"
4:38
6."Child of Mine"
4:04
7."Speak for Me"
  • Mark Heimermann
  • Toby McKeehan
4:09
8."Glory"3:29
9."Sweet Surrender"
3:40
10."Paper Tigers"
  • Mark Heimermann
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick
  • George Cocchini
4:10
11."Made My World"
  • Sheri Shaw
  • Mark Heimermann
3:26
12."Al Mundo Dios Amó" (Spanish version of "God So Loved")
  • Chris Eaton
  • David Velasquez
5:07
Total length:50:25

Personnel

Production

Singles

  1. "Glory" - No. 1
  2. "God So Loved" (A videoclip was made for this song)- No. 1
  3. "Speak for Me" - No. 1
  4. "Show You Love" - No. 1

Charts

Chart performance for Jaci Velasquez
Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 56
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [4] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  4. "Jaci Velasquez Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. "American album certifications – Jaci Velasquez – Jaci Velasquez 1998". Recording Industry Association of America.