Kim Boyce (album)

Kim Boyce
Studio album by Kim Boyce
Released	1986
Studio	The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee); The Master's Touch (Nashville, Tennessee); Rivendell Recorders (Houston, Texas); Dallas Sound Labs (Dallas, Texas); Ocean Way Recording and Bill Schnee Studios(Hollywood, California); Front Page Studio (Costa Mesa, California).
Genre	CCM, dance pop
Length	35:06
Label	Myrrh, Word
Producer	Brian Tankersley
Kim Boyce chronology
Kim Boyce (1986) Time and Again (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Kim Boyce is the debut album by American Christian singer Kim Boyce, released in 1986 on Myrrh Records. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The album debuted and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart. ^[5]

Critical reception

Evan Cater of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars stating that: "The result is a wildly uneven sugar puff of utterly white-bread synthesized lite pop. A few of the tunes here are catchy enough to obscure the grating qualities of Boyce's frequently shrill vocals. The appealingly minor-key "Darkened Hearts," the effective formula ballad "Here," and—especially—the unexpected cover of Alison Moyet's "Love Resurrection" get the album off to a promising start, thanks in large part to the immaculate synthesized sheen of Brian Tankersley's production. But the rest of the album (with the exception of the silly but engaging "Sing and Dance") is almost unbearably flabby." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Resurrection"	Alison Moyet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain	4:11
2.	"Darkened Hearts"	Kim Boyce, Tom Hemby	4;02
3.	"Here"	Tim Miner	4:48
4.	"That's How You Touched My Heart"	Dawn Rodgers, Monroe Jones	3:36
5.	"Love Knows"	K. Boyce, D. Rodgers, Rick Altizer	3:38
6.	"Sing and Dance"	K. Boyce, Rhett Lawrence	3:19
7.	"You Are The One"	M. Jones, George Cocchini, Chris McCollum	3:18
8.	"I Want His Heart"	K. Boyce, James Hollihan, Jr.	3:37
9.	"How Will They Remember?"	Kim Boyce, Tom Hemby	4:40

Personnel

• Kim Boyce – vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
• James Hollihan – keyboards (1, 4, 8), drum programming (1, 4, 8), arrangements (1, 4, 8), guitars (4, 8)
• Tom Hemby – keyboards (2, 9), guitars (2, 9), drum programming (2, 9), arrangements (2, 9)
• John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards (3, 5), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
• Paul Mills – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (7)
• Rick Altizer – keyboards (5), drum programming (5), arrangements (5)
• Rhett Lawrence – keyboards (6), drum programming (6), arrangements (6)
• Stewart – guitars (5)
• George Cocchini – guitars (7), drum programming (7)
• John Patitucci – bass (5)
• Bruce Atkinson – fretless bass (9)
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone (1, 4), soprano saxophone (3)
• David Schober – arrangements (5)
• Rick Crawford – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Brian Tankersley – backing vocals (1), drum programming (3), additional drums (7)
• Wayne Watson – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Tim Miner – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Brian Tankersley – producer (1–4, 6–9), engineer (1–4, 6–9), mixing
• Rick Altizer – producer (5)
• David Schober – producer (5), recording (5)
• Rhett Lawrence – co-producer (6)
• Lynn Nichols – mixing
• J.T. Cantwelll – second engineer
• Tim Kimsey – second engineer
• Ron Lagerlof – second engineer
• Mike Ross – second engineer
• Clark Schleicher – second engineer
• Joan Tankersley – art direction, design
• Moshe Brakha – photography
• Lori Cooper – graphics
• Lynette Leggott – graphics
• Wendy Rosen – hair, make-up
• Michael Dixon – management

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Top Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	29

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM AC [6]	CCM CHR [7]
1986	"Darkened Hearts"	13	3
1987	"Here"	1	7
1987	"Love Resurrection"	—	12
1987	"That's How You Touched My Heart"	38	5
1987	"How Will They Remember?"	26	—

References

1. Kim Boyce – Kim Boyce at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
2. Kim Boyce: Kim Boyce. Myrrh Records. 1986.
3. Cusic, Don (November 12, 2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-34426-8.
4. Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.
5. "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard . August 22, 1987. p. 83.
6. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 40. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.
7. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 33. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.