Kristy Starling (album)

Kristy Starling
Kristy Starling
Studio album by Kristy Starling
Released	April 22, 2003
Genre	Contemporary Christian Music
Length	42:03
Label	Warner
Producer	David Foster, Richard Marx, Billy Mann, Dan Muckala, Pete Kipley
Kristy Starling chronology

Last updated December 19, 2021

Kristy Starling is the eponymous debut album by Kristy Starling. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on April 22, 2003.^[2] The album consist of Contemporary Christian songs, as well as a cover of LeAnn Rimes' 2000 hit song, "I Need You" and Josh Groban's "To Where You Are".^[3] The album peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Contemporary Christian.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Aaron Latham of Allmusic praised the album stating, "All the elements are there for a hit record."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Water"	Jess Cates, Guy Zabka	4:03
2.	"As Long As We're Here"	Jan Buckingham	4:38
3.	"Broken"	George Rowe	4:16
4.	"There Will Come A Day"	Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo	4:23
5.	"Something More (I Need To Praise You)"	Tyler Hayes Bieck, Trina Harmon	4:10
6.	"You Love Me Like That"	Gary Burr, Billy Mann	3:43
7.	"All For You"	Gary Burr, Billy Mann	4:14
8.	"To Where You Are"	Richard Marx, Linda Thompson	3:54
9.	"Must Have Been Angels"	Wayne Tester, Linda Thompson	4:16
10.	"I Need You"	Ty Lacy, Dennis Matkosky	3:10
Total length:			42:03

Personnel

Credits for Kristy Starling are adapted from Allmusic.^[4]

Kristy Starling – lead vocals, backing vocals
Pete Kipley – programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, string arrangements
Tim Akers – acoustic piano
Dan Muckala – programming, string arrangements
Billy Mann – programming, guitars, backing vocals
David Foster – acoustic piano, arrangements
Richard Marx – keyboards, arrangements
Pete Wallace – programming
Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
Alex Nifong – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar
Michael Thompson – guitars
Dan Warner – guitars
Tracy Ferrie – bass
Mark Hill – bass
Dan Needham – drums
Jochem van der Saag – drum programming
Eric Darken – percussion
Rob Mathes – string arrangements and conductor
Daniel O'Lannerghty – orchestration
William Ross – arrangements
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals
Desmond Pringle – backing vocals
Erin O'Donnell – backing vocals

Production

Lee Bridges – assistant, digital editing
Tammie Harris Cleek – creative director
David Cole – engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
David Foster – executive producer, producer
Jaymes Foster-Levy – A&R
Humberto Gatica – mixing
David Kaufman – wardrobe
Barry Landis – executive producer
Billy Mann – producer, mixing
Nick Marshall – assistant
Richard Marx – producer, arrangements
J.R. McNeely – engineer
Shawn McSpadden – A&R
Dan Muckala – producer
Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty – production coordination
Matt Prock – engineer
Dave Reitzas – engineer
Christian Robles – assistant
Alejandro Rodriguez – mix assistant
Ray Roper – design
John Saylor – assistant
Lisa Sciascia – photography
Melanie Shelley – hair stylist, make-up
Dan Shike – assistant
F. Reid Shippen – engineer, mixing
Jay Smith – design

Chart

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Contemporary Christian^[5]	24

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References

↑ "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved 2012-06-28.
↑ "Kristy Starling: Kristy Starling: Music". Amazon.com . Retrieved 2012-02-06.
1 2 3 Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.
↑ Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Credits: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.
↑ Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.

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[1] "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved 2012-06-28.

[2] "Kristy Starling: Kristy Starling: Music". Amazon.com . Retrieved 2012-02-06.

[all-3] 1 2 3 Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.

[4] Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Credits: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.

[5] Aaron Latham (April 22, 2003). "Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling: Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-06-28.

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