Kristy Starling (album)

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 [1]
Kristy Starling chronology
Kristy Starling (2003) Warr Acres (2011)

Kristy Starling is the 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

References

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.
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.