Love Has a Name (Kathy Troccoli album)

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Love Has a Name
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
Studio
  • House of Big, Dark Horse Studio and Bridgeway Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Notes-On Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre CCM, Christian pop, inspirational
Length44:39
Label Reunion
Producer
  • Christopher Harris
  • Mark Baldwin
  • Tony McAnany
Kathy Troccoli chronology
A Sentimental Christmas
(1999)
Love Has a Name
(2000)
The Heart of Me
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Love Has a Name is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on October 24, 2000, by Reunion Records. [3] [4] After the releases of her collaboration with fellow Christian singer Sandi Patty on the pop standards album Together and A Sentimental Christmas , both came out in 1999, Troccoli returned to Christian music, that also includes a cover of Foreigner's 1985 number-one hit "I Want to Know What Love Is". Love Has a Name peaked at number 36 on the Top Christian Albums chart and number 43 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in Billboard magazine.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Parade" Kathy Troccoli, Jeff Franzel, Rick WitkowskiChristopher Harris4:36
2."All Is Well"K. Troccoli, Scott Krippayne, Steve SilerC. Harris4:29
3."On My Way to You"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelMark Baldwin4:26
4."Live for the Lord"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelC. Harris4:35
5."Break My Heart"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, R. WitkowskiTony McAnany4:36
6."God Said It"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelM. Baldwin4:36
7."Hold Me While I Sleep"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, Delilah OrtegaT. McAnany4:10
8."Count On Me"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, R. WitkowskiC. Harris5:12
9."I Want to Know What Love Is" Mick Jones M. Baldwin4:45
10."Love Has a Name"K. Troccoli, Tom BoothT. McAnany4:24

Personnel

Choir on "I Want to Know What Love Is"

Production and Technical

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Christian ( Billboard ) [5] 36
US Heatseekers Albums Chart (Billboard) [6] 43

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC [7]
2000"Parade"8

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