Same Girl (Twila Paris album)

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Same Girl
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Studio album by
Released1987
Studio
Genre CCM, inspirational, praise and worship
Length40:46
Label Star Song
Producer Jonathan David Brown
Twila Paris chronology
Kingdom Seekers
(1985)
Same Girl
(1987)
For Every Heart
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Same Girl is the fifth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released in 1987 by Star Song Records. [2] [3] [4] Paris was nominated in two categories at the 19th GMA Dove Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for Same Girl. [5] Christian recording artist and guitar player Phil Keaggy provides an acoustic guitar solo on the track "I Feel It." The album peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Twila Paris.

  1. "Holy is the Lord" - 3:25
  2. "Bonded Together" - 4:56
  3. "Running to the Rescue - 3:22
  4. "Send Me" - 4:42
  5. "Same Girl" - 4:23
  6. "Prince of Peace" - 4:34
  7. "Let No Man Take Your Crown" - 3:32
  8. "I Feel It" - 4:14
  9. "Throne Room Suite" - 7:38

Personnel

Production

Critical reception

Ashleigh Kittle of AllMusic has reviewed Same Girl and said that "it is characteristic of her work during the mid- to late 1980s. She carefully blends a combination of inspirational CCM and praise and worship to create a project that contains its upbeat moments, yet doesn't quite fit the CCM or adult contemporary mold."

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 6

Radio singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CCM AC [7] CCM CHR [8]
1987"Prince of Peace"112
1987"Holy is the Lord"7
1988"Bonded Together"2
1988"Send Me"4

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