Side by Side (Imperials album)

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Side by Side
Imperials Side By Side.jpg
Main front cover featuring Jim Murray (left) and David Will
Studio album by
Released1983
Studio
Genre
Length1:16:22
Label DaySpring/Word Records
Producer Keith Thomas
  • Neal Joseph
The Imperials chronology
Stand by the Power
(1982)
Side by Side
(1983)
The Imperials Sing the Classics
(1984)
Alternative cover
Imperials Side By Side (2).jpg
Back cover featuring Armond Morales (left) and Paul Smith

Side by Side is the 29th studio album by Christian music vocal group The Imperials, released in 1983 on DaySpring Records. [1] [2] It is the Imperials' first double album to feature each member taking a solo side. On lead singer Paul Smith's side, it features a duet between Smith and a new female CCM singer-songwriter named Leslie Phillips on the track "Make My Heart Your Home." Phillips had just released her debut album Beyond Saturday Night that same year. In 1984, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group at the 26th Grammy Awards and at the 15th GMA Dove Awards, the group won their final Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. [3] Side by Side peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

Jim Murray; produced by Neal Joseph

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sound His Praise" Melodie Tunney 3:01
2."Even the Praise Comes from You" Claire Cloninger, Lynn Keesecker2:35
3."Behold the Man"David Baroni, Niles Borop4:00
4."Built to Last" Steven Curtis Chapman 3:43
5."I Need to Feel Your Touch Again"Tricia Walker4:12

David Will; produced by Neal Joseph and Keith Thomas

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Need" Paul Smith, John Rosasco4:21
2."You're the Only Jesus"Gordon Jensen4:08
3."Best of My Life"P. Smith, K. Thomas3:34
4."Jesus Never Fails"Gary Driskell4:13
5."Through Your Eyes" Billy Smiley, Bob Farrell3:57

Armond Morales; produced by Neal Joseph

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Shepherd"P. Smith, Dick Tunney 2:47
2."Keepin' My Eyes on You" Twila Paris 2:59
3."Once and For All"C. Cloninger, L. Keesecker2:57
4."They See God There"Dan Keen, Jim Weber2:40
5."Great Is Your Faithfulness"T. Walker, Dawn Rodgers4:37

Paul Smith; produced by Keith Thomas

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wait Upon the Lord"P. Smith, K. Thomas, Ragan Courtney4:24
2."Here on the Rock"P. Smith, K. Thomas4:23
3."Make My Heart Your Home" (duet with Leslie Phillips)P. Smith, K. Thomas3:53
4."Promise to Promise"P. Smith, K. Thomas4:06
5."All Because You Love Me"P. Smith, Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish4:58

Personnel

The Imperials

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Top Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 10

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC [5]
1983"Wait Upon the Lord" (Paul Smith)2
1983"You're the Only Jesus" (David Will)20
1984"Make My Heart Your Home" (Paul Smith & Leslie Phillips)13

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1984Side by SidePop/Contemporary Album of the Year

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References

  1. The Imperials: Side By Side. DaySpring Records. 1983.
  2. The Imperials – Side By Side at AllMusic
  3. "Dove Awards Past Winners" . Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard . December 10, 1983. p. 32.
  5. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 121. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.