Go West Young Man
by Michael W. Smith
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1990
- Label: Reunion
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:04
- Community rating: 3.65/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Smith's sixth studio album was his first mainstream crossover attempt, produced with Bryan Lenox and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded in Nashville, New York City and Kansas City. Its single 'Place in This World', co-written with Wayne Kirkpatrick and Amy Grant, won Song of the Year at the 1992 Dove Awards.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, piano, spirituality, accessible, synthesizers
Tracklist
- Go West Young Man (4:01)
- Love Crusade (4:22)
- Place In This World (4:00)
- For You (4:08)
- How Long Will Be Too Long (4:34)
- Seed To Sow (6:12)
- Cross My Heart (4:36)
- Emily (4:17)
- Agnus Dei (5:08)
- 1990 (1:42)
Credits
- Chris McDonald - arranged by [horn arrangements], trombone
- African Children's Choir - featuring, backing vocals [background vocals]
- The Nashville String Machine - featuring, strings
- Elizabeth Leighton Jones - other [mws personal assistant]
- Mike Lawler - programmed by [keyboard programming], keyboards [additional], organ [hammond b-3], drums, percussion, synth [synth bass], synth [synth solo], keyboards [additional keys], keyboards, programmed by [programming]
- Tommy Sims - programmed by [keyboard programming], bass, synth [synth bass], chapman stick [stick bass]
- Trace Scarborough - programmed by [keyboard programming]
- Mary Jane Starke - stylist [styling]
- Don Donahue - a&r
- Richard Headen - a&r
- Buddy Jackson - art direction
- Deb Rhodes - art direction
- Gertrude Kafeero - conductor [the african children's choir director]
- Beth Middleworth - design
- Nick Palladino - edited by
- David Murphy - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Don Martin - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Pasquale DelVillaggio - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Patrick Hutchinson - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Patrick Kelly - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Bill Deaton - engineer [engineered by]
- Bill Whittington - engineer [engineered by]
- Brent King - engineer [engineered by]
- Bret Teegarden - engineer [engineered by]
- Michael Blanton - executive-producer [executive producers]
- Terry Hemmings - executive-producer [executive producers]
- Inc. - management [exclusive management and direction]
- Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
- Humberto Gatica - mixed by
- Alejandro Rodriguez - mixed by [assisted by]
- Dave Parker - mixed by [assisted by]
- Mark Tucker - photography by
- Brett King - recorded by [strings]
- Rick Rowe - recorded by [the american boychoir]
- Amy Grant - words by