1987 Debby Boone – Friends Of Life

Bill Champlin, Brenda Russell, Dann Huff, Debby Boone, John M Keane, Leland Sklar, Michael Omartian, Neil Stubenhaus, Paulinho Da Costa, Randy Goodrum

Friends for Life is a 1987 album by Debby Boone. The album was a success, peaking at #4 on the Top Contemporary Christian charts.

Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, “You Light Up My Life”, which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year.

Tracks

1 Be Ye Glad (Michael Kelly Blanchard) 4:15
2 Make Me Ready (Michael Omartian; Stormie Omartian) 4:57
3 Unconditional Love (Randy Goodrum) 4:58
4 To Every Generation (Bill Batstone) 5:38
5 The Name Above All Names (Chuck Girard) 4:45
6 A Little Broken Bread (Bill Batstone) 4:33
7 Above All Else (Michael Omartian; Stormie Omartian) 4:31
8 Masihlanganeni (Let Us Stand Together) (Nic Paton; Victor Phume; Danny Bridges; Joe Arthur) 5:01
9 Friends For Life (Michael Omartian; Stormie Omartian) 3:24
10 Sincerely Yours (Gary Chapman) 3:05

Media

Musicians

Bass	Joe Chemay
Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Bass	Leland Sklar
Drums	John M Keane
Guitar	Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar	Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar	Bill Batstone
Piano	Michael Omartian
Synthesizer	Michael Omartian
Synthesizer	Rhett Lawrence
Synthesizer	Randy Goodrum
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Randy Goodrum
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Billy Crockett
Background Vocals	Chuck Girard
Background Vocals	Dara Bernard
Background Vocals	Debbie McNeil
Background Vocals	Gene Miller
Background Vocals	Laury Boone
Background Vocals	Lisa Whelchel
Background Vocals	Mary Gaines-Bernard
Background Vocals	Scott Wojahn
Background Vocals	Susan Stevens
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin

Other Musicians

8 Masihlanganeni (Let Us Stand Together)

Vocals	Brenda Russell
Vocals	Bruce Sudano
Vocals	Joe Esposito

Liner Notes

Producer – Dan Posthuma, Michael Omartian
Engineer – Dan Garcia, David Schober, John Guess, Michael C Ross, Terry Christian, Tom Perry
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7)
Mixed By – Terry Christian (Tracks 2, 8)
Mixed By – John Guess (Tracks 6, 9)

Cover – Stan Evenson Design Inc
Photography By – Raul Vega

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Benson Company, Inc.
Copyright (c) – The Benson Company, Inc.
Distributed By – The Benson Company, Inc.
Pressed By – DADC – DIDX-006523
Recorded At – Lighthouse Recorders
Recorded At – Rhema Studios
Recorded At – California Phase Studios
Mixed At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mixed At – Lighthouse Recorders
Mixed At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab