7 (David Meece album)

7, sometimes called Seven, is the seventh album by artist David Meece.[1] Five of the nine tracks charted on Christian radio in 1985 and 1986.

7
Studio album by
David Meece
Released1985
GenreContemporary Christian Music, Christian rock
LabelMyrrh
Producer
David Meece chronology
Count the Cost
(1983)		 7
(1985)		 Chronology
(1986)

Track listing

All songs written by David Meece, except where noted.[2]

  1. "You Can Go" (Meece, Michael Card, Mike Hudson) – 3:13
  2. "Tumblin' Down" – 3:33
  3. "Forgiven" – 4:08
  4. "The Ladder" (Meece, Hudson) – 3:44
  5. "The Alien" (Keith Thomas, Meece) – 4:33
  6. "We Can Overcome It All" – 3:32
  7. "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris (Meece, Morgan Cryar, Jonathan David Brown) – 4:43
  8. "Lean On Each Other" – 3:49
  9. "I Can See" (Meece, Gloria Gaither) – 5:34

Personnel
  • David Meece – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 7), acoustic piano (9)
  • Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 2), acoustic piano (3)
  • Shane Keister – acoustic piano (1), Fairlight piano (1), acoustic guitar (1), Yamaha GS1 (2), sound effects (2), vocoder (2, 3), keyboards (8)
  • Rhett Lawrence – synthesizers (3), sound effects (3), additional programming (7)
  • Keith Thomas – keyboards (4, 5), arrangements (4, 5), backing vocals (5)
  • John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards (6), LinnDrum programming (6), arrangements (6)
  • Carl Marsh – Fairlight programming (7)
  • Dann Huff – rhythm guitar (2), guitar solo (2), electric guitar (3), guitars (4, 5)
  • Michael Thompson – guitars (6)
  • Marty Walsh – electric guitar (7)
  • Jon Goin – guitars (8)
  • Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 3, 8)
  • Nathan East – bass (4, 5)
  • Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 3), drum programming (1)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (4, 5)
  • Lee Kix – drums (6)
  • Mark Hammond – drums (8)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2)
  • Farrell Morris – percussion (8)
  • Mark Douthit – saxophone (5)
  • Alan Moore – orchestration (9)
  • Greg Nelson – conductor (9)
  • Eberhard Ramm – musical score preparation (9)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (9)
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Gary Pigg – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Allen Green – backing vocals (4, 5)
  • Greg Guidry – backing vocals (4, 5)
  • Denny Henson – backing vocals (4, 5)
  • Dana Hiett – backing vocals (6)
  • Biff Vincent – backing vocals (6)
  • Twila Paris – lead and backing vocals (7)
  • Jonathan David Brown – backing vocals (7), arrangements (7)
  • First Call – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Brown Bannister – producer (1–3)
  • Keith Thomas – producer (4–5)
  • Skip Konte – producer, engineer (6)
  • Jonathan David Brown – producer, engineer (7)
  • David Meece – producer (8, 9)
  • Greg Nelson – producer (8, 9)
  • Michael Blanton – executive producer (1–3)
  • Dan Harrell – executive producer (1–3)
  • Lynn Nichols – executive producer (4–9)
  • Bubba Smith – production coordinator and consultant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Jeff Balding – production assistant, engineer (4, 5)
  • Lori Loving – production assistant (4, 5)
  • Gloria Cox – production manager (8, 9)
  • Jack Joseph Puig – engineer (1–3)
  • Ed Seay – engineer (8, 9)
  • Steve Ford – assistant engineer (1–3)
  • Dan Garcia – assistant engineer (1–3)
  • Allan Henry – assistant engineer (1–3)
  • Bob Lockhart – assistant engineer (7)
  • Terry Lang – assistant engineer (7)
  • Tom Van Etten – assistant engineer (7)
  • Tom Harding – assistant engineer (8, 9)
  • Joe Bogan – additional engineer (4, 5)
  • Gene Eichelberger – additional engineer (4, 5)
  • Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, California – recording location
  • Mama Jo's Recording Studio, North Hollywood, California – recording location
  • Weddington Studio, North Hollywood, California – recording location
  • Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, California – recording location
  • Front Page Recording, Glendale, California – recording location
  • Bullet Recording, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Ocean Way, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Hummingbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Gold Mine Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Treasure Isle Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Jeff Balding – mixing at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood, California
  • Buddy Jackson – art direction, design, at Jackson Design
  • Mark Tucker – photography

Charts

Album
Chart performance for 7
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[3] 9

Singles
  1. "You Can Go" – No. 1 for five weeks in 1985[1]
  2. "Forgiven" – No. 8 in 1985
  3. "We Can Overcome It All" – No. 10 in 1986
  4. "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris – No. 8 in 1986
  5. "The Alien" – No. 15 in 1986

References
  1. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 584–5. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  2. "7 - David Meece | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "David Meece Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.



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