Shake (John Schlitt album)

Shake
Studio album by John Schlitt
Released	1995
Genre	Christian rock
Length	43:26
Label	Word Records Epic Records
Producer	Mark Heimermann Dann Huff David Huff Greg Nelson
John Schlitt chronology
Shake (1995) Unfit For Swine (1996)

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Shake is the first solo album released by John Schlitt, lead singer of the Christian rock band, Petra for 19 years. It was released in the Spring of 1995.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Background vocals 2.2 Children's Vocals ("Wake The Dead") 3 Production Details 3.1 Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5 3.2 Tracks 2, 6 & 9 3.3 Tracks 7, 8 & 10 3.4 General Production Details 4 References

Track listing

1. "Wake The Dead" – 5:32 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Mark Heimermann and Dann Huff)
2. "Don't Look Back" – 3:47 (Words & Music by Schlitt and Jim Cooper)
3. "Show Me The Way" – 4:18 (Words & Music by Schlitt and Tommy Greer)
4. "Inside Of You" – 4:44 (Words & Music by Billy Luz Sprague, Heimermann, Dann Huff and Schlitt)
5. "Let It Show" – 4:32 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Heimermann and Dann Huff)
6. "Carry The Burden" – 4:19 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Dann & David Huff)
7. "One By One" – 4:01 (Words & Music by Joe Fair, Schlitt and Rich Gootee)
8. "Try Understanding His Heart" – 3:55 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Cooper and Ronny Cates)
9. "The Hard Way" – 3:32 (Words & Music by Tom Wanca and Mark H. Chesshir)
10. "The Road To Calvary" – 4:50 (Words & Music by Gootee, Schlitt and Cooper)

Personnel

• John Schlitt - Lead vocals
• Dann Huff - Guitars, Bass, Drums and percussion, Keyboards, Background vocals
• David Huff - Drums and percussion, Shaker, Background vocals
• Mark Heimermann - Keyboards, Drums and percussion, Background vocals
• Blair Masters - Additional Keyboards
• Jackie Street - Bass
• Joe Spivey - Mandolin, Violin

Background vocals

• Robert White Johnson ("Don't Look Back", "Carry The Burden" and "The Hard Way")
• Donna McElroy ("One By One")
• Vicki Hampton ("One By One")
• Kim Fleming ("One By One", "Try Understanding His Heart" and "The Road To Calvary")
• Kari Schlitt ("One By One")
• Micah Wilshire ("The Hard Way")
• Chris Rodriguez ("The Road To Calvary")
• Duane Starling ("The Road To Calvary")

Children's Vocals ("Wake The Dead")

• Jerry Wise
• Joy Wise
• Taylor Harris
• Brandon Harris
• Peyton Heimermann
• Perry Heimermann

Production Details

Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5

• Produced by Mark Heimermann for Fun Attic Productions & Dann Huff
• Engineers - JB, Shane Wilson, Joe Baldridge, Penn Singleton
• Recorded at Ashlyne Studio & Fun Attic
• Production manager - paul james Heimermann
• Mixed by Bill Deaton at Battery Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
• Mix assistant - Carry Summers
• Edited by Marty William

Tracks 2, 6 & 9

• Produced by Dann Huff & David Huff
• Engineered by Dann Huff & David Huff - special thanks to JB & Brian Lenox
• Recorded at Dobb's Palace, Ashlyne Studio & Fun Attic
• Mixed by Ronny Brookshire at Emerald Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
• Mix assistant - Timothy Waters

Tracks 7, 8 & 10

• Produced by Greg Nelson
• Production coordination: Holly Krig-Smith
• Engineers - Jeff Balding, Bill Deaton, Keith Compton, Steve Bishir, Greg Parker
• Assistant engineers - Greg Parker, Chris Davie, Kevin Hipp, Martin Woodlee, Shawn McLean
• Studios - The Bennett House, The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN / Quad Studios, The Dugout, Greg Nelson Studio, Nashville, TN
• Mixed by Bill Deaton at Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, TN
• Mix assistants: Carry Summers, Pete Martinez

General Production Details

• Executive producer - Bubba Smith
• Mastered by Hank Williams at Master Mix

References