The Great Adventure (Steven Curtis Chapman album)

The Great Adventure is the fifth album released by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. The album was released on June 19, 1992, by Sparrow Records. It went Gold in just under one year, being certified.
The album was listed at No. 33 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. It brought Chapman several Gospel Music Association awards at the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1993, including Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, and Short Form Music Video of the Year for the title song, and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. The album also won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
The album features guest appearances by artists like Toby McKeehan, BeBe Winans, and Ricky Skaggs. Also, the song "Maria" was co-written by Chapman's wife.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

Steven Curtis Chapman – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar
Cheryl Rogers – acoustic piano
Phil Naish – keyboards
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
Dann Huff – guitars
Jerry McPherson – guitars
Scott Sanders – dobro
Rusty Young – lap steel guitar, additional dobro
Jackie Street – bass
Paul Leim – drums
Mark Hammond – drum programming
Mark Douthit – soprano sax solo
The Nashville String Machine – orchestra
Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
J.A.C. Redford – composer, arrangements and conductor ; string and brass arrangements
Don Wyrtzen – string arrangements
Brent Lamb – backing vocals
Kip Raines – backing vocals
Trace Balin – backing vocals
Chris Rodríguez – backing vocals
Herb Chapman – backing vocals
Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
Toby McKeehan – rap
Lionel Cartwright – backing vocals
Ricky Skaggs – backing vocals
BeBe Winans – vocals

Yells on "Got to B Tru"

Chad Ballantyne, Herb Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steve Charles, Jason Cole, James Isaac Elliot, Marty Funderburk, Chris Moore, Phil Naish and Todd Robbins