You Hold the Key
You Hold the Key is Beth Nielsen Chapman's third album. It was released in 1993 on Reprise Records, and features a duet with British singer-songwriter and Mike + The Mechanics vocalist/keyboardist Paul Carrack, called "In the Time It Takes".
The title of this album, as well as the song title it is named after, are from a line in the song "Open Your Heart", by US singer Madonna.
Track listing
Production
- Produced By Frank Filipetti, Paul Samwell-Smith & Jim Ed Norman
- Associate Producers: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Danny Kee, Ivy Skoff
- Recorded & Engineered By Keith Grant & Robert Tassi
- Second Engineers: Donny Bott, Mark Capps, Robert Charles, Jon Dickson, Shawn McLean, Chris Ludwinsky, Fred Mercer, Adrian Moore, Brian Pollack, Thom Russo & Ben Wallach
- Mixed By Frank Filipetti & Chris Lord-Alge
- Mastered By Ted Jensen
Personnel
- Beth Nielsen Chapman - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, programming
- Russ Kunkel, Paul Leim - drums
- Tom Roady - percussion
- Jimmy Bralower - drum programming
- Martin Allcock, Will Lee, Michael Rhodes, Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Mark Casstevens, Andrew Gold, Kenny Greenberg, Josh Leo, Simon Nicol, Jim Ryan - guitar
- Nick Bicat, Robbie Buchanan, Teese Gohl, Dave Innis, Mike Lawler, Matt Rollings - keyboards, programming
- Jim Horn, Andy Snitzer - saxophone
- Martin Allcock - dulcimer
- Rod McGaha - trumpet
- Kathryn Trickell - pipes
- Miriam Keogh - harp
- London Symphony Orchestra - strings