Michael English (album)

Michael English is the self-titled debut album for Contemporary Christian artist Michael English. It was released in 1991.

At the 23rd GMA Dove Awards, Michael English won "New Artist of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year" due to the album.

Personnel

 * Michael English – vocals
 * Shane Keister – keyboards (1, 3, 4), Hammond B3 organ (5), acoustic piano (9)
 * Blair Masters – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6), drum programming (2, 6), arrangements (2, 6), additional keyboards (3, 8, 9), Hammond B3 organ (10)
 * Dann Huff – guitars (1, 3, 4, 5, 9)
 * Tom Hemby – guitars (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
 * Tommy Sims – bass (1, 3, 9), keyboards (7-10), guitars (7), drum programming (7, 8, 10), arrangements (7, 8, 10), backing vocals (9, 10)
 * Jackie Street – fretless bass (2)
 * Mike Brignardello – bass (4, 5)
 * Paul Leim – drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 9)
 * Eric Darken – percussion (3, 8), tambourine (9)
 * Mark Douthit – saxophones (1, 5, 6)
 * Marty Paoletta – saxophone (10)
 * Barry Green – trombone (1, 5, 6)
 * Mike Haynes – trumpet (1, 5, 6)
 * Mike Morris – horn arrangements (1, 5, 6)
 * Brown Bannister – arrangements (2)
 * Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 3)
 * Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 6)
 * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 6, 9, 10)
 * Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (3)
 * Mark Heimmerman – backing vocals (3, 6)
 * Wayburn Dean – backing vocals (5, 7)
 * George Pendergrass – backing vocals (5, 7)
 * The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – backing vocals (7, 10)
 * Kim Fleming – backing vocals (9, 10)
 * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (9, 10)

Production

 * Neal Joseph – executive producer
 * Brown Bannister – producer, overdub engineer
 * Jeff Balding – track recording
 * Bill Deaton – track recording, overdub engineer, mixing (1-4)
 * Billy Whittington – track recording, overdub engineer, mixing (5-10)
 * Steve Bishir – overdub engineer
 * Dan Rudin – overdub engineer
 * Greg Parker – assistant engineer
 * Carry Summers – assistant engineer
 * Craig White – assistant engineer
 * Doug Sax – mastering
 * Traci Sterling – production coordinator
 * Bill Brunt – art direction, design
 * Laura LiPuma Nash – art direction
 * Mark Tucker – photography
 * Breon Reynolds – make-up
 * Norman Miller at Proper Management – management

Studios
 * Recorded at The Dugout, OmniSound Studios and Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Kaleidoscope Sound (Bellevue, Tennessee); East Side Sound (New York City, New York).
 * Mixed at MasterMix and Back Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).