The Heart of Me (album)

The Heart of Me is the twelfth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on September 24, 2002, by Reunion Records. The album earned Troccoli her third Grammy nomination (her first since 1988) for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 45th Grammy Awards. The Heart of Me debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing
Note: (*) - tracks produced by Christopher Harris; all remaining tracks produced by Nathan DiGesare.

Personnel

 * Kathy Troccoli – vocals
 * Nathan DiGesare – synthesizer programming, arrangements, string arrangements
 * Bernie Herms – synthesizer programming, string arrangements
 * Mike Lorello – synthesizer programming
 * Kent Hooper – keyboards, programming
 * Pat Coil – acoustic piano
 * Gary Burnette – guitars, resonator guitar
 * David Cleveland – guitars
 * Jerry McPherson – guitars
 * Mark Hill – bass
 * Chris Kent – bass
 * Craig Nelson – bass
 * Jackie Street – bass
 * Dan Needham – drums, hand drums, percussion
 * Scott Williamson – drums
 * Eric Darken – percussion
 * Taylor Harris – percussion
 * Craig Alea – string arrangements
 * The Nashville String Machine – strings
 * Alisa Gyse – backing vocals
 * Leann Albrecht – backing vocals
 * Matt Baugher – backing vocals
 * Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
 * Chris Harris – backing vocals
 * Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals
 * Justin Unger – backing vocals

Production

 * Matt Baugher – executive producer
 * Dean Diehl – executive producer
 * Jason McArthur – A&R
 * Nathan DiGesare – producer (1, 4-7, 9), engineer
 * Christopher Harris – producer (2, 3, 8, 10)
 * David Schober – engineer, mixing
 * Kent Hooper – engineer, mixing
 * Todd Robbins – engineer
 * Dave Dillbeck – engineer
 * Kevin Pickle – assistant engineer
 * PJ Heimmernman – production coordinator (2, 3, 8, 10)

Critical reception
Trevor Kirk of Cross Rhythms rated The Heart of Me 9 out of 10 saying that "throughout the album, every song is a strong one. Kathy has several songwriting credits, notably on 'Heaven Knows' and the closer, 'You're Still God,' a five minute-plus paean of praise to her Saviour. Definitely recommended."