You Hold the Key

You Hold the Key is Beth Nielsen Chapman's third album ('Hearing it first' was her first, in 1980). 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.

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