Love Has a Name (Kathy Troccoli album)

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Love Has a Name
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
Studio
  • House of Big, Dark Horse Studio and Bridgeway Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Notes-On Studios (New York City, New York)
GenreCCM, Christian pop, inspirational
Length44:39
LabelReunion
Producer
  • Christopher Harris
  • Mark Baldwin
  • Tony McAnany
Kathy Troccoli chronology
A Sentimental Christmas
(1999)
Love Has a Name
(2000)
The Heart of Me
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[2]

Love Has a Name is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on October 24, 2000, by Reunion Records.[3][4] After the releases of her collaboration with fellow Christian singer Sandi Patty on the pop standards album Together and A Sentimental Christmas, both came out in 1999, Troccoli returned to Christian music, that also includes a cover of Foreigner's 1985 number-one hit "I Want to Know What Love Is". Love Has a Name peaked at number 36 on the Top Christian Albums chart and number 43 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in Billboard magazine.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Parade"Kathy Troccoli, Jeff Franzel, Rick WitkowskiChristopher Harris4:36
2."All Is Well"K. Troccoli, Scott Krippayne, Steve SilerC. Harris4:29
3."On My Way to You"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelMark Baldwin4:26
4."Live for the Lord"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelC. Harris4:35
5."Break My Heart"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, R. WitkowskiTony McAnany4:36
6."God Said It"K. Troccoli, J. FranzelM. Baldwin4:36
7."Hold Me While I Sleep"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, Delilah OrtegaT. McAnany4:10
8."Count On Me"K. Troccoli, J. Franzel, R. WitkowskiC. Harris5:12
9."I Want to Know What Love Is"Mick JonesM. Baldwin4:45
10."Love Has a Name"K. Troccoli, Tom BoothT. McAnany4:24

Personnel[edit]

  • Kathy Troccoli – vocals
  • Kent Hooper – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8), programming (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Jeff Roach – additional keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8), organ (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Blair Masters – keyboards (3, 6, 9), programming (3, 6, 9)
  • Gary Burnette – guitars (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • David Cleveland – guitars (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Mark Baldwin – guitars (3, 6, 9)
  • Nick Moroch – guitars (5, 7, 10)
  • Chris Kent – bass (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Jackie Street – bass (3, 6, 9)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • John Hammond – drums (3, 6, 9), programming (3, 6, 9)
  • Ken Lewis – percussion (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (3, 6, 9)
  • Mark Douthit – horns (1)
  • Chris McDonald – horns (1)
  • Jeff Bailey – horns (1)
  • Mike Haynes – horns (1)
  • Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 9)
  • Tim Davis – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
  • Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
  • Gary Pigg – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Chance Scoggins – backing vocals (3, 6, 9)
  • Terry White – backing vocals (3, 6, 9)
  • Issac Clemon – backing vocals (5)
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals (5, 7, 10)
  • Kevin Owens – backing vocals (5)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (5, 7, 10), BGV arrangements and contractor (5, 7, 10)
  • Katreese Barnes – backing vocals (7, 10)
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals (7)
  • Melonie Daniels – backing vocals (7)
  • Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (7)
  • Ashley Anderson – backing vocals (8)
  • Shannon Bellflower – backing vocals (8)
  • Anna Flautt – backing vocals (8)
  • Brandon Harris – backing vocals (8)
  • Shauntea McClish – backing vocals (8)
  • Tiah Mustin – backing vocals (8)
  • Todd Mustin – backing vocals (8)
  • Gabe Pigg – backing vocals (8)
  • Landon Pigg – backing vocals (8)

Choir on "I Want to Know What Love Is"

  • Darwin Hobbs, Tiffany Palmer, Angela Primm, Jerard Woods and Jovaun Woods

Production and Technical[edit]

  • Matt Baugher – executive producer
  • Dean Diehl – executive producer
  • George King – executive producer
  • David Hentschel – co-producer (5)
  • David Mann – co-producer (7)
  • Tom Salta – co-producer (10)
  • Kent Hooper – recording (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Todd Robbins – recording (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • John Jaszcz – recording (3, 6, 9)
  • Mark Baldwin – tracking (3, 6, 9)
  • Roy Hendrickson – recording (5, 7), mixing (5, 7)
  • Tim Odell – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Tom Laune – mixing (1, 2, 4, 8)
  • Grant Greene – mixing (3, 6, 9)
  • Lynn Fuston – mastering (1-4, 6, 8, 9), lead vocal recording (5, 7, 10)
  • Vlado Meller – mastering (5, 7, 10)
  • 3D Audio (Franklin, Tennessee) and Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) – mastering locations
  • Chad Dickerson – A&R
  • Stephanie McBrayer – production coordinator
  • Scott Hughes – art direction
  • Tim Parker – design
  • Russ Harrington – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Christian (Billboard)[5] 36
US Heatseekers Albums Chart (Billboard)[6] 43

Radio singles[edit]

Year Singles Peak positions
CCM AC[7]
2000 "Parade" 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kathy Troccoli – Love Has a Name at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Bridge, Steven. "Review: Love Has a Name - Kathy Troccoli". Cross Rhythms.
  3. ^ Kathy Troccoli: Love Has a Name. Reunion Records. 2000.
  4. ^ Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. p. 259-60. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
  5. ^ "Top Christian LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 47. November 18, 2000. p. 44.
  6. ^ "Heatseekers LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 47. November 18, 2000. p. 26.
  7. ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 215. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.