Shake (John Schlitt album)

Shake
Studio album by John Schlitt
Released	1995
Genre	Christian rock
Length	43:26
Label	Word, Epic
Producer	Mark Heimermann Dann Huff David Huff Greg Nelson
John Schlitt chronology
Shake (1995) Unfit For Swine (1996)

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Shake is the first solo album released by John Schlitt, lead singer of the Christian rock band Petra. It was released in the Spring of 1995.

Track listing[]

1. "Wake The Dead" – 5:32 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Mark Heimermann and Dann Huff)
2. "Don't Look Back" – 3:47 (Words & Music by Schlitt and Jim Cooper)
3. "Show Me The Way" – 4:18 (Words & Music by Schlitt and Tommy Greer)
4. "Inside Of You" – 4:44 (Words & Music by Billy Luz Sprague, Heimermann, Dann Huff and Schlitt)
5. "Let It Show" – 4:32 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Heimermann and Dann Huff)
6. "Carry The Burden" – 4:19 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Dann & David Huff)
7. "One By One" – 4:01 (Words & Music by Joe Fair, Schlitt and Rich Gootee)
8. "Try Understanding His Heart" – 3:55 (Words & Music by Schlitt, Cooper and Ronny Cates)
9. "The Hard Way" – 3:32 (Words & Music by Tom Wanca and Mark H. Chesshir)
10. "The Road To Calvary" – 4:50 (Words & Music by Gootee, Schlitt and Cooper)

Personnel[]

• John Schlitt – lead vocals, background vocals (1–6, 9), harmony vocals (1, 2, 6)
• Dann Huff – guitars (1–10), bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), drums (1, 3, 5), percussion (1, 3, 5), keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9), arrangements (10)
• David Huff – drums (1–4, 6–10), percussion (1–4, 6–9), background vocals (2, 6), shaker (10)
• Mark Heimermann – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5), background vocals (1–6), drums (5), percussion (5)
• Blair Masters – additional keyboards (2, 6), additional programming (7, 8), keyboards (10)
• Jim Cooper – programming (7, 8), arrangements (7, 8)
• Jackie Street – bass (3, 4, 10)
• Joe Spivey – mandolin (10), violin (10)

Background vocals[]

• Robert White Johnson ("Don't Look Back", "Carry The Burden" and "The Hard Way")
• Donna McElroy ("One By One")
• Vicki Hampton ("One By One")
• Kim Fleming ("One By One", "Try Understanding His Heart" and "The Road To Calvary")
• Kari Schlitt ("One By One")
• Micah Wilshire ("The Hard Way")
• Chris Rodriguez ("The Road To Calvary")
• Duane Starling ("The Road To Calvary")

Children's Vocals ("Wake the Dead")[]

• Jerry Wise
• Joy Wise
• Taylor Harris
• Brandon Harris
• Peyton Heimermann
• Perry Heimermann

Production Details[]

Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5[]

• Produced by Mark Heimermann for Fun Attic Productions and Dann Huff.
• Production Manager – Paul James Heimermann
• Engineers – JB, Joe Baldridge, Penn Singleton and Shane Wilson.
• Recorded at Ashlyne Studio and Fun Attic Studio (Franklin, Tennessee).
• Mixed by Bill Deaton at Battery Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mix Assistant – Carry Summers
• Edited by Marty William

Tracks 2, 6 & 9[]

• Produced by Dann Huff and David Huff
• Engineered by Dann Huff and David Huff – Special thanks to JB and Bryan Lenox.
• Recorded at Dobb's Palace, Ashlyne Studio and Fun Attic Studio.
• Mixed by Ronnie Brookshire at Emerald Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mix Assistant – Timothy Waters

Tracks 7, 8 & 10[]

• Produced by Greg Nelson
• Production Coordination – Holly Krig-Smith
• Engineers – Jeff Balding, Steve Bishir, Keith Compton, Bill Deaton and Greg Parker.
• Assistant Engineers – Chris Davie, Kevin Hipp, Shawn McLean, Greg Parker and Martin Woodlee.
• Studios – The Bennett House and The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN); Quad Studios, The Dugout and Greg Nelson Studio (Nashville, TN).
• Mixed by Bill Deaton at Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN).
• Mix Assistants – Pete Martinez and Carry Summers.

General Production Details[]

• Executive Producer – Bubba Smith
• Mastered by Hank Williams at Master Mix (Nashville, TN).
• Art Direction – Diana Barnes
• Photography – Ron Keith

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