Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James is the first compilation album by Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James.
Track listing
Personnel
Tracks 1 & 3 Rebecca St. James – vocals (1), all vocals (3) Matt Bronleewe – programming, all other instruments Jackie Street – bass guitar Chris Tomlin – vocals (1)
Track 17 Rebecca St. James – lead vocals Jamie Kenney – keyboards Charlie Peacock – keyboards Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ John Mark Painter – toy piano, brass Pete Kipley – programming Gary Burnette – guitars Derri Daugherty – guitars Phil Keaggy – guitars Chris Donahue – bass Dennis Holt – drums Ken Lewis – percussion Jim Hoke – harmonica Christine Byrd – backing vocals Lisa Cochran – backing vocals Fleming McWilliams – backing vocals Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals
Production Greg Ham – executive producer Steve Hartley – executive producer, A&R Matt Bronleewe – producer (1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16) Tedd T – producer (2, 4, 6–9, 14, 18) Bill Deaton – producer (11) John Hartley – producer (17) Skye McCaskey – engineer (1, 3, 17) Derri Daugherty – engineer (17) Jordan Richter – engineer (17) F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1, 3) Dan Shike – mix assistant (1, 3) Shane D. Wilson – mixing (17) Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) Amy Guenthner – A&R coordinator Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator Scott McDaniel – art direction Mike Rapp – art direction Kevin Tucker – packaging design Kristin Barlowe – photography Sheila Davis – make-up Brady Warlaw – make-up
Reception Allmusic gave the album 3 of 5 stars. John DeBiase at JesusFreak gave it 3.5 of 5 stars, naming the new track "I Thank You" as a "hit to be", but stating that "Expressions of your Love" would have benefited from less Tomlin and more St. James. He recommend the disc to new listeners of St. James as a "perfect introduction" to the singer.DeBiase, John (March 2003). Rebecca St. James - Wait For Me: The Best From Rebecca St. James review. Jesus Freak Hideout. The album charted for 6 weeks among Billboard Magazine's Christian Albums rankings, peaking at No. 16.[ "Rebecca St. James - Chart History - Christian Albums"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
The album's two singles, "Expressions of Your Love" and "I Thank You" both got major radio play in the US with the latter hitting No. 1. In the UK the songs, failed to chart on the Top 100 songs of 2004, but in Australia "Expressions of Your Love" hit No. 17 and "I Thank You" hit No. 20 on the Top 100 Songs of 2003.
For the year 2003, The Rock Across Australia (provider of weekly Australian Christian music charts)"The Rock Across Australia". Official website. ranked "I Thank You" and "Expressions of Your Love" at No. 8 and No. 16 among Most Played Songs, No. 3 and No. 6 among most played songs by Australasian Artists, and No. 1 and No. 1 during 2 months and 1 month, respectively. "31 December 2003 Radio Activity" (PDF). The Rock Across Australia. Woodland Media, 31 December 2003.
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