You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)

You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
Studio album by B. J. Thomas
Released	1979
Genre	Gospel
Producer	Archie P. Jordan
B. J. Thomas chronology
Happy Man (1979)Happy Man1979 You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) (1979) The Best of B.J. Thomas (1980)The Best of B.J. Thomas1980

You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) is the 21st studio album & 3rd gospel album by American singer B. J. Thomas, released in 1979.

Track listing

1. "Using Things and Loving People" (Hal David, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:27
2. "Jesus on My Mind" (Jerry Gillespie) - 3:18
3. "You Gave Me Love" (Archie P. Jordan, Claire Cloninger) - 3:26
4. "The Faith of a Little Child" (Donna McLaughlin) - 4:20
5. "I'm Gonna See Jesus" (Archie P. Jordan) - 2:45
6. "Lord, I'm Just a Baby" (Archie P. Jordan, Teddy Wilburn) - 2:52
7. "What Your Love Did for Me" (Claire Cloninger, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:06
8. "I Need to Be Still (And Let God Love Me)" (Archie P. Jordan, Naomi Martin) - 2:45
9. "Love Has Arrived" (Kent Robbins) - 3:09
10. "He's Walking in My Shoes" (Hank Martin, Archie P. Jordan) - 3:07

Personnel

• Bass: Mike Leech
• Drums: Larrie Londin & Jerry Kroone
• Keyboards: Bobby Woods, Archie Jordan & Carl Greeson
• Guitar: Reggie Young
• Bells & Vibes: Farrell Morris
• Oboe: Bobby Taylor
• Violins: Shelly Kurland, George Binkley, Carl Gorodetzky, Wilfred Lehmann, Steven Smith, Pamela Vanosdale & Stephanie Woolf
• Violas: Marvin Chantry & Gary Vanosdale
• Cello: Roy Christensen
• Trumpets: Don Sheffield & George Tidwell
• Trombones: Roger Bissell & Dennis Good
• French Horns: Tom McAninch
• Tenor Saxophone: Buddy Skipper
• Baritone Saxophone & Flute: Billy Puett
• Background vocals: Janie Fricke, Donna Sheridan, Donna McElroy, Mary Boone, Diane Tidwell, Donna McLaughlin, Hank Martin & Tom Brannon
• Children's Choir: Students of David Lipscomb Elementary School
• Choir Director: Ann Elizabeth Lokey

Production

• Produced & arranged by: Archie P. Jordan
• Engineered by: Joe Wilson
• Recorded & mixed at: Glaser Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mastered at Masterphonics by: Jim Loyd