Dancing with Danger

Dancing with Danger is the second album by Leslie Phillips, released in 1984 on Myrrh Records.^[5][6] The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.^[7]

Dancing with Danger
Studio album by Leslie Phillips
Released	1984
Recorded	Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, California) Studio Southwest (Dallas, Texas) Gold Mine Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM, Christian rock[1]
Label	Myrrh/Word Records
Producer	Dan Posthuma[2]
Leslie Phillips chronology
Beyond Saturday Night (1983) Dancing with Danger (1984) Black and White in a Grey World (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "while the focus of the album is on dance music, Phillips' pop smarts are already evident, and her songwriting is unconventional (especially for Christian music)."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Leslie Phillips

Side one

1. "Dancing with Danger" (remix) – 3:29
2. "I Won't Let It Come Between Us" (remix) – 4:32
3. "Strength of My Life" (guest vocals by Russ Taff) – 5:34
4. "Give 'em All You've Got (Tonight)" – 4:24
5. "By My Spirit" (with Matthew Ward) - 4:43

Side two

1. "Hiding in the Shadows" – 3:52
2. "Powder Room Politics" – 2:40
3. "Light of Love" – 4:17
4. "Song in the Night" – 3:52
5. "Here He Comes with My Heart" – 2:48

CD bonus track

1. "By My Spirit" (Radio version) – 5:42

Personnel

• Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Jeff Lams – keyboards, arrangements (3, 5-7, 9, 10)
• John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, arrangements (8)
• Dann Huff – guitars, arrangements (1, 2, 4)
• Nathan East – bass
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Victor Feldman – percussion
• James Hollihan – backing vocals
• Buddy Owens – backing vocals
• Russ Taff – backing vocals
• Greg X. Volz – backing vocals
• Matthew Ward – backing vocals

Production

• Brad Burkhart – executive producer
• Dan Posthuma – producer
• Jeremy Smith – tracking engineer
• Mike McClain – vocal engineer
• Bill Deaton – additional engineer
• John Early – additional engineer
• David Schober – additional engineer
• Bud Wyatt – additional engineer
• Bill Schnee – mixing
• Mike Reese – mastering
• Steve Hall – remastering
• Bradley Grose – photo concept
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Vigon/Seireeni – art design

Studios

• Mixed at Eagle Audio Recording (Fort Worth, Texas).
• Originally mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
• Remastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[7]	20

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM AC[8]	CCM CHR[9]
1984	"By My Spirit"	12	12
1984-85	"Here He Comes with My Heart"	6	6
1985	"Strength of My Life"	1	9
1985	"Dancing with Danger"	—	11
1985	"Powder Room Politics	34	—