Real Life Conversations

Real Life Conversations is the second album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. The album was released in 1988 by Sparrow Records and produced by Phil Naish.

Real Life Conversations
Studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman
Released	April 1, 1988
Studio	OmniSound Studios, Goldmine Studios, Downstage Studios and Great Circle Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM, soft rock, pop
Length	41:27
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Phil Naish
Steven Curtis Chapman chronology
First Hand (1987) Real Life Conversations (1988) More to This Life (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

This second album features a harder and edgier sound that steers more toward light rock music than his previous album.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

1. "Faithful Too" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:02
2. "Tuesday's Child" (Chapman, Dave Mullen, Dale Oliver) – 4:12
3. "For Who He Really Is" (Chapman, Moore) – 5:08
4. "Consider It Done" – 3:46
5. "His Eyes" (Chapman, James Isaac Elliot) – 3:36
6. "The Human Race" (Chapman, Elliot) – 3:43
7. "Wait" (Margaret Becker, Chapman) – 4:14
8. "Truth or Consequences" – 5:07
9. "My Turn Now" (Chapman, Brent Lamb) – 3:28
10. "His Strength Is Perfect" (Chapman, Jerry Salley) – 4:36

Personnel

Musicians

• Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars
• Phil Naish – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jon Goin – guitars
• Mark O'Connor – mandolin, mandola
• Mike Brignardello – bass
• Mark Hammond – drums
• Alan Moore – string arrangements (5, 7)
• Carl Gorodetzsky – string leader (5, 7)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (5, 7)
• Geoff Moore – guest vocal (1)
• Herb Chapman – backing vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals

Volunteer Choir on "His Strength Is Perfect"

• Dee Dee Addison
• Lisa Angelle
• Keith Boyd
• Mike Brignardello
• Bruce Carroll
• Emily Chapman
• Sherri Chapman
• Debbie Cunningham
• Ken Cunningham
• Dennis Disney
• Tony Elenburg
• Elizabeth Groner
• Celeste Hammond
• P. WE Herman
• Brad Jamison
• Rhonda Kissinger
• Greg Kroeker
• Suzanne Kroeker
• Brent Lamb
• Missy McGinty
• Geoff Moore
• Becky Naish
• Michael Puryear
• Charley Redmond
• Delyn Redmond
• Chris Rodriguez
• Lisa Rodriguez
• Jerry Salley
• Amy K. Smith
• Brian White
• Robin Wilkes
• BeBe Winans
• Sharon Ziegler

Production

• Phil Naish – producer
• Ronnie Brookshire – recording
• Carry Summers – assistant engineer
• Bob Clark – string engineer
• Jeff Balding – mixing
• Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Cindy Wilt – production manager
• Mark Tucker – photography
• 5 Penguins Design – design
• Barbara Catanzaro-Hearn – art direction