B.J. Thomas - You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer) (1979) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4

1. B. J. Thomas - Using Things And Loving People (0:00)
2. B. J. Thomas - Jesus On My Mind (3:30)
3. B. J. Thomas - You Gave Me Love (6:52)
4. B. J. Thomas - The Faith Of A Little Child (10:21)

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You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) is the twenty-first studio album and third gospel album by American singer B. J. Thomas, released in 1979.

Personnel:
Bass: Mike Leech
Drums: Larrie Londin & Jerry Kroon
Keyboards: Bobby Wood, 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

Chart performance:
You Gave Me Love peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Best Selling Inspirational LPs in July 1980.

Awards:
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance in 1980.