Le Voyage is the fourteenth studio album by Christian singer Sandi Patti, released in 1993 on Word Records. It's a concept album and it tells the story, done in a musical setting, featuring Patti as a character named Traveler, and she comes from a long line of Sojouners. It has been described as a modern retelling of Pilgrim's Progress featuring songs about traveling on a journey of faith. Le Voyage continues her inspirational sound but also adds some upbeat pop and adult contemporary sounds as well. Patti re-records a new version of "Unexpected Friends," originally from her 1990 album Another Time...Another Place and also features a duet with fellow Christian singer/songwriter and former Kansas lead singer John Elefante called "Home Will Find You." This would be the last album using her last name "Patti." Patti also released a companion book to go with the album. The album would top the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. In 1994, her music video for the first single "Hand On My Shoulder" won Short Form Music Video of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards.
Track listing
All songs written by Greg Nelson and Bob Farrell.
"Prologue" (instrumental) - 3:01
"Little Narrow Gate" - 4:21
"Home Will Find You" (duet with John Elefante) - 4:12
"Long Look" - 3:44
"Hand on My Shoulder" - 5:15
"All the Stars" - 5:06
"The Dilemma" - 5:03
"Forest of Fears" - 5:19
"In the Tenderlands" - 4:34
"Unexpected Friends" - 3:40
"Theme from The City of Rest" (instrumental) - 3:36
"Love Can Open the Door" - 3:44
"No Place to Lay My Head" - 6:11
Personnel
Sandi Patti – vocals (2-10, 12, 13) Eric Persing – synthesizer programming David Hamilton – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1), string arrangements and conductor (1), keyboards (5), concept (11) Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (2-5), arrangements (2-6, 8, 11, 12), keyboards (4-8), programming (11, 12) Blair Masters – synthesizers (2, 10) Phil Naish – synthesizers (3) David Huntsinger – acoustic piano (10, 13) Tom Hemby – guitars (1, 3, 4, 6-9, 11) Dann Huff – guitars (2-5, 7, 11, 12) Jackie Street – bass (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11) Gary Lunn – bass (9) Paul Leim – drums (3-8, 11) Farrell Morris – percussion (3, 6, 7, 11) Tom McAninch – French horn (1) Eberhard Ramm – French horn (1) Joy Worland – French horn (1) Pamela Sixfin – violin solo (1) Mark Douthit – saxophone (6, 8) Sam Levine – soprano saxophone (9) Nashville String Machine – strings (1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13) Carl Gorodetzky – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13) Greg Nelson – arrangements (1, 7, 9, 10, 13) Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 10, 11, 13) Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor (9) John Elefante – vocals (3) Alan Moore – BGV arrangements (3, 4, 12) Bob Carlisle – backing vocals (3, 12) Beverly Darnall – backing vocals (3, 12) Michael Eldred – backing vocals (3, 12) Lisa Glasgow – backing vocals (3, 12) Mark Ivey – backing vocals (3) Tammy Jensen – backing vocals (3, 12) Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (3, 12) Ellen Musick – backing vocals (3, 12) Guy Penrod – backing vocals (3, 12) Leah Taylor – backing vocals (3, 12) Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (3, 4, 12) Chris Willis – backing vocals (3, 12) Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (4) Donna McElroy – backing vocals (4)
Production
Matt Baugher – executive producer
Greg Nelson – producer
Bill Deaton – engineer, vocal engineer, mixing
Bob Clark – string engineer
Brent King – string engineer, vocal engineer
Chip Birge – assistant engineer, mix assistant
Robert Charles – assistant engineer
Todd Little – assistant engineer
Carry Summers – assistant engineer
Greg Parker – mix assistant
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Holly Krig-Smith – production coordinator Loren Balman – art direction Patrick Pollei – art direction, design Neill Whitlock – photography