The Heart of Me (album)

The Heart of Me
Studio album by Kathy Troccoli
Released	September 24, 2002
Studio	Fun Attic Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) House of Big and Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee) Scrimshaw Sound (Antioch, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM, Christian pop, inspirational
Length	43:46
Label	Reunion
Producer	Christopher Harris Nathan DiGesare
Kathy Troccoli chronology
Love Has a Name (2000) The Heart of Me (2002) Greatest Hits (2003)

The Heart of Me is the twelfth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on September 24, 2002, by Reunion Records. The album earned Troccoli her third Grammy nomination (her first since 1988) for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 45th Grammy Awards. The Heart of Me debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me Higher"	Kathy Troccoli, Bruce Sudano, Alisa Gyse, Nathan DiGesare	3:41
2.	"You're the Heart of Me" (*)	Ty Lacy, Sam Mizell, Steve Siler	4:10
3.	"All for the Life of Me" (*)	Don Koch, Tony Wood, Brian White	4:36
4.	"Ever Since the Day"	K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Mike Norello	3:57
5.	"Love Has Come"	K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Matt Maher	5:06
6.	"A Love That Won't Walk Away"	T. Lacy, Jess Cates	3:55
7.	"Heaven Knows"	K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare	5:18
8.	"He Will Shelter You" (*)	T. Lacy, Arnie Roman	3:50
9.	"Just Like You"	M. Maher	4:01
10.	"You're Still God" (*)	K. Troccoli, Dorothy Ophals	5:12

Note: (*) - tracks produced by Christopher Harris; all remaining tracks produced by Nathan DiGesare.

Personnel

• Kathy Troccoli – vocals
• Nathan DiGesare – synthesizer programming, arrangements, string arrangements
• Bernie Herms – synthesizer programming, string arrangements
• Mike Lorello – synthesizer programming
• Kent Hooper – keyboards, programming
• Pat Coil – acoustic piano
• Gary Burnette – guitars, resonator guitar
• David Cleveland – guitars
• Jerry McPherson – guitars
• Mark Hill – bass
• Chris Kent – bass
• Craig Nelson – bass
• Jackie Street – bass
• Dan Needham – drums, hand drums, percussion
• Scott Williamson – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Taylor Harris – percussion
• Craig Alea – string arrangements
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Alisa Gyse – backing vocals
• Leann Albrecht – backing vocals
• Matt Baugher – backing vocals
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
• Chris Harris – backing vocals
• Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals
• Justin Unger – backing vocals

Production

• Matt Baugher – executive producer
• Dean Diehl – executive producer
• Jason McArthur – A&R
• Nathan DiGesare – producer (1, 4-7, 9), engineer
• Christopher Harris – producer (2, 3, 8, 10)
• David Schober – engineer, mixing
• Kent Hooper – engineer, mixing
• Todd Robbins – engineer
• Dave Dillbeck – engineer
• Kevin Pickle – assistant engineer
• PJ Heimmernman – production coordinator (2, 3, 8, 10)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms

Trevor Kirk of Cross Rhythms rated The Heart of Me 9 out of 10 saying that "throughout the album, every song is a strong one. Kathy has several songwriting credits, notably on 'Heaven Knows' and the closer, 'You're Still God,' a five minute-plus paean of praise to her Saviour. Definitely recommended."

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)	37

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM Inspo
2002	"All for the Life of Me"	4
2003	"You're the Heart of Me"	18