Le Voyage (Sandi Patty album)
# Le Voyage (Sandi Patty album)

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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

## Charts

| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Top Contemporary Christian Albums | 1 |

### Radio singles

| Year | Singles | Peak positions |
| - | - | - |
| Year | Singles | CCM AC |
| 1993 | "Hand on my Shoulder" | 6 |
| 1993 | "Long Look" | 2 |
| 1993-94 | "Love Can Open the Door" | 9 |
| 1994 | "Home Will Find You" (with John Elefante) | 20 |

## Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Winner | Category |
| - | - | - |
| 1994 | "Hand On My Shoulder" | Short Form Music Video of the Year |
