7 (David Meece album)
# 7 (David Meece album)

7, sometimes called Seven, is the seventh album by artist David Meece. Five of the nine tracks charted on Christian radio in 1985 and 1986.

## Track listing

All songs written by David Meece, except where noted.

* "You Can Go" (Meece, Michael Card, Mike Hudson) – 3:13
* "Tumblin' Down" – 3:33
* "Forgiven" – 4:08
* "The Ladder" (Meece, Hudson) – 3:44
* "The Alien" (Keith Thomas, Meece) – 4:33
* "We Can Overcome It All" – 3:32
* "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris (Meece, Morgan Cryar, Jonathan David Brown) – 4:43
* "Lean On Each Other" – 3:49
* "I Can See" (Meece, Gloria Gaither) – 5:34

## Personnel

* David Meece – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 7), acoustic piano (9)
* Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 2), acoustic piano (3)
* Shane Keister – acoustic piano (1), Fairlight piano (1), acoustic guitar (1), Yamaha GS1 (2), sound effects (2), vocoder (2, 3), keyboards (8)
* Rhett Lawrence – synthesizers (3), sound effects (3), additional programming (7)
* Keith Thomas – keyboards (4, 5), arrangements (4, 5), backing vocals (5)
* John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards (6), LinnDrum programming (6), arrangements (6)
* Carl Marsh – Fairlight programming (7)
* Dann Huff – rhythm guitar (2), guitar solo (2), electric guitar (3), guitars (4, 5)
* Michael Thompson – guitars (6)
* Marty Walsh – electric guitar (7)
* Jon Goin – guitars (8)
* Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 3, 8)
* Nathan East – bass (4, 5)
* Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 3), drum programming (1)
* Carlos Vega – drums (4, 5)
* Lee Kix – drums (6)
* Mark Hammond – drums (8)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2)
* Farrell Morris – percussion (8)
* Mark Douthit – saxophone (5)
* Alan Moore – orchestration (9)
* Greg Nelson – conductor (9)
* Eberhard Ramm – musical score preparation (9)
* The Nashville String Machine – strings (9)
* Chris Harris – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Gary Pigg – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Allen Green – backing vocals (4, 5)
* Greg Guidry – backing vocals (4, 5)
* Denny Henson – backing vocals (4, 5)
* Dana Hiett – backing vocals (6)
* Biff Vincent – backing vocals (6)
* Twila Paris – lead and backing vocals (7)
* Jonathan David Brown – backing vocals (7), arrangements (7)
* First Call – backing vocals (8)
   * Bonnie Keen
   * Marty McCall
   * Melodie Tunney

Production

* Brown Bannister – producer (1–3)
* Keith Thomas – producer (4–5)
* Skip Konte – producer, engineer (6)
* Jonathan David Brown – producer, engineer (7)
* David Meece – producer (8, 9)
* Greg Nelson – producer (8, 9)
* Michael Blanton – executive producer (1–3)
* Dan Harrell – executive producer (1–3)
* Lynn Nichols – executive producer (4–9)
* Bubba Smith – production coordinator and consultant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7)
* Jeff Balding – production assistant, engineer (4, 5)
* Lori Loving – production assistant (4, 5)
* Gloria Cox – production manager (8, 9)
* Jack Joseph Puig – engineer (1–3)
* Ed Seay – engineer (8, 9)
* Steve Ford – assistant engineer (1–3)
* Dan Garcia – assistant engineer (1–3)
* Allan Henry – assistant engineer (1–3)
* Bob Lockhart – assistant engineer (7)
* Terry Lang – assistant engineer (7)
* Tom Van Etten – assistant engineer (7)
* Tom Harding – assistant engineer (8, 9)
* Joe Bogan – additional engineer (4, 5)
* Gene Eichelberger – additional engineer (4, 5)
* Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, California – recording location
* Mama Jo's Recording Studio, North Hollywood, California – recording location
* Weddington Studio, North Hollywood, California – recording location
* Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, California – recording location
* Front Page Recording, Glendale, California – recording location
* Bullet Recording, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Ocean Way, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Hummingbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Gold Mine Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Treasure Isle Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
* Jeff Balding – mixing at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
* Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood, California
* Buddy Jackson – art direction, design, at Jackson Design
* Mark Tucker – photography

## Charts

### Album

Chart performance for 7 :

| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) | 9 |

### Singles

* "You Can Go" – No. 1 for five weeks in 1985
* "Forgiven" – No. 8 in 1985
* "We Can Overcome It All" – No. 10 in 1986
* "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris – No. 8 in 1986
* "The Alien" – No. 15 in 1986
