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Dancing with Danger
Studio album by Leslie Phillips
Released	1984
Recorded	Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, California) Studio Southwest (Dallas, Texas) Gold Mine Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	CCM, Christian rock
Label	Myrrh/Word Records
Producer	Dan Posthuma
Leslie Phillips chronology
Beyond Saturday Night (1983) Dancing with Danger (1984) Black and White in a Grey World (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Dancing with Danger is the second album by Leslie Phillips, released in 1984 on Myrrh Records. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "while the focus of the album is on dance music, Phillips' pop smarts are already evident, and her songwriting is unconventional (especially for Christian music)."

Track listing

All songs written by Leslie Phillips

Side one

1. "Dancing with Danger" (remix) – 3:29
2. "I Won't Let It Come Between Us" (remix) – 4:32
3. "Strength of My Life" (guest vocals by Russ Taff) – 5:34
4. "Give 'em All You've Got (Tonight)" – 4:24
5. "By My Spirit" (with Matthew Ward) - 4:43

Side two

1. "Hiding in the Shadows" – 3:52
2. "Powder Room Politics" – 2:40
3. "Light of Love" – 4:17
4. "Song in the Night" – 3:52
5. "Here He Comes with My Heart" – 2:48

CD bonus track

1. "By My Spirit" (Radio version) – 5:42

Personnel

• Leslie Phillips – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Jeff Lams – keyboards, arrangements (3, 5-7, 9, 10)
• John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards, arrangements (8)
• Dann Huff – guitars, arrangements (1, 2, 4)
• Nathan East – bass
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Victor Feldman – percussion
• James Hollihan – backing vocals
• Buddy Owens – backing vocals
• Russ Taff – backing vocals
• Greg X. Volz – backing vocals
• Matthew Ward – backing vocals

Production

• Brad Burkhart – executive producer
• Dan Posthuma – producer
• Jeremy Smith – tracking engineer
• Mike McClain – vocal engineer
• Bill Deaton – additional engineer
• John Early – additional engineer
• David Schober – additional engineer
• Bud Wyatt – additional engineer
• Bill Schnee – mixing
• Mike Reese – mastering
• Steve Hall – remastering
• Bradley Grose – photo concept
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Vigon/Seireeni – art design

Studios

• Mixed at Eagle Audio Recording (Fort Worth, Texas).
• Originally mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
• Remastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).

Charts

Radio singles

References

1. Bielen, Kenneth (January 20, 2016). The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781317713517 – via Google Books.
2. "This week's album was the first cassette that I got from the music club: By Philip Mayabb". www.ccmclassic.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
3. ^ "Dancing with Danger - Leslie Phillips | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 522.
5. "Sam Phillips | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Alfonso, Barry (December 17, 2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823077182 – via Google Books.
7. ^ "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 9, 1985. p. 71.
8. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 179. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
9. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.

• 1984 albums
• Sam Phillips (musician) albums
• Myrrh Records albums
• Word Records albums