title: Kristy Starling (album)
text: # Kristy Starling (album)
  
  Kristy Starling is the eponymous debut album by Kristy Starling. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on April 22, 2003. The album consist of Contemporary Christian songs, as well as a cover of LeAnn Rimes' 2000 hit song, "I Need You" and Josh Groban's "To Where You Are". The album peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Contemporary Christian.
  
  ## Critical response
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Aaron Latham of Allmusic praised the album stating, "All the elements are there for a hit record."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits for Kristy Starling are adapted from Allmusic.
  
  * Kristy Starling – lead vocals, backing vocals
  * Pete Kipley – programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, string arrangements
  * Tim Akers – acoustic piano
  * Dan Muckala – programming, string arrangements
  * Billy Mann – programming, guitars, backing vocals
  * David Foster – acoustic piano, arrangements
  * Richard Marx – keyboards, arrangements
  * Pete Wallace – programming
  * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  * Alex Nifong – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  * Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar
  * Michael Thompson – guitars
  * Dan Warner – guitars
  * Tracy Ferrie – bass
  * Mark Hill – bass
  * Dan Needham – drums
  * Jochem van der Saag – drum programming
  * Eric Darken – percussion
  * Rob Mathes – string arrangements and conductor
  * Daniel O'Lannerghty – orchestration
  * William Ross – arrangements
  * The Nashville String Machine – strings
  * Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
  * Nirva Dorsaint – backing vocals
  * Desmond Pringle – backing vocals
  * Erin O'Donnell – backing vocals
  
  ## Production
  
  * Lee Bridges – assistant, digital editing
  * Tammie Harris Cleek – creative director
  * David Cole – engineer
  * Tom Coyne – mastering
  * David Foster – executive producer, producer
  * Jaymes Foster-Levy – A&R
  * Humberto Gatica – mixing
  * David Kaufman – wardrobe
  * Barry Landis – executive producer
  * Billy Mann – producer, mixing
  * Nick Marshall – assistant
  * Richard Marx – producer, arrangements
  * J.R. McNeely – engineer
  * Shawn McSpadden – A&R
  * Dan Muckala – producer
  * Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty – production coordination
  * Matt Prock – engineer
  * Dave Reitzas – engineer
  * Christian Robles – assistant
  * Alejandro Rodriguez – mix assistant
  * Ray Roper – design
  * John Saylor – assistant
  * Lisa Sciascia – photography
  * Melanie Shelley – hair stylist, make-up
  * Dan Shike – assistant
  * F. Reid Shippen – engineer, mixing
  * Jay Smith – design
  
  ## Chart
  
  | Chart (2003) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Billboard Contemporary Christian | 24 |
  