# Springfield (album)

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***Springfield*** is a 1996 album by [Carole Fredericks](/source/Carole_Fredericks). It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day", the traditional "Silent Night", "You Had It Comin’", a duet with her brother blues musician [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)), and the pop single, "Run Away Love", which was the theme song to the 1998 [Jean-Paul Belmondo](/source/Jean-Paul_Belmondo) film *Une Chance Sur Deux*.

The album was recorded in [English](/source/English_language) and released in [France](/source/France), [Belgium](/source/Belgium) and Switzerland. The album was released in the [United States](/source/United_States) in 2002. *Springfield* won Best Gospel Album, and singles from the album, "Shine" and "Save My Soul," took Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Song 2nd Place in the 2004 [JPF Music Awards](/source/JPF_Music_Awards).[citation needed] In the 2008 [International Songwriting Competition](/source/International_Songwriting_Competition), "Reason to Stay" won Honorable Mention in the Blues category, and "Shine" won Honorable Mention in the Gospel/Christian category.[citation needed]

## Track listing

The album contains the following tracks:[1]

All lyrics composed by Carole Fredericks; all music written by Erick Benzi; except where noted

1. "Save My Soul"
1. "Reachin’" (music: Jacques Veneruso)
1. "You Had It Comin’" (music: Jacques Veneruso)
1. "Shine"
1. "Jesus in Me" (music: [Jean-Jacques Goldman](/source/Jean-Jacques_Goldman))
1. "Run Away Love" (music: [Gildas Arzel](/source/Gildas_Arzel))
1. "No Rain" (music: Christopher Satterfield)
1. "Change" (music: Jean-Jacques Goldman)
1. "Let Him Be Blues" (music: Jacques Veneruso)
1. "Reason to Stay" (music: Gildas Arzel)
1. "Tender Love" (music: Gildas Arzel)
1. "[Oh Happy Day](/source/Oh_Happy_Day_(1952_song))" ([Edwin Hawkins](/source/Edwin_Hawkins))
1. "So I Pray" (Yvonne Jones)
1. "[Silent Night](/source/Silent_Night)" (Traditional; arranged by Erick Benzi)

## Personnel

The following personnel performed on the album:[1]

- Carole Fredericks – vocals
- [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)) – vocal, harmonica
- Charly Doll – drums, percussion
- David Bernadaux - drums
- Yannick Hardoium – bass
- Youssef Bouchou - bass
- Didier Mouret – organ, piano
- Jacques Veneruso – electric & acoustic guitar, dobro
- [Gildas Arzel](/source/Gildas_Arzel) – electric & acoustic guitar, dobro
- Christopher Satterfield – guitars
- Bat’Brass – brass
- Thierry Durel – trombone
- Stéphane Baudet – trumpet, bugle
- Gilles Martin – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone
- Yvonne Jones, Carole Fredericks, [Catherine Russell](/source/Catherine_Russell_(singer)), [Erick Benzi](/source/Erick_Benzi), Jacques Veneruso, [Jean-Jacques Goldman](/source/Jean-Jacques_Goldman), Connie Malone - harmony vocals

## References

1. Liner notes from CD

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