Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James

Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James
Greatest hits album by Rebecca St. James
Released	25 March 2003
Genre	CCM
Length	73:18
Label	ForeFront
Producer	Matt Bronleewe Tedd T Bill Deaton John Hartley
Rebecca St. James chronology
Worship God (2002) Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James (2003) If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James is the first compilation album by Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James.

Tracks 1 & 3

• Rebecca St. James – vocals (1), all vocals (3)
• Matt Bronleewe – programming, all other instruments
• Jackie Street – bass guitar
• Chris Tomlin – vocals (1)

Track 17

• Rebecca St. James – lead vocals
• Jamie Kenney – keyboards
• Charlie Peacock – keyboards
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ
• John Mark Painter – toy piano, brass
• Pete Kipley – programming
• Gary Burnette – guitars
• Derri Daugherty – guitars
• Phil Keaggy – guitars
• Chris Donahue – bass
• Dennis Holt – drums
• Ken Lewis – percussion
• Jim Hoke – harmonica
• Christine Byrd – backing vocals
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
• Fleming McWilliams – backing vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
• Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals

• Greg Ham – executive producer
• Steve Hartley – executive producer, A&R
• Matt Bronleewe – producer (1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
• Tedd T – producer (2, 4, 6-9, 14, 18)
• Bill Deaton – producer (11)
• John Hartley – producer (17)
• Skye McCaskey – engineer (1, 3, 17)
• Derri Daugherty – engineer (17)
• Jordan Richter – engineer (17)
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1, 3)
• Dan Shike – mix assistant (1, 3)
• Shane D. Wilson – mixing (17)
• Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Amy Guenthner – A&R coordinator
• Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator
• Scott McDaniel – art direction
• Mike Rapp – art direction
• Kevin Tucker – packaging design
• Kristin Barlowe – photography
• Sheila Davis – make-up
• Brady Warlaw – make-up

Allmusic gave the album 3 of 5 stars.^[1] John DeBiase at JesusFreak gave it 3.5 of 5 stars, naming the new track "I Thank You" as a "hit to be", but stating that "Expressions of your Love" would have benefited from less Tomlin and more St. James. He recommend the disc to new listeners of St. James as a "perfect introduction" to the singer.^[3] The album charted for 6 weeks among Billboard Magazine's Christian Albums rankings, peaking at No. 16.^[4]

The album's two singles, "Expressions of Your Love" and "I Thank You" both got major radio play in the US with the latter hitting No. 1. In the UK the songs, failed to chart on the Top 100 songs of 2004, but in Australia "Expressions of Your Love" hit No. 17 and "I Thank You" hit No. 20 on the Top 100 Songs of 2003.^{[citation needed]}

For the year 2003, The Rock Across Australia (provider of weekly Australian Christian music charts)^[5] ranked "I Thank You" and "Expressions of Your Love" at No. 8 and No. 16 among Most Played Songs, No. 3 and No. 6 among most played songs by Australasian Artists, and No. 1 and No. 1 during 2 months and 1 month, respectively.^[6]