Side by Side (Imperials album)

Side by Side
Side by Side
	Main front cover featuring Jim Murray (left) and David Will
Studio album by The Imperials
Released	1983
Studio	Soundshop (Nashville, Tennessee); Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee); Bullet Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); Creative Workshop (Berry Hill, Tennessee); The Gold Mine (Brentwood, Tennessee);
Genre	Contemporary Christian music; Christian pop; inspirational;
Length	1:16:22
Label	DaySpring/Word Records
Producer	Keith Thomas Neal Joseph;
The Imperials chronology
Alternative cover
	Back cover featuring Armond Morales (left) and Paul Smith

Side by Side is the 29th studio album by Christian music vocal group The Imperials, released in 1983 on DaySpring Records.^[1]^[2] It is the Imperials' first double album to feature each member taking a solo side. On lead singer Paul Smith's side, it features a duet between Smith and a new female CCM singer-songwriter named Leslie Phillips on the track "Make My Heart Your Home." Phillips had just released her debut album Beyond Saturday Night that same year. In 1984, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group at the 26th Grammy Awards and at the 15th GMA Dove Awards, the group won their final Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.^[3] Side by Side peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Top Inspirational Albums chart.