Month: February 2023

Johnny Markin – No Frontiers – 1993

This is Johnny’s second album and again as near as I can tell it was only released in the UK. This one is another great 80’s pop rock album which again was a little late but it stands on its own anyway. I really wish ICC records had negotiated a U.S. distribution deal as this album would have sold well in the U.S. market. Johnny returned home to Canada in 2000 and is still releasing albums with funding through GoFundMe.

Tracklist
1 – The Face Of Love – 4:46
2 – Generation Of Greed – 3:40
3 – Now The Tears I Cry – 6:06
4 – There You Are – 5:14
5 – I Need A Vision – 2:59
6 – Where Would I Be – 3:45
7 – Not Afraid Of The Darkness – 4:42
8 – For The Hurting – 5:01
9 – Half A Truth – 5:36
10 – So Breaks The Hardest Heart – 6:41
11 – The 4 Seasons – Spring – 2:59

Credits
Backing Vocals – Annie McCaig, Frank W. Dursthoff, Gary Houston, Johnny Markin, Paul Burton, Paul Field, Suzanne Zielke
Bass – Gary Houston
Drums – Frank W. Dursthoff
Electric Organ – Steve Thompson
Engineer, Mixed By – Paul Burton
Guitar – Johnny Markin
Keyboards – Johnny Markin
Piano – Paul Field, Steve Thompson
Producer – Johnny Markin, Paul Field
Programmed By [Additional] – Johnny Markin
Tambourine – Johnny Markin

Companies, etc.
Engineered At – ICC Studios
Mixed At – ICC Studios

Benny Hester – Perfect – 1989

Benny Hester returns with another great Pop Rock album and as was pretty normal for him at this point it was very successful. It had 2 top 10 hits, “Perfect” made it to #5 and “You Weren’t Meant To Live Your Life Alone” to #6. Rounding out the singles was “Before You Know It” at #15 and “Shall We Gather At The River” crept into the chart at #34. As is normal for the CCM charts the best track on the album is actually “Headlights On The Highway” didn’t chart and doesn’t even appear to have been released as a single.

Tracklist
1 – Headlights On The Highway – 3:13
2 – Before You Know It – 4:15
3 – If You Die Before You Die – 4:20
4 – Perfect – 4:23
5 – Hungry World – 3:30
6 – You Weren’t Meant To Live Your Life Alone – 4:55
7 – Two Good Reasons – 3:50
8 – This One’s For Keeping – 3:30
9 – Passion, Possession, Position – 3:40
10 – Shall We Gather At The River – 3:48

Credits
Arranged By – Bill Baumgart, Tim Heintz
Art Direction – Ed McTaggart
Backing Vocals – Allison Beech, Benny Hester, Bill Baumgart, Bob Carlisle
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Engineer – Dave Jahnsen
Engineer [Assistant] – Beth Wisner, Doug Beiden, Eric Kibbe, Kirt Shearer
Guitar – Marty Walsh
Keyboards – Aaron Zigman, Tim Heintz
Mixed By – Bill Baumgart, Dave Jahnsen
Percussion – Pete Pfiefer*
Photography By – David Dobson
Producer – Benny Hester, Bill Baumgart

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Frontline Records
Copyright © – Frontline Records
Recorded At – Mixing Lab A
Mixed At – Mixing Lab A
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus