Billy Sprague – La Vie – 1988

This is the third album from Billy and the best one yet. If yo listen to Billy’s albums back to back in order you can hear the progression of quality of his music. This album continues his guitar heavy pop style. Unfortunately Sprague would take a break after this album due to his fiancĂ© was killed in a car accident. That said Reunion Records did release a greatest hits package during his hiatus. Only have time for one track? ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ is probably the best track on the album. Bottom line, La Vie is c’est bon.

Tracklist
1 – I Gotta Hand It To You – 4:28
2 – What Goes Around Comes Around – 4:35
3 – La Vie – 3:58
4 – I Call It Love – 3:55
5 – Someone Is There – 4:49
6 – Heart Of The Infidel – 3:54
7 – You Can’t Walk The Wire – 5:13
8 – The Ultimatum – 4:20
9 – If I Know Love – 3:25
10 – A Little Broken Bread – 4:40

Credits
Gary Chapman – Producer
Jeff Moseley & Terry Hemmings – Executive Producers
Doug Scarret, Michael Pool – The Engineers
Jerry (Neil) McPherson – electric guitars
Phil Naish – keyboards
Keith Edwards – drums
Mike Brignardello – bass
Shane Keister – greasy grand on “Walk The Wire”
Gary Chapman – pedal steel,bazouki,sitar,danelectro six-string bass & shotgun solos on “The Ultimatum”

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Author: Ray Mansfield

One of the founding cowboys of Real 80s CCM. Been listening to this stuff since 1978.

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