This is the introductory album from The Winans who at this point considered of 4 members of the Winan family, Ronald, Marvin, Carvin, and Michael. They were “discovered” by Andrae Crouch and he invited them into the studio to record this album. The album is an excellent soul pop album and I really enjoyed listening to it even if this isn’t my preferred style. That said I do have some criticisms for Andrae who produced the album. First of all the tracks are too long, not every track has to be over 4 minutes. I saw this album as having “superstar” production. Well it didn’t. It did have superstar engineering courtesy of Bob Cotton but that’s where it fell apart. I know Andrae was a very good producer at the time but he missed the ball on this one. The album as great as it was did not have any charting singles which was probably not helped by the track lengths. My final complaint abut the album was why on god’s green earth did Andrea pick the snooziest track on the album to put as the lead track. This album has some fantastic rhythm and soul and it should have been on display right from track 1. Instead we have to wait until track 4 to hear it.
Tracklist
1 – The Question Is – 4:40
2 – Self – 3:43
3 – Are We Really Doing Your Will? – 4:13
4 – I Know Someone – 4:03
5 – Goodness, Mercy And Grace – 4:06
6 – Fallow Ground – 4:34
7 – How Good It Feels To Be Loved – 5:37
8 – Flyin’ Away – 5:29
9 – Restoration – 4:39
Credits
Arranged By [Rhythm] – T.J. Keene
Art Direction – Dan Lienart
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Engineer [with Bob Cotton], Mixed By – Peter Haden
Engineer, Mixed By – Bob Cotton
Graphics – Rhonda Dempsey
Guitar – David Williams, Hadley Hockensmith, Wil Keene
Keyboards – T.J. Keene
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Oboe – John Phillips
Percussion – Alex Acuña, David Williams
Photography – David Randle
Producer, Arranged By [Horns], Drums, Percussion, Mixed By – Bill Maxwell
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal & Horns], Mixed By – Andraé Crouch
Saxophone, Arranged By [Horns], Flute – Steve Tavaglione
Trumpet – Allen Gregory
Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal] – The Winans
Words By, Music By – Marvin Winans
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lexicon Music, Inc.
Copyright © – Lexicon Music, Inc.
Published By – Crouch Music
Produced For – Crouch Productions
Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
Mixed At – Paramount Recording Studios
Mastered At – A&M Studios
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
