Here’s a Canadian artist that got one album out there in the mid 80’s thanks to his own hard work and financing. As a teen Martin played in coffee houses, churches, and many youth groups around Southern Ontario and upper New York State. Martin worked as a foot courier for a Toronto legal firm and was able to save $15,000 in 1985. Believe me that was no small feat in 1985. Instead of buying a cool car he headed to Rene Brossard’s studio and cut this album which shows an incredible dedication to his music. He subsequently appeared as the opening act for the likes of Twila Paris, Phil Keaggy, Daniel Band, Rick Cua, and others. He also played a side stage at the very first Kingdom Bound concert. It is rumoured that Larry Norman stopped to listen to him which was a proud moment for Martin as Larry was one of his favorite artists. As for the album it is a really good album and I can’t help but with some good distribution it might have been known to more of you reading this. It has a pretty good pop rock feel and the lead track sets the album up perfectly. Martin continues to make great music and you can visit his YouTube channel below
https://www.youtube.com/@martinbarretmedia
Tracklist
1 – Scapegoat Song – 2:20
2 – Who Will Tell Them – 4:19
3 – On And On – 3:55
4 – Line Of Vision – 4:09
5 – Their Own Bible – 4:00
6 – In The Future – 4:01
7 – Counterfeit Christian – 3:39
8 – In Loving Memory – 4:36
9 – Friends Like You – 4:25
Credits
Cover – James Clow
Engineer – David Musial, Yuri Jorbachow
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Engineer – Martin Barret
Producer, Arranged By, Mastered By – René Brossard
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Boss Productions
Recorded At – Trackmaster Audio
Recorded At – Master’s Workshop
