We’ve noticed a bit of a resurgence in Ric Cua interest in our Facebook group so I thought it was time to listen to this one from 1991. I was surprised how much I liked this album. At this point Rick had been on the scene for 10 years but this album sounds like it has the effort of a first or second album. The album was produced by the Elefante brothers and as usual they nailed it on this album. Ric didn’t do that well on the CCM charts in his career but this album did quite well with 2 top 20’s. “Somewhere Tonight” made it to #12, and “Keeper Of My Soul” made it to #18. I have to say one thing I’ve always noticed about Ric’s albums. Even though Ric was a bass player he never influenced the mix to make the bass more of a lead instrument. I have often seen bands run by bass players and drummers try to influence the mix believing they are the lead instrument. No such silliness from Ric, he knew exactly where the Bass belonged. One last note but do you think “Diamond Girl” is begging for a Stryper cover?
Tracklist
1 – Message Of Love – 3:42
2 – Heaven Won’t Stop The Rain – 4:48
3 – Somewhere Tonight – 3:39
4 – Stand Your Ground – 4:18
5 – Fifteen – 4:07
6 – Power Of The Lord – 4:12
7 – Big Gun – 3:48
8 – Keeper Of My Soul – 3:23
9 – Do It – 4:37
10 – Diamond Girl – 3:57
Credits
Art Direction – Buddy Jackson
Backing Vocals – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Sara Tennison, Terry Stratton
Bass – Rick Cua
Design – B. Middleworth*
Drums – Mike Caputy
Engineer – John Elefante, Mike Mierau
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeff Simmons (2)
Executive-Producer – Michael Blanton, Richard Headen
Guitar – Dino Elefante, Glen Pierce*
Horns – Andy Martin, Scott Martin (6), Stan Martin, Wayne Bergeron
Keyboards – John Andrew Schreiner, John Elefante
Mixed By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Mike Mierau
Percussion – Alex Acuna*
Photography By – Mark Tucker (7)
Producer – Dino Elefante, John Elefante
Saxophone – Greg Vail
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Reunion Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Reunion Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Word, Inc.
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Produced For – Pakaderm Productions
Recorded At – Pakaderm Studios
Recorded At – Pakaderm West Studios
Mixed At – Pakaderm Studios
Mixed At – Pakaderm West Studios
Designed At – Jackson Design
Pressed By – Denon Digital Industries
