Ric Alba left the Altar Boys in late 1990 to go to school full-time and try to find some way to release this album. The story is a little strange here but here it is per Ric. He couldn’t find a label to release the album though he was under the impression that Frontline/Alarma would release it. I had my suspicions abut why this was until I looked into the timeline of the events of these couple years. He ended up self releasing it but Word records was happy to print and distribute it, I have no idea if he had approached them about releasing it. The whole affair seems rather strange and I guarantee we’re missing part of the story but I am not faulting anyone because I simply don’t have enough information. Anyway this album is full of fantastic people helping him out including Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty (The Choir), and Rob Watson (Daniel Amos). Even with these people the album has a feel exclusive to Ric. It has a new wave flair with very high quality lyrics and songwriting overall. I was actually quite surprised at the quality to be honest. My only complaint is that I think 1991 might have been a little bit late for this music style. One final comment about this album is that Ric claims he was excommunicated from the church in 1992 so he found himself unable to tour in support of the album. 1992 was a very different time for people in Ric’s circumstance so I certainly sympathize with him. Anyway this is a great album and of you ignored back in the day due to Ric’s personal choices you should really give it a listen now.
Tracklist
1 – Heaven (Prelude) – 1:18
2 – Edge Of A Hurricane – 4:10
3 – Hold My Hand – 3:40
4 – Laughter – 3:53
5 – Truly Helpless – 4:34
6 – Under Lock And Chain – 4:52
7 – Rain In Amsterdam – 3:00
8 – Pretty Blue Things – 3:48
9 – See You In Person – 4:04
10 – The Secret World – 3:32
11 – Holes In The Floor Of Heaven – 4:46
12 – In The Heart Of God – 3:32
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Derald Daugherty, Ric Alba, Steve Hindalong
Bass – Ric Alba
Co-producer – David Hackbarth
Drums – Steve Hindalong
Dulcimer – Derald Daugherty
Electric Guitar – Greg Flesch, Ric Alba
Engineer – Derald Daugherty
Executive Producer – Derald Daugherty
Keyboards – Ric Alba, Rob Watson
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – David Hackbarth
Percussion – Steve Hindalong
Photography – Everard Williams
Producer – Steve Hindalong
Recorded By – David Hackbarth
Twelve-String Guitar – Greg Flesch
Vocals – Ric Alba
Written-By – Ric Alba
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Distributed By – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – Neverland
Mixed At – Neverland
Mixed At – Fingerprint Recorders
Mastered At – Future Disc
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