Andy Pratt – Perfect Therapy – 1986

This is Andy’s 8th album and I was surprised we haven’t featured one of his albums yet. Andy was a well seasoned performer by the time this album came out. It’s mainly a pop album which leans a little to the more easy listening market. It is very well produced in the hands of Gerhard Barth who was actually in Pieces/Second Face but his real talents were his production. Also interesting to see Norman Barratt filling in on guitar for this album. Andy had a strong following many of which carried over from his secular music days. The album was released in the Netherlands on GMI records and in the US on Fortress. That said I suspect my records are incomplete because Andy generally had worldwide releases. The original album had 10 tracks but the 1989 CD re-release actually had 15 tracks. We’ve included them in our upload. Anyway it’s a great album that leaves you wanting for more when it ends as the album title describes it perfectly, Perfect Therapy.

Tracklist
1 – Where Is The Comfort
2 – Let Me See Your Face
3 – Pass Away
4 – More Than The Sky
5 – East West
6 – Now We Are One
7 – What If You Changed Your Mind
8 – What’s Gonna Happen To You
9 – Masterpiece
10 – Was It For Life
11 – How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
12 – I Let It Go
13 – Keep Your Mind On Me
14 – You Chose Me
15 – How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (Reprise)

Credits
Backing Vocals – Ben De Bruijne, Cae Gauntt, Ruth Haumahu
Backing Vocals, Flugelhorn – Helmut Jost
Classical Guitar – Marcel Tiemensma
Co-producer, Arranged By – Dan Cutrona
Design – Gransch & Bakker – Velp, Holland
Drums – Martin Stöck*
Executive-Producer – Frank van der Gaag
Guitar – Norman Barratt
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards – Gerhard Barth
Keyboards, Piano – Dan Cutrona
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass [Keyboard Bass] – Andy Pratt
Mixed By – Andy Pratt, Gerhard Barth
Producer, Engineer – Gerhard Barth
Saxophone – Jan Kooper
Written-By – Andy Pratt

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – GMI-Records BV
Copyright © – Universal Songs – CD-GMI 1041
Glass Mastered At – P+O Pallas – 3031
Recorded At – Jacky’s Place, Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Recorded At – Stable Studio
Recorded At – ABAKUS Tonstudio

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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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