Month: July 2026

RPM – Phonogenic – 1984

This is the follow up album to their mildly successful debut. Even though it had some success the band was dropped by EMI America. The band was smart enough to hire Peter Paterno who at the time was a little known attorney. Peter went on to be a giant in the industry getting several large bands signed. Anyway Peter git RPM an audition with Warner Bros. The showcase went well and the band received a phone call shortly that competed the deal. The record people wanted the album recorded in LA but the band preferred the U.K. The record company agreed and the album was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill. The band was able to use Gary Langan as the producer and that was a big deal. Gary thought they had a number one album on their hands but alas, they didn’t. The single was “It’s Only Water” which had aa real “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” feel which Langan had engineered. I think it’s a fantastic song but I think it flew a little too close to the previously mentioned song. I think the whole album is great and I would have loved it had I heard it at the time. I didn’t because it didn’t get a Canadian release. Unfortunately this would be it for RPM which is too bad, they had a good thing going.

Tracklist
1 – Man Overboard – 3:48
2 – Head In The Sand – 4:33
3 – Savoir Faire – 3:30
4 – Ceylon Ceylon – 4:41
5 – Piece Of Glass – 5:34
6 – Pay Attention To Me – 4:20
7 – No One Answer – 4:57
8 – It’s Only Water – 5:42
9 – The Curtain’s Gonna Fall – 6:48

Credits
Bass, Keyboards – Jimmie Lee Sloas
Drums – Tommy Wells
Guitar, Synthesizer [Guitar] – Mark Gendel
Producer – RPM (6)
Producer, Engineer – Gary Langan
Vocals – Robert White Johnson

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Published By – Toyzongz Music, Dog Face Music, Welbeck Music Inc., Rajmahal Music
Recorded At – Sarm West Studios
Mixed At – Sarm West Studios
Mastered At – The Town House

David & The Giants – Long Time Coming – 1992

This is the 1992 offering from the Huff family. There wasn’t any news with the band since their last album so let’s just discuss the album at hand. The opening track is a good Rock tune but not entirely representative of the album which takes a yacht rock turn pretty quick. That said “Dream On” has a hint of Bon Jovi and is without a question the best track on the album. I mean it’s not even close. I am a big fan of David & The Giants but this particular album didn’t really do much for me with the exception of “Dream On” which I think might be one of their best tracks ever.

Tracklist
1 – Love Won’t Leave You Alone – 4:26
2 – Live And Learn – 3:55
3 – Long Time Coming – 4:35
4 – Listen To Your Heart – 4:00
5 – Dream On – 5:29
6 – I’m Still Rockin’ – 6:04
7 – Do You Love Your Neighbor – 4:53
8 – No Matter How Long – 4:30
9 – No Shortcuts – 4:39
10 – Stumbling Block To A Stepping Stone – 5:04
11 – In My Father’s House – 4:01

Credits
Backing Vocals – Clayborn Huff, David W. Huff, Rayborn Huff
Bass Guitar – Clayborn Huff
Drums, Percussion – Lance Huff
Engineer – David W. Huff, Jeff Mingle, Rayborn Huff, Scott Carter
Guest, Backing Vocals – Beverly Freeman, Felicia Turner, Jalea Wade, James Bolton, Lloyd Bustard, Mellody Freeman, Phillip Clark, Sheletha Street, Tammy Perine, Tanglyn Bolton
Guest, Programmed By – Tommy Sims
Guitar, Lead Vocals – David W. Huff
Mastered By – Hank Williams
Performer – David & The Giants
Photography By – Harold Head
Producer – David W. Huff
Programmed By, Keyboards – Rayborn Huff
Remix – David W. Huff

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Giant Records
Copyright © – Giant Records
Distributed By – Spectra Distribution
Published By – Huff, Huff And Huff Publishing
Recorded At – Huff Recording Studios
Mastered At – Mastermix

Phil Keaggy – Getting Closer – 1985

This is Phil’s offering for 1985. It was not that well received by his biggest fans but I love it. Criticisms of the album were that it didn’t feature his guitar playing but instead was more of a pop album. This of course is the exact reason I love it. I’m more of a pop rock kind of guy and less of a guitar virtuoso kind of guy. It was a little heavy on the electronic drums but that doesn’t bother me. As usual for Keaggy many of the tracks had one too many verses making them unnecessarily long but this is part of who Keaggy is so I shouldn’t fault it. “Sounds” does a good job of highlighting his guitar skills so that track is there for the crowd that loves him for his guitar skills. The album includes the original version of “I Will Be There” which I think is a better version than the one that would show up on Crimson And Blue in 1993. The CD release for this album in 1998 included 2 bonus track that we have included in our upload.

Tracklist
1 – Where Has Our Love Gone – 3:14
2 – Passport – 4:13
3 – I Will Be There – 5:00
4 – Getting Closer – 4:09
5 – Movie – 4:59
6 – Sounds – 6:05
7 – Like An Island – 3:50
8 – Look Deep Inside – 5:08
9 – Riverton – 3:54
10 – Reaching Out – 4:31
11 – Get Up And Go – 2:46
12 – Sunrise – 3:20

Credits
Art Direction, Design [Photo Concept] – Stan Evenson
Backing Vocals – John Mehler
Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Dave Spurr
Engineer – Bob Lockhart, Chris Taylor, Joe Bellamy, Mike Ross, Peter Haden, Terry Lang, Walter Grant
Executive-Producer, Engineer – Bob Cotton
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming, Producer, Written By – Phil Keaggy
Keyboards – Richard Souther
Keyboards, Drum Programming [Linn], Producer, Engineer – Smitty Price
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Photography By – Lisa Powers
Programmed By [Fairlight Synth] – Rhett Lawrence
Written-By – Bernadette Keaggy, Dave Spurr, John Mehler, Richard Souther

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nissi Records
Copyright © – Nissi Records
Distributed By – Lexicon Distribution
Published By – Marguerite Music, Emmaus Road Music
Recorded At – Weddington Studios, Whitefield Studios, Peace In The Valley Recording
Mastered At – Future Disc
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Bloodgood – To Germany, With Love! – 1993

This is the original release of “To Germany, With Love!”. This CD was limited to 990 copies and were hand numbered. It was re-released in 2000 and that run was limited to 2000 copies. This concert was recorded in Freudenstadt, Erlangen, Stuttgart on March 23rd, 26th, and 28th, 1993. This tour would mark the end of the band as they split after this tour. The group however did reform in 2006 and perform several times a year since in the U.S. and Europe. Not a lot to say about the album. It contains all the hits you think it would and it’s a pretty good mix for a concert album. I’m not a big Bloodgood fan but I enjoyed this one and definitely would have enjoyed being at this concert.

Tracklist
1 – Kingdom Come – 4:43
2 – Heaven On Earth – 3:56
3 – Let My People Go – 5:51
4 – Out Of Love – 4:10
5 – All Stand Together – 5:04
6 – Hey You! – 4:29
7 – Anguish And Pain – 5:52
8 – Escape From The Fire – 6:56
9 – I Want To Live In Your Heart – 4:07
10 – Self Destruction & Drum Solo – 6:38
11 – Crucify – 4:06
12 – Intro & Messiah – 9:57
13 – Seven – 5:43

Credits
Bass, Backing Vocals – Michael Bloodgood
Drums – Paul Roraback
Guitar – Paul Jackson
Keyboards – David McKay
Lead Vocals – Les Carlsen

Lauren Stalnecker – Hymn To Him – 1989

Lauren is a member of the legendary Stalnecker family. They were a gospel family band that was very big during the late 60′ into the late 70’s. this appears to be Lauren’s only solo release on a label but he had several releases within the family. He also had a release as Chip Stalnecker which I assume was a nickname. this album is not in the tradition of him family’s albums and in fact is a very pop album. Of course this is where the problem comes in for this album. I would never have purchased an album with “Hymn” in the title, especially from a Stalnecker family member. But that would be unfair because this is a great little pop album that many younger people would have enjoyed. This is just a quick lesson that album names have consequences. All that said this is a fun 80’s pop album that leans a little more Easy Listening but it’s pretty darn good.

Tracklist
1 – Hymn To Him – 4:07
2 – City Of Gold – 4:33
3 – Prayerfully – 3:49
4 – Love Will Conquer All – 4:15
5 – The Great I Am – 4:41
6 – Yes To The Life – 4:34
7 – Every Grain Of Sand – 4:10
8 – Heaven – 3:41
9 – You Made The Difference In Me – 5:01
10 – Stand Up – 3:34

Credits
Art Direction – Ed McTaggart
Backing Vocals – Allison Beach
Co-producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Lacquer Cut By – Tim Heintz
Drums – David Huff
Engineer, Mixed By – Dave Jahnsen
Guitar – Marty Walsh
Keyboards – Lauren Stalnecker
Photography By – Michael Seeley
Producer, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Bill Baumgart

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Frontline Records
Copyright © – Frontline Records
Recorded At – Mixing Lab A, Jedi Masters

Amy Grant – The Collection – 1986

We normally do not upload compilation albums because we upload the source albums instead. However sometimes a compilation album contains new track and in that case we do upload them. This is one of those albums. However for this release we’ve only uploaded the LP even though the CD had 7 more tracks because we are only interested in the two new tracks “Stay For Awhile” and “Love Can Do.” Just a quick comment on the 2 new tracks, they are both pretty good pop tracks and if you’re an Amy fan they are a must hear.

Tracklist
1 – Stay For A While – 5:34
2 – Find A Way – 3:25
3 – Everywhere I Go – 4:09
4 – Angels – 4:12
5 – El Shaddai – 4:05
6 – Love Can Do – 4:21
7 – Sing Your Praise To The Lord – 3:12
8 – Father’s Eyes – 4:03
9 – Thy Word – 3:19
10 – Emmanuel – 3:08

Credits (for the two new tracks)
Backing Vocals – Amy Grant, Chris Harris, Gary Chapman, Greg Volz, Mark Heimermann, Richard Page
Bass – Nathan East
Co-producer, Engineer – John Potoker
Drums – Paul Leim
Guitar – Dann Huff
Keyboards – David Gamson, Michael W. Smith, Robbie Buchanan, Shane Keister
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Brown Bannister
Programmed By [Synclavier Programming] – Steve Schaeffer

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Distributed By – Word (Uk) Ltd., GMB/Révélation Media, Nye Toner / Teovision, Finngospel, Sephora Diffusion, Emmaus Ministries, GMI Records, Filadelfia Forlag, La Sorgente Music, Master Music, Grace Music, Master-Vision-S.A., Leon Music, Kir Music, Pila Music
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging
Made By – Shorewood Packaging