Malcolm Wild – Broken Chains – 1979

You likely know Malcolm better as a member of the Malcolm & Alwyn duo but he did have a solo album and this is it. After the second Malcolm & Alwyn album they went their separate ways with Malcolm moving to the U.S. to work with Maranatha music. This is the album that came out of that relationship. The album features many of the Gang from Calvary Chapel Cosa Mesa including almost all the members of Gentle Faith but with drumming duty being shared between John Mehler and Greg Gustafson. There were many others appearing but I won’t list them all because it would take quite awhile, there was that many of them. Anyway this was my first time hearing this album and while I do like the album it just doesn’t have the magic touch that Malcolm and Alwyn had when they worked together. It ha s a strong 70’s feel and like I say it’s pretty good but it really lacked a track that stood out and made me want to listen to the rest of the album. That said this is still a great 70’s album and it deserves a listen.

Tracklist
1 – When You Call – 3:45
2 – Morning Star – 3:05
3 – Broken Chains – 4:53
4 – Was It You My Love? – 3:50
5 – Dreams – 3:49
6 – Pride (Before A Fall) – 3:44
7 – The Best Is You – 3:04
8 – You’re The Reason – 3:45
9 – Love Is You – 3:14
10 – The Prize – 3:32

Credits
Arranged By [Basic Track Arrangement Assistance] – Don Gerber, Henry Cutrona
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Colin Owen
Art Direction [Inner Sleeve] – Neal Buchanan
Artwork, Art Direction – Jim Shepard
Co-producer – John Pac, Malcolm Wild
Concept By [Cover] – Malcolm Wild
Engineer – Chris Taylor, Colin Owen
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Linda Dillon
Photography By [Assisted By] – Gary De Lacy, Steve Churchill
Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Malcolm Wild

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pilgrim Records
Recorded At – Maranatha! Studio
Recorded At – The Old Smithy Recording Studio
Mixed At – The Old Smithy Recording Studio
Mastered At – A&M Studios

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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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