This is Jon’s 6th album and he had it down to an art at this point. This was also his final album with Frontline Records which apparently he was pretty happy about. He struggled for the rest of his career finding a label he could get along with which is a tend I see over and over. Anyway, as much as he hated his label this album was probably his most successful. It had 3 top 20 hits with “Can’t Live Without Jesus” making it to #3, “You Are The One” to #12, and “Forever Friends” making it to #7. It was also chosen as album of the year by CCM magazine. This album was far less soul than his previous work and was for the main part a straight up pop album. That said my favourite track “Happy To Know Jesus” definitely has that soul feel he was best known for.
Tracklist
1 – You Are The One – 3:47
2 – Can’t Live Without Jesus – 3:00
3 – Found A Home – 4:38
4 – On My Way To Heaven – 4:09
5 – Forever Friends – 4:52
6 – Happy To Know Jesus – 3:31
7 – You’ve Gotta Love Somebody – 5:47
8 – Happier Than The Morning Sun – 6:00
9 – To My Father’s House – 5:31
Credits
Allegra Parks Choir/Chorus – Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Bob Moon – Engineer
Brian Godawa – Layout Design
Brian Price – Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background)
Dennis Cameron – Engineer
Don Feinberg – Engineer, Mixing
Doug Webb – Saxophone, Soloist
Edwin Hawkins – Composer
Greg Vail – Saxophone, Soloist
James Jamerson, Jr. – Bass
Jon Gibson – Arranger, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Drums, Guitar (Synthesizer), Linn, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Sampling, Sequencing, Synthesizer Strings, Trumpet, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Lanny Cordola – Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic)
Larry Kimpel – Arranger, Bass
Lenny Castro – Percussion
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – Arranger, Drums
MC Peace – Rap
Michael Sewell – Choir/Chorus
Milton Comeaux – Percussion
Rob Mullins – Arranger, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Strings, Trombone
Sandra Stephens – Choir/Chorus, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Stevie Wonder – Composer
Thom Roy – Engineer
Wayne Armstrong – Photography
Wilton Felder – Saxophone, Soloist
Companies, etc.
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At – The Mixing Lab
