Tag: 1982

Wayne Watson – New Lives For Old – 1982

This is Wayne’s third album and was really the one that gave us a glimpse of what was to come for him. While he had a CCM charting single on his previous album this album is where he really broke out with 3 CCM charting singles. “New Lives For Old” made it to #5, “The Sacrifice” to #6, and “People Of God made it to #21. This would be the album that put Wayne on the path to superstardom in the CCM genre. Oh and did I mention he was still producing all The Harvest albums at this point. Pretty good to be producing another bands successful albums while putting out your own and touring. At this point Wayne was certainly one of the hardest working members of the industry. The album continues his easy listening style but that genre of CCM was where most the money was so I don’t blame him.

Tracklist
1 – All The King’s Men – 4:02
2 – The Sacrifice – 4:48
3 – Roll On – 3:09
4 – People Of God – 3:03
5 – Take All Of Me – 3:54
6 – New Lives For Old – 5:19
7 – Never Give Up – 4:05
8 – In Those Eyes – 4:37
9 – The Greatest Is Love – 4:13
10 – Light Of The World – 3:01

Credits
Accordion – Jim Alderman
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Don Wyrtzen
Art Direction – Bob McConnell
Bass Guitar – Darrell Cook
Classical Guitar – Rex Thomas
Drums – Keith Edwards, Terry Westbrook
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Jerry McPhereson
Engineer [Strings] – Bob Whyley
Executive-Producer – Phil Brower
Mastered By – JL
Percussion – Russell Dunlap
Photography By – Ken Kim
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Allen Mesko
Producer, Arranged By, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Wayne Watson
Producer, Arranged By, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian Tankersley
Recorder – Fletch Wiley
Synthesizer [Yamaha CS-80] – Paul Mills

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Singspiration
Copyright © – Singspiration
Recorded At – Rivendell Sound Recorders
Recorded At – Pinebrook Recording Studio
Mastered At – Masterfonics
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Edin-Ådahl – Alibi (Swedish Version) – 1982

This is the Swedish version of the 1983 Edin-Ådahl album Alibi. It actually came out first and was on CBS records. Some of the tracks the music is identical but others were remixed for the English version. Some of the translated song titles are considerable different but as I don’t understand Swedish I don’t know if the lyrics are substantially different. The English version substitutes the track “Idag” with “For The Rain In Your Heart” which is quite frankly a much better song. A couple of the tracks on this version are actually in English. Anyway I really enjoy listening to these albums in other languages as it’s fun to hear songs you know in a different format.

Here is the track listing from both versions;

Swedish English

1 – Hägring (Mirage) 6:00 A4 – Bring Back The Joy 6:01
2 – Observerad (Observed) 5:00 B4 – Send Me, Send Me 5:01
3 – Alibi (Alibi) 3:22 A3 – Alibi 3:13
4 – Spelet (The game) 4:02 B1 – Saviour 3:45
5 – Idag (Today) 5:12 Replaces B2 – For The Rain In Your Heart3:12
6 – Storm In My Heart 3:15 B3 – Storm In My Heart 3:17
7 – Look Out! 4:10 A1 – Wake Up 4:09
8 – Brevet 3:15 A2 – On The Cutting Edge 3:39
9 – Hjälp Dej Själv (Help Yourself) 4:00 A5 – Let All Of The Earth Proclaim 4:20
10 -Hemåt Igen (Home Again) 4:40 B5 – Your Heart Is In His Hands 4:44

Tracklist
1 – Hägring – 6:00
2 – Observerad – 5:00
3 – Alibi – 3:22
4 – Spelet – 4:02
5 – Idag – 5:12
6 – Storm In My Heart – 3:15
7 – Look Out! – 4:10
8 – Brevet – 3:15
9 – Hjälp Dej Själv – 4:00
10 – Hemåt Igen – 4:40

Credits
Arranged By, Producer [Produced By] – Edin-Adahl
Design [Album Design] – Buhland/Gulledge
Engineer [Engineered By] – Lennart Strom, Mats Oberg, Peter Olsson
Executive-Producer – Magnus Erikson
Graphics – Anders Johansson
Instrumentation By – Edin-Adahl
Lacquer Cut By – JL
Mixed By – Edin-Adahl, Peter Olsson
Photography By – Labe Allwin, Lennert Dannstedt
Producer [English Vocals] – Tom Douglas

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records AB
Copyright © – CBS Records AB
Mixed At – Polar Studios

Paul Clark – Drawn To The Light – 1982

Though Paul was not commonly known by most Christian music listeners he was a very accomplished musician and had several albums through the 70’s and 80’s. He grew up in troubled times and turned to alcohol and drugs in his teens. However in 1970 when his college years were cut short he moved to a cabin and came to terms with the world by engaging himself with God’s word. What would result is one of the best musicians of the time though personally I don’t think he ever got the recognition he deserved. This 1982 album leans towards the more easy listening music of the period but lyrically it really stood out to me. So even if easy listening is not your preferred genre give this one a chance as lyrically it’s up there with the best.

Tracklist
1 – Drawn To The Light – 3:11
2 – Give Them Your Love – 3:04
3 – Stand Up And Believe – 4:39
4 – How Much More Can You Take – 3:03
5 – Carry Me On – 4:50
6 – Good Good Morning – 3:08
7 – The Eye Of The Storm Suite – 11:10
8 – A Heartbeat Away – 3:13
9 – Good Good Night – 1:56

Credits
Backing Vocals – Bruce Hibbard, Debbie McClendon, Howard Smith, Judy Cotton, Kelly Willard, Leisa Hibbard, Paul Clark, Phyliss St. James
Drums – Keith Edwards
Electric Bass – Leon Gaer
Electric Violin – Mark Cargill
Engineer – Wally Grant
Engineer [Chief] – Bob Cotton
Layout, Design – Christina Farley
Lead Guitar [Electric], Rhythm Guitar – Hadley Hockensmith
Lead Vocals, Piano [Yamaha C-7 Acoustic], Acoustic Guitar [Martin 1926 000-45], Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – Paul Clark
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Percussion – Michael Fisher
Photography By [Cover, Inner Sleeve] – David Randall
Producer [Produced By] – Paul Clark
Rhythm Guitar [Electric] – Carlos Rios
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Steve Tavaglione
Written-By – Paul Clark

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Published By – Minstrel’s Voyage Publishing Co.
Published By – Word Music
Recorded At – Weddington Studios
Mastered At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – 25627

The Lifesavors – You And Me / The One – 1982

This is a relatively rare one off release from the band and is the first release from them after Michael Knott took over vocals from Mark Krischak. Side A You And Me is an excellent Rockabilly tune and you’ll be excused if you thought you’d stumbled on a Lifter’s track. Side B “The One” was later re-recorded with Brian Goins on vocals and released on Dream Life. This version is actually much better.

Tracklist
Side A – You And Me
Side B – The One

Credits
Michael Knott – Guitar, Vocals
Chris Wimber – Bass
Kevin Lee – Drums
Michael Stand – Lead Guitar on ‘You And Me’
Thom Roy – Producer, Engineer

Companies, etc.
Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing

Joni – Spirit Wings – 1982

Joni (Joni Eareckson Tada) is a very interesting story. Unfortunately she became a quadriplegic at the age of 17 due to a diving incident. However she didn’t let this slow her down and was able to record several popular albums over the years mostly on Word records. This is her first and it’s pretty good though it’s not really my style. It’s pretty easy listening and has a bit of a jazz feel in places. She is a very good vocalist though and the album is a very relaxing album and there’s a few good tracks you could consider for Sunday service. Joni has dedicated her life to helping the disabled especially children and for that she has my deepest respect.

Tracklist
1 – Spirit Wings – 4:43
2 – Hosanna – 2:13
3 – The Only Thing I Want – 3:51
4 – Portrait Of Jesus – 2:27
5 – My Jesus As Thou Wilt – 3:07
6 – Run That Race – 2:38
7 – When Pretty Things Get Broken – 2:23
8 – Take My Life – 2:59
9 – Heaven – 3:32
10 – He Careth For You – 2:44

Credits
Arranged By – Bill Pursell, David Diggs
Cover [Cover Design] – Dennis Hill
Engineer, Mixed By [Mixdown] – Chris Banninger
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Producer, Conductor – Kurt Kaiser

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – Davlen Sound Studios
Published By – Dayspring Music
Published By – Word Music
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging
Made By – Shorewood Packaging

Danny Daniels – Sons Of Thunder – 1982

This is Danny’s first solo album. Previously he was in Bethlehem and they had released a single album on Maranatha! Music in 1978. This album is pretty easy listening and you can hear that 70’s influence wandering in and out of several tracks. I wouldn’t say the album has a Rock feel but you can hear some pretty good rock influences especially on “Victims Of Pride” Strangely after this album Danny took a hiatus from making albums instead writing and working in the studio for other artists. Interestingly he wrote several excellent soul tracks performed by soul artists. Anyway he did eventually put out more album, and lots of them, when he returned to the studio in 1991. Bit of trivia for the album is that Rob Watson did some of the keyboard work and Jerry Chamberlain did some backing vocals for the album. Both of them from Daniel Amos of course.

Tracklist
1 – She’s A Dreamer – 2:53
2 – Snow – 4:07
3 – Flyer – 3:44
4 – Morning Sun – 4:03
5 – Victims Of Pride – 4:50
6 – Rainbow – 5:40
7 – Standing Together – 4:21
8 – It’s Your Love – 4:35
9 – Sailing On Silver – 3:42

Credits
Danny Daniels – Vocal, Produced & Arranged
Randy Rigby – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Lead Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Produced & Arranged
Jim Fletcher – Bass
Dave Spurr – Drums
Rob Watson – Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes, Propher 5 & Hammond B3
Enrique Cabasa – Percussion
Sherry Heath, Jerry Chamberlain, Jim Fletcher – Background vocals
Jack Little – Rice Can
Thom Roy – Engineer

Companies, etc.
Recorded at Whitefield Studios, Santa Ana, California

The Techno Orchestra – Casualtease – 1982

Bev and Steve are back with another album and another band name. I really don’t understand why they felt it was necessary to have a slightly different name every album. Oh well anyway I think I know what they were thinking for this album. It has several experimental tracks and I think that’s what they were aiming for further demonstrated by the fact they didn’t release any tracks as a singles. While I don’t like it as much as their other work it’s still good and I enjoyed it.

Tracklist
1 – Let There Be Neon – 3:44
2 – Mechanical Ballet – 4:47
3 – Berlin Ballerina – 5:56
4 – Observation – 3:51
5 – Techno Refugee – 4:27
6 – Lunatic Republic – 4:13
7 – When Is Pleasure Pain? – 4:03
8 – Boy – 4:10
9 – Lily Marlene – 1:21
10 – Military Business (Muscle Culture II) – 4:22

Credits
Bass – Les Cargo
Drums, Percussion – Dolphin Taylor, Gus Hale
Horns – John Du Prez
Keyboards – David Hewson
Vocals – Bev Sage, Steve Fairnie

Companies, etc.
Made By – Sounds Marketing System, Inc.
Published By – Street Tunes
Published By – Street Tunes Ltd.
Published By – Westminster Music
Published By – Westminster Music Ltd.
Published By – Peter Maurice Co.
Published By – EMI Music

The Wauhob Family – Country Style Revival – 1982

Many of you may be wondering why we would upload this album. Well read on and you will learn the lore of this album. The Wauhob’s released this album in 1982 as a fund raiser for their church. In 1984 a DJ at Christian station KBRJ in Los Angeles discovered the album and started playing it. The album took off and though it was self released more copies were printed. A tongue in cheek review was also carried in the Wittenburg times by Tom Gulotta (Daniel Amos Producer) and that also contributed to the album taking off. The Wauhob’s came to LA where they played several concerts and as they say the rest is history and the album became a cult favourite particularly in the LA area. I’ve even heard that Terry Taylor loves it. If you’ve never heard it it’s a must listen, especially once.

Tracklist
1 – One More River – 2:07
2 – The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor – 2:40
3 – Old Camp Meetin’ Time – 1:55
4 – Through It All – 1:55
5 – He Looked Beyond My Fault – 2:56
6 – Jesus Is Coming Soon – 2:57
7 – I’ll Soon Be Gone – 2:03
8 – Put Your Hand In The Hand – 2:35
9 – All In Him – 2:21
10 – Build My Mansion Next Door To Jesus – 3:20

Credits
Engineer: Tom Renfro
Produced by Ted Wauhob
Lead Guitar- Robert Wauhob, Sr.
Bass- Gregg French
Steel Guitar- Denny Smith
Banjo- Ted Wauhob
Harmonica- Tom Renfro
Drums- Thomas Wauhob
Lead Singer- Ted Wauhob
Vocals- Grace Wauhob

Companies, etc.
Recorded at: Flood Music Studio, Sioux City, Iowa

After The Fire – Batteries Not Included – 1982

While this album always lifts my spirits while I listen to it then I remember that this was it from the 80’s version of After The Fire. I’m not going on a long diatribe about why the band broke up as quite frankly I don’t think those types of reviews are fair as we weren’t in the band and we don’t know. In the end when these things happen I just prefer to say, “That’s Rock & Roll folks.” I spoke briefly with Peter about this album and he refereed to it saying “Batteries was our favourite album, despite it being short lived!”. There is some wrong information out there on this album so I will clarify. The singles were Rich Boys and Frozen Rivers and a music video was produced for Rich Boys. There is some info out there that Dancing In The Shadows was a single but it actually wasn’t, at least not in relation to this album. It was released as a single for the American release of the album Der Kommissar. The album did not do that well which is entirely baffling to me but again I just don’t agree with the choice of singles. To my 80’s DJ ears “Sometimes” is the obvious single. What do you think? Anyway love the band, love the album and luckily for us this would not be the last we heard from them, but it would take quite a few years. Album trivia…. there were versions of this album that used the album cover that would actually later be used on the U.S. release of Der Kommissar.

Tracklist
1 – Short Change – 3:19
2 – Frozen Rivers – 3:36
3 – Sometimes – 3:08
4 – Sailing Ship – 3:57
5 – I Don´t Understand Your Love – 2:53
6 – The Stranger – 2:50
7 – Rich Boys – 3:02
8 – Carry Me Home – 4:14
9 – Dancing In The Shadows – 3:02
10 – Space Walking – 3:17
11 – Gina – 1:39
12 – Stuck In Paris (Nowhere To Go) – 2:45
13 – Bright Lights – 3:36

Credits
Bass – Andy Piercy
Design [Cover] – Carlos Sapochnik
Drums – Pete King
Guitar – John Russell
Keyboards – Peter Memory Banks
Management – AMP Management
Mastered By – Reinhold Mack, Nick Webb
Mixed By [Assisted], Engineer [Assisted], Programmed By [Extra Synthesizers] – Stefan Wissnet
Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Peter Hince
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer – Reinhold Mack

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records
Copyright © – CBS Records
Published By – Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd.
Produced At – Musicland Studios
Mixed At – Musicland Studios
Engineered At – Musicland Studios
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01-85135

Glad – Captured in Time – 1982

This was Glad’s 3rd album. It sold very well and even had to have a 2nd pressing. That 2nd pressing had a much better cover but was not a gatefold like the first pressing. I’m a little surprised it had a second pressing as it only had one CCM charting single. “Anywhere I Go” made it to #12 for 10 weeks. Any album with a CCM charting single is good but Glad was much more used to having 2, 3, or more singles. The album is pretty god and still has that easy listening 70’s sound which normally spelled success on the CCM charts. That said like I said it was a popular release and sold well but for some reason the CCM charts didn’t treat it as that popular.

Tracklist
1 – Good News – 3:59
2 – Light Up Your World – 4:02
3 – Anywhere I Go – 3:54
4 – Two Are Better Than One – 3:16
5 – Beautiful Love Song – 3:39
6 – Real Life – 3:21
7 – Hide Myself In You – 3:39
8 – Joy Comes In The Morning – 3:48
9 – Savior – 4:25
10 – Be Ye Glad – 4:41

Credits
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Dennis Solee
Booking – Logsdon Associates, Paul K. Logsdon
Crew [Live Sound] – Julie Kauflin
Crew [Road Manager] – Nancy Nalle
Drums – Art Noble
Engineer – Joe Hardy
Executive-Producer – George King
Handclaps – John Hampton
Lead Vocals, Bass – Don Nalle
Lead Vocals, Percussion – Ed Nalle
Management – George King, Olde Towne Productions
Mastered By – Larry Nix
Photography By – Bob Schatz, Michael Borum*
Producer – Ed Nalle, Joe Hardy
Rhythm Guitar – Jon Goin
Vocals, Keyboards – Bob Kauflin
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Baldwin

Companies, etc.
Record Company – John T. Benson Pub. Co.
Distributed By – The Benson Company
Recorded At – Ardent Studios
Mixed At – Ardent Studios
Mastered At – Ardent Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Greentree Records
Copyright © – Greentree Records
Copyright © – Paragon Music Corp.
Copyright © – Lifesong Music Press
Copyright © – Gotz Music
Published By – Paragon Music Corp.
Published By – Lifesong Music Press
Published By – Gotz Music