Tag: 1991

Rhythm House – Rhythm House – 1991

Well here’s a one off album from a group of relatively unknown group of artists. It was produced by Tommy Sims (Whiteheart) and financed by Tom Willett. The members had a few other projects but for the main part this was their biggest and or first project. There is very little info out there on this “group” so I really can’t ell you too much. I suspect that this was a group of studio musicians thrown together for a project by the executive producer but I could be worng because they don’t appear to have done that musch studio work. So let’s talk about the album instead. It has a cool Pop sound with a top 40 goal. The mix is a little heavy on the drums in my opinion but it works okay and the album is definitely fun. I have no idea whether the album was successful or not but give it a listen and you tell me.

Tracklist
1 – I Believe – 4:08
2 – One By One – 4:12
3 – The Promise – 4:32
4 – Make It Right – 4:40
5 – Time – 4:40
6 – The Other Side – 4:00
7 – Keep On Runnin’ – 3:28
8 – I Choose The Man You Are – 3:56
9 – Hold Me – 4:49
10 – Big Book – 4:49
11 – That’s The Day – 4:35

Credits
Backing Vocals – Bob Carlisle, Jimmy Marks, Mark Pogue
Bass, Backing Vocals – Keith Emerson
Drums, Backing Vocals – Marvin Sims
Engineer – Bill Gable
Engineer – Dan Garcia
Executive-Producer – Tom Willett
Executive-Producer Assistant – Holly Benyousky, Mike Scanland
Guitar – Kevin Sowers
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Jeff Pummill
Management, Booking – Street Level Artists Agency
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By – Csaba Petocz
Musician – Tommy Sims
Organ [B-3], Keyboards, Vocals – Charlie Hueni
Organ [T-3 Organ] – Charlie Hueni
Photography By – Russ Harrington
Piano, Keyboards – Dave Innes
Producer – Dan Posthuma, Tommy Sims
Recorded By – Steve Bishir
Recorded By [Assistant] – Jeffrey Mingle

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Pressed By – DADC – DIDX 011751
Produced For – RBI Productions
Designed At – Stan Evenson Design, Inc.
Recorded At – Groove Masters
Recorded At – Roman Foods Studio
Recorded At – The Dugout
Recorded At – Kaleidoscope Sound
Recorded At – Quad Studios
Mixed At – Sound Chambers, North Hollywood
Mastered At – Masterdisk

4HIM – Face The Nation – 1991

4HIM followed up on their wildly successful first album with this wildly successful second album. It pretty well follows the same recipe as their first album but with a little more sizzle. The album had 4 CCM charting singles with 3 of the 4 making it into the top 10. “A Man You Would Write About” mad it up to #2 and was followed by “Over The Horizon” which only made it to #12. The next two singles “Why?” and “He Never Changes” made it to #1 and $4. 4HIM was probably Benson’s biggest selling artist and they did a great job of promoting them. So if you liked their first album your likely going to love this one too.

Tracklist
1 – He Never Changes – 4:28
2 – Puzzles – 4:40
3 – Why? – 4:54
4 – When The Walls Come Down – 4:20
5 – Chisel Meets The Stone – 4:49
6 – Face The Nation – 4:35
7 – Over The Horizon – 4:01
8 – A Man You Would Write About – 4:53
9 – When I Get Home – 3:56
10 – Every Reason To Believe – 3:35
11 – Take Me To The Place – 4:41
12 – When I Get Home (Reprise) – 2:29

Credits
Art Direction – Connie Harrington
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Billy Simon
Bass [Upright] – Craig Nelson
Contractor – Kristin Wilkinson
Design – Red’s Catfish
Drum Programming, Programmed By [Bass] – Gary Lunn
Drums – Kenny Malone, Mark Hammond, Gary Lunn
Edited By – Bret Teegarden
Engineer – Bret Teegarden, Rick Will, Ronnie Brookshire, Steve Pinkston,
Executive-Producer – Andy Ivey
Guitar – Dennis Dearing, Jerry McPherson, Tom Hemby
Keyboards – Don Koch, Mark Heimermann
Mandolin – Tom Hemby
Mastered By – Hank Williams
Mixed By – Andy Ivey, Bret Teegarden
Orchestra – Bob Mason, Carl Gorodetzky, Craig Nelson, David Angell, David Davidson, Dennis Molchan, Jim Grosjean, John Catchings, Kristin Wilkinson, Laura Molyneaux, Lee Larrison, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Pamela Sixfin, Ted Madsen
Orchestrated By – Russell Mauldin
Photography By – Russ Harrington
Piano – Reed Arvin
Producer – Chris Harris, Don Koch, Reed Arvin
Programmed By [Synclavier] – Reed Arvin
Recorded By – Lynn Fuston
Vocals [Additional] – Chris Harris, Mark Heimermann

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Benson Music Group, Inc.
Copyright © – Benson Music Group, Inc.
Distributed By – Benson Music Group
Pressed By – DADC – DIDX-009882
Recorded At – Quad Studios
Recorded At – OmniSound Studios
Recorded At – Hummingbird Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At – Casa De Pepe Music
Mixed At – Duckworth Studio
Edited At – Duckworth Studio
Mastered At – Mastermix

Fernando Ortega – In A Welcome Field – 1991

Fernando was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico but spent parts of his youth in Ecuador and Barbados as his father was employed by the United States Department of State. He attended University of New Mexico and received his bachelor’s degree in music education. Some of you are saying, hey this album came out in 2000. Actually this album was first released in 1991 on small Christian label Urgent. As his popularity grew the album was rereleased in 2000 on Discovery House Music. Though Fernando is an accomplished piano player the album does not concentrate on his piano playing and is instead a full instrument suite album. It leans to easy Listening but is enjoyable and musically sound. As for Fernando he would go on to record many more albums as well as serve as worship leader at Anglican and Evangelical Churches. He is active and touring today and you can find out where he’s playing next on his website.

Tracklist
1 – Through The Fire – 4:46
2 – Night Of Your Return – 4:41
3 – Walking On The Water – 4:40
4 – Father Of My Heart – 4:10
5 – A Son Of Your Love – 4:30
6 – Into The Morning – 4:43
7 – In A Welcome Field – 4:23
8 – Chimayo – 3:41
9 – ‘Til I Reach My Home – 4:52
10 – Lord, I Want To Be Like Jesus – 3:48

Credits
Ben Rodgers – Engineer, Mixing
Eddie Ashworth – Engineer
Fernando Ortega – Composer, Primary Artist
Gordon Garrison – Engineer
Herb Schucher – Drums
John Schreiner – Composer, Producer
Mike Reese – Mastering
Phillip Sandifer – Executive Producer

Shelley Rogers – Dreaming Awake – 1991

This is the only album we got from Shelley and this one off appears to be a Michael Knott project. He produced the album for his own record label which unfortunately went bankrupt shortly after this release. He actually put together a killer studio band be sure to check the credits on our website. The album falls in the easy listening category but I think her real skill was writing. It’s not often you see an introductory album from an unknown artist that has all original material. Other than that I don’t have much to tell you about this artist.

Tracklist
1 – Love Is – 3:39
2 – Carry Me Away – 3:45
3 – Don’t You Worry – 3:01
4 – You & I – 4:07
5 – Song In The Distance – 3:48
6 – Dreaming Awake – 4:02
7 – Parallels – 3:52
8 – Time – 4:05
9 – Talk With You At Midnight – 3:20
10 – Dreams – 3:28

Credits
Acoustic Bass – Glen Holmen
Acoustic Guitar – Greg Flesch, Shelley Rogers, Mike Knott, Jeffrey Thomas
Alto Saxophone – Dave Thrush
Arranged By [Cello Arrangement] – Michael Hackett
Art Direction – Coffee Bay
Bass – Glen Holmen, Mike Sauerbrey
Bass [Six-String Bass] – Dave Hackbarth
Classical Guitar – Jeffrey Thomas
Classical Guitar – Mike Knott, Shelley Rogers
Drums – Chuck Cummings, Steve Hindalong
E-Bow – Greg Flesch
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Dave Hackbarth
Electronic Wind Instrument [Wind Syntesizer] – Dan Michaels
Engineer – Christopher Colbert
Engineer – David Hackbarth
Keyboards – Dave Hackbarth
Keyboards, Sound Designer [Treatments] – Michael Hackett
Lyrics By, Music By – Shelley Rogers
Mastered By – Doug Doyle
Music By – Michael Knott, Mike Sauerbrey
Percussion – Steve Hindalong, Mike Knott
Photography By – Colleen Hammond
Producer – Dave Hackbarth, Michael Hackett, Mike Knott
Saxophone – Dave Thrush
Written-By – Shelley Rogers

Companies, etc.
Distributed By – Spectra Distribution
Recorded At – Neverland
Mixed At – Neverland
Mastered At – Digital Brothers

Denny Correll – Trust – 1991

This was the last album we got from Denny and it’s what you would expect from a last album from him. I will say that I strongly prefer his vocals as his career went on. His singing really matured. Otherwise the album is relatively mellow with the exception of “Here Comes The Light” which is easily the best track on the album. Unfortunately we would lose Denny in 2002 to a heart attack. Too bad because I think there was more material in him and I can easily imagine a blues album from him like many 80’s CCM artists have done. Rest in Piece Denny, see you on the other side.

Tracklist
1 – Hiding Place – 4:32
2 – You Mean Everything – 4:29
3 – Count On His Love – 3:58
4 – Holding On – 4:07
5 – Here Comes The Light – 3:24
6 – You Keep Running – 3:35
7 – Trust – 3:55
8 – He Took Hold – 4:11
9 – Sing And Shout – 3:51
10 – Gentle Is His Hand – 3:55

Credits
Arranged By – Denny Correll, Larry Brown
Arranged By [Special] – Alan Lundgren
Art Direction, Design – Brian Barrington
Backing Vocals – Bob Carlisle, Bob Dorman, Denny Correll, Devon Mead*, Mickey Rooney, Jr., Tim Correll
Bass – Charlie Souza, Larry Brown
Drums, Percussion – Larry Brown
Guitar – Eric Turner
Keyboards, Programmed By – Denny Correll
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Nicola Dill
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer – Larry Brown
Saxophone – Dave Thrush, Wayne Wayne

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Maranatha! Music
Copyright © – Maranatha! Music
Distributed By – Word (Uk) Ltd.
Distributed By – Pila Music
Distributed By – GMI Music Partners
Distributed By – Musik Til Tiden
Distributed By – Finngospel
Distributed By – Sephora Diffusion
Distributed By – Emmaus Ministries
Distributed By – Filadelfia Forlag
Distributed By – Italian Christian Media
Distributed By – Zamm Ltd.
Distributed By – Davine Foundation
Distributed By – Nucleo
Distributed By – Viva Music
Distributed By – Kir Music
Printed By – Player Print & Design
Made By – PDO, UK – 10185801
Produced At – 440 Sound Recorders
Engineered At – 440 Sound Recorders
Mixed At – 440 Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Rachel Rachel – Way To My Heart – 1991

I didn’t listen to this album back in the 90’s so when I saw them referred to as a rock band I was interested to hear it. Are they a rock band? Well they have some rock oriented tracks but I would be very hesitant to call them a rock band. Often these female “rock” bands are tossed together by record companies but not in this case. I wouldn’t say they were an organic band but they were a true girl band. The band came to be when bass player Jennifer York moved to California with the intent of forming a girl band. She found all the members except a drummer and produced a demo and started the “looking for a label” process. Billy Smiley heard the demo and worked with the band to get this first album out. At this point they found their drummer and the album was cut. As I said the album was marketed as a rock album and yes there are a few rock tracks but much of it is rather typical of female vocalists of the era. This is not however a real criticism because I thin it’s a pretty good album but I would have liked to have heard a little more edge. My suspicion is that the record company had them turn it down a couple notches. I did see a live clip from them in 1994 and it was definitely turned up a couple notches and had a real Heart feel. Anyway the album has a fun cover of “Carry On Wayward Son”, which also has a music video and I kind of like it. The rest of the album is hit and miss but I really liked “David’s Dance” also.

Tracklist
1 – There Ain’t Enough Love – 3:54
2 – Carry On Wayward Son – 4:41
3 – Outside Looking In – 3:31
4 – In The River – 5:15
5 – Something Of You – 4:32
6 – The Way To My Heart – 4:18
7 – Long Lost Love – 4:45
8 – I Will Stand By You – 4:45
9 – David’s Dance (The Shim Sham) – 3:46
10 – Papa Can You Hear Me? – 5:16
11 – Rain On Me – 5:40

Credits
Art Direction – Amy Linde, Bill Brunt
Bass – Jennifer York
Drums, Percussion – Jenny Sparks
Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Brynn Beltran
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Heli Sterner
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cheryl Jewel
Design – Bill Brunt Designs
Edited By [Editing By] – Carlos Grier
Engineer [2nd Engineer, Bennett House] – Shawn McLean
Engineer [2nd Engineer, Mama Jo’s] – Chris Morris
Executive-Producer – Lynn Keesecker
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Jeff Balding, Lee Groitzsch
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Producer [Produced By], Arranged By – Billy Smiley
Recorded By [Overdubs Recorded By] – Lee Groitzsch
Recorded By [Tracks Recorded By] – Ronnie Brookshire
Synthesizer [Fairlight Keyboard Sequencing] – Carl Marsh
Technician [Drum Tech] – Chris McHugh
Technician [Guitar Tech] – Brian Wooten

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – The Bennett House
Overdubbed At – Midtown Tone & Volume
Mixed At – Mama Jo’s
Mixed At – OmniSound Studios
Mastered At – Georgetown Masters
Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
Published By – Beings From The Sky Music Inc.
Published By – Otherwise Publishing
Published By – Almo Music Corp.
Published By – Word Music (2)
Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By – Don Kirshner Music, Inc.
Published By – Britt-N-Brenn Music
Published By – Little Dude Music
Published By – Keeling & Co.
Published By – Lorimar Music Bee Corp.
Published By – Crazy Eights
Published By – Tall Hair Music
Pressed By – Denon Digital Industries

Julie Miller – He Walks Through Walls – 1991

I am the first to admit that Julie Miller’s voice is not for everyone. Personally I love it and I love her music. Julie’s husband Buddy Miller handled all the instruments on the album and did a great job. The album also included backing vocals from Colvin, Williams, Grant and Willard. Mark Heard and Reverend Dan Smith. In particular the track with Reverend Dan Smith, “Don’t Let The Devil Ride” is a fantastic track and my pick for the best track on the album. That said this album also included the track “Broken Things” which Julie actually rerecorded for her 1999 album with that title. I think most of her fans far prefer this track. Anyway give the album a listen and if you like her voice I guarantee you will love this album.

Tracklist
1 – I Will Follow You – 4:16
2 – He Walks Through Walls – 4:08
3 – Never Gonna Give Up On You – 3:12
4 – Angelina – 3:52
5 – Broken Things – 3:14
6 – Just Want You – 2:54
7 – Don’t Let The Devil Ride – 2:10
8 – Naked Heart – 2:50
9 – How Long – 2:39
10 – Manger Throne – 3:02

Credits
Arranged By – Julie Miller
backing vocals – Colvin, Williams, Grant and Willard. Mark Heard, Reverend Dan Smith
Composed By – Julie Miller (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
Engineer – Dan Garcia, Dan Willard, Ted Spencer
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals – Buddy Miller
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Dan Garcia (tracks: 4, 7, 9), Dave Leonard*
Producer – Buddy Miller, Dan Posthuma, Julie Miller
Written-By – Buddy Miller (tracks: 1)

Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – Dogtown Studio

Out Of The Grey – Out Of The Grey – 1991

One of the best debut albums in CCM history, Out of the Gery’s self-titled released was so “out of the ordinary” for mainstream CCM as to make one wonder how why they signed to such a major label as Sparrow. Husband and wife duo Christine and Scott Dente made a great career of thoughtful, intelligent and stirring music. Scott is a very underrated guitar player (acoustic or electric) and Christine’s voice is both diverse and consistent. I saw Scott play with Phil Keaggy and Scott did more than just hold his own with the legend. Christine’s voice will sometimes (especially here) draw comparisons to Over the Rhine and The Innocence Mission, with less lilt and more punch. The pop and radio friendly songs are very good, but it is on the more adventurous tunes that the depth and creativity really shows. “Write My Life” has the previously mentioned Innocence Mission feel and matches vocal and music perfectly. Remember this continues to sound fresh and He Is Not Silent is nothing short of brilliant. Literally one could make a mention of every song here and find something worthy to discuss. there is not one forgettable song with only “Dance” not quit fitting with the rest of the album, though it is a good song on its own. Their career has not kept up the steam the debut built up and there has not been a new recording in several years, but one should not think they are not making music or out of the industry. Both continue to appear of friends’ albums and Scott’s guitar work can still be heard on occasional releases. That all should not discount just how great an initial release this album is.

Contributor David Lowman – https://legacyccmsgreatestalbums.wordpress.com/

Tracklist
1 – Wishes – 4:58
2 – Write My Life – 4:11
3 – Remember This – 4:31
4 – The Dance – 3:36
5 – He Is Not Silent – 4:00
6 – Better Way To Fall – 4:31
7 – Time Will Tell – 3:21
8 – Perfect Circle – 5:00
9 – The Only Moment – 3:15
10 – The Deep – 3:21

Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Scott Denté
Art Direction, Design – Heather Horne
Backing Vocals – Vicki Hampton, Vince Ebo
Bass – Tommy Sims
Booking – Jeff Roberts & Associates
Drums – Chris McHugh, Steve Grossman
Electric Guitar – Jerry McPherson
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Kevin Twit
Engineer [Assistant] – Buzz Leffler, Garrett Rockey, Jonathan Beach
Executive-Producer – Peter York
Mastered By – Ken Love
Mixed By – Bill Deaton, Craig Hansen, Rick Will
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Graham Lewis
Percussion – Eric Darken
Performer [Out Of The Grey] – Christine Denté, Scott Denté
Photography By – Chris Carroll
Piano, Keyboards, Programmed By – Charlie Peacock
Producer, Arranged By – Charlie Peacock
Programmed By [Additional Programming], Engineer – Craig Hansen
Programmed By [Sampling] – Blair Masters
Tambourine – Rick Will
Vocals – Christine Denté
Written-By – Charlie Peacock, Christine Denté, Scott Denté

Companies, etc.
Copyright © – The Sparrow Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Sparrow Corporation
Published By – Sparrow Song
Published By – Andi Beat Goes On Music
Recorded At – Kaleidoscope Sound
Mixed At – Digital Recorders
Mixed At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Mixed At – Kaleidoscope Sound
Mastered At – Mastermix
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus, Virginia
Distributed By – Christian Marketing Canada, Ltd.

Ashley Cleveland – Big Town – 1991

I remember hearing about this blond with a monster voice that had appeared on “everybody’s” albums, and regularly with one of my musical heroes, John Hiatt had signed a mainstream record deal with Atlantic. But nothing prepared me for the pushing play on my CD players and the a capella vocal strains of “Soon and Very Soon” busted through the clutter of modern music with sledge hammer. Damn, what a voice! Then i was even more pleasantly surprised to discover an album rich in textures, loaded with incredible talent and filled with brilliantly conceived and produced songs. There is really not a dud on the entire project. Of course Cleveland could also sing Presbyterian Book of Church Order and make it sound like Maggies Farm. I soon discovered Cleveland was an artist and not just a voice; a singer-songwriter with credentials to spare. But still I come back to that voice. Throwing out comparisons and superlatives will do her pipes no justice. A wonderful combination of Joplin passion, Slick rock cred and a bluesy, smokey vibe that is unmatched. In all honesty this should not have been the only album of hers to make list and that oversight is purely mine. That notwithstanding her debut here stands out heads and shoulders above most of her contemporaries and like nothing else in CCM at the time. I highly recommend her recent traditional blues and Gospel projects as well.

Contributor David Lowman – https://legacyccmsgreatestalbums.wordpress.com/

Tracklist
1 – Soon And Very Soon / Big Town – 5:10
2 – Love On The Mainline – 4:59
3 – Willy – 4:40
4 – I Could Learn To Love You – 7:14
5 – Tentative Man – 4:00
6 – Angel – 4:41
7 – Up From The Ether – 5:31
8 – We Can Dance – 4:40
9 – I’ll Call You – 5:41
10 – Walk To The Well – 5:22
11 – Rebecca – 5:19

Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Ashley Cleveland
Bass – Glenn Worf
Drums, Percussion – Craig Krampf
Electric Guitar – Kenny Greenberg
Keyboards – Bill Cuomo
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Craig Krampf, Niko Bolas
Producer – Craig Krampf, Niko Bolas
Recorded By – Niko Bolas

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Billy Batstone – A Little Broken Bread – 1991

Though Billy was all over the Christian music scene through the 70’s and 89’s he didn’t release this his first solo album until 1991. While his high school friend David Diggs was with him on his previous work he doesn’t appear on this album. At this point in his career Billy was working with The Praise Band, later called the Tommy Coomes Band but that work went uncredited until later in the decade. Billy was also doing a ton of writing at this time and wrote hits fir several artists. As for the album it’s a easy listening album but with a great 80’s sound. I’m still not a huge fan of easy listening but this is the kind of easy listening I can get into.

Tracklist
1 – I Long For Your Love – 3:15
2 – O Lord, Come – 4:39
3 – I Will Be With You – 4:15
4 – Call For Surrender – 3:05
5 – There Will Come A Time – 4:42
6 – A Little Broken Bread – 5:18
7 – Walking On The Water – 4:04
8 – The Reign Is Over – 4:08
9 – To Every Generation – 3:38
10 – Nobody Like You – 4:41
11 – Your Throne O God – 3:39

Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Billy Batstone*
Backing Vocals – Anne Barbour, Billy Batstone, John Barbour, John Batdorf
Bass Guitar – David Miner
Chapman Stick – Fergus Marsh
Classical Guitar [Nylon Strting Guitar] – Bob Somma
Design, Layout – Gary DeLacy
Drums – Jack Kelly
Engineer, Mixed By – Mark Heard
Harmonica – Mark Heard
Music By – Billy Batstone, John Schreiner, Wayne Brasel
Percussion – Brad Dutz
Photography By – Michael Going
Producer, Arranged By – Billy Batstone
Typography [Typesetting] – Russell Heistuman
Words By – Billy Batstone

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Maranatha! Music
Copyright © – Maranatha! Music
Published By – Maranatha Music
Published By – C.A. Music
Published By – Laurel Press
Published By – Verdugo Music
Published By – John Schreiner Music
Recorded At – Fingerprint Recorders
Recorded At – Neverland
Mixed At – Fingerprint Recorders
Distributed By – Benson Music Group, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-010952