David Baroni – From The Heart – 1981

This is the first album form David Baroni. I didn’t hear of him in the 80’s so this is my first exposure to him. He actually had 11 albums so I’m kind of surprised I hadn’t at least heard of him. His style is not my preferred genre so I’m not surprised I hadn’t listened to him but I should have at least heard of him. His albums were on relatively small labels so I guess that could be the reason. As for this album it appears it was initially released on Gary Paxton’s own label but then appears to have been picked up by LifeStream Records which was a division of Calvary Records. Anyway that’s the history of the album ad as for the album it is a very Easy Listening effort but is pretty well done. The one upbeat track “Mr. Money” actually isn’t too bad and quite frankly I would have loved to hear Stonehill cover it. The album did have a charting single, “We Need To Meet Them There” made it to #24.

Tracklist
1 – From The Heart – 3:42
2 – Are You Reachin’ Out – 3:23
3 – It Won’t Be Long (‘Til We’re Home) – 4:40
4 – Soldier Of The Light – 3:59
5 – The Man You Thought You Already Knew – 4:39
6 – Port In The Ragin’ Storm – 3:25
7 – We Need To Meet Them There – 4:27
8 – At Your Door Knockin’ – 4:25
9 – Mr. Money – 3:14
10 – The Light That’s Always Burning – 5:08

Credits
Arranged By – David Baroni, Gary Paxton
Art Direction, Layout – Smokehouse Studio
Engineer – Bob Whyley, Gary Paxton, Gene Rice, John Erickson, Mike Poston
Photography By – Dill Beaty
Producer – Gary Sanford Paxton
Written-By – David P. Baroni

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Parkerson Productions
Copyright © – Parkerson Productions
Published By – Gary S. Paxton Publications, Inc.
Recorded At – Waxworks Recording Studio
Lacquer Cut At – Masterfonics