Tag: David Diggs

David Diggs – Streetshadows – 1984

This album was a pleasant discovery for me. Believe me if you’re a fan of 70’s and 80’s CCM you have heard David as he performed the strings arrangements on well over 200 albums. He also worked as a musician on a large percentage of those albums. Anyway I have discovered he had a whole series of albums on secular labels. This one in particular is very cool as Bob Carlisle does the lead vocals. I am guessing David was a heck of a musician but not a great vocalist so he had people join him for vocals. Anyway so what we have here is a secular Bob Carlisle album and wow is it a great album. It has a great 80’s synth pop sound and gets a little funky in places. David mainly stuck to keyboards for this one and does a bang up job. So if you’re a big Bob Carlisle fan this one might surprise you.

Tracklist
1 – Last Night – 3:51
2 – Playing The Fool – 3:47
3 – Rachel – 3:46
4 – Framed – 3:26
5 – Somethin’ Might Be Burnin’ – 4:37
6 – Don`t Be So Shy – 3:16
7 – Holding On To Love – 3:32
8 – Sky Singer – 3:50
9 – Dancing With His Shadow – 5:04

Credits
Backing Vocals – Mary Ella Meek
Bass – Eddie Watkins, Jr., Louis Johnson
Drums – Harvey Mason
Executive Producer – Bob Edmondson
Guitar [Extraordinaire] – Paul Jackson Jr.
Guitar, Soloist – Lee Ritenour
Lead Vocals – Dianne Reeves
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Bob Carlisle
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer, Electronic Drums, – David Diggs
Producer, Arranged By – David Diggs
Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – George Howard
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Ernie Watts
Violin, Electric Violin, Soloist – Doug Cameron

Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Mama Jo’s
Recorded At – Peace In The Valley Recording
Recorded At – Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At – Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At – Starlight Studios
Mastered At – Future Disc

David Diggs – Realworld – 1983

This is actually David’s 6th album. All the time he was making albums with Sweet Comfort, Richie Furay, Barry McGuire, and Candle (to name very few) he had a parallel career going. I knew of David but I had no idea he was putting out albums himself. His sound is kind of jazz infused easy listening style. These albums were released in the secular market but I bet their were a lot of Christian buyers. As for the album it’s great. The track “Come On” might have singled with a slightly different mix and a completely different intro. It’s an excellent track but needed a bit of love to be radio ready. Oh and it was cowritten by Richie Furay which fits perfectly when you hear it. Now David didn’t do any vocals on this album so he had Bob Carlisle provide the vocals on the few tracks with vocals. Anyway this is a great album and I was excited to find a “new” artist to enjoy.

Tracklist
1 – Gentle Thoughts – 4:04
2 – The Red Balloon – 2:52
3 – Come On – 3:09
4 – Cloud Shepherd – 3:36
5 – Welcome To The Real World – 2:23
6 – Window Of A Child – 4:43
7 – Love’s Inception – 3:44
8 – Bluebird – 3:20

Credits
Alto Saxophone – Tom Kubis
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Dave Boruff, Joe Roccisano
Art Direction – Herb Wong
Bass – Leon Gaer
Concertmaster [Strings] – Doug Cameron
Design – Chuck Walker
Drums – Ed Greene
Engineer – Don Holden, Jack Joseph Puig
French Horn – Ken Wiley
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Harp – Paulette Miller
Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion – David Diggs
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By, Engineer – Billy Taylor
Photography By – David Cavagnaro
Producer – Bob Edmondson, Ron Peters
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – David Diggs
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jim Coile
Trombone – Bob Edmondson, Doug Wintz
Trumpet – Danny Ackerman, Jerry Hey
Vocals – Bob Carlisle

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Palo Alto Jazz
Copyright © – Palo Alto Jazz
Recorded At – Mama Jo’s
Recorded At – Hit Man Studio
Recorded At – Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Future Disc
Lacquer Cut At – Future Disc