I figured I would introduce this album by quoting Mylons statement about the album. “FROM 1980 TO 1990 “BROKEN HEART” AND I RELEASED 10 ALBUMS, SOLD A MILLION RECORDS, AND TRAVELLED A MILLION MILES WORLDWIDE LEADING OVER 180.000 IN DECISIONS FOR CHRIST. BUT IN 1991. THE ORIGINAL MINISTRY VISION THAT GOD GAVE US HAD BEEN COMPLETED. AT THAT POINT OUR LIVES HAD BECOME OUT OF BALANCE BECAUSE WE WERE SPENDING MORE TIME MAKING HIM KNOWN THAN KNOWING HIM. SO WE TOOK A YEAR TO SEEK GOD AND COMMIT TO KNOWING HIM ABOVE ALL ELSE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. I NEEDED TO HEAR HIS VOICE CLEARLY AND NEEDED TO RECEIVE MY INSTRUCTIONS. I NEEDED A FRESH VISION AND DIRECTION FROM THE LORD, AND AS I GOT QUIET, GOD MET WITH ME IN AN INCREDIBLE NEW WAY. THE RESULTS OF THAT SABBATICAL ARE THESE 11 SONGS WE CALL FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. THIS ALBUM IS THE REFLECTION OF THE CHANGES GOD MADE IN ME, MY FAMILY, AND MY BAND BY THE PROMISES AND PROVISIONS IN HIS WORD. THESE SONGS SIMPLY TESTIFY TO GOD’S POWER, LOVE, AND FAITHFULNESS TO US. PRAISE GOD FOR THE VICTORY WE HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS. HE IS LORD! I FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN AND I THANK GOD FOR THIS NEW DIRECTION, NEW FRIENDS. NEW MUSIC, AND HIS FRESH NEW ANOINTING. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR. LOVE, MYLON”
Well there it is, now we know why this album exists. First lets talk about the positives of this album. It had 4 singles on the CCM charts, “Invincible Love” went to #1, “Closer Than A Friend” also made it to #1, “Give Thanks” made it to #6, and “Faithful” made it to #29. That’s actually pretty good. Any album with 2 #1 singles is a huge success. Now the downside. If you look at the album cover that indicates where were headed with this album. It is certainly not the Mylon that we were more accustomed to but instead a pretty AOR oriented album. Strangely it was also the end of his albums until 2003. Mylon however stayed very active. To quote Wikipedia “LeFevre increasingly turned to preaching and teaching as his vocation. He and his wife Christi minister in about 75 churches a year. He has also spoken at motorcycle rallies, NASCAR owner/driver chapel services, NFL and NBA chapel services, and in Russia, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, the Cayman Islands, and Mexico.” Bottom line this is a pretty mellow album for Mylon but if you want to hear a little of the Mylon we all loved check out “Callin’ Down Fire” which is easily the best track on the album.
Tracklist
1 – Invincible Love – 5:05
2 – The Name Of The Lord – 4:12
3 – Holy Is The Lord – 3:37
4 – The Power Of Love – 3:40
5 – Don’t Say It’s Over – 4:10
6 – Give Thanks – 3:58
7 – Closer Than A Friend – 4:59
8 – Humble Yourself – 3:55
9 – Masterpeace – 4:47
10 – Callin’ Down Fire – 4:08
11 – Faithful – 4:59
Credits
Bass – Anthony Sallee, Joe Hardy
Bass, Vocals – Paul Chapman
Creative Director – Toni Thigpen
Design, Layout – Jackson Design
Drums – Ben Hewitt, Liberty DeVitto
Drums, Vocals – Tony Miller
Edited By [Digital], Mixed By [Mixing Coordination] – Leland Bennett
Engineer – Dave Wagner, Scott Allen
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Sal Oliveri, Skip Benicky
Executive-Producer – Jeff Moseley, Stan Moser
Guitar – Joe Hardy, Steven Curtis Chapman
Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle – Ricky Skaggs
Guitar, Vocals – Scott Allen, Skip Benicky
Keyboards, Vocals – Sal Oliveri
Liner Notes – Mylon LeFevre
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Win Kutz
Percussion – Carlos Jorge
Photography By [Photo Of Mylon LeFevre] – Russ Harrington
Producer – Mylon LeFevre, Scott Allen
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Ben Hewitt, Cheryl Rogers, Joe Hardy, Joey Holder, Larry Rust, Rick Crow, Sal Oliveri, Scott Allen
Saxophone – Todd Nystrom
Vocals – 4Him, Carman, Dez Dickerson, Kenneth Bentley, Larry Rust, Michael English, Michael Gleason, Michael W. Smith, Ricky Skaggs, Steven Curtis Chapman
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Star Song
Copyright © – Star Song
Recorded At – Angel Band Studios
Mixed At – Eagle Mountain Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus, Virginia
