Tag: Paul Janz

Danny Paul Wayne – Salvation Song (English)

I’m not entirely positive but I believe this is the first album from Danny and Paul Janz. It is possible there was an earlier one as the church they attended did have their own record company so they may be earlier work. This album however is the first album they did that was released in both Germany and Canada. I also found a reference that it was released in the United States but I am unable to confirm this. Anyway the album was released in Germany first with 8 German language tracks and 3 English tracks. Each version has 2 tracks that aren’t shared between the 2 versions. There are also some differences in the mix between the two. The English version was released by Image VII and Word and it sounds like they reworked the mix on most of the mutual tracks. As for the album it has a seventies folk sound and wasn’t really much of a hint of what was to come from the brothers.

Tracklist
1 – Who Can Show The Way – 2:56
2 – Summer’s Gone – 3:50
3 – Books And Calendars – 2:12
4 – Questions – 3:13
5 – Jesus Loves Me – 1:20
6 – Salvation Song – 3:39
7 – Give Me Love – 2:41
8 – Don’t Walk Away – 2:45
9 – Teach Me – 2:13
10 – Day By Day – 2:34
11 – He’s Always There – 2:32

Credits
Arranged By, Vocals, Soloist, Composed By – Daniel Janz
Composed By, Piano, Vocals, Soloist – Paul Janz
Coordinator – Margitta Paul, Nils Kjellström
Cover, Design – Helmut Mono
Drums – Mike Starr
Engineer, Photography By – John Dueck
Guitar, Vocals, Composed By, Soloist, Bass – Wayne Quiring

Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Janz Team Tonstudio
Record Company – Word
Copyright © – Word Records Limited
Manufactured By – Word Records Limited
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Image VII Records Inc. – VII7716

Danny Paul Wayne – Salvation Song (German)

I’m not entirely positive but I believe this is the first album from Danny and Paul Janz. It is possible there was an earlier one as the church they attended did have their own record company so they may be earlier work. This album however is the first album they did that was released in both Germany and Canada. I also found a reference that it was released in the United States but I am unable to confirm this. Anyway the album was released in Germany first with 8 German language tracks and 3 English tracks. Each version has 2 tracks that aren’t shared between the 2 versions. There are also some differences in the mix between the two. The English version was released by Image VII and Word and it sounds like they reworked the mix on most of the mutual tracks. As for the album it has a seventies folk sound and wasn’t really much of a hint of what was to come from the brothers.

Tracklist
1 – Wer Zeigt Mir Den Weg – 2:57
2 – Alleine Schaff Ich’s Nicht – 2:13
3 – Du Bist Mein – 2:43
4 – He’s Always There – 2:32
5 – Kann Jemand Helfen – 3:13
6 – Jesus Liebt Mich – 2:41
7 – Salvation Song – 3:39
8 – Ein Tag Geht Zu Ende – 3:55
9 – Ein Guter Freund – 2:49
10 – Du Bist Schlau – 3:09
11 – Day By Day – 2:35

Credits
Bass, Guitar – Wayne Quiring
Coordinator – Margitta Paul, Nils Kjellström
Drums – Mike Starr
Engineer, Photography By – John Dueck
Graphic Design – Helmut Mono
Keyboards – Paul Janz
Producer – Paul Janz

Paul Janz – Electricity – 1987

This is Paul’s second solo album. His first album was released almost worldwide but not in the United States. As he’s Canadian that’s where his main audience was though he also did well in Germany where he has also lived and produced music. This album was released world wide including the U.S. Strangely A&M Records decided to take the most successful single from his first album and put it on this album. I am guessing the thinking was that it would re-single in the U.S. market. The album was not selling well but the record company decided to release “Believe In Me” as the final single and it caught making it to #26 on the Canadian Charts and #25 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart but that was it for U.S. chart success. It did much better in Canada with 3 other top 100 singles. All in all it’s a solid pop album and as I grew up in Canada it is an album I remember and still quite like.

Tracklist
1 – One Night (Is All It Takes) – 3:42
2 – Electricity – 3:51
3 – I Won’t Cry – 4:45
4 – We Touch – 4:50
5 – I’ll Be Your Eyes – 3:57
6 – Send Me A Miracle – 3:51
7 – Believe In Me – 4:46
8 – I Go To Pieces – 3:29
9 – Angel – 5:00
10 – Alien – 4:39
11 – One Last Lie – 3:51

Credits
Art Direction – Richard Frankel
Bass – Bob Press
Design – Melanie Nissen
Drums – Michael Root
Engineer – Dave Slagter, Mike Fraser
Guitar – Tim McKenzie
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion – Paul Janz
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Greg Ladanyi
Photography – James O’Mara
Producer – Paul Janz

Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Mastered At – THE MASTERING LAB
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Pressed By – Cinram
Printed By – Ever Reddy

Paul Janz – High Strung – 1985

A lot of 70’s fans of Deliverance don’t even know that Paul Janz went on to have a successful solo career after Deliverance dissolved. They might further be surprised that he went on to release 4 albums in the secular market. This is the first of those 4 albums. This album was released in Canada (Paul’s home country), the U.K., Greece, and Japan. It was not released in the United States. It did very well in the Canadian market with the first single making it to #29 on the Canadian Charts. “Don’t Cry Tonight”, “High Strung”, and “Close My Eyes” were also released as singles but did not do better than #85. Now a quick warning that if you are expecting a Deliverance sound you won’t get it and no one from Deliverance appears anywhere on this album other than Paul. Instead this is a straight up 80’s pop album. I will be honest that I remember it playing on Canadian radio and I honestly never made the connection to Deliverance until many years later. It should be noted that Paul did not turn on his faith but instead just changed himself to the category of a Christian artist as opposed to an artist doing Christian music.

Tracklist
1 – High Strung – 3:40
2 – Don’t Cry Tonight – 5:32
3 – Close My Eyes – 4:16
4 – Solid Ground – 3:38
5 – All I Have – 4:25
6 – Go To Pieces – 3:21
7 – Suggestions Of Love – 4:17
8 – Cover To Cover – 3:55
9 – Right From The Start – 3:47
10 – Waiting – 4:00

Credits
Bass – Doug Edwards, Peter Clark (tracks: B1)
Drums – Chris Taylor (tracks: B1), Darryl Burgess, Jim Vallance (tracks: A3,A4,B3)
Guitar – David Sinclair, Harris Van Berkel
Keyboards [Main] – Dave Pickell
Organ – Robbie King (tracks: A4)
Percussion – Jim McGillveray (tracks: A1, B2), Ken Chalmers (tracks: B1, B3)
Saxophone – Tom Colclough (tracks: A3)
Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards, Effects – Paul Janz

Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited