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  • Immigrant's Daughter (1989)

    Immigrant's Daughter is the third studio album by Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker , released in 1989 on Sparrow Records. This is Becker's first time working with artist/musician Charlie Peacock , who produced the album and this will be the first of four albums that they'll collaborate on. Immigrant's Daughter is ranked at number 46 from CCM Magazine 's 2001 book The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music saying that Becker "opens her personal journal" on this album "and pours forth songs of her heritage, her passions, her desire for a deeper faith and her vision of the future." The album is a departure from her first two albums which were contemporary pop rock. Becker and Peacock have written five songs together, plus Becker wrote three songs by herself. Becker, Leonard Ahlstrom and Mike Demus wrote "I Commit" and Becker does a cover of the Curtis Mayfield 1965 classic "People Get Ready" originally recorded by The Impressions (#14 Billboard Hot 100, #3 R&B). Nine out of ten songs were released as radio singles including the title song being released to only Christian rock radio and "The Hunger Stays" to AC and CHR stations. In 1990, Becker earned her second Grammy Award nomination for Best Gospel Performance, Female for Immigrant's Daughter and was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 21st GMA Dove Awards. Immigrant's Daughter peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs written by Margaret Becker and Charlie Peacock, except where noted. 1. Immigrant's Daughter -4:25 2. This is My Passion (Margaret Becker) -4:10 3. Stay Close to Me -3:13 4. The Hunger Stays -4:15 5. Just Come In (Margaret Becker) -4:29 6. I Commit (Margaret Becker, Leonard Ahlstrom, Mike Demus) -4:25 7. Honesty (Margaret Becker) -3:47 8. Solomon's Shoes -3:18 9. Laugh a Little -3:46 10. People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) -3:42 Radio singles 1989 "The Hunger Stays" -#12 Christian CHR, #3 Christian AC 1989 -1990 "I Commit" -#2 Christian CHR 1989 -1990 "Just Come In" -#14 Christian AC 1990 "Solomon's Shoes" -#9 Christian CHR, #6 Christian AC 1990 "This is My Passion" -#18 Christian CHR 1990 "Honesty" -#15 Christian AC 1990 "People Get Ready" -#15 Christian CHR 1990 "Stay Close to Me" -#15 Christian AC Previous release: The Reckoning (1988) Next release: Simple House (1991)

  • The Reckoning (1988)

    The Reckoning is the second studio album by Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker , released in 1988 on Sparrow Records. The album is produced by Dan Posthuma. Continuing her pop rock sound from her debut album Never for Nothing , The Reckoning features rock hits like "Light in the Darkness" and "Start the Fire" and AC and CHR hits like "Find Me" and "Streets of Innocence." The album is more personal in tone, especially on the song "Find Me," where just like the lyrics, Becker gave away her personal possessions (stereo, TV) and just lived with essential things and her Bible. Becker earned her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Gospel Performance, Female for The Reckoning at the 31st Grammy Awards and was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 20th GMA Dove Awards. The Reckoning peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing 1. Light in the Darkness (Eddie Arkin, Mark Spiro) -3:31 2. You Can't Take It With You (Margaret Becker, Phil Maderia) -3:53 3. Find Me (Margaret Becker) -3:43 4. Take Me Away (Margaret Becker, Leonard Ahlstrom, Kim Beard) -3:25 5. Pico Boulevard (Margaret Becker, Michael Hodge) -4:24 6. Who Am I (Margaret Becker) -4:58 7. Start the Fire (Margaret Becker, Mark Chessir, Gene Ford) -4:23 8. 'Til My Feet Don't Move (Margaret Becker) -4:08 9. I Don't Want to Be Without You (Margaret Becker) -4:11 10. Come Quickly Lord (Margaret Becker, Mark Chessir, Randy Chessir) -4:46 11. Streets of Innocence (Margaret Becker, David Martin) -3:39 Radio singles 1988 "Find Me" -#14 Christian CHR, #3 Christian AC 1988 "Who Am I" -#3 Christian CHR, #5 Christian AC 1989 "Streets of Innocence" -#2 Christian CHR, #4 Christian AC 1989 "Come Quickly Lord" -#23 Christian AC Previous release: Never for Nothing (1987) Next release: Immigrant's Daughter (1989)

  • Never for Nothing (1987)

    Never for Nothing is the debut studio album by Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker , released in 1987 on Sparrow Records. "Fight for God" was the first single to Christian rock radio and would top the chart and become the number one Christian rock song of 1987. The title song was released to Christian AC and CHR radio stations where the song climbed to the Top 5. Becker also covers "Make It Right" written by Mark Chessir and recorded by Kenny Marks from his album of the same name . Billy Smiley of White Heart produced the album. Never for Nothing peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Becker was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 19th GMA Dove Awards. Track listing 1. Fight for God (Margaret Becker, Paul Brannon, Tommy Greer) -4:06 2. Standing on Top of the World (Dave Perkins, Rob Frazier) -3:36 3. Never for Nothing (Margaret Becker, Ric Blair) -3:48 4. Break the Silence (Margaret Becker, Billy Smiley, Mark Chessir, Michael Cody) -3:55 5. Sacred Fire (Margaret Becker) -4:37 6. Love Was Waiting (Billy Smiley, Chris Rodriguez) -3:31 7. What You Feel (Margaret Becker, Billy Smiley, Cathy Snyder) -3:53 8. Make It Right (Mark Chessir) -5:25 9. Giants Will Fall (Dave Perkins) -4:00 10. For the Love of You (Margaret Becker) -4:36 Radio singles 1987 "Never for Nothing" -#3 Christian CHR, #3 Christian AC 1987 "For the Love of You" -#7 Christian CHR, #5 Christian AC 1988 "Sacred Fire" -#2 Christian CHR Previous release: Windows of the Heart (EP) (1984) Next release: The Reckoning (1988)

  • What a Day (1974)

    What a Day is the debut solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was originally released on New Song Records. The album was made and copyrighted in 1973 but was not fully released until 1974. What a Day was produced by Keaggy and Greg Hedden. Keaggy did all the instruments, vocals and arrangements. Album highlights include the title song and "That Is What the Lord Will Do for You." What a Day has been reissued three times: the second time it was reissued by Nissi Records in 1984. Next it was reissued on Myrrh/Word Records as part of a double album with his 1976 album Love Broke Thru on CD in 1990. In 2014, it was reissued for its 40th anniversary digitally remastered. In 2023, What a Day was reissued as a 50th anniversary deluxe edition on 3 CDs by Retroactive Records. The first CD is the remastered original album. The second disc "In The Studio" features alternate mixes, outtakes, instrumental mixes and others. The third disc "Demos and Outtakes" features 20 acoustic demos recorded in 1970 to 1972, just around the time that Keaggy was a member of Glass Harp. Keaggy recorded them on cassette tape as possible tracks for his first solo album. Many demos of songs made it on to the album and many didn’t and never found a home until now. Included is a 40-page booklet with liner notes by Keaggy himself, co-producer Hedden and project supervisor Tom Gulotta, plus an essay by acclaimed author and Chesterton biographer Kevin Belmonte. Includes dozens of newly discovered, never-before-seen photos from the original photo shoots for the album by Bob Combs. Track listing All songs were written and arranged by Phil Keaggy. 1. That Is What the Lord Will Do for You -2:58 2. King of the Jews -2:10 3. Walking With the Lord -4:23 4. A Time and a Place -2:50 5. Rejoice -4:50 6. What a Day -4:50 7. Now I Can See -5:09 8. Behold All Things Are Becoming New -1:22 9. Hallelujah -4:48 10. I Will Sing -3:26 NOTE: there is a spoken word poem in the bridge section of "A Time and a Place" that is written anonymously. Next release: Love Broke Thru (1976)

  • True Believer (1995)

    True Believer is the 15th solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was released on May 23, 1995 on Sparrow Records. The album was produced, arranged and programmed by Alan Shacklock. After releasing the three previous "rock and roll" albums from the late 1980s to early 1990s, Keaggy returns with True Believer . The album's sound is more adult contemporary but retains some of the rock sounds from those previous albums. At times it's kind of reminiscent of Keaggy's early 1980s albums with further use of programming and keyboards along with its use of live instruments. The title track, "The True Believers," was released as the lead single and did very well at Christian radio. The track climbed up to the top of the Christian AC chart giving Keaggy his first and only number one song. Other highlights include "Only You (Can Wash My Sins Away)," the hymn "Be Thou My Vision," "Salvation Army Band" and "The Survivor." The album also includes a Christmas track "And On That Day," which is about how Mary was the chosen mother to give birth to Jesus. Christian vocalist Susan Ashton provided guest vocals on the song. True Believer debuted and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing 1. The True Believers (Alan Shacklock) -4:37 2. Wild Heart (Gordon Kennedy, Randy Holland) -5:01 3. Only You (Can Wash My Sins Away) (Alan Shacklock) -4:31 4. Salvation Army Band (Phil Keaggy, Alan Shacklock) -4:09 5. Don't Let Go Of My Heart (Phil Keaggy, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Kip Raines, Montey Powell) -4:11 6. Son of Man (Phil Keaggy) -4:38 7. And On That Day (guest vocals by Susan Ashton) (Phil Keaggy, John Sferra) -5:06 8. Be Thou My Vision (traditional; arranged by Alan Shacklock) -4:51 9. Have Mercy Lord (Alan Shacklock) -4:02 10. The Survivor (Phil Keaggy) -7:31 Radio singles 1995 "The True Believers" -#4 Christian CHR, #1 Christian AC 1995 "Only You (Can Wash My Sins Away)" -#9 Christian AC 1995 -1996 "Son of Man" -#33 Christian AC 1996 "Don't Let Go Of My Heart" -#34 Christian AC Previous release: Crimson and Blue  (1993)/ Blue  (1994) Next release: 1970 - 1995: Time Volume 1  (1995) (compilation album)

  • Crimson and Blue (1993)/Blue (1994)

    Crimson and Blue is the 14th solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy , released on February 23, 1993 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Lynn Nichols (credited as L. Arthur Nichols). It was recorded around the summer of 1992. Crimson and Blue serves as the third album of Keaggy's "rock and roll" period, following up previous releases Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child and Find Me in These Fields . Keaggy goes all out with its mix of 1960s pop/rock, blues and some alternative rock. Nichols, who produced the two previous albums mentioned, plays on the album on guitars and backing vocals, plus Keaggy's regular players: Phil Maderia (B-3 organ, keyboards) and Wade Jaynes (bass guitar). John Sferra of Keaggy's band Glass Harp plays drums throughout the album and even joins Keaggy on a jam session (as heard on the CD EP Revelator track "The Further Adventures of..."). The Paul McCartney comparisons continue on tracks like "Everywhere I Look," "Love Divine," whose track sounds like The Beatles' 1963 hit "All My Loving" and "Reunion of Friends." Keaggy re-visits his 1985 song "I Will Be There," but as a modern rock ballad. Very different from when he originally recorded from Getting Closer! . Keaggy even filmed a music video for the track. Crimson and Blue climbed up to number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1994, Keaggy earned his second Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album and was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year. Critics and CCM Magazine has called this album his best work. The magazine named Crimson and Blue as one of 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music in 2001 and listed it at number 20. Track listing All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, except where noted. 1. Shouts of Joy (music by Phil Keaggy, words by Ray Repp) -5:55 2. World of Mine -5:40 3. Everywhere I Look (Phil Maderia) -4:29 4. Love Divine -2:25 5. Reunion of Friends -4:12 6. All There Is to Know (Phil Keaggy, Phil Maderia) -3:48 7. When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God (Van Morrison) -6:41 8. Stone Eyes (Phil Keaggy, Phil Maderia, Lynn Nichols) -7:02 9. I Will Be There -6:53 10. Don't Pass Me By (Phil Keaggy, Lynn Nichols) -3:45 11. John the Revelator (traditional; arranged by Phil Keaggy and Lynn Nichols) -8:05 12. Doin' Nothin' -8:29 13. Nothing But the Blood (traditional; arranged by Phil Keaggy) -2:46 Radio singles 1993 "Everywhere I Look" -#25 Christian CHR, #6 Christian AC 1993 "Love Divine" -#22 Christian CHR, #7 Christian AC 1993 "I Will Be There" -#25 Christian CHR 1994 "Reunion of Friends" -#22 Christian CHR Watch the music video of "I Will Be There" here: On March 29, 1994, Keaggy released a repackaged limited edition rock version of Crimson and Blue , re-titled Blue on Word Records and Epic Records/Sony Music. Blue was geared towards the mainstream market by eliminating five tracks ("Love Divine," "Reunion of Friends," "Stone Eyes," "I Will Be There" and "Nothing But the Blood") and adding two previous unreleased tracks (a cover of Badfinger's 1972 U.S. Top 20 hit "Baby Blue" and "All Our Wishes"), plus the addition of "The Further Adventures of..." from the Revelator EP. Three tracks from Crimson and Blue , "Doin' Nothin'," "Everywhere I Look" and "World of Mine," were shortened and reworked. Blue is out of print and is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Track listing 1. Doin' Nothin' (shorter version) -7:35 2. Don't Pass Me By -3:45 3. Baby Blue (Pete Ham) (previously unreleased) -5:37 4. All There Is to Know -3:48 5. John the Revelator -8:05 6. World of Mine (shorter version) -4:30 7. Everywhere I Look (shorter version) -3:53 8. The Further Adventures of... (jam featuring Phil Keaggy and John Sferra) (as heard on the CD EP Revelator ) -12:46 9. All Our Wishes ( previously unreleased) -3:22 10. When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God (Van Morrison) -6:41 11. Shouts of Joy -5:55 Previous release: Revelator  (EP) (1993) Next release: True Believer  (1995) Listen to the full-length album Blue here:

  • Revelator (EP) (1993)

    Revelator is an extended play by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy , released on February 9, 1993 by Myrrh/Word Records. This EP serves as a sneak preview to Keaggy's next album Crimson and Blue featuring alternate radio mixes of "Everywhere I Look" and "John the Revelator." "The Further Adventures of..." is a near-13 minute jam session with just Keaggy on electric guitar and his Glass Harp band mate John Sferra on drums. Keaggy said in the CD liner notes that this "jam was the very last thing recorded after the rest of the band had gone home to bed.  It's an unrehearsed, spontaneous musical dialogue between the two of us - the same sort of thing we all did in our early days with bassist, Dan Pecchio." The CD maxi-single also includes outtakes and a couple of "hidden jams" sandwiched between the listed tracks. Revelator debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, except where noted. 1. Everywhere I Look (radio mix) (Phil Maderia) -3:12 2. John the Revelator (radio mix) (traditional; arranged by Phil Keaggy and Lynn Nichols) -5:03 3. Doin' Nothin' (alternate take - Swamp Version)/"hidden jam" -6:55 4. John the Revelator (extended Strat mix)/"hidden jam" -10:31 5. The Further Adventures of... (jam featuring Phil Keaggy and John Sferra) -12:46 6. Celebrate (un-edited outro to "Reunion of Friends") -2:15 Previous release: Beyond Nature  (1991) (instrumental album) Next release: Crimson and Blue  (1993)/ Blue  (1994)

  • No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green (1992)

    No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green is a compilation project album that was released on June 27, 1992 by Sparrow Records. The album is executive produced by Peter York with tracks produced by Brown Bannister, Charlie Peacock and many others. Released at the time of the 10th anniversary of Keith Green 's passing, it features 13 of the top Christian artists and producers of the day covering his songs in their style of music including Russ Taff , Steven Curtis Chapman , Petra , Rich Mullins and Margaret Becker among others. Highlights include "Grace By Which I Stand" by Steve Green (no relation to Keith Green), "I Can't Believe It" by Peacock, and "Your Love Broke Through" by Taff with backing vocals by Phil Keaggy , who originally recorded the song on his 1976 album Love Broke Thru . Keith Green's widow Melody Green-Sievright sings her own composition "Make My Life a Prayer to You" which he recorded on his 1978 album also called No Compromise . The tribute album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs were written by Keith Green, except where noted. 1. Your Love Broke Through (Russ Taff, backing vocals by Phil Keaggy) (Keith Green, Randy Stonehill, Todd Fishkind) -4:50 2. He'll Take Care of the Rest (Steven Curtis Chapman) (Keith Green, Wendell Burton) -4:41 3. Grace By Which I Stand (Steve Green) -5:22 4. I Can't Believe It (Charlie Peacock) (Keith Green, Melody Green) -4:00 5. I Don't Want to Fall Away (Petra) -3:28 6. Oh Lord, You're Beautiful (Margaret Becker) -4:46 7. Asleep in the Light (Michael Card) -4:30 8. Summer Snow (Susan Ashton) (Keith Green, Melody Green) -3:16 9. You Are the One (Rich Mullins) (Keith Green, Melody Green) -3:05 10. Make My Life a Prayer to You (Melody Green-Sievright) (Melody Green) -4:11 11. How Can They Live Without Jesus? (GLAD) -3:39 12. There Is a Redeemer (Brown Bannister and Kelly Willard) (Melody Green) -3:35 Production credits Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8 and 12) Russ Taff and James Hollihan, Jr. -producers (track 1) Charlie Peacock -producer (tracks 4, 6 and 9) Bob Hartman and John Lawry -producers (track 5) Jimmie Lee Sloas -co-producer (track 7) Bill Maxwell -producer (track 10) Ed Nalle -producer (track 11) Radio singles 1992 "Your Love Broken Through" by Russ Taff -#22 Christian CHR, #9 Chrisitan AC 1992 "Grace By Which I Stand" by Steve Green -#5 Christian AC 1993 "I Can't Believe It" by Charlie Peacock -#2 Christian CHR 1993 "I Don't Want to Fall Away" by Petra -#11 Christian CHR, #36 Christian AC

  • Find Me in These Fields (1990)

    Find Me in These Fields is the 12th solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/ guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was released on June 20, 1990 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Keaggy and Lynn Nichols (credited once again as L. Arthur Nichols). Find Me in These Fields continues Keaggy's rock era that he started with 1988's Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child , using studio musicians playing real live instruments. In addition to vocals and guitars, Keaggy also enlisted the same players from his last album: Rick Cua (bass guitar) and Mike Mead (drums), plus Keaggy's friend Phil Maderia on the piano and B-3 organ. There are five short acoustic and electric instrumental breaks that the listener will hear in between tracks. They are recorded live from the studio, direct to digital. The Christian radio lead single "Be In My Heart" is a cover written by John Perry and originally recorded by English singer Cliff Richard in 1982. It features backing vocals from Charlie Peacock and Keaggy's and Nichols' family members among them. The title song is a peaceful ballad with cello by John Catchings. Rock numbers include "Strong Tower," "This Side of Heaven" and "Get Over It." Find Me in These Fields was a best seller and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Keaggy earned his first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album in 1991. Track listing All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, except where noted. 1. instrumental break (acoustic) -0:20 2. Strong Tower -4:14 3. Carry On -3:15 4. instrumental break (acoustic) -0:40 5. When the Wild Winds Blow -5:41 6. This Side of Heaven -4:22 7. Find Me in These Fields -3:58 8. Get Over It -6:10 9. Calling You -4:19 10. instrumental break (electric) -2:32 11. Gentle and Strong -3:37 12. Final Day -4:00 13. instrumental break (electric) -2:13 14. Be In My Heart (John Perry) -4:52 15. instrumental break (electric) -1:03 Radio singles 1990 "Be In My Heart" -#5 Christian CHR, #4 Christian AC 1990 "Find Me in These Fields" -#21 Christian AC 1990 "When the Wild Winds Blow -#15 Christian CHR 1991 "This Side of Heaven" -#2 Christian CHR Previous release: Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child  (1988) Next release: Beyond Nature  (1991) (instrumental album)

  • Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child (1988)

    Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child is the eleventh solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was released on September 27, 1988 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Lynn Nichols (credited as L. Arthur Nichols). It is the first of three "rock and roll" albums Keaggy was releasing, especially the vocal comparisons to Paul McCartney of The Beatles. Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child was recorded, as it's written on the album liner notes, " with the greatest of care on original Vox and Fender amplifiers matched with the original stock vintage 50's and 60's guitars as well as acoustic drums □ all recorded in a 'real' acoustic environment just like the old days when everyone played together in the same room □ imagine that! We've eliminated computers and drum machines altogether and relegated synthesizers to just one selection (we used the cheapest "low-fi" stuff we could find) so as to replicate those great honest sounds that we all loved about early rock-n-roll recordings □ you know the ones that made us all want to run out and buy a guitar! Of course, in the end, when it came down to mixing we used every known piece of technology at our disposal to make it sound really good!" Among those used is Ringo Starr's old drum kit. The album was recorded between June and August 1988 and features an all-star cast of musicians and friends such as Randy Stonehill , Russ Taff , Steve Taylor (only on the hand claps on "Tell Me How You Feel"), James Hollihan, Jr. on guitar, Rick Cua on bass guitar, Mike Mead on drums and many others. Mark Heard wrote and contributed backing vocals on "Everything is Alright," the only track to use keyboards which Heard also played on. "Everything is Alright" is only on the CD and cassette versions. The track "I've Just Begun (Again)" is a refurbished Glass Harp song, which was Keaggy's first band when he first got his start back in the late 1960s. Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child debuted and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing 1. Tell Me How You Feel (Phil Keaggy) -3:23 2. Sunday's Child (featuring Randy Stonehill) (Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill) -4:01 3. I Always Do (Mark Heard) -4:53 4. I'm Gonna Get You Now (Phil Keaggy, Lynn Nichols) -3:49 5. Blessed Be the Ties (Phil Keaggy, Steve Taylor, Lynn Nichols) -4:04 6. This Could Be the Moment (Lynn Nichols, Angelo Palladino) -3:52 7. Ain't Got No (featuring Randy Stonehill and Russ Taff) (Randy Stonehill, Sandi Stonehill) -3:32 8. Somebody Loves You (Phil Keaggy) -4:09 9. Big Eraser (Phil Keaggy, Lynn Nichols, Lance DeMers) -4:36 10. Everything is Alright (Mark Heard) -4:19 (not on the LP version) 11. I've Just Begun (Again) (Phil Keaggy, Lynn Nichols) -3:42 12. Walk In Two Worlds (Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill) -3:41 13. Talk About Suffering (traditional; arranged by Phil Keaggy) -4:51 Radio singles 1988 "Sunday's Child" (featuring Randy Stonehill) -#12 Christian CHR, #10 Christian AC 1989 "Talk About Suffering" -#4 Christian CHR, #16 Christian AC 1989 "Tell Me How You Feel" -#8 Christian CHR, #29 Christian AC The above three songs charted were credited as Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child. Previous release: Way Back Home  (1986) Next release: Find Me in These Fields  (1990)

  • The Wind and the Wheat (1987)

    The Wind and the Wheat is the tenth solo and second instrumental album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was originally released on February 3, 1987 on Maranatha! Music's Colours label. Keaggy produced, composed and arranged the album himself, along with Tom Coomes and Jeff Lams co-producing on some tracks. It is Keaggy's first all instrumental album since 1979's The Master & The Musician . In addition to studio musicians, Keaggy plays both acoustic and electric guitars. Full discussions on each piece are talked about by Keaggy himself in the album and CD backliner notes. "The Reunion" was featured on Keaggy's 1986 original release of Way Back Home . This new recording is nearly identical to the one from his previous album. The Wind and the Wheat climbed to number 14 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1988, Keaggy won his first Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 19th GMA Dove Awards. The album was reissued and remastered by Strobie Records in 2020. Track listing All songs were written and composed by Phil Keaggy, except where noted. 1. March of the Clouds -5:27 2. Paradise Dream -5:35 3. The Wind and the Wheat -4:34 4. Where Travelers Meet -6:37 5. From Shore to Shore -3:07 6. Prayer -4:24 7. The Mission -5:02 8. The Promise -4:33 9. The Reunion -6:05 10. I Love You Lord (Laurie Klein, music by Phil Keaggy) -5:35 Production credits Phil Keaggy -producer (all tracks) Jeff Lams -co-producer (tracks 1 and 4) Tom Coomes -co-producer (tracks 2, 3, 6 and 10) Accolades Dove Award - Instrumental Album of the Year ( The Wind and the Wheat ) Previous release: Way Back Home  (1986) Next release: Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child  (1988)

  • Way Back Home (1986)

    Way Back Home is the ninth solo album by Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Keaggy . It was released in 1986 on Pan Pacific Records. Keaggy produced and arranged the album himself. Way Back Home is a collection of quiet songs as a tribute to family, parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren with Keaggy playing classical, bass and acoustic guitars, in addition to vocals, along with other studio musicians and string ensemble arrangements by Tom Howard. Since it was a low-key release, this album did not chart the first time around. On June 4, 1994, Keaggy re-released Way Back Home on Sparrow Records with a different track listing order. The album is partially re-recorded and remixed with some differences with the songs and instrumentation from the 1986 release: *- the instrumental track "The Reunion" is not on this re-issue but does appear in a nearly identical recording in his 1987 instrumental release The Wind and the Wheat . *- "Here and Now": the string sounds from the original 1986 version were removed for the 1994 version, and the 1994 version is faded slightly early. *- "A New Star": the 1994 version includes new keyboard sounds and replaces the original soprano sax part with a penny whistle part. *- "Maker of the Universe": string sounds from the original version were removed for the 1994 version. *- "Let Everything Else Go": it's a new recording, originally from the 1981 Town to Town album. For this 1994 version, it fades out about a minute earlier than the original 1986 re-recording. *- Noah's Song": the string sounds from the original version were removed for the 1994 version. *- "In Every Need": the 1994 version has a brief section with no guitar, only bass. Keaggy recorded four new songs as bonus tracks continuing the family theme of the album, including the duet "Father-Daughter Harmony" featuring his daughter Alicia. The re-issued album debuted and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing of the 1994 reissue All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, except where noted. 1. Way Back Home -4:20 2. A New Song -3:37 3. Father-Daughter Harmony (duet with Alicia Keaggy) (Phil Keaggy, Alicia Keaggy) -4:27 * 4. It Could Have Been Me (Phil Keaggy, Sheila Walsh) -5:13 * 5. In Every Need (music by Phil Keaggy, words by Samuel Longfellow and anonymous) -4:59 6. She's a Dancer -3:00 * 7. Let Everything Else Go -4:56 8. Olivia -3:27 9. Once I Prayed -(music by Phil Keaggy, words by Helen McDowell) -3:16 10. Noah's Song -4:02 11. Maker of the Universe (music by Phil Keaggy, words by Frederick William Pitt) -3:13 12. Be In Time (music by Phil Keaggy, words by Phil Keaggy and anonymous) -4:26 13. Here and Now -2:43 14. The 50th (instrumental) -9:22 * (*) -newly recorded bonus tracks NOTE: the four tracks, "In Every Need," "Once I Prayed," "Maker of the Universe" and "Be In Time" were printed through the courtesy of the Loizeaux Brothers, publishers of The Continual Burnt Offering . Previous release: Getting Closer!  (1985) Next release: The Wind and the Wheat (1987) (instrumental album)

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