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HISTORY MAKERS: THE BEST OF CHRISTIAN ROCK VOL. 1 1970-1986

"From its beginnings in the Jesus Movement of the '70s to its transitional years in the early '80s, this CD includes some of the foundational recordings of contemporary Christian music, by the artists that helped to establish it."
 
CD tracklist
01 Mylon LeFevre - Old Gospel Ship 3:43
02 Larry Norman - Why Don't You Look Into Jesus 4:02
03 Glass Harp - Do Lord 4:28
04 Love Song - Little Country Church 2:37
05 Petra - Walkin' In The Light 3:16
06 The Way - Do You Feel The Change? 5:17
07 Parable - Come Untangled 3:25
08 Daniel Amos - Father's Arms 4:23
09 DeGarmo & Key - Wayfaring Stranger 3:39
10 Resurrection Band - Broken Promises 6:55
11 Steve Taylor - What Ever Happened To Sin 3:11
12 Whiteheart - No Apology 4:19
12 tracks, 49:15
 
"Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Petra got its start in 1974, signed by Billy Ray Hearn to Myrrh Records, and making a hard-rock debut album filled with crunchy guitars and in-you-face production values, the likes of which had simply never been heard on a religious record label before. What the band lacked on its first outing, however, was a lead singer to match its instrumental authenticity. The band would later be fronted by Greg Volz and later, John Schlitt, but in the beginning it was Bob Hartman, Petra's founder/guitarist/songwriter who gave it his most valiant vocal effort, as heard here on "Walkin' In The Light."
 
This compilation was mastered by Ken Love. Petra was released long before Ken started his mastering career, so this CD contains a remastered version. However, the CD reissue from 1995 does not give any mastering credits. Whether this is the remastered version from the 1995 CD reissue or an especially for this compilation remastered version remains to be seen.

Production details
Track 1 produced by Allen Toussaint for Sansu Enterprises, Inc.
Track 2 produced by Rod Edwards, Jon Miller and Roger Hand for Triumvirate Productions and Street Level Productions, Inc.
Track 3 produced by Lews Merenstein
Track 4 produced by Love Song
Track 5 produced by Billy Ray Hearn
Track 6 produced by Al Perkins
Track 7 produced by Tom Coomes
Track 8 produced by Jonathan David Brown
Track 9 produced by Ron Capone
Track 10 produced by Resurrection Band
Track 11 produced by Jonathan David Brown
Track 12 produced by Billy Smiley and Whiteheart
Executive producer: Thom Granger for Kangaroo Productions
Mastered by Ken Love at MasterMix
Post production: Dave Parker
Artwork details
Art direction: Jan Cook
Package design: Andy Norris Design
Release date
2003
CD release
US Sparrow 7243 5 80649 2 6 / SPD 80649
 
01 Old Gospel Ship
Words and music: Traditional
Arrangement: Mylon LeFevre, Kim Venable, Barry Bailey, Auburn Burrell and Dean Daughtry
From the album: Mylon (1970)
02 Why Don't You Look Into Jesus
Words and music: Larry Norman
From the album: Only Visiting This Planet (1972)
03 Do Lord
Arrangement: Phil Keaggy, Dan Pecchio and John Sferra
From the album: It Makes Me Glad (1972)
04 Little Country Church
Words and music: Chuck Girard and Fred Field
From the album: Love Song (1972)
05 Walkin' In The Light
Words and music: Bob Hartman
From the album: Petra (1974)
06 Do You Feel The Change?
Words and music: Dana Angle
From the album: Can It Be? (1975)
07 Come Untangled
Words and music: Chuck Butler
From the album: Illustrations (1977)
08 Father's Arms
Words and music: Terry Taylor
From the album: Shotgun Angel (1977)
09 Wayfaring Stranger
Arrangement: Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key
From the album: This Time Thru (1978)
10 Broken Promises
Words and music: Glenn Kaiser
From the album: Awaiting Your Reply (1978)
11 What Ever Happened To Sin
Words and music: Steve Taylor
From the EP: I Want To Be A Clone (1983)
12 No Apology
Words and music: Mark Gersmehl
From the album: Don't Wait For The Movie (1986)

CD | USA | Sparrow | 7243 5 80649 2 6 / SPD 80649

℗ & © 2003 Sparrow Records | Manufactured by Sparrow Label Group, 101 Winners Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027-5017 | Distributed in USA by Chordant Distribution Group | Distributed in Canada by C.M.C. Distribution
7243 5 80649 2 6 / SPD 80649 | Barcode: 7 2435-80649-2 6





     

My scanner doesn't deal well with the disc. In reality, it is bright yellow.