Chuck Girard, 1975 S/T LP: Chuck Girard - A2 You Ask Me Why

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This one could easily be labeled an essential Jesus Music album that belongs in everyone’s collection. Just a few years after leaving the seminal Jesus Music pioneer group, Love Song, Girard recorded his eponymous debut. The album features some of the best music the Jesus Music era had to offer including one worship song that is most definitely considered a classic. The album is filled with what could be called the “California” sound reminiscent of Brian Wilson with a little country feel a la The Eagles. Most notable amongst the rockers is the lead track, Rock n Roll Preacher. Sounding a bit like Cliff Richard here, the song is a rollicking good tune that would have fit right in with the general market musical scene is 1975. Where Love Song stayed within the acoustic folk/rock safety zone Girard branched out a bit beyond those borders and some struggled with the more “rockin'” Girard. This is not true of the younger Christians eager for anything resembling legitimate rock or Top 40 music. Girard would most definitely fit into the later category as his music was very radio friendly, if there was such a thing in 1975. But despite the pop and rock that dominated the album, it would be the nearly 6-minute worship song that closes the album that would not only be the biggest hit from the album, but also become the signature song of Girard’s entire career. “Sometimes Alleluia” would find its way into nearly every church through hymnals, worship songbooks and youth group sing-a-longs. Though not the first “contemporary worship” song recorded it easily ranks amongst the first and the most enduring. It would go on to be recorded countless times by other artists and may be the most important worship song of the era. That being said, it is also a wonderful song and easily considered a “classic!” Though not the ground breaking music of Love Song, for it’s time it was the very best the Jesus Music scene had to offer. legitimate and authentic pop music with a distinctly eternal message.

Chuck Girard
S/T LP: Chuck Girard
Label: Good News Records
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country, Acoustic
Producer, Words By, Music By – Chuck Girard
Words By, Music By Dennis Correll (A5)
Recorded At – Mama Jo's
Distributed By – Myrrh Records
Engineer – Billy Taylor, Chuck Johnson
Engineer [Additional Recording] – Tom Trefethen
Engineer [Mix-down] – Billy Taylor (tracks: B3), Tom Trefethen
Photography By [Front Cover] – Joel Nussbaum

A1 Rock 'N' Roll Preacher
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – Kathi McDonald, Lea Santos-Roberti
Electric Guitar – David Pack
Bass - Joe Puerta
Piano – Christopher North
Drums – Burleigh Drummond
Horns – Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn
A2 You Ask Me Why
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – Bili Thedford, Chuck Girard, Perry Morgan
Acoustic Guitar – David Pack
Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass – Joe Osborne
Bass - Joe Puerta
Piano – David Paich
Drums – Jim Keltner
A3 Evermore
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass – Joe Osborne
Piano – David Paich
Strings – Jimmie Haskell
Drums – Jim Keltner
A4 Quiet Hour
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Acoustic Guitar – David Pack
Drums – Burleigh Drummond
A5 Everybody Knows For Sure
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Harmonica – Tommy Morgan
Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks
Organ Bass, Piano – Chuck Girard
B1 Galilee
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – Kathi McDonald, Lea Santos-Roberti
Soprano Saxophone Solo – Jackie Kelso
Acoustic Guitar – David Pack
Bass - Joe Puerta
Piano – Christopher North
Strings – Larry Muhoberac
Drums – Burleigh Drummond
B2 Tinagera
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – Chuck Girard, David Pack, Joe Puerta
Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass - Joe Puerta
Organ, Piano – Christopher North
Drums, Percussion – Burleigh Drummond
B3 Lay Your Burden Down
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – Chuck Girard
Electric Guitar – Glen Bostic
Acoustic Guitar – David Pack
Bass - Joe Puerta
Organ, Piano – Christopher North
Strings – Larry Muhoberac
Drums – Burleigh Drummond
Drums [Concert Toms] – John Raines
B4 Slow Down
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Choral Arranged By Chuck Girard
Choral Voices – Paul Carlson Singers
Piano – Gina Price
Acoustic Guitar – Joe Puerta
Strings – Larry Muhoberac
B5 Sometimes Alleluia
Vocals – Chuck Girard
Backing Vocals – 2nd Chapter Of Acts
Choir – Shekinah Fellowship
Acoustic Guitar – David Pack
Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass - Wilton Felder
Piano – Tom Hensley
Strings – Jimmie Haskell
Drums – Bill Maxwell
*Joe Puerta, Burleigh Drummond, Cristopher North & David Pack were the band AMBROSIA at the time of this release
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