Freedom (White Heart album)
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Freedom is the sixth album by Christian rock
band White Heart
and the last with Sparrow Records
. Produced by Brown Bannister
, it was also the last album for Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Chris McHugh.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band White Heart
White Heart
White Heart, also listed as Whiteheart, was a Contemporary Christian Music pop-rock band which formed in 1982. White Heart's discography includes thirteen albums, the most recent of which was released in 1997. Original members Billy Smiley and Mark Gersmehl worked with a continually-changing cast...
and the last with Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
. Produced by Brown Bannister
Brown Bannister
Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...
, it was also the last album for Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Chris McHugh.
Track listing
- "Bye Bye Babylon" – 4:09
- "Sing Your Freedom" – 4:53
- "Let the Kingdom Come" – 5:03
- "Over Me" – 5:15
- "Eighth Wonder" – 4:18
- "Power Tools" – 4:21
- "Invitation" – 4:52
- "The River Will Flow" – 6:52
- "Set The Bridge On Fire" – 4:33
- "Let It Go" – 4:11
- "I'll Meet You There" - 4:18
Personnel
- Mark Gersmehl - Keyboards and Lead Vocals
- Billy SmileyBilly SmileyBilly Smiley is a music producer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for being one of the core members of the Christian rock band White Heart. He was the bands' guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter since 1982....
- Guitars and Vocals - Gordon KennedyGordon Kennedy (musician)Gordon Kennedy is a multi Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer, world-class guitarist and visionary at the forefront of Nashville’s music community....
- Guitars and Vocals - Tommy SimsTommy SimsTommy Sims is a renowned bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader.-Music career:From 1987 to 1989 he was the bassist of the popular Christian rock band White Heart which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the Bruce Springsteen and the...
- Bass and Vocals - Chris McHughChris McHughChris McHugh was the drummer of Christian rock band White Heart from 1986 to 1989. He also worked in the recording of several of their later albums....
- Drums - Rikk FlorianRick FlorianRick Florian is a musician, songwriter and producer, most known for being the lead singer of Contemporary Christian Music rock band Whiteheart since 1986. He currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Lisa, one of his three sons and his daughter, and works as a real estate agent...
- Lead Vocals