Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino
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Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino are American
United States
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 best known as the creators of the characters from the Psalty the Singing Song Book in the Kids' Praise! series of Christian children's musical albums. Together, they have also created Solomon the Supersonic Salamander, and Hi-Tops
Hi-Tops (film)
Hi-Tops is a 1985 Christian movie musical about the lives of several high school students and a trio of angels who are sent to Earth to experience and study peer pressure...

(a musical for pre-teens and teens).

Debby started off as a solo Christian singer in 1969. She and Ernie met at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa is a Christian church located near the boundary between the cities of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana in Orange County. It is the original Calvary Chapel, having grown since 1965 from a handful of people led by Chuck Smith to become the "mother church" of over one thousand...

 in Southern California, where she led worship. They have been making music together since the mid-1970s. They were married in 1976 and named the album they released that year "More Than Friends".

In 2006, Debby became Director of Worship Leadership at Saddleback Church
Saddleback Church
Saddleback Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, situated in southern Orange County, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The church was founded in 1980 by pastor Rick Warren...

; she trains and mentors worship leaders and oversees venues at the church's Lake Forest campus. Debby graduated from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary is one of six official Southern Baptist seminaries. The main campus is located in Mill Valley, California.- History :...

 with the Doctor of Ministry degree in 2010. She is now Dr. Debby Kerner Rettino.

Come Walk With Me

Come Walk With Me HS-777/4 (1972). Featuring the songs:
  1. "Come walk with me in the Spirit"
  2. "My Will"
  3. "Amen, Praise the Lord"
  4. "For With Time Our Father has Brought to Pass (Kerry's Song)"
  5. "Are You Ready"
  6. "Behold I Stand at the Door & Knock" (which also appeared on the album Maranatha 1: The Everlastin' Living Jesus Concert HS-777/1 & Best of Maranatha, Volume 1 MM0053A)
  7. "Hallelujah, Hallelujah"
  8. "Jesus Christ is Risen"
  9. "The Peace that Passes Understanding" (which also appeared on the album Maranatha! 2 HS-777/3)
  10. "Blessed be the Day"
  11. "The Horsemen"
  12. "Jesus"

Come Together

Come Together - A musical by Various Artists on Light Records LSX7006 or LS-5592-LP (1972).
Featuring Ernie Rettino, Jimmy & Carol Owens, Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...

, Annie Herring
Annie Herring
Annie Herring is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre, later to be called Contemporary Christian music. She was more notably a part of the trio, 2nd Chapter of Acts in which she wrote most of the songs and sang lead and harmony vocals with her brother Matthew Ward and sister Nelly Greisen...

, Nallie Ward, Kathryn Ward, Jamie Owens
Jamie Owens
Jamie Owens, also known known as Jamie Davyous Owens, is a voice actress who worked with 4Kids Entertainment during Pokémon: Advanced Battle in which she took the role of Officer Jenny...

, Karen Lafferty, Naomi Patton, Matthew Ward
Matthew Ward (singer)
Matthew Ward is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre, later to be called Contemporary Christian music. He is best known as a part of the trio, 2nd Chapter of Acts in which he sang and performed with his sisters, Annie Herring and Nellie Greisen...

, Danny Robbins, Bruce Herring, Chuck Butler, and Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.-Early life:...


Maranatha 3: Rejoice in the Lord

Maranatha 3: Rejoice in the Lord HS-777/5
Features one track by Ernie Rettino:
"I'll Never Leave You"

Praise Six: Come and Sing Praises

Praise Six: Come and Sing Praises By Maranatha! Singers MM0095A (1983)
Featuring Ernie Rettino, Bob Buzbee, Tom Coomes, Jim Coulson, Bruce Herring, Jack Searle, Cherlye Brandon Browning, Marita Faahs, Wendy Fremin, Teresa Muller, and Michele Pillar
Michele Pillar
Michele Diane Pillar is a three-time Grammy-nominated Christian singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Despite only a short list of studio albums recorded, she has been a strong influence in contemporary Christian music for three decades.-Early career:In 1987, aged 32, she married the jazz...

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Friends

  • Friends AKA Henceforth I Call You Not Servants But...Friends HS-777/9 (1974). Includes additional musicianship from Fred Field, John Mehler
    John Mehler
    John Mehler, born August 27, 1948 in Long Beach, California, drummer for Love Song, Spirit of Creation, Noah and other bands. John graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1969 and soon thereafter moved to Salt Lake City with two musician friends, Chuck Fraher and Jay Truax to form Spirit of...

    , Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half of a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Charly...

    , Jay Truax
    Jay Truax
    Jay Truax is a bass player and singer with Love Song, a pioneer Christian rock group. Jay formed a Salt Lake City rock group with John Mehler and Fred Field called Spirit of Creation...

    , and John Wickham
    John Wickham
    John Wickham may refer to:*John Wickham , British Brigadier, born 1897*John Wickham , 18th-century American attorney*John A. Wickham, Jr., 20th-century American general...

    . Featuring the songs:
  1. "He Came In Love"
  2. "Let Me See"
  3. "Doer Of The Word"
  4. "My Religion's Not Old Fashioned"
  5. "Friends" (also appeared on Best of Maranatha, Volume 1 MM0053A)
  6. "O Lord Amen"
  7. "Written In The Word"
  8. "Promises"
  9. "Middle Of The Day"
  10. "Let Us Break Bread Together"
  11. "Swing Low"

Joy In the Morning

Joy In the Morning HS-777/19 (1975). Featuring the songs:
  1. "All Day Song (Love Him in the Morning)" (written by John Fischer
    John Fischer (Christian musician)
    John Fischer is a Christian author, singer, songwriter, and speaker. He is one of the credited founders of Jesus music and was a Senior Writer with PurposeDrivenLife.com.-Personal:...

    )
  2. "Mary Magdalene"
  3. "In The Morning"
  4. "The Wa Wa Song"
  5. "Song Of Solomon"
  6. "Seek And Ye Shall Find"
  7. "Motherless Child
    Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
    "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional Negro spiritual.The song dates back to the era of slavery in the United States when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents. An early performance of the song dates back to the 1870s by the Fisk Jubilee...

    "
  8. "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands"
  9. "I Finally Appreciate"
  10. "Shine On"

More than Friends

More than Friends Windchime W101-1 (1976) (re-issued as 77-035 and HS-035 in 1977). Includes additional musicianship from Keith Green
Keith Green
Keith Gordon Green was an American gospel singer, songwriter, musician, and Contemporary Christian Music artist originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Beyond his music, Green is best known for his strong devotion to Christian evangelism and challenging others to the same...

 and Karen Lafferty. Featuring the songs:
  1. "New Song Arisin'"
  2. "The Horsemen"
  3. "Psalm 139"
  4. "Goodness Gospel Rag"
  5. "Morningstar"
  6. "You'll Be Mine"
  7. "Growing Together"
  8. "Seated in the Heavenlies"
  9. "Joseph"
  10. "Throne Of God"

Changin

Changin 77-043 and HS-043 (1978). Includes additional musicianship from Billy Thedford (of Andrae Crouch & the Disciples), Keith Green
Keith Green
Keith Gordon Green was an American gospel singer, songwriter, musician, and Contemporary Christian Music artist originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Beyond his music, Green is best known for his strong devotion to Christian evangelism and challenging others to the same...

, and Karen Lafferty. Featuring the songs:
  1. "Changin'"
  2. "Pass the Salt"
  3. "Root Toot Too"
  4. "When I Think About Heaven"
  5. "Born Again"
  6. "Miracle"
  7. "Parables"
  8. "Parson Pete"
  9. "Changed Into His Image"
  10. "Mary's Song"
  11. "Father Help Me"

Maranatha! Current

Maranatha! Current by Various Artists MM0050A (1979)
This Limited Edition album features the track:
"Changed Into His Image" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino

Hosanna

Hosanna: Hymns of Praise (A Collection of Traditional Hymns) by Various Artists MM0052A (1979). Features the track:
"Take My Life and Let It Be" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Jesus put the song in my heart" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Take ye down" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Father i adore you" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Have Patience" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"I took my marriage(Neither be mine)" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Jonathan" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"The Body Song" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Beloved(1 John 4:78)" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino
"Stand Up" by Debby Kerner and Ernie Rettino

A New Virgins Adoption, IT'S TIME

A New Virgins Adoption(1980)
  1. "In his time"
  2. "Countdown Hymn"
  3. "Rise and Shine(Come back to live life longer)"
  4. "Seek ye first"
  5. "We shall not be in want"
  6. "Father i adore you
  7. "Everything looks back
  8. "Fine"
  9. "Jesus Name above all names"
  10. "Behold what the manner of love"
  11. "If i were a butterfly"
  12. "Give thanks to your Thanksgiving"

The Best Of Ernie Rettino And Debby Kerner

The Best Of Ernie Rettino And Debby Kerner MM0056A (1979). Featuring the songs:
  1. "New Song Arisin'"
  2. "Growing Together"
  3. "Friends"
  4. "Let Me See"
  5. "All Day Song"
  6. "I'll Never Be Alone Again"
  7. "Written in the Word"
  8. "My Religion"
  9. "I Finally Appreciate"
  10. "Joseph"
  11. "Throne of God"

The Kids Praise Album!

  • The Kids Praise Album!
    The Kids Praise Album!
    The Kids Praise Album! is an American 1980 Maranatha! children's Christian music album that features Psalty the Singing Songbook. It is the first album in a long running series of Kids Praise! and other Psalty related albums. The album was written by Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino...

    by Kid's Praise Kids MM0068A (1980)

A children's musical featuring the introduction of Psalty the singing songbook.

Joseph, Dreamer of Dreams

  • Joseph, Dreamer of Dreams MM0075A (1981)

A musical about Joseph
Joseph (Hebrew Bible)
Joseph is an important character in the Hebrew bible, where he connects the story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in Canaan to the subsequent story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt....

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Living your love

  • Living your Love (1981)

  1. "Ruining"
  2. "Welcome to the Family"(Originally sung by Will Davis
    Will Davis (musician)
    William E. Davis is a jazz pianist.After playing in Snookum Russell's territory band and with Paul Bascomb, Davis joined Howard McGhee in 1946. He later went on to play with Milt Jackson and Sonny Stitt, and with Wardell Gray in Detroit...

    )
  3. "Bright Love"
  4. "Happy Re-Birthday"
  5. "Consider Yourself"
  6. "Be without you if God is not here
  7. "Move god out"
  8. "TIME FOR TIME FOR TIME FOR TIME TO COME"
  9. "Definition"
  10. "Say to the lord i love you"
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