Jacob's Trouble
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Jacob's Trouble was an American
, Christian
, rock
band formed in Atlanta, Georgia
area in the 1980s. The group originally consisted of members Jerry Davison (drums), Mark Blackburn (guitar), and Steve Atwell (bass), with Davison and Blackburn handling the lead vocals.
-produced album, The Door Into Summer, a mixture of original numbers and cover version
s of songs by The Beatles
and The Monkees
.
A year later the band released their second album, Knock, Breathe, Shine. The band received notice at the time for the song "About Sex", a song about the proper role of sex
in society from a Christian
perspective. Fearing a fundamentalist label, the band opted to remove the song from the album and replaced it with the more ambiguous "About Sex, Part 2". Despite this, the album was the group's best-selling record. They performed "About Sex" during a concert at Dellinger Park in Cartersville, GA.
One of Jacob's Trouble's songs, These Thousand Hills, was given much wider exposure when Third Day performed a cover of the song on their album Offerings. Jacob's Trouble was referred to as "being a band ahead of its time."
After their second album the group added two new members (Ron Cochran on drums and guitarist Keith Johnston), allowing Davison to become the band's principal singer. The new line-up recorded the album ...let the Truth Run Wild!. After the album's release Blackburn left the band. The band went on to record one more record, the album Jacob's Trouble.
Jacob's Trouble split after their fourth album and its subsequent tour. A collection of "rarities" was released in 1994 entitled Diggin' Up Bones, which featured the long lost "About Sex". The group reunited briefly in 1998 to record a new song, "Step By Step," for a best of disc called The Jacob's Trouble Sampler Pak..
Atwell, Johnston, and Cochran continue to record together under the name Janah.
Jerry Davison recorded one CD under the name sideways8 in 1998 and occasionally releases songs via such internet
music sites as garageband.com and IUMA.com. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia
where he serves as Creative Arts Pastor for Church at the Ridge in Hiram, GA.
Mark Blackburn released 2 solo CDs "Flowerchild" (1996) & "The Continuing Adventures of...." (1997) which are available from CD Baby as well as Mark's web site- http://web.mac.com/monkeeman -as well as iTunes. He is worship leader/director of media for Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs, GA. He leads a contemporary worship service called "The Gathering".
Their catalog was recently re-released for digital download on iTunes but other media is out-of-print.
United States
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, Christian
Christian
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, rock
Rock music
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band formed in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
area in the 1980s. The group originally consisted of members Jerry Davison (drums), Mark Blackburn (guitar), and Steve Atwell (bass), with Davison and Blackburn handling the lead vocals.
Biography
In 1989, Jacob's Trouble released their debut Terry TaylorTerry Scott Taylor
Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
-produced album, The Door Into Summer, a mixture of original numbers and cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of songs by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
.
A year later the band released their second album, Knock, Breathe, Shine. The band received notice at the time for the song "About Sex", a song about the proper role of sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
in society from a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
perspective. Fearing a fundamentalist label, the band opted to remove the song from the album and replaced it with the more ambiguous "About Sex, Part 2". Despite this, the album was the group's best-selling record. They performed "About Sex" during a concert at Dellinger Park in Cartersville, GA.
One of Jacob's Trouble's songs, These Thousand Hills, was given much wider exposure when Third Day performed a cover of the song on their album Offerings. Jacob's Trouble was referred to as "being a band ahead of its time."
After their second album the group added two new members (Ron Cochran on drums and guitarist Keith Johnston), allowing Davison to become the band's principal singer. The new line-up recorded the album ...let the Truth Run Wild!. After the album's release Blackburn left the band. The band went on to record one more record, the album Jacob's Trouble.
Jacob's Trouble split after their fourth album and its subsequent tour. A collection of "rarities" was released in 1994 entitled Diggin' Up Bones, which featured the long lost "About Sex". The group reunited briefly in 1998 to record a new song, "Step By Step," for a best of disc called The Jacob's Trouble Sampler Pak..
Atwell, Johnston, and Cochran continue to record together under the name Janah.
Jerry Davison recorded one CD under the name sideways8 in 1998 and occasionally releases songs via such internet
Internet
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music sites as garageband.com and IUMA.com. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
where he serves as Creative Arts Pastor for Church at the Ridge in Hiram, GA.
Mark Blackburn released 2 solo CDs "Flowerchild" (1996) & "The Continuing Adventures of...." (1997) which are available from CD Baby as well as Mark's web site- http://web.mac.com/monkeeman -as well as iTunes. He is worship leader/director of media for Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs, GA. He leads a contemporary worship service called "The Gathering".
Discography
- Jacob's Trouble EP (cassette only) (1988)
- Door into SummerDoor into Summer (album)Door Into Summer is the debut album by Christian rock band Jacob's Trouble. It was released in 1989 and produced by Terry Scott Taylor and engineered by Gene Eugene...
(Aug. 1989) - Knock, Breathe, Shine (Aug. 1990)
- ...let the Truth Run Wild! (March 1992)
- Jacob's Trouble (May 1993)
- Diggin' Up Bones (1994)
- The Jacob's Trouble Sampler Pak (1998)
Their catalog was recently re-released for digital download on iTunes but other media is out-of-print.
Reissues
- Jacob's Trouble / ...let the Truth Run Wild! (1998) Double Album released by KMG
- Knock, Breathe, Shine / The Door into summer (2000) Double Album released by KMG
External links
- http://www.janah.org - band featuring former Jacobs Trouble members
- Official Blog for Jacob's Trouble by Jerry Davison and his wife Cheryl
- JACOB'S TROUBLE Online Archives.l