Prodigal (album)
Encyclopedia
Prodigal is the self-titled debut album
by the Contemporary Christian
/Christian rock
band Prodigal
, released in 1982
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The album cover is notable for mimicking M. C. Escher
's Relativity
, but featuring imagery inspired by each of the song titles.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Contemporary Christian
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
/Christian rock
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 Prodigal
Prodigal (band)
Prodigal was a progressive, influential Contemporary Christian music group from Cincinnati, Ohio which released three albums in the early 1980s. Although classified primarily as a rock band, the group's sound ranged from radio-friendly pop to keyboard-driven New Wave to pop country...
, released in 1982
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
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The album cover is notable for mimicking M. C. Escher
M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher , usually referred to as M. C. Escher , was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints...
's Relativity
Relativity (M. C. Escher)
Relativity is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in December 1953.It depicts a world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply. The architectural structure seems to be the centre of an idyllic community, with most of its inhabitants casually going about their...
, but featuring imagery inspired by each of the song titles.
Side One
- "Invisible Man"
- "Easy Street"
- "Fire with Fire"
- "Sleepwalker"
- "Want You Back Again"
Side Two
- "Prodigal"
- "I Don't Know Who You Are"
- "Need Somebody to Love"
- "Busy Man"
- "Hard Bargain"
- "Prodigal (Part Two)"
- "Sidewinder"
Band members
- Loyd Boldman: Keyboards, vocals
- Dave Workman: Drums, percussion, vocals
- Rick Fields: Guitars, vocals
- Mike Wilson: Bass guitar
Other personnel
- John Blake: Acoustic Guitar
- Jon Goin: Guitars
- Jim Hettinger: Synthesizer programming
- Shane Keister: Keyboards
- David Kemper: Drums
- Farrell Morris: Percussion
- David Philbrick: Soprano saxophone
- Turley Richards: Background vocals
- Jack Williams: Bass guitar