Rich Mullins (album)
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Rich Mullins' first, self-titled, solo album was released in 1986 on Reunion Records
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Reunion Records
Reunion Records is a Christian music record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee and operating under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.-History:...
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Side one
- "A Few Good Men" (Rich MullinsRich MullinsRichard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....
) – 3:45 - "A Place to Stand" (Rich Mullins) – 4:10
- "Live Right" (Rich Mullins/Wayne KirkpatrickWayne KirkpatrickWayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....
/Reed ArvinReed ArvinReed Arvin is an American record producer, keyboardist and author, best known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins.In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986...
) – 4:43- Features guest vocals by Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
- Features guest vocals by Amy Grant
- "New Heart" (Rich Mullins/Reed Arvin) – 3:10
- "Elijah" (Rich Mullins) – 4:37
- New recording appeared on compilation SongsSongs (Rich Mullins album)Songs is a compilation of well-known songs by American singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released on July 30, 1996. It was the last album to be released by Mullins before his death in a car accident on September 19, 1997...
1996
- New recording appeared on compilation Songs
Side two
- "Nothing but a Miracle" (Rich Mullins) – 4:06
- "Both Feet on the Ground" (Rich Mullins/Niles Borop) – 3:41
- "These Days" (Rich Mullins/Pam Mark Hall) – 3:41
- "Prisoner" (Rich Mullins) – 3:27
- "Save Me" (Rich Mullins) – 2:50
Radio single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "A Few Good Men" | U.S. Christian Christian radio Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering... |
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Personnel
- Rich MullinsRich MullinsRichard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....
: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. - Phil Naish: keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. - Gary Lunn: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. - Keith Edwards: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. - Dave Adams: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. - Greg Jennings: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. - Reed ArvinReed ArvinReed Arvin is an American record producer, keyboardist and author, best known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins.In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986...
: keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. - Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Background vocals provided by Chris Harris, Mark Heimermann, Chris Rodriguez and Billy Crockett.
Production notes
- Procuced by Reed Arvin.
- Executive Producers: Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell, Brown BannisterBrown BannisterBrown 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"...
. - Engineered by J.B.
- Assistant Engineers: Spencer Chrislu, Billy Washington, Keith Penny.
- Mastered by Doug Sax at the Masterting Lab, Hollywood, California.
- Recorded at Omni Sound, Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
; Hummingbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Riverstone Studios, Franklin, TennesseeFranklin, TennesseeFranklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
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