Small Graces is Bob Bennett

Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)

Bob Bennett is an American Christian singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.-Career:...

's sixth release.

Phil Naish recorded the tracks on Small Graces by having Bob come into the studio and record each track solo (only Bob's guitar & his vocals), along with a click track; to obtain Bob's most natural performance. Then the other players were brought in to play around that initial solo track. Small Graces was Phil Naish's mandola debut.

The songs on Small Graces are split between songs that hint at relationships and romance, and those that are directed upward and outward to the body of Christ.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Bennett

Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)

Bob Bennett is an American Christian singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.-Career:...

, except where noted.

1. "Small Graces" – 3:55
2. "The Only Risk Worth Taking" – 4:13
3. "Lone Star State" – 3:47
4. "Hand Of Kindness" – 4:05
5. "Jesus In Our Time" – 4:45
6. "The Better Part Of Me" – 4:17
7. "Jesus Christ The Apple Tree" – 3:38
8. "The Last One" – 3:08
9. "My Shadow Companion" – 5:19
10. "Altar In The Field" – 2:30

Personnel

• Bob Bennett
  Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)
  Bob Bennett is an American Christian singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.-Career:...
  
   – acoustic guitar, vocals, composer
• Bonnie Keen – background vocals on "Jesus in our Time" and "Small Graces"
• Cheryl Rogers – background vocals on "Jesus in our Time" and "Small Graces"
• Danny O'Lannerghty – electric bass, acoustic bass
• Ken Lewis – percussion
• Lisa Cochran – background vocals on "Hand of Kindness" and "The Only Risk Worth Taking"
• Phil Naish – mandola, producer
• Ronnie Brookshire (at Mole End) – engineer & mixer
• Scott Brasher – string arrangement for track 2

Release history

Small Graces was released by Covenant Artists in 1997; it was distributed by Myrrh

Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records, also known as Myrrh Worship, is a Christian music record label. According to Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for Contemporary Christian music as the label that first published music by Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of...

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External links

• A partial transcript of an interview with Bob on the origins of Small Graces.