The Roar of Love
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The Roar of Love is a 1980 concept album
by Christian band 2nd Chapter of Acts
that tells the story of the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis.
According to band member Matthew Ward
, all the vocals were cut in a bedroom of the house the trio lived in at the time. They converted their garage into a mixing room, knocked a hole in the bedroom wall and ran a microphone cord into it. The songs have a heavy use of synthesizers, which were monophonic at the time.
It was reissued on the Live Oak label.
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
by Christian band 2nd Chapter of Acts
2nd Chapter of Acts
The 2nd Chapter of Acts was a Jesus Music and early Contemporary Christian Music group composed of sisters Annie Herring and Nelly Greisen and brother Matthew Ward. They began performing in 1973 and enjoyed their period of greatest success during the 1970s...
that tells the story of the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis.
According to band member 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...
, all the vocals were cut in a bedroom of the house the trio lived in at the time. They converted their garage into a mixing room, knocked a hole in the bedroom wall and ran a microphone cord into it. The songs have a heavy use of synthesizers, which were monophonic at the time.
It was reissued on the Live Oak label.
Track listing
- Are You Goin' to Narnia? – 3:26
- Lucy's Long Gone – 1:46
- Tell the Truth – 2:27
- Turkish Delight – 3:00
- Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve – 2:16
- Christmas, Where Are You? – 1:50
- Gifts from Father Christmas – 1:54
- Aslan is Killed – 2:28
- The Roar of Love – 2:28
- I've Heard the Stars Sing Before – 2:13
- He's Broken Thru – 3:14
- Witch's Demise / Get It Into Your Head – 2:40
- Something is Happening in me – 2:03
- White Stag – 3:25
Personnel
- 2nd Chapter of Acts2nd Chapter of ActsThe 2nd Chapter of Acts was a Jesus Music and early Contemporary Christian Music group composed of sisters Annie Herring and Nelly Greisen and brother Matthew Ward. They began performing in 1973 and enjoyed their period of greatest success during the 1970s...
- vocals & crystal glasses - Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
- bass - David KemperDavid KemperDavid Kemper is a drummer. He was a long-time member of both the Jerry Garcia Band and Bob Dylan's band . He was with the Jerry Garcia Band for the last eleven years of Garcia's life...
- drums - Michael OmartianMichael OmartianMichael Omartian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in over 350,000,000 albums and CD’s sold worldwide, as a producer, arranger, artist or musician, during a career that has spanned over 38 years...
- keyboards, synthesizers & instrumental arrangements - Phil KeaggyPhil KeaggyPhil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
& Jay GraydonJay GraydonJay Graydon is a Los Angeles songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He is the winner of two Grammy Awards with twelve Grammy nominations, among them the title "Producer of the Year" and "Best Engineered Recording". Jay Graydon has mastered many...
- guitars - Alex Cima - synthesizer programming
- Matthew WardMatthew 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...
- whistle - Joel Strasser - photography
- Larry McAdams - illustration & design
External links
- The Roar of Love by The 2nd Chapter of Acts – The album on the band's site.