Maranatha! Singers - To Every Generation(Original Version)
Thanks very much to Mr. BolsaChica for providing detailed information about the recording of this song below. He wrote "The story goes, as Bill & Tom Howard were recording the Psalms Alive III album, (yes! ...record album & cassette...NO CD, at the time of early ’86, when it was originally released...!) Bill played acoustic guitars & bass guitar on the tracks, Howard the grand pianos, of course (listen to "To Those Who Sow In Tears" and the Prelude just before it...INCREDIBLE piano work from Howard! BTW, the lead vocal you hear on "TEARS", is from the great Bob Bennett!) ...friend Smitty Price on those mid-80’s, crazy sounding synthesizers and Maranatha! Music art director, Alex MacDougall on the live percussions, congas, shakers & splash cymbals. (Note: Bill & Tom Howard "tried" to solely use digital drum machine programs instead of hiring a "LIVE" drummer to perform...but the ending result was WAY TOO sterile & robotic sounding...and for a Praise & Worship album...NO CAN DO! So, when it came time to mixdown the final audio tracks, session drummers Dave Spurr & John Mehler brought in, just their tom-tom drums, and recorded roll downs on them! They also brought in live crashy cymbals! However, the kick drum & snare drum sounds, were left intact from the digital drum machine.) Anyways...when it came time for Bill to sing his part on "Generation", his voice that day was way too hoarse, scratchy & not feeling too well...he tried...but no tamale! Vocal arranger Stan Endicott ...
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