The Music of Body Life

Description

The Music of Body Life is a custom made multi-artist compilation album released on Fish Records in 1971 ?? (labeled “custom produced by Creative Sound, Inc”). The album was engineered by Larry James. Body Life was a Sunday night performance/service happening in Palo Alto, California. This record compiles 13 performances from those evenings, one being a very early appearance of Marj Snyder, accompanied by John Fischer. Plenty of folk tracks and one electric track.

Body Life was the name of an ongoing Sunday night event at Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California. This recording assembles thirteen live selections from the musical portion of the service. Most songs are of the folk/acoustic variety, featuring either individual performances (such as John Baxter, Jerry Wasley, and Debbie Kruse), duos, threesomes, foursomes, on up to a couple lesser numbers of the contemporary gospel ensemble variety. Includes an early appearance of Marj Snyder, pictured on the back cover sitting up against a wall, barefoot, playing her guitar. Her voice is easily recognized on «11 Timothy 2:12-13» where she’s accompanied by John Fischer. Fischer can also be found backed by a small band on his «Psalm 91». Some bluesy electric guitar on a rendition of the spiritual «Staid On Jesus». The excellent recorder-backed «Rays Of The Son» has the feel of some of the early Maranatha rural acoustic groups. In fact the whole project is kind of like a homemade Everlastin ’ Living Jesus Music Concert. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. Fragrance – “Oh Happy Day”
A2. Fragrance – “For Those Tears I Died”
A3. Fragrance – “Break Down The Walls”
A4. Donna Crenshaw, Nancy Miragliotta, Ted Pecot – “By My Side”
A5. John Baxter – “The Life We Share”
A6. Marj Snyder, Dale Lear, Larry Guidi, Joe Kris, John Fisher – “If Timothy 2:12-13”
A7. Marj Snyder leading The P.B.C. Congregation, John Fisher, Larry Guidi, Dale Lear, Joe Kris – “Joyful, Joyful”

Side Two
B1. Jerry Wasley – “Morning Thoughts”
B2. John Fisher, Scott Smith, Jim Holwerda, Dale Annis, Dan Collins – “Psalm 91”
B3. Beth Bridgers, Linda McMillan – “Fields Of White”
B4. Bob Jansons, Jim Catlin, Dorothy Hemstreet, Jeff Magruder – “Rays Of The Son”
B5. Debbie Kruse – “Laughing With Tears”
B6. Dan Collins, Lee Berg, Dan Burris, Beth Bridgers, Dale Annis, Lloyd Barre, Scott Smith, Jim Edmiston, Marilee Jong – “Staid On Jesus”
B7. Beth Bridgers, Lee Berg, Dan Collins, Dan Burris, Marilee Jong, Scott Smith, Dale Annis, Jim Edmiston, Lloyd Barre – “Candle”