Description
Any Given Day: Passionate Worship for the Soul is a multi-artist project released on BEC Recordings in 1999, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. The album was recorded and mixed by Billy Bowers at Desert Moon Recording, Grandmaster Recorders and The Green Room, with additional engineering by Andrew Alekel, Gene Eugene of Adam Again fame and Terry Taylor of Daniel Amos fame. Produced and arranged by Andrew Bray who also provides lead vocals and guitar.
The backing band features Tony Terusa and Jason Carson of The O.C. Supertones and additional session musicians such as Gene Eugene on keyboards and Frank Lenz on drums, among others.
In the words of BEC Recordings’ promo ad: Inspired by the praise & worship portion of The O.C. Supertones concerts. Featuring members of The O.C. Supertones and other Orange County bands performing your favorite praise songs.
The Christian ska movement of recent years has been paradoxically both refreshingly original and teeth-grindingly derivative at the same time. One of the leading bands of the genre has been the OC Supertones whose sound has never been matched (unless of course you’ve heard the Mighty Mighty Bosstones!). Anyway, derivation dilemmas aside, they have built up a strong following Stateside and have a habit of finishing concerts with a time of worship, which brings us to this album. Drummer Jason Carson and bassist Tony Terusa from the band team up with worship leader Andy Bray and a few other friends to lay down an album of worship classics which is actually quite appealing in its simplicity and familiarity. Some of the most well-known songs include «Light The Fire Again», «Spirit Of The Living God» and «Holy And Anointed One». The only nod of the head I could find in the Supertones direction is a mild reggae flavour to «Lord I Lift Your Name On High». This is not a “ska-worship” album in the style of the Insyderz, it’s just a straightforward collection of songs for church with simple, unembellished arrangements. [Andy Long, Cross Rhythms, June 2000]
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CD tracklist:
01. Light The Fire Again – 3:40
02. Good To Me (I Cry Out) – 3:58
03. Exalt The Lord – 4:12
04. Spirit Of The Living God – 4:54
05. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul / Shout To The Lord – 4:53
06. Lord, I Lift Your Name On High – 2:42
07. I See The Lord – 3:15
08. We Will Worship – 3:07
09. Holy And Anointed One / Jesus Draw Me Close – 4:15
10. Refiner’s Fire – 4:16
11. Your Holiness Surrounds Me – 3:38
12. I Stand In Awe – 3:01
13. I Love You Lord – 2:18
A full-page advertisement for Any Given Day: Passionate Worship for the Soul was featured in the October 1999 issues of CCM Magazine.
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