A New Day is Beginning

Description

A New Day is Beginning is an album by the British 7-piece pop group Lifeline, independently released in the UK on Oasis in 1975. The album was recorded by Gerry Kitchingham at R. G. Jones Studios in London, England; with Dave Pope producing. Most songs written by band member John Price. Also featuring a cover of “I Didn’t Think It Could Be”, a song written by Andrae Crouch and originally recorded on his 1973 album, Live at Carnegie Hall.

Featuring Jill Canning, Pat Fellows, and producer Dave Pope on vocals, Judith Price on piano, tambourine, and vocals, John Price and Mark Williamson on guitar and vocals, Paul Bradley on guitar and banjo, John Daniels on piano and electric guitar, Ken Fellows on bass, and Gordon Miller on drums.

Guitarist and singer Mark Williamson becomes the group’s seventh member for A New Day Is Beginning. This is a much more polished sound than Life’s A Rainbow, with pop and MOR influences weighing heavily. Still a folk group at heart I suppose, but the vocals are a lot smoother and their acoustic sound has been broadened to include piano and string synthesizer, making the ballads in particular now come across like pure easy listening. Also some electric guitar edging a few songs into a light rock or folkrock format. «Jesus Makes The Difference» states that Jesus is “like the cocoa in a chocolate bar”. Produced by Dave Pope who also appears on vocals. Williamson had some subsequent solo LPs. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Following You”
A2. “Lazarus”
A3. “This Side Of Calvary”
A4. “Another Tale?”
A5. “Jesus Makes The Difference”
A6. “I Didn’t Think It Could Be”

Side Two
B1. “I Am A Rock”
B2. “Jesus Loves Me”
B3. “This Is My World”
B4. “Let The River Flow”
B5. “Love One Another”