Description
End of My Day is an album by the British praise & worship outfit Achor, independently released in the UK on CEDAR in 1978 (a Springtide production released through Harvestime). The album was recorded and mixed by Dave Aston at ICC Studios in Eastbourne, England; with band member Chris Head producing. String arrangements by Gerry Page. All songs written by Claire White except poem by Ann Woodroffe.
Soft UK folk/praise outfit seems caught between the gentle appeal of simple British ’70s folk sounds and ’80s moves toward light praise/MOR (middle of the road). I’ll get the negatives out first: the use of unison singing for seven vocalists is kind of a detraction. I’ve seen this approach work before (as in the excellent early Cloud albums) but here it makes the vocals sound a bit lackluster. The group is much better when one member is permitted to sing lead. The string synthesizer also sounds lifeless and is unecessary. The band’s strengths win out in the end, however: the acoustic guitars are consistently in the front of the mix (I like the spoken poetry over classical guitar that closes out side one). There are some nice flute effects, too. A couple times they toss in sax for a soft jazz feel. It’s a lesser work than Wine Of Lebanon and Valley Of Achor (earlier incarnations of the same band) but is still nice to sit back and listen to. As with their previous albums, the fantasy/nature cover painting is outstanding. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Have You Read The Papers” – 4:37
A2. “His Kind Of Love” – 3:30
A3. “Love Has Taken Me” – 3:37
A4. “There Are Moments” – 3:01
A5. “You Are The Christ” – 5:01
A6. Poem – 3:30
Side Two
B1. “Misty Morning” – 4:33
B2. “End Of My Day” – 3:14
B3. “Vision Of Your Kingdom” – 4:41
B4. “I’m The Person”/”Father’s In His Sanctuary” – 5:59
B5. “His Glory” – 2:06
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by CEDAR.
CREDITS. Produced by Chris Head. Recorded at I.C.C. Studios, Eastbourne, UK. Engineered by Dave Aston. String Arrangements by Gerry Page. Sleeve Design and Artwork by Gerry Copas.
Musicians: Vocals by Achor – Claire White, Sue Martin, Irene Wilkie, Mavis Ford, Chris Head, Ann Woodruffe, Alan Woodruffe. Musicians: Chris Head (Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, String Synthesizer), Dave Cooke (Piano, Fender Rhodes), Robert McKay (Flute, Saxophones), Claire White (Acoustic Guitar), Mo Witham (Acoustic and Electric Lead Guitars), Tony Hudson (Bass), Nick Brotherwood (Drums), Bernard Shaw (Percussion).
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