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The self-titled album by the American folk-pop duo Mercy Miles (Glenda Hoffman and Brad Coleman) was released on Storyville Records in 1994, a division of R.E.X. Music, distributed by Diamante Music Group. Also released in the UK on Kingsway Music. The album was recorded by Kirk MacLane and Andy Shigekawa at The Green Room in Huntington Beach, California; with band member Brad Coleman producing. Mixed by MacLane, Shigekawa, and Coleman.
Mercy Miles are singer Glenda Hoffman and songwriter/guitarist Brad Coleman. This, their debut album, has a rootsy feel with the now obligatory tin whistle, accordion, mandolin, etc, etc. However, the instrumentation and Glenda Hoffman’s vocals send this album towards the outskirts of country music, particularly on the slower songs. For your hard earned cash, you get 11 Mercy Miles originals and a couple of covers thrown in for good measure (an up tempo «Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus» and yet another version of «People Get Ready» – not a patch on Woodgate Worship’s version from CR22). I like the grit of some of Coleman’s songwriting especially where he examines the challenges of living in the real world. «Scared By The Truth» is excellent, looking at the way we don’t always want to hear what God has to say to us because of the cost of change. Generally, I have to say I prefer the more up tempo songs like «I Can’t Help Myself», which has a great little guitar solo, and the album’s opener «Trying Too Hard». If this is their calling card I look forward to Mercy Miles’ next visit. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, October 1994]
[Bruce A. Brown, CCM, June 1994]
CD tracklist:
01. Trying Too Hard – 2:38
02. Scared By The Truth – 3:44
03. Take My Stand – 2:52
04. This Heart Of Sin – 4:43
05. Questions To Answers – 3:41
06. Revolution Of The Heart – 4:26
07. Nothing But The Blood – 2:38
08. So Far Away – 4:21
09. A Cat’s Life – 2:12
10. Someone Like Me – 4:09
11. I Can’t Help Myself – 3:10
12. Time For A Change – 2:45
13. People Get Ready – 2:57
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Storyville Records.
Mercy Miles 2012
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