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Maranatha! Four is a multi-artist compilation released on Maranatha! Music in 1974. It is the fourth of seven multi-artist compilations released by Maranatha! Music in the 1970s as a part of their Maranatha! Series. These compilation albums featured various artists signed to the Maranatha! Music label.
The Everlastin’ Living Jesus Music Concert was the first release of the Maranatha! Series, and was followed by the release of six more compilations released between 1972 and 1980: Maranatha! 2, Maranatha! 3: Rejoice in the Lord, Maranatha! 4, Maranatha! 5, Maranatha! 6: A Family Portrait, as well as the final installment, Maranatha! 7.
Maranatha! 4 also includes several essential songs that are unavailable elsewhere. The Way’s dreamy rural rock track «Have You Ever Heard» stands as one of the group’s finest songs, as does Mustard Seed Faith’s melodic orchestrated pop number «All I Know». On the mellow side this time is Blessed Hope’s «So Much», as well as Chuck Butler’s (of Country Faith) Girard-ish «Pearly Mansions». Country rock is explored on «Since I Met Jesus» by The Road Home, a group led by Bill Sprouse that also included Ed McTaggert of Daniel Amos on drums (an earlier version of the group recorded a pre-Christian LP on the mainstream Dunhill label). Tom Stipe and Al Perkins join 3/5ths of Love Song for two tunes under the name Wing & A Prayer, «Old Gray Ford» and «Jesus Is Standing Here», the latter an absorbing ballad with a wispy ethereal mood. Also LP cuts by Good News, Children Of The Day and Karen Lafferty. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. The Road Home – “Since I Met Jesus” – 4:13
A2. Mustard Seed Faith – “All I Know” – 3:09
A3. Chuck Butler – “Pearly Mansions” – 3:37
A4. Blessed Hope – “So Much” – 4:43
A5. Good News – “Pickin’ Up The Pieces” – 4:03
Side Two
B1. The Way – “Have You Ever Heard” – 4:18
B2. Children of the Day – “The Holy Spirit Song” – 3:22
B3. Karen Lafferty – “Bird In A Golden Sky” – 3:48
B4. Wing & A Prayer – “Old Gray Ford” – 4:34
B5. Wing & A Prayer – “Jesus Is Standing Here” – 3:26
Note: Simultaneously released on 8-track tape and 12-inch vinyl LP by Maranatha! Music.
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