Description
I Want to Be Like You is the sophomore album by the American pop band FFH (a.k.a. Far From Home), released on Essential Records in 1998, a division of Brentwood Music, manufactured and distributed in the US by Provident Music Distribution. The album was recorded by Scott Williamson (vocals) and Paul “Salvo” Salveson (band tracks) at The Bennett House in Franklin and Sixteenth Avenue Sound in Nashville, Tennessee; with Williamson producing. Mixed by Tom Laune and Salveson at Sound Kitchen in Franklin and Recording Arts in Nashville. Digitally edited by John Mayfield.
It’s amazing how the success of a band sees record companies scurrying trying to find something which sounds just like them to jump on the bandwagon. At this moment A&R men across the USA are searching for “the next Delirious?” and “the next Jars of Clay“. Since the Jars boys’ debut has just racked up its two millionth sale, you can understand that someone at Essential Records must have jumped up and down with glee when they heard FFH!! Here’s a band who have all the great melodies, lush vocal harmonies and jangly acoustic guitars of Jars and yet their own personality too. The success of their independent release ‘One Of These Days’ caught Essential’s ear and they have taken that basic album and added a couple of new tunes to give the band an extra kick and here they are! It’s the songwriting of Jeremy Deibler that is really impressive. From the jaunty fun of «Big Fish» to the Jars soundalike «Wholly To You» and the reflective pop perfection of «One Of These Days» with its total singalong chorus, FFH are clearly in a position to establish themselves beyond the bandwagon as purveyors of ministry based pop that has the power to touch the listener. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, April 1999]
[Mike Parker, CCM, January 1999]
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CD tracklist:
01. One Of These Days – 4:25
02. Take Me As I Am – 2:54
03. Fall To You – 4:09
04. I Want To Be Like You – 3:53
05. I’m Alright – 4:14
06. Big Fish – 3:32
07. Wholly To You – 3:58
08. So Is His Love – 3:44
09. Only You – 3:50
10. Breathe In Me – 3:58
11. Little Change – 4:49
12. Power In His Blood – 4:06
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Essential Records.
“One of These Days” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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