Show Me!

Description

Show Me! is one of the earliest Christian Rock Musicals and the first one written by the American husband and wife songwriting team Jimmy & Carol Owens, released on Impact Records in 1971. The album was recorded by Frank Kejmar at Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California; with Jesse Peterson producing. Composed, arranged and conducted by Jimmy Owens.

Show Me! is the story of Joey and his friends who are are willing to try anything in their search for peace. This was Jimmy and Carol Owens’ first ever musical. Featuring Randy Stonehill as Art, Michael Omartian as Chris, Jamie Owens (daughter of Jimmy & Carol Owens) as Julie, Terry Stillwell as Patty, as well as Sherman Andrus (of Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, The Imperials and Andrus, Blackwood and Company fame) as Joey. (Trivia: Michael and Stormie Omartian actually met for the first time in the studio during the recording of Show Me!. Later, they did marry. As a couple they worked as a singer/songerwriter team, with Michael as composer and Stormie as lyricist.)

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Jesus! Jesus!”
A2. “Break Down The Walls”
A3. “Somebody Tell Me” (Soloist – Sherman Andrus)
A4. “So Many Ways To Fly”
A4a Space Capsule (Soloist – Randy Stonehill)
A4b Meditation (Soloist – Jamie Owens)
A4c Astrology (Soloist – Randy Stonehill and Jamie Owens)
A5. “When I Think Of Church”
A5a Ladies Of Proprietery
A5b An Excellent Season
A5c While Passing Through The Park
A5d The Establishment
A6. “Show Me!” (Soloist – Jamie Owens and Randy Stonehill)
A7. “So Many Voices” (Soloist – Sherman Andrus)
A8. “Ode To My Disenchanted Friend” (Soloist – Michael Omartian)

Side Two
B1. “Hey Joey” (Soloist – Randy Stonehill)
B2. “Don’t Be A Loser”
B3. “Nobody Came”
B4. “Long Distance Love” (Soloist – Jamie Owens and Sherman Andrus)
B5. “Forgive Me, My Friend” (Soloist – Michael Omartian and Terry Stillwell)
B6. “A World That’s Free” (Soloist – Sherman Andrus)
B7. “He Died For Us” (Soloist – Terry Stillwell)
B8. “Let Him Change You” (Soloist – Michael Omartian and Terry Stillwell)
B9. “Just Ask Him”
B10. “I Need You” (Soloist – Randy Stonehill and Sherman Andrus)
B11. “Jesus! Jesus!” (Reprise)
B12. “Just Ask Him” (Reprise)

Note: The original release included a 12″ x 35″ full color tri-fold poster-style insert with lyrics and photos of the cast.

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Jamie Owens, Randy Stonehill, and Sherman Andrus singing together on the Show Me album. (This was the first recording Jamie ever did, 15 years old. Randy was barely 19 and Andrus was 29.) The two other soloists were Michael Omartian and Terry Stillwell.

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