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Stubborn Love is the debut album by the American singer Kathy Troccoli, released on Reunion Records in August 1982, distributed by Word. (It was actually the new label’s first release, Michael W. Smith’s Project being the second.) The album was recorded by Gene Eichelberger at The Bennett House in Franklin, and at Great Circle Sound in Nashville, Tennessee; with Brown Bannister producing.
The debut album from Reunion Records is also the recorded debut of Kathy Troccoli – otherwise known as K.T. – and may be to the Christian airwaves this fall what E.T. was to the movie houses during the summer.
‘Stubborn Love’, (Reunion RRA-0001), is contemporary Christian formula music executed nearly to perfection. This is not to say that Troccoli lacks sincerity in any way – she doesn’t – but though this LP is near the top of its class in quality, it breaks no new ground. This is another polished Brown Bannister production and in that sense sounds like plenty of other albums, but it is set apart from the rest by Troccoli’s husky alto vocalizations and the discernable trace of her New York accent.
The foundation for any album is the songs, and ‘Stubborn Love’ features material from some of the best writers around, among them Gary Chapman (and his wife, Amy), Michael Smith, Gary & Rosemary Dunham and Brown Bannister. Tunes of particular note include K.T.’s christianized rendering of Ashford & Simpson’s «You’re All I Need to Get By», «Once in a Lifetime» by Gary & Rosemary Dunham and Michael Smith, and the title track. [John W. Styll, CCM, October 1982]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “You’re All I Need To Get By”
A2. “Hand In Hand”
A3. “All I Must Do”
A4. “It’s The Small Things”
A5. “Lord I Need You Now”
Side Two
B1. “There’s Still Time”
B2. “Once In A Lifetime Love”
B3. “Stubborn Love”
B4. “It’s Your Love”
B5. “Love Of My Life”
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Reunion Records. Later re-issued on CD.
CREDITS. Produced by Brown Bannister. Engineered by by Gene Eichelberger. Additional Overdub Engineering by Bob Clark. Recorded at The Bennett House, Franklin, TN, and at Great Circle Sound, Nashville, TN. Strings Arranged by Alan Moore. Front Album Photo by Mike Borum. Back Album Photo by Mark Pleasant and Wade Jaynes. Album Design by Dennis Hill. Executive-Producers: Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.
Musicians: Kathy Troccoli (Vocals), Shane Keister (Synthesizers), Michael W. Smith (Keyboards on track A5), Gerrit Wilson (Keyboards on track A5), Dennis Solee (Saxophone), Cindy Reynolds (Harp), Dann Huff (Guitar), Jon Goin (Guitar), Mike Brignardello (Bass), Craig Nelson (Bass on track A5) Keith Edwards (Drums), Mark Morris (Percussion). Vocals: Denny Henson, Diana Dewitt, Donna McElroy, Greg Guidry, Kim Flemming, Sandy Guidry.
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