Looking for You

Description

Looking for You is the sole solo album by the British singer and songwriter Keith Howard (credited Keith Howard and Friends) of The Advocates fame, independently released on Rods Records in 1980. The album was recorded by Rick Woolgar at Studio Playground in Wragby/Lincolnshire, England; with Roderick “Rod” Williamson of Driver fame producing. All songs written by Keith Howard.

It has been said that whereas religion is man’s search for God, Christianity is God’s search for man.

Keith, John, Stuart and I spent many years as ‘The Advocates’ bringing the message of God’s love, reaching out through His son Jesus, to a lost world.

Now in his first solo L.P. Keith continues the theme. As good called to Adam in the garden “where are you?”, so today He still calls. He’s still ‘Looking for You’. – Dave Kitchen.

~ Thanks to everyone who helped, especially to Rod for suggesting making this album, and producing it, and to Rick who engineered with amazing dexterity at Studio Playground, Wragby. [Album liner notes featured on the back of the album sleeve]

Keith Howard’s admirable rock/folkrock custom seems to have a much more down-to-earth quality than the typical male solo LPs found on labels like Dovetail, Grapevine, Myrrh, etc. That’s because Looking For You sticks with basic rock instrumentation (acoustic and electric guitars, piano, bass, drums, occasional synthesizer) while avoiding CCM tendencies. Keith was a member of The Advocates, who had two fine albums on Dovetail in the mid ‘70s. Actually most of his old band is in here helping out, though the end result doesn’t really sound like The Advocates. This is folkier and more homemade, with no organ or polished harmonies. Definite British feel though. All Keith-written originals like «Planter Of Seeds», «Ever Seen A Grown Man Cry?», «Coming Again», «The Prisoner» and «Eskimo», the latter a convicting song about the negative effects of forcing cultural changes on the newly converted. My favorite chorus: “somethin’s goin’ on in the space between my ears”. Same miniscule label as Driver’s You Better Take It. 500 pressed. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “This Could Be the Day”
A2. “Planter of Seeds”
A3. “Ever See a Grown Man Cry?”
A4. “Space Between My Ears”
A5. “Two Roads”

Side Two
B1. “Coming Again”
B2. “Nothing Between”
B3. “Eskimo”
B4. “Looking for You”
B5. “The Prisoner”
B6. “Looking for You (Reprise)”

Note: 500 copies pressed. Sleeve is made from same print run/card stock as Driver You Better Take It, as can be seen on inside of cover.