Description
I Can’t Let Go is an album by the American contemporary gospel singer and songwriter Kristle Murden (a.k.a. Kristle Murden Edwards), released on Light Records in 1980. The album was recorded by Gordon Shryock and Bob Cotton at various studios in Los Angeles, California – Hollywood Sound Records; Sound Labs; United Western; Capitol; and Gold Mine Recording Studios – with Bill Maxwell and Andraé Crouch producing. Strings arranged by Lennart Sjöholm. Featuring the members of Koinonia. All songs written by Kristle Murden except “I’ll Go” written by Johnson and McCrary, “Because He Love Us” written by Maxwell and McCrary, and “Don’t Let This Moment Pass You By” written by Andraé Crouch (the latter track a duet featuring vocals by Crouch and Murden).
The title cut was later included on a multi-artist sampler entitled Overdose of The Holy Ghost: The sound of Gospel through the Disco and Boogie eras released on Z Records in 2013, and as well included on the sampler album The Ladies of Too Slow to Disco 2 released in 2017, a mainstream compilation series of late ’70s Westcoast Yachtpop.
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “I’ll Go” – 3:43
A2. “Because He Love Us” – 4:40
A3. “I Just Wanted To Say I Love You” – 4:29
A4. “I Have Heard Of A Place” – 5:19
Side Two
B1. “I Can’t Let Go” – 3:52
B2. “Lord We Believe” – 5:17
B3. “Rejoice” – 3:35
B4. “Don’t Let This Moment Pass You By” (feat. lead vocals by Andrae Crouch and Murden) – 4:08
B5. “I Will Sing Praises” – 3:44
Note: “I’ll Go” was released as a 7-inch vinyl single by Light Records in 1980 (b/w “Because He Loves Us”, both were album tracks). Released on CD in Japan by Cool Sound in 2009.
A double-page advertisement for various new albums released by Light Records, including Kristle Murden’s I Can’t Let Go, was featured in the April 18, 1981 issue of Record World.
CREDITS. Produced by Bill Maxwell and Andrae Crouch. Recorded at Hollywood Sound Records, Sound Labs, United Western, Capitol, and Gold Mine Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Paramount and United Western, Hollywood, CA. Engineered by Gordon Shryock and Bob Cotton. Mixed by Gordon Shryock and Bill Maxwell. Assistant Engineers: Peter Haden and Ross Pallone. Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Records, Hollywood, CA. Strings arranged by Lennart Sjöholm. Vocal arrangements by Andrae Crouch, with help from Howard McCrary, Bill Maxwell, and Kristle Murden. Tracks A1 and A3 arranged by Jerry Peters; track A2 arranged by Howard McCrary, Bill Maxwell and Greg Phillinganes; tracks A4, B2 and B5 arranged by Harlan Rogers; track B1 arranged by Jerry Peters and Bill Maxwell; track B3 arranged by by Harlan Rogers with horns arranged by Steve Tavaglione; and track B4 arranged by Andrae Crouch. Concert Master: Jimmy Getzoff. String Contractor: Hy Lesnick. All songs written by Kristle Murden except track A1 written by Johnson and McCrary, A2 written by Maxwell and McCrary, and B4 written by Crouch. Art Direction and Photography by Alan Bergman.
Musicians: Harlan Rogers (Keyboards), Greg Phillinganes (Keyboards), Clarence McDonald (Keyboards), Howard McCrary (Keyboards), Steve Tavaglione (Saxophones), Allen Gregory (Trumpets), Hadley Hockensmith (Guitars), David Williams (Guitars), Greg Poree (Guitars), Abraham Laboriel (Bass), Bill Maxwell (Drums), Alex Acuna (Percussion). Background Vocals: Kristle Murden, Linda McCrary, Howard McCrary, Kathy Hazzard.
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