Forgiven Like This

Description

Forgiven Like This is an album by the British folk/pop duo Shattock and Rust (Geoff Shattock and Godfrey Rust), released on Alliance Music in 1994. The album was produced by John Pantry.

Age doesn’t have to come before beauty!! In the case of evangelist Geoff Shattock and poet Godfrey Rust (combined age 80!) you can have lyrical maturity AND beautiful music. John Pantry‘s production skills shine through as layers of polished acoustic soul flow through the speakers providing a foundation for the Shattock And Rust harmonies. There’s some nice, gently touching flute and sassy sax from Dave Fitzgerald to add extra flavouring. Musically mellow without falling into the sin of blandness, the album is most impressive for its lyrical content. If you’re tired of the cliches that trip off the tongues of so many Christian songwriters, you have to hear this! The duo excel at story songs that draw you in and then…shock!! Provoke you to reflect! To illustrate, there’s a calypso about Adam and Eve which works on many levels. It’s a humorous song about the world’s first couple, a commentary on modern marriage and it has observations about keeping covenant. PHEW! Shattock And Rust manage to squeeze an extraordinary amount into their songs. When so much Christian music is dishwater and daffodils, Shattock And Rust are champagne and roses! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, December 1994]

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CD tracklist:

01. Man of Miracles – 3:09
02. Kind of Magic – 5:28
03. Barabbas – 6:37
04. Fire – 3:25
05. Psalm – 2:34
06. Palm of Your Hand – 4:31
07. Coward’s Path – 3:08
08. Mr Adam, Mrs Eve – 5:29
09. Forgiven Like This – 4:13
10. Love – 4:46