Summerfest ’80

Description

Summerfest ’80, sub-titled This Summer’s Hot Collection of contemporary Christian music, is a multi-artist compilation featuring music by eleven of the leading pop artists signed to various Word labels, released on Myrrh Records in 1980, a division of Word. (This compilation was only sold at Christian music festivals in the summer of 1980.)

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. Amy Grant – “You Were There” (from My Father’s Eyes, Myrrh 1979)
A2. Steve Camp – “Ambassador in Chains” (from Start Believin’, Myrrh 1980)
A3. GLAD – “Take a Stand” (from Beyond a Star, Myrrh 1980)
A4. David Meece – “Never Gonna Serve Anyone Else” (from Everybody Needs A Little Help, Myrrh 1978)
A5. Honeytree – “Father Lift Me Up” (from Maranatha Marathon, Myrrh 1979)

Side Two
B1. The Imperials – “Closer than Ever” – 4:23 (from One More Song for You, DaySpring 1979)
B2. Dogwood – “Wasted Time” – 3:37 (from Ordinary Man, Myrrh 1979)
B3. Dave Boyer – “All the Way Home” – 3:15 (from A Friend Like You , Word 1980)
B4. Donn Thomas – “Walking with My Father” – 4:32 (from Live Wires, Myrrh 1980)
B5. Andrew Culverwell – “Everyday” – 3:26 (from Everyday, DaySpring 1980)
B6. B.J. Thomas – “I Need to Be Still (And Let God Love Me)” – 2:45 (from You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer), Myrrh 1979)