Description
Psalms is the sophomore and final studio album by the American folk-pop group Seth, released on Shalom Records in 1975, distributed by Acts 29, PA. The album was recorded by Bobby Cotton, Billy Taylor, and band member Jonathan David Brown at CAM in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and was produced by Brown with Cotton. Mixed by Brown.
Psalms picked up Kelly Bagley (i.e., Kelly Willard) as a new member and enlisted the services of Sonlight/Koinonia musicians Harlan Rogers (organ) and Hadley Hockensmith (lead guitars). Opens with a pleasant country pop song «A Man Called Jesus», then settles into mega-mellow ballads and CCM for the remainder of the album. «My Friend» and the richly orchestrated ballad «This Christ» are perhaps the closest they came to approximating that MOR style of The Carpenters. Mostly originals written by Jonathan David Brown, along with Harlan Rogers’ «A Psalm Of Love» and Danniebelle Hall’s «Keep Holdin’ On». Gatefold cover. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “A Man Called Jesus” – 3:15
A2. “Many Years” – 4:46
A3. “A Psalm Of Love” – 3:19
A4. “This Christ” – 4:25
Side Two
B1. “My Friend” – 2:55
B2. “Ready” – 5:00
B3. “I Will Praise Him” – 4:44
B4. “Keep Holdin’ On” – 4:30
Note: Simultaneously released on 8-track tape and 12-inch vinyl LP by Shalom Records, with the vinyl edition housed in a gatefold sleeve.
Gatefold Cover Art
Gatefold Cover, Inside
CREDITS. Produced by Jonathan David Brown with Bobby Cotton. Recorded at CAM, Oklahoma City. Engineered by Bobby Cotton, Jonathan David Brown, and Billy Taylor. Remixed by Jonathan David Brown. Mastered by “Frank” at A&M Cutting Room. Orchestral Arrangements by David Powell. Photography by Paul Mates. Art Direction and Cover Illustration by Pasquale “Pat” Morabito (“The Artfather”).
Musicians: Seth – Debbie Newell (Vocals), Rhenda Edwards (Vocals), Jonathan David Brown (Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals), Kelly Bagley (Keyboards, Vocals), David Hines (Bass), Keith Edwards (Drums, Percussion). All Background Vocals by Seth. Additional musicians: Harlan Rogers (Organ), Hadley Hockensmith (Lead Guitar), Van Boy Stephenson (Acoustic Guitars). Trumpets: Les Stalleregs, Jospeh Wells, Jesse Rachel. Trombones: Mike Evans, Drux Wagner. Saxophones: Barry Kelsey, Alan Beutler.
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