Life is Precious: A Wes King Tribute

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Life is Precious: A Wes King Tribute is a multi-artist double disc compilation featuring covers of selected songs written by the American singer and songwriter Wes King, released on Permanent Recordings in 2006. Wes King’s fellow musicians and friends rallied to his aid in putting together the tribute record in his honour and to raise financial support for his battle with cancer.

American-born Wes King is a Christian contemporary singer/songwriter who has, of course, enjoyed major US success before, in 2005, being diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of lymphoma. Friend and producer Craig Mason had already been planning a tribute album for Wes King and felt it right to carry on with this project, spurred on by the current situation. With much support and love from a variety of American Christian artists (including some fairly unknown ones) this recording is the final result of Craig’s efforts. Released during the summer of this year, its proceedings go toward paying for Wes’s medical expenses. The album itself is a double CD comprising 27 songs from a variety of different bands/artists. My favourites include «Excavate» by Downhere, «Since I Was A Kid» by Goodbye Audio and also «Do You Tremble» by Shelley Moore Band. This album has a good range of sound to suit many musical tastes with other artists featured including Paul Colman, The Kry, Cheri Keaggy, Scott Krippayne and Sweden’s Charizma. It would be hard for you to not find something you liked on this recording. This album is worth a purchase if not only for your own personal pleasure then for the benefit of Wes King. [Jeremy Chalmers, Cross Rhythms, October 2006]

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2CD tracklist:

Disc One – Gold Disc

1-01. Downhere – Excavate – 3:50
1-02. The Kry – Hold On – 3:36
1-03. Charizma – Common Creed – 3:53
1-04. Addison Road – Grace – 5:07
1-05. Paul Colman – What Matters Most – 5:40
1-06. Goodbye Audio – Since I Was A Kid – 4:25
1-07. Phil Keaggy – Getting Used To The Darkness – 3:17
1-08. Cheri Keaggy – Life Is Precious – 4:31
1-09. Derek Webb – I Believe – 5:14
1-10. Caitlin Evanson – Silently Going Under – 4:24
1-11. Kim Hill – By His Wounds – 4:21
1-12. Joanna Martino – Fisher Of Men – 3:07
1-13. Luminous – The Robe – 3:45
1-14. Scott Krippayne – Lazarus – 4:26

Disc Two – Maroon Disc

2-01. The Silent – Motivation – 4:40
2-02. Paul Colman – Holy Ghost – 7:05
2-03. Sarah Adams – Holy – 5:18
2-04. Late Tuesday – Home Inside Of Me – 3:38
2-05. Jacob’s Well – Salt Of The Earth – 4:24
2-06. Amy’s Confession – In A Moment – 5:54
2-07. Jane Kelly Williams – The Love Of Christ – 3:44
2-08. Shelly Moore Band – Do You Tremble – 4:13
2-09. The Newfire Trio – Magnificent Defeat – 4:01
Bonus Tracks:
2-10. Brother Down – Simplify – 4:30
2-11. PlanoEast – In Time – 4:35
2-12. Miranda Dodson – That’s Love – 5:02
2-13. Dan Meyers – Remember – 2:47

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