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The American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist David Meece‘s seventh album – simply entitled 7 – was released on Myrrh Records in 1985, a division of Word. Also manufactured and distributed by A&M Records. The album was produced by multipe producers – Brown Bannister (tracks: A1, A2, A3), Jonathan David Brown (tracks: B2), Keith Thomas (tracks: A4, A5), Skip Konte (tracks: B1), as well as Greg Nelson and David Meece (tracks: B3, B4). It was recorded at 11 different studios and was mixed at Mastermix in Nashville, Tennessee.
The proliferation of producers on ‘7’ magnifies Meece’s strengths and weaknesses. He’s a talented, eclectic artist – comfortable in a variety of styles and truly at home in none of them. This time around he does everything from subtle Alan Parsons Project-styled modern pop («The Ladder») to big, old-fashioned, heavily orchestrated ballads («I Can See») – and everything in between.
The best cuts are those that marry his pop sensibilities to sympathetic, bouncy production. «You Can Go» combines Bach’s A minor “Invention” with a catchy synthesizer riff to produce superior power pop. Also good it the uptempo novelty tune «Tumblin’ Down» and the ambitious Top 40 tune, «The Alien». The highlight of the entire set is the anthemic, militant «We Can Overcome It All», a raw, unpolished rocker propelled by thundering drums and percussion.
As for the rest, even the lesser songs are catchy. The main criticism is that most seem firmly set in the music of the late ’70s, and Meece’s voice sounds a little thin in places. But there’s obviously a world of talent here – sooner or later someone is going to learn how to channel it. [Bob Darden, CCM, May 1985]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “You Can Go” – 3:13
A2. “Tumblin’ Down” – 3:33
A3. “Forgiven” – 4:08
A4. “The Ladder” – 3:44
A5. “The Alien” – 4:33
Side Two
B1. “We Can Overcome It All” – 3:32
B2. “The Unknown Soldier” – 4:43
B3. “Lean On Each Other” – 3:49
B4. “I Can See” – 5:34
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Myrrh Records. Re-issued on CD by Myrrh Records in 1996.
A full-page advertisement for the David Meece album 7 was featured in the May 1985 issue of CCM Magazine.
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