A Time for Courage

Description

A Time for Courage is the fifth album by the American singer and songwriter Jamie Owens-Collins, released on Live Oak Records in 1985, distributed by Word. Also manufactured and distributed by A&M Records. The album was recorded by Bill Cobb, Ron Capone, and Win Kutz at Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Westwind Studios in Thousand Oaks, and at Poiema Studios in Camarillo, California; with Dan Collins producing. Mixed by Collins at Mama Jo’s Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California.

‘A Time for Courage’ is a pleasant soft-pop album that sounds like Amy Grant, ca ‘My Father’s Eyes‘. There’s obviously a market for the middle-of-the-road pop and Owens-Collins’ wispy, thin voice, and there’s been a lot of love lavished on this project, her first in four years.

Although most of the tunes sounds pretty much the same, three do stand out: the heartfelt closing ballad «Hearts Courageous» and a couple of the more uptempo cuts, «Shine Your Light» and «Never Turn Around». Otherwise, though, this is for hard-core MOR fans only. [Bob Darden, CCM, July 1985]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Shine Your Light” – 3:16
A2. “Daughter Of Heaven” – 3:46
A3. “Everything” – 4:18
A4. “Rejoice” – 2:33
A5. “Light Of Heaven” – 4:14

Side Two
B1. “Mistaken Identity” – 4:34
B2. “The Battle Belongs To The Lord” – 3:29
B3. “Never Turn Around” – 3:14
B4. “We Shall Stand” – 3:55
B5. “Hearts Courageous” – 3:47

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Live Oak Records. Re-issued on CD by Dan Collins Productions in 1995.

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CREDITS. Produced by Dan Collins. Orchestrated by Lee Holdridge. Concertmaster: Sid Sharp. Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios, Westwind Studio, and Poiema Studios. Engineered by Bill Cobb, Ron Capone, and Win Kutz. Additional Engineering by Dan Collins. Engineer Assistant: Dan Garcia. Mixed at Mama Jo’s Recording Studio. Mixed by Dan Collins and Win Kutz (Track Mixing Assistant). Mixing Assistant: Steve Ford. Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California. Photography by Aaron Rapoport. Design and Layout by Bradley Grose. Liner Notes by Jamie Owens-Collins.

Musicians: Jamie Owens-Collins (Vocals), John Andrew Schreiner (Piano, Synthesizer), Dann Huff (Acoustic and Electric Guitars), Phil Keaggy (Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Solo Guitar), Bob Parr (Bass), Leon Gaer (Bass), Jack Kelly (Drums), Alex Acuña (Percussion). Vocals: Buddy Owens, Dan Collins, Jamie Owens-Collins, John Michael Talbot, Teri DeSario, Terry Talbot, Wendy Talbot.