Another Week to Go

Description

Another Week to Go is the sole album by the American/British folk-pop duo Jonathan & Charles, released in 1967 on InterVarsity in the US and Herald in the UK, respectively.

Not only is this independent production one of the earliest Jesus music LPs, it’s also one of the very few with consistently strong song-writing, arrangements and production from start to finish. Jonathan hails from London, Charles from Virginia, but together the sound is solidly UK, mastering the ‘60s folk/pop style of other duos like Peter & Gordon and Chad & Jeremy. Strong organ presence throughout, enchanting acoustic guitars, floating flutes, phased electric guitar, confident drum beats – it definitely has that fragile dreamy dated psych-edged sound that makes collectors like me flock to it. All original material, ranging from the delicate ethereal «Like A Lonely Street Lamp» to the melodic optimism of «Songs In The Daytime» to the artful «Mrs. Chisolm’s Weekend» to the jangly upbeat «Loves You Too» to the soft melancholy tug of «You Call Me A Fanatic». Love those psychy electric guitar flourishes on «Jesus Was A Pretty Good Guy». Every song has a freshness and vitality rarely heard in the early Christian music scene. Certainly oughta put a smile on those longing for that British invasion sound. Two different versions exist: one has «Colors & Shades» as the second song on side two, the other «Why» to the tune of «Blowin’ In The Wind». Collectors will want to seek out both pressings. Later released on the Herald label in Britain. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Mrs. Chisholm’s Weekend” – 2:16
A2. “Like a Lonely Street Lamp” – 2:28
A3. “Songs in the Daytime” – 1:46
A4. “Weary and Worn” – 2:47
A5. “What Would You Say?” – 2:47
A6. “Loves You Too” – 2:43

Side Two
B1. “A Pretty Good Guy” – 2:37
B2. “Colors and Shades” – 2:59
B3. “Everything’s The Same!” – 2:37
B4. “Woke up One Morning” – 2:25
B5. “You Call Me a Fanatic” – 2:17

Note: Has also been released on cassette. Re-issued on CD by Gear Fab Records in 2004.