Not the Same

Description

Not the Same is the debut album by the American singer and songwriter Roby Duke (December 6, 1956 – December 26, 2007), released on MCA Songbird in January 1982, distributed by Sparrow Distribution in the Christian music market. (Also released on Good News Records.) The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Jonathan David Brown at Whitefield Studios in Santa Ana and Poiema Studios in Camarillo, California. Basic track arrangements by John Patitucci, Harlan Rogers, Jonathan David Brown, and Roby Duke. Horn arrangements by Harlan Rogers of Koinonia fame. All songs written by Roby Duke except track A4 written by Cathy Spurr of Tamarack and Spurr & McNeil fame, track B1 written by John Patitucci, and track B2 written by Bruce Hibbard.

Roby Duke is backed by a session band consisting of Harlan Rogers on keyboards, Rob Watson on synthesizers, Hadley Hockensmith and Marty Walsh on guitars, and a rhythm section featuring John Patitucci on bass and Keith Edwards on drums, with Alex MacDougall providing percussion.

Born in 1956, Roby Duke was a singer-songwriter, great guitar player as well as a producer. He grew up near the Mississippi Delta and was influenced by Jazz and Blues sound and artistry.

The jazzrock sounds emanating from Roby Duke’s debut LP, ‘Not the Same’ (MCA/Songbird MCR-5019), would have a casual listener thinking they were hearing Boz Scaggs. But upon a closer range, they would come to realize very quickly that these songs had unmistakably contemporary Christian lyrics.

Roby has made more than a scratch on the surface of the Christian music industry with his vocal and songwriting talents. He wrote seven of the 10 songs contained on the LP, all of which are refreshingly original in lyrical composition.

Jonathan David Brown produced ‘Not the Same’, combining a tight rhythm section with a flexible, fluid-sounding mix.

Best cuts include: «O’ Magnify the Lord», «Love Is Here To Stay», and «Can’t Stop Runnin». [C.A. Burns, CCM, May 1982]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Love Is Here To Stay” – 3:59
A2. “Time To Stand” – 3:46
A3. “Seasons Of Change” – 4:55
A4. “Carpenter (Do What You Got To Do)” – 4:15
A5. “Feel It Comin'” – 3:19

Side Two
B1. “O’ Magnify The Lord” – 3:40
B2. “Can’t Stop Runnin'” – 3:34
B3. “Rested In Your Love” – 3:37
B4. “Not The Same” – 3:57
B5. “Promised Land” – 4:15

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by MCA Songbird. Digitally remastered and re-issued on cassette and CD by Ocean Records in 1992 with new cover artwork, manufactured and distributed by Word. (By the late 1980s, the Good News Records label changed its name to Ocean Records.) “Feel It Comin'” from the original LP release was replaced by “You Love Me”, a duet with Kelly Willard from 1983 produced by Win Kutz, featuring Dann Huff on guitar, John Patitucci on bass, and Bob Wilson on drums. Re-issued on CD in 1999 by Vivid Sound Corporation in Japan.

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Roby Duke – Not The Same, MCA Songbird 1982 (Japanese promotional 10-track vinyl LP, housed in a picture sleeve variant complete with Japanese/lyric insert & obi-strip VIM-6281)

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MCA Songbird 1982 tracklist

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Ocean Records 1992 Re-issue tracklist

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CREDITS. Produced by Jonathan David Brown. Engineered and Mixed by Jonathan David Brown. Assistant Engineer on basics: Walley Grant. Recorded at Whitefield Studios, Santa Ana, CA, and at Poeima Studios, Camarillo, CA. Mastered by Steve Hall at MCA Recording Studios, Glendale, CA. Basic Track Arrangements by John Patitucci, Harlan Rogers, Jonathan David Brown, and Roby Duke. Horn arrangements by Harlan Rogers. String arrangements by Tome Keene (tracks A2 and B3) and Jim Stipech (track B5). Album Jacket Photography by Alan Bergman. Art Direction by George Osaki. All songs written by Roby Duke and published by Lamb & Lion Music – BMI, except track A4 written by Cathy Spurr, track B1 written by John Patitucci, and track B2 written by Bruce Hibbard. Special thanks for their gifts of love, to: John Phillips, Kelly Willard, Leslie Phillips, Marty Walsh, Bill & Marsha Cobb, Thom Roy, Joe Martinson, Pat Boone, Linda Hill, Jim Foglesong, Charlie Shaw.

Musicians: Roby Duke (Vocals), Harlan Rogers (Keyboards), Rob Watson (Synthesizers), Hadley Hockensmith (Guitars), Marty Walsh (Guitars), John Patitucci (Bass), Keith Edwards (Drums), Alex MacDougall (Percussion). Horns: Michael Carnahan (Saxophone), Ralf Rickert (Trumpet), Doug Wintz (Trombone).