Action

Description

Action is the third solo album by the American pop vocalist Steve Archer of The Archers fame, released on Home Sweet Home Records in 1985. The album was recorded at Front Page Studios in Burbank, Mama Jo’s Recording Studio in North Hollywood, and Gold Mine West in Los Angeles, California; and as well at Gold Mine East in Brentwood, Tennessee; with Skip Konte (tracks A1, A4, B2, B3, and B4), Chris Christian (tracks A2, A3, and A5), and Keith Thomas (track B1) producing. All tracks written by Jeremy Dalton except track B3 written by Julie & Buddy Miller and track B1 co-written by Glen Allen Green and Keith Thomas (a song recorded by Green as well on his album A Living Fire released the same year, produced by Thomas).

[Bob Darden, CCM, November 1985]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “I Can Do All Things” – 3:26
A2. “Everything I Am” – 3:55
A3. “Safe” (Duet with Marilyn McCoo) – 4:08
A4. “Action” – 3:40
A5. “Loves Finest Hour” – 3:16

Side Two
B1. “Run”
B2. “Holy, Holy”
B3. “Who Will Own Your Heart”
B4. “Make A Joyful Noise”

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Home Sweet Home Records. Later re-issued on CD. A remastered version was released on the Japanese label Cool Sound ‎in 1999.

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The December 1985 issue of CCM Magazine featured a cover story on Steve Archer.

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A full-page advertisement for Sony Walkman – featuring Word signed artist Steve Archer’s Action – was featured in the February 1986 issue of CCM Magazine.

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