Let Me Take You to the Kingdom

Description

Let Me Take You to the Kingdom is an album by the American singer and songwriter Dennis Ryder, released on Hosanna Music in 1973. The album was recorded at Two:Dot Studio in Ojai, California; and was written and arranged by Dennis Ryder.

This album’s one of the better acoustic sets to come out of the States. Combining classical guitar with layered vocals and double acoustic leads, the effect is often mysterious and moody. There’s a lot of classical influence here – parts made me think I was listening to Christopher Parkening. A pair of recorders join in at a couple parts recalling the intro to «Stairway To Heaven». «The Worship Song» is nothing more than a pipe organ, guitar, and Ryder’s mildly twangy vocals. Light electric organ here and there – «Make It Right» sounds a bit like Dylan’s «Lay Lady Lay». The original cover has a beautiful intricate illustration of Dennis walking beside a stream with Christ in the background. The photo of Dennis on the back was later enlarged and placed on the front for the Windy Distribution pressing. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “The Kingdom Song”
A2. “Found My Way”
A3. “Reach Out”
A4. “The Builder”
A5. “Sound The Alarm”

Side Two
B1. “Free”
B2. “The Worship Song”
B3. “Abraham”
B4. “Make It Right”
B5. “Peace”

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[youtube_sc url=”LPL99eJ0z6Q” title=”Dennis Ryder – Reach Out” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]

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CREDITS. Recorded at Two:Dot Studio, Ojai, California, and engineered by Fred Forssell and Dan Protheroe. Written and arranged by Dennis Ryder. Special thanks to the backup group The Red Sea for their time and effort.

Musicians: Dennis Ryder (Vocals, Guitar, Piano on “The Builder”), Jim Viera (Electric Guitars on “Make It Right”), Charlie Austin (Organ), Burns Taft (Pipe Organ), Suzi Ryder (Recorder), Brad Miller (Bass), Allen Dunn (Percussion). Harmony Vocals on “Found My Way”, “Reach Out”, and “The Builder”: Jim Viera, Allen Dunn. Vocals on “Free”: Jim Viera and Dennis Ryder.