Manna – growing

Description

…growing is an album by the American youth choir Manna (“an outreach program of Centenary United Methodist Church, Kentucky”), independently released on Airborn Records in 1976 (??), a custom label co-founded by Kilbourne and Ron Moore. The album was engineered by Ron Moore with Manna and brothers Bill and Ron Moore producing.

Another set from Bill, Ron and the gang using more or less the same formula. They pay tribute to The Way by doing three of their songs: «You’re Caught In A World», «Son Come Out» and «Come On Down». A few solo and small-group performances, including James Taylor’s «You Can Close Your Eyes», Tom Paxton’s «Forest Lawn» and a female-vocal piano-backed original called «The People Below». Also covers of Jim Croce («I’ve Got A Name»), Love Song («Love Song») and Chicago («I’ve Been Searchin’ So Long»). Better than your usual large-group effort, helped along by decent song selection and periodic guitar solos. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “I’ve Got A Name” – 3:08
A2. “You Can Close Your Eyes” – 2:21
A3. “You’re Caught in a World” – 3:39
A4. “The People Below” – 3:43
A5. “Son Come Out” – 3:06
A6. “Love Song” – 2:07

Side Two
B1. “Searchin'” – 3:38
B2. “Forest Lawn” – 3:25
B3. “Come On Down” – 3:32
B4. “He Is Alive” – 2:18
B5. “Nobody Wanted Him” – 2:21
B6. “Get Together” – 2:47