Windvoice

Description

The self-titled and sole album by the American pop/rock duo Windvoice (Doug and Don Holmes) was independently released on Branch in 1980. The album was produced and recorded by Noah White at SRS Recording Studio in Birmingham, Alabama; with the band co-producing. Orchestral arrangements by Charles Harnach.

Featuring instrumentation by Doug Holmes (acoustic and classical guitars, flute, vocals), Don Holmes (classical and electric guitars, vocals), as well as guest musicians Robin Holmes Rogers (vocals), Charles Harnach (keyboards, various percussion), George Vinson (bass), John Drummond (drums and percussion), Jim Pollard (drums), Hugh Carpenter (drums on “New Song”), and Danny Fravel (saxophone).

Not a bad independent rock production from the guitar duo of Doug and Don Holmes. Sometimes soft, sometimes heavy, sometimes in between, with acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, plus appearances of piano, electric piano, synthesizer, flute, sax and female backing vocals. Those nifty Keaggy-inspired electric guitar leads certainly add to the interest level on cuts like «In Him», expanding into heavier rocking riffs on «Captain Of Salvation», «Religious Deception» and the power ballad «We Turn Our Love». Mellow ballads comprise most of side two, often backed with string synthesizer, sometimes with light jazz edge («New Song», «Silent Revelation») or a touch of classical guitar («What Wondrous Love»). Also includes covers of the Doobies’ «Takin’ It To The Streets» and JC Power Outlet’s «Don’t Let Jesus Pass You By» before appropriately closing with Petra’s «Parting Thought». From Birmingham, Alabama. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

Side One
A1. “In Him” – 2:50
A2. “Captain Of Salvation” – 4:58
A3. “Takin’ It To The Streets” – 3:28
A4. “Religious Deception” – 2:35
A5. “We Turn Our Love” – 3:51

Side Two
B1. “Don’t Let Jesus Pass You By” – 3:33
B2. “New Song” – 3:03
B3. “Silent Revelation” – 4:18
B4. “Under His Wings” – 3:07
B5. “What Wondrous Love” – 2:57
B6. “Parting Thought” – 0:59

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