The Power and the Preacher

Description

The Power and the Preacher is the sole solo album by the British singer and songwriter Rev Houston (a.k.a. Stephen Houston), released in the UK on Myrrh Records in 1985, a division of Word.

Trivia: Classically trained in three instruments, Stephen Houston became organist and choir master of Belfast’s Castlereagh Presbyterian Church and second oboist in the Studio Symphony Orchestra, at the age of sixteen, under the conductor Dr. Havelock Nelson (Conductor of the then existent BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra and the Studio Symphony Orchestra). He also joined the Northern Irish contemporary progressive rock group Fruupp and in that group he toured Europe and was involved in the recording of three LP’s. Stephen Houston as a member of Fruupp appeared with Eurovision song contest winner Dana, on the BBC programme “Ireland’s Eye”. One of his many musical compositions, “The Jaunting Car”, performed by Fruupp, was used by the BBC as the theme tune for Gloria Hunniford’s radio show “A Taste of Honey”. After conversion to Christianity in November 1974, he joined a Texan musical missionary group Liberation Suite and toured with them throughout Europe.

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Won’t Change The Love”
A2. “Do It Now”
A3. “Cast Your Bread”
A4. “My Love And I”
A5. “My Saviour And My Lord”
A6. “My Love And I”

Side Two
B1. “Everybody’s Looking For”
B2. “Messengers”
B3. “The Power And The Preacher”
B4. “Celestial Rock”
B5. “Leaving”

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Myrrh.