13/10/2023

Michael James "Closer To The Fire" (1994) -Soft Rock / Country Rock / CCM-



Label : Reunion Records


États-Unis 01 - Love Will (Connie Harrington & Carolyn Arends)
02 - It Wasn't His Child (Skip Ewing)
03 - Family Tree (Bobby Price & Michael James)
04 - Closer To The Fire (Jeff Silvey & Chapin Hartford)
05 - The Kite (Bobby Price & Michael James)
06 - Roll Back Again (Bobby Price & Michael James)
07 - The Light You Shine On Me (Bobby Price & Austin Cunningham)
08 - Handfuls Of Dust (Tony Arata)
09 - Weather The Storm (Michael James & John Mallory)
10 - Grant Me The Grace (Teri Price & Michael James)


Produced by Gary Chapman & J.D. Cunningham for Noisy Neighbors Productions
Tracks Recorded by Jim Dineen at Tejas Recorders on Riverstone Farm / Franklin, TN
Overdubs Recorded by Keith Compton & Jim Dineen at Tejas Recorders
Digitally Mixed by John Guess at Sound Stage Studios / Nashville, TN
Assisted by Marty Williams & Derek Bason
Mastered by Hank Williams at Mastermix / Nashville, TN
A&R : Chris Smith


01 - Love Will 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Piano & Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel : Paul Franklin
Percussion : Eric Darken
Background vocals : Gary Chapman, Harry Stinson & J.D. Cunningham

02 - It Wasn't His Child 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Piano & Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel Paul Franklin
Fairlight Strings : Carl Marsh
Percussion : Eric Darken
Harmony Vocal : J.D. Cunningham

03 - Family Tree 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Keyboards & B-3 Organ : Steve Nathan
Steel : Paul Franklin
Percussion : Eric Darken
Background vocals : Gary Chapman, Harry Stinson & J.D. Cunningham

04 - Closer To The Fire 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Piano & Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel & Ped-a-bro : Paul Franklin
Fairlight Strings : Carl Marsh
Percussion : Eric Darken
Background vocals : Andrea Zonn, Gary Chapman & J.D. Cunningham

05 - The Kite 

Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Steel : Paul Franklin
Percussion & Vibes : Eric Darken
Fiddle : Jimmy Mattingly
Upright Bass : Craig Nelson
Harmony Vocal : Susan Ashton

06 - Roll Back Again 

Drums : Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Electric Guitars : Brent Rowan
Acoustic Guitars & Lap Steel : Gary Chapman
Piano : Michael Omartian
B-3 Organ : Steve Nathan
Background vocals : Amy Grant, Susan Ashton, Gary Chapman & J.D. Cunningham

07 - The Light You Shine On Me 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Brent Rowan
Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel Paul Franklin
Percussion : Eric Darken
Fiddle : Jimmy Mattingly
Background vocals : Andrea Zonn & Harry Stinson

08 - Handfuls Of Dust 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Brent Rowan
Piano & Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel Paul Franklin
Fiddle : Jimmy Mattingly
Background vocals : Andrea Zonn & Harry Stinson

09 - Weather The Storm 

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Gary Chapman
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Brent Rowan
Keyboards : Steve Nathan
Steel : Paul Franklin
Percussion : Eric Darken
Background vocals : Andrea Zonn & Gary Chapman

10 - Grant Me The Grace

Drums Keith Edwards
Bass : Mike Brignardello
Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Brent Rowan
Piano : Michael Omartian
Steel : Paul Franklin
Fairlight Strings : Carl Marsh
Percussion : Eric Darken
Lead Vocal Recorded at midnight under the stars while standing in the middle of a cow pasture at Riverstone Farm...the crickets are not your imagination