07/02/2025

Erick Nelson "Picking Up The Pieces" (1980) -CCM / Westcoast Rock-



Label : Maranatha! Music


États-Unis Side One

01 - Picking Up The Pieces (Erick Nelson)
02 - He Lives (Erick Nelson)
03 - Soldiers Of The Cross (Erick Nelson)
04 - Set My Spirit Free (Public Domain)
05 - Jimmy (Erick Nelson)
06 - Flow River Flow (Steve Berg, Don Stalker & Erick Nelson)

Side Two

01 - Jesus Is Calling (Erick Nelson & Craig Stevens)
02 - Martyr Song (Erick Nelson)
03 - Love Hurts / He Gave Me Love (Boudleaux Bryant) / Erick Nelson)
04 - The Misfit (Erick Nelson)
05 - Fairest Lord Jesus (Public Domain)


All Piano & Vocals by Erick Nelson, except were noted


Side One

01 - Picking Up The Pieces 

Performed by Selah & Good News
Recorded October 1974 for Maranatha Four & April 1975 for Good News at Buddy King's (Release dates given)
Produced by Tom Stipe
Engineer : Buddy King
Drums : David Diggs
Bass : Bill Batstone
Acoustic Guitar : Tommy Coomes
Background vocals : Yvonne Lewis, Bob Carlisle, Erick Nelson
Orchestration : David Diggs

02 - He Lives 

Performed by Selah
Recorded June 1972 for Maranatha Two at Buddy King's
Produced by Peter Jacobs
Engineer : Buddy King
Drums : John Mehler
Bass : John Belles
Guitar : Craig Stevens
Oboe : Karen Lafferty
Orchestration : Peter Jacobs
Background vocals : Cindy Young, Joy Strange, Erick Nelson
Remixed 1979 at Maranatha Studio by Jonathan David Brown for 'Best Of Maranatha! Volume One'

03 - Soldiers Of The Cross 

Recorded May 1976 for Flow River Flow at Larrabee
Produced by Lenny Roberts
Engineer : Marc Piscitelli
Drums : John Raines
Electric Keyboards : David Foster
Harpsichord : Eric Nelson
Bass : Henry Davis
Electric Guitar : Thom Rotella
Background vocals : Nick, Marc Piscitelli, Eric Nelson, 'Tremble', Ginger Blake, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters
Lead vocals for First Verse : Michele Pillar

04 - Set My Spirit Free 

Arranged by Eric Nelson
Recorded April 1974 for Praise One at Buddy King's
Produced by Tommy Coomes
Engineer : Buddy King
Drums : Mike Fickling
Organ : Bill Sprouse
Electric Piano & Bass : Eric Nelson
Orchestration : Peter Jacobs

05 - Jimmy 

Recorded April 1975 for Good News at Mama Jo's 
Produced by Good News
Engineer : Bill Taylor
Orchestration : David Diggs

06 - Flow River Flow 

Recorded May 1976 at Larrabee for Flow River Flow
Produced by Lenny Roberts
Engineer : Marc Piscitelli
Drums : John Raines
Bass : Henry Davis
Electric Keyboards : David Foster
Harpsichord : Eric Nelson
Background vocals : Steve Berg, Don Stalker, Eric Nelson

Side Two

01 - Jesus Is Calling 

Performed by Selah & Eric Nelson And Michele Pillar
Recorded for this Album for the first time, may 1980 at White Field Studios
Produced by Erick Nelson
Engineer : Chris Taylor
Drums : Keith Edwards
Bass : Darrell Cook
Guitar : Randy Mitchell
Harmony Vocals : Michele Pillar
The Crowd : Steve Pillar, Bugs & Dianne Giglio, Chris & Terry Taylor, Linda Holmes, Robin Glick

02 - Martyr Song 

Performed by Erick Nelson & Michele Pillard
Recorded 1979 for The Misfit at Maranatha Studio
Produced by Jonathan David Brown & Erick Nelson
Engineer : Jonathan David Brown
Harmony Vocals : Michele Pillar
Drums : Keith Edwards
Bass : Darrell Cook
Guitar : John Wickham
Organ : Phil Kristianson
Background vocals : Denny & Tim Correll

03 - Love Hurts / He Gave Me Love 

Performed by Erick Nelson & Michele Pillard
Originally Recorded "He Gave Me Love", April 1977 for Maranatha Five (Produced by Jonathan David Brown & Virgil Beckham)
Re-recorded for The Misfit, 1979 at Maranatha Studios
Produced by Jonathan David Brown & Erick Nelson
Engineers : Jonathan David Brown & Chris Taylor
Drums : Keith Edwards
Bass : Darrell Cook
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Orchestration : Stan Endicott

04 - The Misfit 

Performed by Erick Nelson & Michele Pillard
Recorded 1979 for The Misfit at Maranatha Studio
Produced by Jonathan David Brown & Erick Nelson
Engineer : Jonathan David Brown
Drums : Keith Edwards
Bass : Darrell Cook
Electric Guitar : Dean Charts
Background vocals : Denny & Tim Correll
Lead vocals : Erick Nelson & Michele Pillard

05 - Fairest Lord Jesus

Arranged by Harlan Rogers
Recorded June 1979 for Hosanna at Maranatha Studio
Produced by Harlan Rogers
Engineers : Dan Willard & Jonathan David Brown
Drums : Bill Maxwell
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Piano : Harlan Rogers
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Background vocals : Michele Pillar & Kelly Willard