09/03/2025

Michael Card "The Beginning" (1989) -CCM / Folk Pop-



Label : The Sparrow Corporation


États-Unis 01 - The Beginning (Michael Card)
02 - In The Wilderness (Michael Card)
03 - Jubilee (Michael Card)
04 - Lift Up The Suffering Symbol (Michael Card)
05 - The Word Is So Near (Michael Card)
06 - Meditation #3 Shema (Michael Card)
07 - God Will Provide A Lamb (Michael Card)
08 - They Called Him Laughter (Michael Card)
09 - Asleep On Holy Ground (Michael Card)
10 - A Face That Shone (Michael Card)
11 - Barocha (Michael Card)


Produced by Norbert Putnam for Mole End Productions
Arranged & Orchestrated by Alan Moore & Bergen White
The Ambrosian Singers & Orchestra Conducted by Bergen White
Concert Master & Director : Gavyn Wright

Musicians :
Bass : Gary Lunn, Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion : Paul Leim
Acoustic Guitar : Michael Card, Steve Gibson ("The Beginning")
Piano : Phil Naish, Michael Card
Synthesizer : Phil Naish, Michael Card ("Meditation #3 Shema")
Drum Programming : Gary Lunn
Flute Solo : Sam Levine ("Lift Up The Suffering Symbol")
Bass / Cello Trio ("The Word Is So Near"), Cello : John Catchings
'Shofar' : Michael Card ("Meditation #3 Shema")

Vocalists : Michael Card, Bergen White, Ashley Cleveland, The Ambrosian Singers 
Choir on "Jubilee" : Brenda G. Brown-Grooms, Geaneen E. Hyde, Thomas G. Cain, Kasha D. Smith

Recorded & Mixed by JB, Willie Peavear, Norbert Putnam
Assistant Engineers : Barry Dixon, John Kunz
Studios
Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN
Abbey Road Studio, London (Orchestra & Choir)
Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN