Phil Madeira & Friends "A MercyLand Christmas" (2023) -CCM / Christmas Music-

Label : Mercyland Records, LLC

 01 - The Real Reason For Christmas (Phil Madeira)

02 - The Way We Do (Jenny Littleton, Phil Madeira & Cindy Morgan)

03 - Keeping Christmas (Gabe Dixon, Phil Madeira & Cindy Morgan)

04 - A New Beginning (Phil Madeira & Tommy Sims)

05 - Leaving The Lights Up (Dan Haseltine, Phil Madeira, Stephen Mason & Matt Odmark)

06 - Find Our Way To Love (Phil Madeira)

07 - Ring, Ring The Bells (Fanny Crosby, John Hartley, Phil Madeira & Leigh Nash)

08 - Old Man Winter (Linda Colombno, LeAnn Fisher & Steve Hindalong)

09 - Christmas Memories (Phil Madeira)

10 - G.I. Joe (Phil Madeira)

11 - Silent Night (Traditional)

12 - Lonesome Holidays (Jim Lauderdale & Phil Madeira)

13 - Midnight Mass (Phil Madeira & Sandra McCracken)

14 - Some Kind Of Love (Phil Madeira)

Produced by Phil Madeira

Mixed by Russ Long

Mastered by Richard Dodd

Recorded by Jeremy Cottrell, Ernesto Olvera, Derri Daugherty, Stephen Leiweke, Evan Sieling, Sean Sullivan, Phil Madeira & Tommy Carnes

Recorded at Blackbird Studio, Cowboy Arms, Neverland, Planet Of The Tapes & Carolina Close

01 - The Real Reason For Christmas

The Madeiras

Kate Madeira : Backing vocals

Maddy Madeira : Backing vocals

Phil Madeira : Vocals, Rhodes, Mellotron Horns, Harmochord, Tambourine

Steve Brewster : Drums

James Hollihan : Electric Guitar

Byron House : Bass

02 - The Way We Do

Jenny Littleton & Cindy Morgan

Jenny Littleton : Lead & Harmony Vocals

Cindy Morgan : Lead & Harmony Vocals

Rahsaan Barber : Saxophones

Chris Donohue : Bass

Steve Hindalong : Percussion

James Hollihan Jr. : Electric Guitar

Phil Madeira : Piano

Bryan Owings : Drums

John Mark Painter : Horns

03 - Keeping Christmas

Gabe Dixon

Gabe Dixon : Piano, Vocal

Steve Brewster : Drums

Chris Donohue : Bass

Phil Madeira : Hammond Organ

04 - A New Beginning

Tommy Sims

Tommy Sims : Lead & Harmony Vocals

Chris Donohue : Bass

Phil Madeira : Backing vocals, Intro B-Bender, Guitars, Hammond, Mellotron

Jerry McPherson : Electric Guitars

Bryan Owings : Drums

05 - Leaving The Lights Up

Jars Of Clay

Dan Haseltine : Lead vocal

Jake Finch : Drums

Charlie Lowell : Piano, Halmmond Organ

Phil Madeira : Accordion, Mellotron, Additional Electric Guitar

Steve Mason : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar Solo

Matt Odmark : Acoustic Guitar

06 - Find Our Way To Love

Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira : Vocal, Piano, Hammond Organ

Chris Donohue : Bass

Jason Eskridge : Harmony Vocals

James Hollihan Jr. : Guitar

Dennis Holt : Drums

07 - Ring, Ring The Bells

Sixpence None The Richer

Leigh Nash : Vocals

Matt Sclocum : Electric Guitars

Chris Donohue : Bass

James Hollihan Jr. : Guitar

Will Kimbrough : Mandolin

Phil Madeira : Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Mellotron

Bryan Owings : Drums & Percussion

John Mark Painter : Horns

08 - Old Man Winter

The Choir

Steve Hindalong : Percussion

Chris Donohue : Upright Bass

Phil Madeira : Backing vocals, Accordion, Mellotron

09 - Christmas Memories

Buddy Miller

Buddy Miller : Lead vocal, Electric Guitar, Guitar Solo

Chris Donohue : Bass

Jenny Littleton : Low Harmony

Phil Madeira : Acoustic Guitar, B-Bender Guitar, Accordion, Wurlitzer, Tambourine

Cindy Morgan : High Harmony

Bryan Owings : Drums

10 - G.I. Joe

Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira : Lead & Backing vocals, Piano, Hammond Organ, Mellotron

Chris Donohue : Bass

Jason Eskridge : Backing vocals

Bryan Owings : Drums

Matt Slocum : Electric Guitars

11 - Silent Night

The McCrarys Sisters

Anne McCrary : Vocals

Freda McCrary : Vocals

Regina McCrary : Vocals, Reading

Chris Donohue : Bass

Dennis Holt : Drums

Will Kimbrough : Electric Guitar

Phil Madeira : Piano, Hammond Organ, Tambourine

12 - Lonesome Holidays

Jim Lauderdale

Jim Lauderdale : Lead vocal

Chris Donohue : Bass

Dennis Holt : Drums

Phil Madeira : Electric Guitar, Piano, Hammond Organ

13 - Midnight Mass

Sandra McCracken

Sandra McCracken : Lead vocal

Chris Donohue : Bass

Steve Hindalong : Percussion

Will Kimbrough : Electric Guitar

Phil Madeira : Acoustic Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano

Eamon McLoughlin : Fiddle

Cindy Moran : Backing vocals

Bryan Owings : Drums

14 - Some Kind Of Love

Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira : Vocal & Piano

Chris Donohue : Bass

Bryan Owings : Drums

White Heart "Freedom" (1989) -CCM / AOR-

Label : Sparrow Records

 Side 1

01 - Bye Bye Babylon (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl, Tommy Sims & Rick Florian)
02 - Sing Your Freedom (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl & Tommy Sims)
03 - Let The Kingdom Come (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl & Tommy Sims)
04 - Over Me (Billy Smiley, Chris McHugh, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl & Tommy Sims)
05 - Eighth Wonder (Billy Smiley, Chris McHugh, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl & Rick Florian)

Side 2

01 - Power Tools (Billy Smiley, Chris McHugh & Gordon Kennedy)
02 - Invitation (Gordon Kennedy & Tommy Sims)
03 - The River Will Flow (Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)
04 - Let It Go (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy, Mark Gersmehl, Tommy Sims & Rick Florian)
05 - I'll Meet You There (Mark Gersmehl & Tommy Sims)


Produced by Brown Bannister
Executive Producer : Peter York

White Heart is : Mark Gersmehl, Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims, Chris McHugh, Rick Florian

Lead vocals by Rick Florian except for the following :
"The River Will Flow" : Mark Gersmehl, Harmony by Dave Perkins
"Let The Kingdom Come" : Mark Gersmehl & Rick Florian
"Invitation" : Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Rick Florian
"Over Me" : Rick Florian & Gordon Kennedy

Background vocals : White Heart
Chris Rodriguez ("Sing Your Freedom", "Let The Kingdom Come" & "Power Tools"), Margaret Becker, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stan Armor, Eddie DeGarmo ("The River Will Flow")

Additional Keyboards : Tommy Dorsey ("Let The Kingdom Come")

Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Balding
Additional Engineer : Byron House
Assistant Engineers : Todd Moore, Shawn McLean, Kevin Twit, Carry Summers, Steve Bishir, Paula Montondo & Mark Nevers
Studios : The Bennett House, The Castle Recording Studio, Franklin, TN ; Digital Recorders, OmniSound Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York, NY

The Players "The Players" (1996) -CCM-

Label : Warner Alliance / Warner Bros. Records

01 - 10-Q (Tommy Sims & Michael Omartian)
02 - D-Nile (Michael Omartian, Danny O'Lannerghty & John Hammond)
03 - Love Is (Tom Hemby)
04 - Enuff Said (Mark Douthit)
05 - To Be Forgotten (Dann Huff)
06 - Soul Surfin' (Terry McMillan & Bobby Blazier)
07 - Onyx (Shane Keister & John Angelini)
08 - The Best Of Both Worlds (Eric Darken)
09 - The Valley (Chris Rodriguez)
10 - A Night At The Golden "O" (Tommy Sims) 


Produced by Bobby Blazier & The Players

The Players :
Michael Omartian : Keyboards on Tracks 01 & 02
Tom Hemby : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar & Keyboards on Tracks 01 & 03
Mark Douthit : Saxophone, Keyboards & Programming on Tracks 01 & 04
Dann Huff : Guitar, Synth Bass & Bass on Tracks 01 & 05
Terry McMillan : Harmonica on Tracks 01 & 06
Shane Keister : Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion & Acoustic Piano on Tracks 01 & 07
Eric Darken : Drum & Keyboard Sequencing, Drums, Percussion on Tracks 01 & 08
Tommy Sims : Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ & Mini Moog on Tracks 01 & 10

Additional Musicians :
Paul Leim : Drums on Track 01
John Hammond : Drums on Track 02
Danny O'Lannerghty : Bass on Track 02
Natalie Hemby & Ron Hemby : Background vocals on Track 03
Steve Brewster : Drums & Drum Programming on Track 04
Andrew Ramsey : Guitar on Track 04
Mike Haynes : Muted Trumpet on Track 04
David Huff : Drum Programming on Track 05
John Hobbs : Fender Rhodes on Track 05
Jeff Rouch : Keyboard Programming on Track 06
Bobby Blazier : Drums on Track 06 & 09, Percussion on Track 09
George Cochini : Guitar on Track 06
Teddy Irwin : Classical Guitar on Track 07
Bob Cadway : Electric Guitar on Track 07
Dennis Patton : Organ & Additional Programming on Track 08
Matt Pierson : Bass on Tracks 08 & 09
Mark Baldwin : Guitar on Track 08
Marty Paoletta : Saxophone on Track 08
Dan Needham : Drums on Track 10 
Danny Duncan : Saxophone & Announcer on Track 10


01 - 10-Q

Engineer : Keith Compton
Assistant : Mel Jones
Recorded at Sound Stage

02 - D-Nile

Engineer : Terry Christian
2nd Engineer : Jason White
Recorded at Tejas Studios, Franklin, TN

03 - Love Is 

Engineer & 2nd Engineer : Tom Hemby
Recorded at Puxico Studio in Nashville, TN

04 - Enuff Said

Engineer : Dan Rudin
Recorded at Quad Studio/dBeat Studio in Nashville, TN

05 - To Be Forgotten

Engineer : Dann Huff

06 - Soul Surfin

Engineer : Terry Christian
Recorded at Oak Valley

07 - Onyx

Engineer : Shane Keister
Recorded at Cove City Sound Studio "B"

08 - The Best Of Both Worlds 

Engineer & 2nd Engineer : Bryan Lenox & Rob Burrell
Recorded at Omni Studios in Nashville, TN

09 - The Valley

Engineer : Lynn Fuston
Recorded at Carport Studios

10 - A Night At The Golden "O" 

Engineer : Steve Bisher
2nd Engineer : Martin Woodlee
Recorded at The Bennett House, The Dugout

White Heart "Souvenirs" (1990) -CCM / AOR-

Label : Sparrow Records

 01 - Invitation* (Gordon Kennedy & Tommy Sims)

02 - More Sold Out° (Billy Smiley & Gordon Kennedy)
03 - How Many Times (Seventy Times Seven)** (Mark Gersmehl)
04 - Set The Bridge On Fire* (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Rick Florian)
05 - Eight Wonder* (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Chris McHugh, Gordon Kennedy & Rick Florian)
06 - Fly Eagle Fly** (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy & Mark Gersmehl)
07 - Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Christian** (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy & Mark Gersmehl)
08 - The River Will Flow* (Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)
09 - Little Drummer Boy°° (K. Davis, H. Onorati & H. Simeone)
10 - Maybe Today** (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy & Mark Gersmehl)
11 - Over Me* (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Chris McHugh & Gordon Kennedy)
12 - Convertibles** (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy & Mark Gersmehl)
13 - Bye Bye Babylon* (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy & Rick Florian)
14 - Montana Sky° (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl & Gordon Kennedy)


Produced by :
*Brown Bannister
**Billy Smiley & White Heart
°White Heart
°°Billy Smiley

White Heart :
Rick Florian : Lead vocals
Mark Gersmehl : Keyboards & Vocals
Billy Smiley : Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
Chris McHugh : Drums & Percussion
Gordon Kennedy : Guitars & Vocals
Tommy Sims : Bass & Vocals

Mastered by Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA


01 - Invitation

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

02 - More Sold Out

From The Recording "EMERGENCY BROADCAST"

03 - How Many Times (Seventy Times Seven)

From The Recording "DON'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE"

04 - Set The Bridge On Fire

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

05 - Eight Wonder

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

06 - Fly Eagle Fly

From The Recording "DON'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE"

07 - Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Christian

From The Recording "DON'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE"

08 - The River Will Flow

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

09 - Little Drummer Boy

From The Recording "CHRISTMAS"

10 - Maybe Today

From The Recording "DON'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE"

11 - Over Me

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

12 - Convertibles

From The Recording "DON'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE"

13 - Bye Bye Babylon

From The Recording "FREEDOM"

14 - Montana Sky

From The Recording "EMERGENCY BROADCAST"

Tommy Sims "Peace And Love" (2000) -CCM / R&B-

Label : Universal Records

01 - Intro / Which Way (Jim Croce)
02 - 100 (Tommy Sims)
03 - New Jam (Tommy Sims)
04 - When You Go (Tommy Sims)
05 - Summer (Tommy Sims)
06 - Write One This Way (Tommy Sims)
07 - Alone (Tommy Sims)
08 - The Way It Used To Be (Tommy Sims)
09 - Comin' Home (Tommy Sims)
10 - The Ballad Of Sophie (Tommy Sims)
11 - It Don't Matter To The Sun (Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Wayne Kirkpatrick)
12 - Love's Patience (Tommy Sims & Marc Harris)
13 - Peace And Love (Tommy Sims)
14 - Which Way (Jim Croce)


Produced, Written & Arranged by Tommy Sims for Positive Movement, Inc. (except ""Which Way" Written by Jim Croce)
Recorded by Martin Woodlee, Danny Duncan & Tommy Sims
Additional Recording : Ronnie Brookshire
Recorded at :
Woodland Studios, Nashville
Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN
The Tracking Room, Nashville
Chung King Studio, New York
Full Sail, Orlando, FL
Sound City, Van Nuys, CA
Classic Recordings, Franklin, TN
The Dawghaux, Nashville
"Alone", "Coming Home" & "Write One This Way" Mixed by F. Reid Shippen & Tommy Sims at Recording Arts, Nashville
"Loves Patience" & "Which Way"Mixed by Bryan Lenox & Tommy Sims at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA
"100", "A New Jam" & "When You Go" Mixed by Rick Will & Tommy Sims at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA & MCA Studio, Nashville
"It Don't Matter To The Sun" & "The Ballad Of Sophie" Mixed by Tommy Sims at MCA Studio, Nashville, Assisted by King Williams
"The Way It Used To Be" Mixed by Martin Woodlee & Tommy Sims at Recording Arts, Nashville
Assistant Engineers : Tye Bellar, Tim Coyle, L. Grant Greene, Bob Horn, Jon Lewis, Chuck Linder, Marek, Greg Parker, Jason Piske, John Saylor, Shawn Simpson, Bob Williams & John Wydrycs
Digital Editing by Fred Paragano
Production Assistant : Danny Duncan


01 - Intro / Which Way

Tommy Sims : Acoustic Guitar, Toy Harmonica & Foot

02 - 100

Featuring Tiffany Palmer & Darwin Hobbs
Tommy Sims : Bass, Rhythm Guitars & Piano
Andrew Ramsey : Space Lead & Wah-guitars
Marc Harris : Hammond B-3
Melvin Brown : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion

03 - New Jam

Featuring Shannon Sanders
Tommy Sims : Bass, Acoustic & Wah Guitars
Andrew Ramsey : Acoustic, Lead & Space Guitars
Melvin Brown : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Sam Levine : Flutes
Shannon Sanders & Tommy Sims : Background vocals
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : String Arrangement

04 - When You Go

Tommy Sims : Bass & Rhythm Guitars
Tim Akers : Piano
Andrew Ramsey : Electric Guitars
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Michael-Antony Taylor & Rachel Gaines : Background vocals
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : String Arrangement

05 - Summer

Featuring Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder : Harmonica
Tommy Sims : Mini-moog Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Clavichord, Percussion & Background vocals
Dan Needham : Drums & Timbales

06 - Write One This Way

Tommy Sims : Bass, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Mini-moog & ARP 2600
Andrew Ramsey : Acoustic Guitar
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion

07 - Alone

Tommy Sims : Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Hammond B-3 & Background vocals
Andrew Ramsey : Lead Wah Guitar
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Mike Haynes, Mark Douthit & Doug Moffet : Horns
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Tommy Sims : Horn & String Arrangements

08 - The Way It Used To Be

Tommy Sims : Bass, Mini-moog Solo, ARP 2600 & Background vocals
Andrew Ramsey : Acoustic Guitar
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : String Arrangement

09 - Comin' Home

Tommy Sims : Bass, Fender Rhodes, Rhythm, Cowboy Solo Guitars & Sitar
Andrew Ramsey : Rhythm Guitar
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Mike Haynes, Bailey, Mark Douthit & Barry Green : Horns
Nashville String Machine : Strings
The Pisitive Group : Background vocals
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : String Arrangement

10 - The Ballad Of Sophie

Tommy Sims : Bass, Rhythm & Solo Guitars, Vibes, Percussion & Background vocals
Michael Gallaher : Phase Shifter Rhythm Guitar
Phil Madeira : Mellotron Flute, Strings & Lap Steel
Chris Brown : Drums

11 - It Don't Matter To The Sun

Tommy Sims : Bass & Piano
Marvin Sims : Drums
Mike Haynes, Jeff Coffin, Mark Douthit & Barry Green : Horns
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Rob Mathes : Horn & String Arrangements 

12 - Love's Patience

Featuring I World
Tommy Sims : Bass & Background vocals
Chris Rodriguez : Rhythm Guitar
Andrew Ramsey : Acoustic & Lead Guitars
Marc Harris : Fender Rhodes & Hammond B-3
Dan Needham : Drums
Darrell Tibbs : Percussion
Mike Haynes, Bailey, Mark Douthit, Barry Green, Jennifer Kummer, Moffet, Linda Patterson-Klassen : Horns
Nashville String Machine : String
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : Horn & String Arrangements

13 - Peace And Love

Featuring Pastor Marvin Winans
Tommy Sims : Bass & Rhythm Guitars
Dan Needham : Drums & Percussion
Nashville String Machine : Strings
Tim Akers & Tommy Sims : String Arrangement
The Positive Group : Backgroun vocals

14 - Which Way 

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White Heart "Emergency Broadcast" (1987) - AOR / CCM-

Label : Sparrow Records

 Side One

01 - Urban Renewal (Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)
02 - Key To Our Survival (Tommy Sims & Gordon Kennedy)
03 - No Taboo (Rick Florian, Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)
04 - Montana Sky (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl & Gordon Kennedy)
05 - Fashion Fades (Gordon Kennedy, Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)

Side Two

01 - More Sold Out (Billy Smiley & Gordon Kennedy)
02 - Somewhere In Between (Billy Smiley & Mark Gersmehl)
03 - Speed Of Sound (Gordon Kennedy)
04 - Lone Ranger (Tommy Sims & Billy Smiley)
05 - Edge Of The Dream (Mark Gersmehl)


Produced & Arranged by White Heart
Executive Producer : Randy Moore

White Heart is :
Chris McHugh : Drums & Percussion
Mark Gersmehl : Keyboards, Background vocals, Lead vocals on "Edge Of The Dream" & Additional Lead vocals on "No Taboo"
Tommy Sims : Bass Guitar, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Background vocals, Additional Lead vocals on "Lone Ranger" & "No Taboo"
Gordon Kennedy : Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Background vocals, Lead vocal on "Montana Sky" & Additional Lead vocal on "No Taboo"
Billy Smiley : Background vocals, Rhythm Guitar on "Urban Renewal"
Rick Florian : Lead vocals & Background vocals

Additional Musicians :

Carl Marsh : Fairlight Programming on "No Taboo", "Montana Sky" & "Lone Ranger"
Dave Mullen : Background vocals on "No Taboo" & "Urban Renewal

Tracks Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Balding
Vocals Engineered by Scott Hendricks
Keyboard Overdubs Engineered by Bill Whittington
Guitar Overdubs Engineered by Bill Deaton
Additional Engineering by Brent King
Second Engineers : Dave Parker, Jeanne Kinney & Danny Johnson
Vocal Production Assistant : Scott Hendricks
Studios for Recording : Omni Sound & Center Stage, Nashville, TN
Mix Studio : Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, TN
Mastering by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Studio, Nashville, TN