Chuck Girard‘s selftitled album was the first album. It was released in 1975.
Chuck Girard is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He was born August 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Santa Rosa, California in his young teens. He was a founding member of Love Song, the first Christian rock band to become popular in the United States.
He became a solo artist in 1975, after leaving the surf rock band, The Hondells, and wrote and performed the songs “Sometimes Alleluia” and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Preacher”, both of which were featured on his debut Chuck Girard, an album that featured the band Ambrosia prominently throughout.
Tracks
1 Rock n Roll Preacher (Chuck Girard) 2:46
2 You Ask Me Why (Chuck Girard) 3:18
3 Evermore (Chuck Girard) 3:30
4 Quiet Hour (Chuck Girard) 3:39
5 Everybody Knows For Sure (Chuck Girard, Dennis Correll) 4:30
6 Galilee (Chuck Girard) 3:19
7 Tinagera (Chuck Girard) 3:50
8 Lay Your Burden Down (Chuck Girard) 5:21
9 Slow Down (Chuck Girard) 4:13
10 Sometimes Alleluia (Chuck Girard) 5:15
Musicians
1 Rock ‘n Roll Preacher
Bass | Joe Puerta |
Drums | Burleigh Drummond |
Guitar | David Pack |
Piano | Christopher North |
Sax | Jackie Kelso |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Background Vocals | Kathi McDonald |
Background Vocals | Lea Santos-Robert |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
2 You Ask Me Why
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
Piano | David Paich |
Percussion | Burleigh Drummond |
Background Vocals | Bili Thedford |
Background Vocals | Perry Morgan |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
3 Evermore
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Piano | David Paich |
Strings | Jimmie Haskell |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
4 Quiet Hour
Drums | Burleigh Drummond |
Acoustic Guitar | David Pack |
Acoustic Guitar | Joe Puerta |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
5 Everybody Knows For Sure
Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
Organ | Christopher North |
Organ | Chuck Girard |
Piano | Chuck Girard |
Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
6 Galilee
Bass | Joe Puerta |
Drums | Burleigh Drummond |
Acoustic Guitar | David Pack |
Piano | Christopher North |
Sax | Jackie Kelso |
Strings | Larry Muhoberac |
Background Vocals | Kathi McDonald |
Background Vocals | Lea Santos-Robert |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
7 Tinagera
Bass | Joe Puerta |
Drums | Burleigh Drummond |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Organ | Christopher North |
Piano | Christopher North |
Percussion | Burleigh Drummond |
Background Vocals | Joe Puerta |
Background Vocals | David Pack |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
8 Lay Your Burden Down
Bass | Joe Puerta |
Drums | Burleigh Drummond |
Guitar | Glen Bostic |
Acoustic Guitar | David Pack |
Organ | Christopher North |
Piano | Christopher North |
Strings | Larry Muhoberac |
Percussion | John Raines |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
9 Slow Down
Piano | Gina Price |
Strings | Larry Muhoberac |
Choir | Paul Carlson Singers |
Vocals | Chuck Girard |
10 Sometimes Alleluia
Bass | Wilton Felder |
Drums | Bill Maxwell |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Acoustic Guitar | David Pack |
Piano | Tom Hensley |
Strings | Jimmie Haskell |
Background Vocals | 2nd Chapter Of Acts |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chuck Girard
Engineer – Bill Taylor, Chuck Johnson
Engineer (Additional Recording), Engineer (Mix-down) – Tom Trefethen
Engineer (Mix-down) – Bill Taylor (Tracks 7)
Design (Art Design), Layout – Dean Torrance
Photography By (Front Cover) – Joel Nussbaum
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Good News Records
Copyright (c) – Good News Records
Published By – Dunamis Music
Recorded At – Mama Jo’s