1975 Chuck Girard – Chuck Girard

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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

Media

Musicians

1 Rock ‘n Roll Preacher

BassJoe Puerta
DrumsBurleigh Drummond
GuitarDavid Pack
PianoChristopher North
SaxJackie Kelso
SaxJim Horn
TrumpetChuck Findley
Background VocalsKathi McDonald
Background VocalsLea Santos-Robert
VocalsChuck Girard


2 You Ask Me Why

BassJoe Osborn
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarDean Parks
Acoustic GuitarDean Parks
PianoDavid Paich
PercussionBurleigh Drummond
Background VocalsBili Thedford
Background VocalsPerry Morgan
VocalsChuck Girard


3 Evermore

BassJoe Osborn
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarDean Parks
PianoDavid Paich
StringsJimmie Haskell
VocalsChuck Girard


4 Quiet Hour

DrumsBurleigh Drummond
Acoustic GuitarDavid Pack
Acoustic GuitarJoe Puerta
VocalsChuck Girard


5 Everybody Knows For Sure

Acoustic GuitarDean Parks
OrganChristopher North
OrganChuck Girard
PianoChuck Girard
HarmonicaTommy Morgan
VocalsChuck Girard


6 Galilee

BassJoe Puerta
DrumsBurleigh Drummond
Acoustic GuitarDavid Pack
PianoChristopher North
SaxJackie Kelso
StringsLarry Muhoberac
Background VocalsKathi McDonald
Background VocalsLea Santos-Robert
VocalsChuck Girard


7 Tinagera

BassJoe Puerta
DrumsBurleigh Drummond
GuitarDean Parks
OrganChristopher North
PianoChristopher North
PercussionBurleigh Drummond
Background VocalsJoe Puerta
Background VocalsDavid Pack
VocalsChuck Girard


8 Lay Your Burden Down

BassJoe Puerta
DrumsBurleigh Drummond
GuitarGlen Bostic
Acoustic GuitarDavid Pack
OrganChristopher North
PianoChristopher North
StringsLarry Muhoberac
PercussionJohn Raines
VocalsChuck Girard


9 Slow Down

PianoGina Price
StringsLarry Muhoberac
ChoirPaul Carlson Singers
VocalsChuck Girard


10 Sometimes Alleluia

BassWilton Felder
DrumsBill Maxwell
GuitarDean Parks
Acoustic GuitarDavid Pack
PianoTom Hensley
StringsJimmie Haskell
Background Vocals2nd 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