1977 The Archers – Fresh Surrender
Fresh Surrender was The Archers fourth studio album and third Light Records release. It and its title song were nominated for a Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Award, and claimed an astounding seven airplay hits for the Jesus music stars. Perhaps more importantly it signaled a marked change for the band, both in sound and appearance. It was recorded on the departure of two founding-members, Billy Rush Masters and Nancye Short-Tsapralis who had been linchpins in the creation of the group’s sound and writing team for six years. Now a trio with sister, Janice Archer, who had been traveling with the combo for some time, The Archers took off in a new direction that would define them for the rest of their career. The project was arranged by Elvis Presley’s original TCB Band keyboardist, Larry Muhoberac who went on to co-produce The Archers’ next album, Stand Up! also released by Light Records. Once again, the band was joined in the studio by an elite group of Los Angeles recording musicians, including Steely Dan alumni Ben Benay, Dean Parks, Lee Ritenour, Wilton Felder, David Hungate, Mike Baird, and Jim Keltner.
Tracks
1 I Need You (Billy Rush Masters) 3:36
2 Fresh Surrender (Billy Rush Masters) 2:55
3 With Every Breath I Take (Don Aldridge) 4:26
4 Water Into Wine (Steve Archer) 3:20
5 Give Him Praise (Phil Kristianson) 4:48
6 I’m Gonna Rise (Nancye Short-Tsapralis) 3:16
7 Change (Nancye Short-Tsapralis) 3:35
8 Sanctified Life (Steve Archer, Phil Kristianson) 3:32
9 Make Me An Instrument (Lynn Michael Coffey) 4:41
10 You Know The Future (Sharon Learning) 4:22
Media
Musicians
Bass | David Hungate |
Bass | Reinie Press |
Bass | Wilton Felder |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Drums | Mike Baird |
Drums | Paul Leim |
Drums | Dennis Holt |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Guitar | Tony Sena |
Keyboards | Larry Muhoberac |
Keyboards | Phil Kristianson |
Vocals | Janice Archer |
Vocals | Steve Archer |
Vocals | Tim Archer |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Cole, Tim Archer, Steve Archer
Arranged By (Instrumental) – Larry Muhoberac, The Archers
Arranged By (Vocals) – The Archers
Concertmaster – James Getzoff
Engineer – Bill Taylor, Dennis Drake, John Guess, Larry Emerine, Steve Maslow, Wally Duguid
Orchestrated By – Larry Muhoberac
Strings – James Getzoff
Art Director – Thel Eichman
Photographer – Alan Bergman
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lexicon Music, Inc.
Published By – Lexicon Music, Inc.
Published By – Benson Pub. Co.
Published By – Libris Music
Recorded At – Western Recorders
Recorded At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At – Devonshire Studios
Recorded At – Mama Jo’s
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering