1980 Bob Bailey – Looking Forward
Looking Forward is the debut solo album from Christian singer Bob Bailey. It was released in 1980 on Triangle Records and re-released in 2000 on Cool Sound.
Tracks
1 I Love You, Lord (Laurie Klein) 01:51
2 New Hope (Bob Bailey) 04:00
3 I Praise You (Rodger Strader) 04:57
4 Did You Know? (Howard McCrary) 04:23
5 Take Me At My Word (Bob Bailey) 05:56
6 I’m Looking Forward (Bob Bailey) 02:42
7 The Devil Is A Liar (Bob Wilson) 04:18
8 Praise The Lord (Brown Bannister; Mark Hudson) 04:23
9 When They’re Gone, They’re Gone (Terry Winch) 03:52
10 Simple Mind (Bob Bailey) 03:56
11 No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus (Charles Weigle) 03:45
Biography
Musicians
1 I Love You, Lord
| Piano | Bob Krogstad |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
2 New Hope
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Piano | David Diggs |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Percussion | Fred Petry |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Glenn |
| Background Vocals | Judy Gossett |
| Background Vocals | Rachel Cox |
| Background Vocals | Reba Rambo |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Ross |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
3 I Praise You
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Clark Gassman |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
4 Did You Know?
| Bass | Ken Wild |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Percussion | Fred Petry |
| Background Vocals | The McCrarys |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
5 Take Me At My Word
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Clark Gassman |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
6 I’m Looking Forward
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Piano | David Diggs |
| Background Vocals | The McCrarys |
| Vocals | Reba Rambo |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
7 The Devil Is A Liar
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar (solo) | Grant Geissman |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Piano | David Diggs |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
8 Praise The Lord
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Clark Gassman |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
9 When They’re Gone, They’re Gone
| Bass | Ken Wild |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Percussion | Fred Petry |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
10 Simple Mind
| Bass | Ken Wild |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Terry Winch |
| Trombone | Val Johnson |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
11 No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus
| Bass | Leon Gaer |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | Clark Gassman |
| Flugelhorn | Terry Winch |
| Vocals | Bob Bailey |
Liner Notes
Producer – Paul Stilwell
Arranged By – Bob Krogstad (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 11)
Arranged By – David Diggs (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Terry Winch (Tracks 4, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Howard McCrary (Tracks 4, 6)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Larry Williams (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Bob Bailey (Tracks 2, 7)
Conductor – Paul Stilwell (Track 1)
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Toby Foster
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Design, Photography – Bill Barnes
Graphics – The Emporium
Mastered At MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
Recorded At Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At The Music Centre, Wembley, England
Remixed At Devonshire Sound
Phonographic Copyright Triangle Records Inc
Copyright Triangle Records Inc