Return To Paradise, by Randy Stonehill

Return To Paradise

by Randy Stonehill

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1.	Starlings 05:04	buy track
2.	Stand Like Steel 04:58	buy track
3.	I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You 04:13	buy track
4.	Friend Of Old 04:04	buy track
5.	You Can Still Walk Tall 05:04	buy track
6.	True Blood 05:07	buy track
7.	Strong Hand Of Love 02:57	buy track
8.	Christmas At Denny's 05:55	buy track
9.	Love Tells No Lies 04:25	buy track
10.	Weight Of The Sky 03:34	buy track
11.	Ready To Go 04:46	buy track

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released July 16, 2022

Produced by Mark Heard at Fingerprint Recorders February-June 1989
Tracks recorded at Neverland
Second engineers: Gary Gerhart, Dan Reed, Stephen Padgett, Derri Daugherty, Dave Hackbarth
Executive Producer: Tom Willett

Musicians:
Randy Stonehill - Acoustic guitars, vocals, backing vocals on “I Don’t Ever Want To Live Without You”
Doug Matthews – Drums
Bill Batstone – Fretless bass
David Miner – Acoustic bass
Tom Willett – Bass on “Strong Hand Of Love”
Greg Leisz – Pedal Steel, Lap Steel
Joe Weed – Fiddle & Viola
Phil Keaggy – Classical guitar on “I Don’t Ever Want To Live Without You,” Twelve-string guitars on “Love Tells No Lies”
David Baker – Percussion
Pam Dwinell – Backing vocals
Mark Heard – Mandolin, accordion, electric guitars, bass on “Stand Like Steel” and “Love Tells No Lies,” tambourine on “Strong Hand Of Love”

BIG THANKS TO:
Tom Willett, Marlei Daugherty, Dan Posthuma, Chris Hauser, Laurie Fink, Jack Clark, Dean Arvidson and Mark Maxwell at Myrrh for the encouragement and teamwork, to David de Coup-Crank for the ancient and the perspiration, to Tonio K. for the cool boots, and to Sandi and Heather Stonehill for enduring yet another season of “studio lunacy.”

Photography: Linda Krikorian
Art Direction and Design: Karl Shields for pacific Art and Light
Hair and Make-up: Rosanne McIlvane
Cover coordinator: Laurie Fink
Mastered at Future Disc by Tom Baker

All songs written by Randy Stonehill
© 1989 Stonehillian Music/Word Music (a div. of Word Inc.)/ASCAP except
“Weight Of The Sky” written by Randy Stonehill
© 1988 Stonehillian Music/Word Music (a div. of Word Inc.)/ASCAP
“Strong Hand Of Love” written by Mark Heard
© 1989 Ideola Music/ASCAP
“I Don’t Ever Want To Live Without You” written by Pierce Pettis
© 1988 Let’s Have Lunch Music/ASCAP
“This Friend Of Old” written by David Edwards
© Pease Farm Produce/ASCAP
All rights reserved. All songs used by permission.

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Randy Stonehill has been busy delivering heart-driven, relevant Christian music for more than 50 years. His first album "Born Twice," produced by Larry Norman was released in 1971, marking 2021 as Randy's Golden anniversary.
He’s written hundreds of songs with 27 releases and counting, and he’s responsible for some of the most authentic, influential Christian music ever written. ... more

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