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For me, this is Randy's very best. The whole project evokes another world, from the amazing title track to the still laugh-out-loud funny Great Big Stupid World.
It sounds classic because it is classic.
Favorite track: Wonderama.
Produced and Directed by Terry Taylor for Stunt Productions
Executive Producers: Mark Maxwell and Ray Ware
Recorded by G. Eugene
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded at Mixing Lab A, Garden Grove, CA (basic tracks, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards); Neverland, Cerritos, CA (Lead vocals, guitars, strings, keyboards, woodwinds, accordion); Mixing Lab B (Background vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion); MicroNote (Horns, background vocals, strings); McCrummy Music (Background vocals)
Pre-production demos recorded at Jerry and Sharon’s Wax Lips Studio
Mixed at Mixing Lab A
String and horn arrangements written and conducted by Rob Watson
Art Director: Roz
Concept by Terry Taylor, Tom Gulotta and Court Patton
Artwork and design by Court Patton and Tom Gulotta, Patton Bros. Design, El Cajon, CA
Photography by Nick Nacca, Linda Krikorian, wives, neighbors and total strangers
The Wonderland Band:
Randy Stonehill – Lead vocals, guitars
Rick Elias – Guitars
Tim Chandler – Bass
David Raven – Drums
Rob Watson - Keyboards
Rick Elias appears courtesy of Frontline Records
Linda Elias appears courtesy of Wonderland Records
Thank you’s:
Tom Ramsey, Dan Posthuma, Mark Maxwell, Jeff Blake and Marlei Daugherty for their faith and support; Debi Taylor and Sandi Stonehill for enduring life as studio widows “one more time…with feeling”; Thom Roy at Mixing Lab for his generosity and friendship; to Gene Andrusco for his bat ears and all the extra hours; to Capt. Monty Longfellow for hangin’ around; to Tony Shore for the tip; Dave Jansen for the monitors; Rob Watson for the extra miles and to Rachel Delevoryas
This album is dedicated to the loving memory of my grandmother Marry Correia Faria, May 14th 1903 – December 23rd 1990
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.
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I got Phil's TIME double CD set years ago and two of the songs from this original release are on it, so when I saw his offer to download it, I jumped on the opportunity to hear the rest of the album! andykercher
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