Avalon (Avalon album)

This article is about the 1996 album. For the 2009 album, see Avalon: The Greatest Hits.

Avalon
Studio album by Avalon
Released	December 26, 1996
Recorded	1996
Studio	re:Think Studio, Javelina Recording Studio, Sound Stage Studios and October Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Inspirational, Christian pop
Length	42:49
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Charlie Peacock
Avalon chronology
Avalon (1996) A Maze of Grace (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Avalon is Avalon's first studio album, released in December 1996 on Sparrow Records. It includes a cover of the hymn "My Jesus, I Love Thee" and the Andrae Crouch song "Jesus Is Lord". Produced by Charlie Peacock, Avalon catapulted the smooth quartet into the Christian music scene, with four No. 1 radio hits and a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association in 1998 for "New Artist of the Year". ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Give It Up"	Avalon Mark Heimermann Rikk Kittlemann	All	4:15
2.	"This Love"	Charlie Peacock Chris Rodriguez	All	3:36
3.	"The Greatest Story"	Peacock Douglas Kaine McKelvey	Nikki, Jody	4:55
4.	"Picture Perfect World"	Peacock Grant Cunningham	All	4:38
5.	"Don't Be Afraid"	Tabitha Fair Dennis Matkosky Madeline Stone	Nikki, Jody	4:36
6.	"Here to Deliver"	Peacock Rodriguez	Jody	3:26
7.	"Let It Be Forever"	Peacock McKelvey	Janna	4:45
8.	"My Jesus, I Love Thee"	William Ralph Featherston Adoniram Judson Gordon	Michael, Nikki	3:26
9.	"Saviour Love"	Michael Passons Fair Kittlemann	Michael	4:22
10.	"Jesus Is Lord"	Andraé Crouch	All	4:50

Personnel

Avalon

• Janna Long – vocals
• Jody McBrayer – vocals
• Nikki Hassman-Anders – vocals
• Michael Passons – vocals

Musicians

• Tony Miracle – keyboards (1-7), programming (1-7)
• Charlie Peacock – keyboards (2-7), programming (2-7)
• Pat Coil – keyboards (3, 5, 9), acoustic piano (4), programming (5)
• Tim Lauer – Hammond B3 organ (6, 7, 10)
• Rob Mathes – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
• Tim Akers – acoustic piano (10), clavinet (10)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1-7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 6)
• Mark Baldwin – acoustic guitar (4)
• Scott Denté – acoustic guitar (7)
• Mark Hill – bass (3, 5, 9, 10)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (4)
• Brent Milligan – bass (6)
• Chris McHugh – drums (2-4, 6, 10)
• Steve Brewster – drums (5, 6, 9), drum programming (9)
• Eric Darken – percussion (6, 10)
• Mark Douthit – horns (10)
• Mike Haynes – horns (10)
• Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor (3-5, 7)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (3-5, 7)

Production

• Grant Cunningham – A&R direction
• Charlie Peacock – producer
• Shane D. Wilson – recording, mixing (8)
• Rick Will – mixing (1, 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Tom Laune – mixing (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Chad Fifield – recording assistant
• Joe Hayden – recording assistant
• Mel Jones – recording assistant
• Richard Rose – recording assistant
• Chris Schara – recording assistant
• Graham Lewis – mix assistant (1, 4)
• Booch Skidmore – mix assistant (2, 5-7, 9, 10)
• Tony Green – mix assistant (3)
• Katy Krippaehne – production coordinator
• Andi Ashworth – budget administrator
• Sheri Halford – art direction
• Joyce Revoir – design
• Bruce Ellefson – additional design
• Andrew Martin – photography

Radio Singles

• Give It Up+
• The Greatest Story+
• Picture Perfect World+
• Saviour Love
• This Love+

+ Denotes #1 Radio Hit

References

1. Hill, Melinda. "Review: Avalon". Allmusic . Retrieved July 13, 2009.
2. Avalon – EMICMG Fact Sheet Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• "Allmusic Review"