Crimson and Blue

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Crimson and Blue
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1993
RecordedMid-1992
StudioThe Dugout, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Rock
Label Myrrh
Producer L. Arthur Nichols
Phil Keaggy chronology
Revelator
(1993)
Crimson and Blue
(1993)
Blue
(1994)
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Crimson and Blue is the 1993 album by guitarist Phil Keaggy, released on Myrrh Records.

Phil Keaggy American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist

Philip Tyler "Phil" Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets. He is a seven-time recipient of the GMA Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, and was twice nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album. He has frequently been listed as one of the world's top-three "finger-style", as well as "finger-picking", guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers' polls.

Myrrh Records US music record label; imprint of Word Entertainment

Myrrh Records was an American Christian music record label. According to Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for contemporary Christian music as the label that first published music by Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Randy Matthews and Nancy Honeytree. The label is also known for serving as the first label for popular Christian crossover singer Amy Grant, who joined the label in 1977. She stayed with Myrrh until 1999.

Contents

Crimson and Blue found Phil Keaggy surrounded by old friends making new music, in an old Victorian cottage owned by Brown Bannister. The Dugout (now Vibe56) was in the middle of Music Row. Its high ceilings, hardwood floors, and vintage equipment made it a perfect place to record a rock record.

Elliott Brown Bannister III is a contemporary Christian music (CCM) producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create in Me a Clean Heart". The original NewPax version featured Ed DeGarmo on the Hammond B3 organ; the 1986 version featured Amy Grant and her then husband Gary Chapman on vocals. The 1986 version was released as a radio single and gained moderate airplay in some markets.

Producer/guitarist Lynn Nichols and organist Phil Madeira had been Keaggy's bandmates in the Phil Keaggy Band in the 1970s. Drummer John Sferra was Keaggy's oldest friend, and partner in the band Glass Harp. Bassist Wade Jaynes was Nichols' bandmate from Chagall Guevara.

Phil Madeira Musician, composer, producer, singer, writer.

Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and attended Taylor University, which he graduated from in 1975. His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars, Buddy Miller, Alison Krauss, Toby Keith, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, Keb' Mo', Garth Brooks, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cindy Morgan, Shawn Mullins, The North Mississippi Allstars. His co-writing partners include Will Kimbrough, Matraca Berg, Chuck Cannon, Cindy Morgan, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Kennedy, Keb' Mo', and Emmylou Harris. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Glass Harp is a rock band formed in Youngstown, Ohio in 1968 consisting of Phil Keaggy, drummer John Sferra and bassist Daniel Pecchio.

Chagall Guevara

Chagall Guevara was an American rock band formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols, bassist Wade Jaynes, and drummer Mike Mead.

Track listing

All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Shouts of Joy" (Music by Keaggy, Words by Ray Repp) – 5:54
  2. "World of Mine" – 5:38
  3. "Everywhere I Look" (Phil Madeira) – 4:26
  4. "Love Divine" – 2:23
  5. "Reunion of Friends" – 4:11
  6. "All There is to Know" (Keaggy/Madeira) – 3:47
  7. "When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God" (Van Morrison) – 6:40
  8. "Stone Eyes" (Keaggy/Nichols/Madeira) – 7:01
  9. "I Will Be There" – 6:51
  10. "Don't Pass Me By" (Keaggy/Nichols) – 3:44
  11. "John the Revelator" (Traditional) – 8:04
  12. "Doin' Nothin'" – 8:25
  13. "Nothing But the Blood" (Traditional) – 2:44

Personnel

John Sferra is a drummer, best known for his work with the band Glass Harp.

Lynn Arthur Nichols is an American songwriter, producer, and musician from New York who now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mike Mead is an American drummer.

Production notes

Nashville, Tennessee State capital and consolidated city-county in Tennessee, United States

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. The city's population ranks 24th in the U.S. According to 2018 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total consolidated city-county population stood at 692,587. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-independent municipalities within Davidson County, was 669,053 in 2018.

Ben Pearson is an American photographer, best known for his work with Steve Taylor and for his photographs that appear on album covers from a variety of artists.

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