Home at Last (Larry Norman album)

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Home at Last
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Studio album by
Larry Norman
Released1989
Genre Rock
Label Phydeaux
Producer Larry Norman
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Home at Last is an album of mostly new material by Larry Norman first issued in 1989. It was originally released as a two-LP album and included some live tracks. It was reissued in 1998 as one album together with the 1994 compilation Footprints in the Sand. The 2007 re-release of Home at Last contained only the studio recordings of the original issue. [3] It was released to mixed reviews, some citing disorganization and uneven production, [4] and controversy. [2] A music video of live performances of the 14 studio songs on Home at Last garnered a favourable review. [5]

Contents

Track listing

Original double-LP release

Side 1

  1. "Lonely Boy"
  2. "My Feet Are on the Rock"
  3. "Country Church, Country People"
  4. "Sitting In My Kitchen"

Side 2

  1. "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
  2. "Nightmare #49 (Part 1)"
  3. "Oh, How I Love You"
  4. "Queen of the Rodeo"
  5. "He Really Loves You"
  6. "Here Comes the King"

Side 3

  1. "Letters to the Church"
  2. "We Three Twogether"
  3. "Somewhere Out There"
  4. "Selah"
  5. "Nightmare #49 (Instrumental Mix)"

Side 4 (live)

  1. "Letters to the Church"
  2. "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
  3. "Surprise With Candles"
  4. "Here Comes the King"
  5. "Shake Your Rattle and Crawl"

2007 CD re-issue (Solid Rock Records)

  1. "Lonely Boy"
  2. "My Feet Are on the Rock"
  3. "Country Church"
  4. "Sitting In My Kitchen"
  5. "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
  6. "Nightmare #49 (Part One)"
  7. "Oh How I Love You"
  8. "Queen of the Rodeo"
  9. "He Really Loves You"
  10. "Here Comes the King"
  11. "Letters to the Church"
  12. "We Three Twogether"
  13. "Somewhere Out There"
  14. "Selah"

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Home at Last & Footprints in the Sand at AllMusic. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Kells, Gerald (July 1, 1990). "(Review) Home at Last (vinyl release)". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Raggatt, Trevor (September 3, 2007). "Review: Home at Last (CD release)". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Loydell, Rupert (July 1, 1992). "Review: Stranded In Babylon". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ Hirst, Darren (February 1, 1997). "Review: Home at Last (VHS)". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
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