Keepin' the Faith (Steve Laury album)

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Keepin' The Faith
Keepin the Faith Laury 1993 album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1993
Recorded1993
Genre Jazz
Length48:27
Label Denon Records
Producer Steve Laury
Steve Laury chronology
Passion
(1991)
Keepin' The Faith
(1993)
Vineland Dreams
(1996)

Keepin' The Faith is an album by American guitarist Steve Laury released in 1993, and recorded for Denon Records.
All Music praised the album's "explosive creativity", and found the pairing of Laury and keyboardist Ron Satterfield a "musically satisfying partnership". [1] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard, R&R, Gavin, PAC Contemporary Jazz charts.

Denon Records was a Japanese audiophile record label owned by Denon and distributed by A&M Records from 1990 through 1992. This was a reissue program that included 390 jazz and classical music titles that were issued on compact disc.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Keepin' The Faith (written by: Ron Satterfield / Steve Laury) - 6:38
  2. Close Your Eyes (Steve Laury / Ron Satterfield) - 5:03
  3. Streets Of Gold (Steve Laury / Ron Satterfield) - 4:30
  4. Steppin' In (Steve Lauty / Ron Satterfield) - 5:39
  5. October (Ron Satterfield / Steve Laury) - 5:26
  6. There's One Way (Steve Laury / Ron Satterfield) - 4:53
  7. Revelation (Steve Laury / Ron Satterfield) - 5:25
  8. Tears In The Rain (Ron Satterfield / Steve Laury) - 5:56
  9. Astoria (Steve Laury / Ron Satterfield) - 4:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [2] 5

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References

  1. Widran, J Keepin' The Faith AllMusic review
  2. "Steve Laury US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.