Songs from Bright Avenue

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Songs from Bright Avenue
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Studio album by Bob Bennett
Released 1991
Genre CCM
Label Urgent Records
Producer Jonathan David Brown
Bob Bennett chronology
Lord of the Past: A Compilation
(1989) Lord of the Past: A Compilation1989
Songs from Bright Avenue
(1991)
Small Graces
(1997) Small Graces1997

Songs from Bright Avenue is Bob Bennett's fifth release. The album was made in the shadow of Bennett's divorce from his first wife. Bennett stated, "I was 'foolish' enough to make a record about my divorce. The normal [procedure] in Christian music is that if you go through a divorce, you simply go underground for a year and show up with a new spouse, and no one's the wiser. When Songs From Bright Avenue came out, I realized that this was not going to be the 'Hey-let's-buy-a-big-bag-of-Fritos-and-invite-the-gang-over' type of record. I've had people tell me that it was just too painful to listen to. I say, 'I understand that, but go back and listen and see if you can find some hope there because I certainly tried [to convey that]'." [1]

Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter) American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bob Bennett is an American contemporary Christian music singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Bennett, except where noted.

  1. "Here On Bright Avenue" – 4:48
  2. "No Such Thing As Divorce" – 4:14
  3. "Angels Around Your Bed" – 3:15
  4. "The Doing of the Thing" – 5:14
  5. "Our Codependent Love" – 5:21
  6. "My Secret Heart" – 5:24
  7. "Save Me" – 4:09
  8. "Unto the Least of These" – 4:39
  9. "Hope Like a Stranger" – 3:56
  10. "The Place I Am Bound" – 4:26
  11. "Singing For My Life" – 3:32
  12. "I'm Still Alive Tonight" – 2:23

Personnel

Michael Card singer, songwriter, author, composer, Radio Host

Michael Card is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in contemporary Christian music, which combine folk-style melodies and instrumentation with an in-depth study of the Bible. Since his debut in 1981, Card has sold more than 4 million albums and has written 19 No. 1 singles. He has also authored several books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award winner, A Sacred Sorrow.

Paul William Leim is a prominent Nashville-based drummer and recording session musician.

Phil Keaggy American musician

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.

Release history

Songs from Bright Avenue was released by Urgent Records in 1991. It was re-released by Signpost Music in 2003.

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References

  1. A 1996 CCM Magazine interview by Laura Harris (retrieved 2007-07-10 from The Wayback Machine).