Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard

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Strong Hand of Love
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Studio album by Various Artists
Released 1994
Genre Folk
Label Fingerprint, Myrrh
Producer Dan Russell
Various Artists chronology
Strong Hand of Love
(1994)		 Orphans of God
(1996) Orphans of God1996

Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard is a compilation of songs by various artists in tribute to songwriter, Mark Heard.

Mark Heard American musician and record producer

John Mark Heard III was an American record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, United States. Heard released 16 albums, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips, Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M., John Austin, The Choir, Randy Stonehill and Michael Been of The Call. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's The Rumor, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong".

Contents

Recorded and released in 1994, after Heard's death in 1992. Proceeds benefit the Heard Family Fund.

In 1994, with Dan Russell as producer, the album was nominated for a Grammy in the Rock Gospel section. [1]

Dan Russell (artist manager) music promoter

Dan Russell is an American musician and songwriter in addition to an artist manager and advocate, musician, songwriter, concert promoter, record producer and music supervisor for television and film. A graduate of Walpole High School in Massachusetts and later Barrington College, Russell is known for managing both the American rock band The Call and songwriter Michael Been and has worked in various capacities with such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sam Philips, Mark Heard, U2 and Robin Lane, Ramona Silver, Vigilantes of Love, among others.

In 1996, most of these tracks and many more were rereleased as the two-CD Orphans of God . One song, Phil Keaggy's version of "I Always Do", was replaced by his version of "Everything Is Alright". Two tracks were dropped completely for space on Orphans, "Castaway", by Bruce Carroll, and "How to Grow Up Big and Strong", by Rich Mullins.

<i>Orphans of God</i> compilation album

Orphans of God is a 1996 two-CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard. Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds from the album benefit the Heard Family Fund. This album was listed at #25 in the book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

Bruce Carroll American singer

Bruce Carroll, is an American CCM singer and multi Grammy and Dove Award winning recording artist.

Rich Mullins American christian musician

Richard Wayne Mullins was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Step by Step". Some of his albums were also considered among Christian music's best, including Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988), The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991) and A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993). His songs have been performed by numerous artists, including Caedmon's Call, Five Iron Frenzy, Amy Grant, Carolyn Arends, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith, John Tesh, Chris Rice, Rebecca St. James, Hillsong United and Third Day. During the tribute to Rich Mullins' life at the 1998 GMA Dove Awards, Amy Grant described him as "the uneasy conscience of Christian music.”

Track listing

  1. "Lonely Moon" (by Kevin Max Smith)
  2. "We Know Too Much" (by Michael Been)
  3. "I Just Wanna Get Warm" (by Dan Russell)
  4. "Strong Hand of Love" (by Bruce Cockburn)
  5. "Satellite Sky" (by Kate Taylor)
  6. "I Always Do" (by Phil Keaggy)
  7. "Nod Over Coffee" (by Pierce Pettis)
  8. "What Kind of Friend" (by Victoria Williams)
  9. "Castaway" (by Bruce Carroll)
  10. "How to Grow Up Big and Strong" (by Rich Mullins)
  11. "It's Not Your Fault" (by Ashley Cleveland)
  12. "Another Day In Limbo" (by Tonio K.)
  13. "Look Over Your Shoulder" (by Randy Stonehill & Pam Dwinell Miner)
  14. "Freight Train To Nowhere" (by Vigilantes of Love)
  15. "Tip of My Tongue" (by The Choir)
  16. "Orphans of God" (by Buddy and Julie Miller)
  17. "Treasure of the Broken Land" (by Chagall Guevara)

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References

  1. ↑ "Mark Heard" . Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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