Tales of Wonder (album)

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Tales of Wonder
Tales of Wonder Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992
Studio
  • The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • The Dugout, OmniSound Studios and Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Production Group (Spokane, Washington)
Genre Christian rock
Length49:07
Label Star Song Records
Producer Mark Gersmehl
White Heart chronology
Powerhouse
(1990)
Tales of Wonder
(1992)
Highlands
(1993)

Tales of Wonder is the eighth album by the Christian rock band White Heart and the band's first with Jon Knox as drummer. Chris McHugh played all drum tracks (except "Vendetta") although Knox was the official drummer for the tour. [1] It is their second album on Star Song Records released in 1992. [2] The album is produced by White Heart founders Mark Gersmehl and Billy Smiley with Brown Bannister as a production consultant and who previously worked with them on their 1989 album Freedom . Every track on Tales of Wonder charted on both Christian Rock and Radio (AC/CHR) charts, except "Morningstar" and "Gabriella." A full-length track of "Morningstar" is heard on their 1994 compilation Nothing But the Best: Radio Classics . The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. White Heart earned their second Grammy nomination, their first since 1984, for Best Rock Gospel Album for Tales of Wonder at the 35th Grammy Awards.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raging of the Moon" Mark Gersmehl, Billy Smiley 5:17
2."His Heart Was Always In It"Gersmehl, Smiley, Brian Wooten 4:16
3."Unchain"Gersmehl, Smiley5:00
4."Say the Word"Gersmehl, Smiley3:57
5."Who Owns You"Gersmehl, Smiley4:44
6."Where the Thunder Roars"Gersmehl, Smiley4:59
7."Silhouette"Gersmehl, Wooten, Smiley4:43
8."Vendetta"Gersmehl, Smiley, Anthony Sallee, Wooten3:55
9."Gabriela"Gersmehl, Smiley4:43
10."Light a Candle"Gersmehl, Smiley6:10
11."Morningstar" (bonus track)Gersmehl, Smiley, Jon Knox 1:46

Personnel

White Heart

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC
[4]
CCM CHR
[5]
1992"Say The Word"41
1992"Unchain"132
1993"Light a Candle"2
1993"Silhouette"161
1993"Where the Thunder Roars"3

References

  1. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp.  1033–5. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  2. White Heart: Tales of Wonder. Star Song Records. 1992.
  3. "Top Christian LPs" (PDF). Billboard . August 8, 1992. p. 71.
  4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 229. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.
  5. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 178. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.