The Roar of Love

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The Roar of Love
2ndChapter-Roar.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1978
Studio
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length35:17
Label Sparrow
Producer Buck Herring
2nd Chapter of Acts chronology
Mansion Builder
(1978)
The Roar of Love
(1980)
Encores
(1981)
CD reissue cover
RoarOfLoveCD.jpg

The Roar of Love is a 1980 concept album and fourth studio album by Christian band 2nd Chapter of Acts, that recounts the story of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , the first published book in The Chronicles of Narnia , a series by C. S. Lewis. It was recorded in 1976, prior to their third studio album Mansion Builder , but its release was delayed by contractual and copyright issues. [1] According to band member Matthew Ward, all the vocals were cut in a bedroom of the house the trio lived in at the time. They converted their garage into a mixing room, knocked a hole in the bedroom wall and ran a microphone cord into it. The songs have a heavy use of synthesizers. It was reissued on the Live Oak label.

Contents

Track listing

All songs were written by Annie Herring except "White Stag" (music by Matthew Ward and lyrics by Matthew Ward, Nellie Greisen and Annie Herring).

No.TitleLength
1."Are You Goin' to Narnia? [nb 1] "3:26
2."Lucy's Long Gone"1:46
3."Tell the Truth"2:27
4."Turkish Delight"3:00
5."Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve"2:16
6."Christmas, Where Are You?"1:50
7."Gifts from Father Christmas"1:54
8."Aslan Is Killed"2:28
9."The Roar of Love"2:28
10."I've Heard the Stars Sing Before"2:13
11."He's Broken Thru"3:14
12."Witch's Demise / Get It Into Your Head"2:40
13."Something Is Happening in Me"2:03
14."White Stag [nb 2] "3:25
Total length:35:17

Note: On the later CD and iTunes releases, tracks 6 and 7 are combined into one simply titled "Christmas, Where Are You?", for a total of 13 tracks.

Source(s): [2]

Personnel

Source(s): [3]

Notes

  1. The first part of this track, approximately 45 seconds, is an unlisted instrumental intro. It is a separate track on the original LP.
  2. The last part of this track, approximately 1:50, is an unlisted reprise, with vocals, of the instrumental intro to "Are You Goin' To Narnia?" It is a separate track on the original LP.

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References

  1. "History: 2nd Chapter of Acts".
  2. "The 2nd Chapter Of Acts* – The Roar Of Love (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. "Store – Hymns : 2nd Chapter of Acts" . Retrieved March 27, 2016.