Truth of Truths

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Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera
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Studio album by
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Released1971
Recorded1971
Genre Contemporary Christian music, rock opera
Length92:46
Label Oak Records
Producer Ray Ruff

Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera is a 1971 two-disc Christian rock album, which was largely conceived by promoter/producer Ray Ruff. The album is arranged as a rock opera based on significant events in the Christian Bible, with the first two sides pertaining to the Old Testament and two to the New Testament. The album has a black cover with a white title and a gold Star of David and Cross. It comes with a 17-page booklet with lyrics and biblical references for each of the songs.

Contents

The double LP was substantially co-written with former Them bassist Alan Henderson, and with Val Stöecklein, formerly of The Blue Things (whose most famous song "Orange Rooftops Of Your Mind" is re-recorded here with new lyrics as "John the Baptist"). [1] Both bands had been managed by Ray Ruff. Donnie Brooks plays Christ. [2] Actor Jim Backus plays the spoken voice of God.

Track listing

All God parts by Ray Ruff

Track 1 conceived and produced by Ray Ruff

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Biblical ReferenceLength
1."The Overture" Ernie Freeman  4:29
2."Creation"Alan Henderson Genesis 1 & 23:06
3."The Fall"Henderson & HieronymusGenesis 34:52
4."Forty Days and Forty Night"Don GreatGenesis 6-84:13
5."Tower Of Babel"Don GreatGenesis 112:12
6."God Called On To Abraham"GreatGenesis 12 & 173:04
7."Sodom and Gomorrah Were the Cities of Sin"GreatGenesis 193:13
Total length:25:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Biblical ReferenceLength
8."Joseph, Beloved Son of Israel"HendersonGenesis 37-453:10
9."Let My People Go"Kay & Helen Lewis Exodus 1-15, 324:05
10."The Ten Commandments"StöeckleinExodus 1-15, 322:45
11."Song of the Children of Israel"StöeckleinExodus 152:42
12."David to Bathsheba"Stöecklein 2 Samuel 11, 123:02
13."Turn Back to God"Lewis Jeremiah 2-53:12
14."Prophecies of the Coming of Messiah"Henderson Isaiah 7:14; 9:6,7; 53:3-7; Micah 5:2; Jeremiah 31:15; Deuteronomy 18:15; Zechariah 11:12; 12:10; Psalms 16:10; 27:12; 41:9; 68:183:23
Total length:22:19
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Biblical ReferenceLength
15."My Life is in Your Hands"Ray Ruff & Henderson Luke 1:46-562:50
16."John The Baptist"Ruff & HendersonJohn 1:19-372:34
17."He's The Light of The World"Lewis Matthew 5,6; John 33:53
18."Hosanna"Ruff & HendersonMatthew 212:20
19."The Last Supper"StöeckleinMatthew 26: 1-35; John 134:45
20."I Am What I Say I Am"GreatMatthew 26: 36-562:20
21."The Trial"LewisMatthew 26:57 - 27:315:12
Total length:23:54
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Biblical ReferenceLength
22."The Road"LewisLuke 23: 26-334:05
23."The Cross"LewisLuke 23: 34-391:55
24."Resurrection"StöeckleinJohn 20: 11-184:45
25."He Will Come Again"Lloyd Schoonmaker & Roger LanoueMatthew 24: 29-31; Revelation 19: 11-162:50
26."Prophecies of the Coming of The End of the World"Ruff & Henderson1 Thess 4: 13-18; Revelation 6-226:13
Total length:19:48 92:46

Personnel

Reissued on a special collectors edition digitally remastered double CD album in 2018 by Oak Records Inc. LLC, produced by Don J. Long. [3]

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