What a Day

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What a Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1973
Genre Jesus music
Label New Song
Producer Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy chronology
It Makes Me Glad
(1972)
What a Day
(1973)
Love Broke Thru
(1976)

What a Day is the title of the first solo album by Phil Keaggy, originally released in 1973, on New Song Records. [1] It was later reissued on vinyl by Nissi Records [2] and then on CD by Myrrh Records together with Keaggy's second solo album, Love Broke Thru . [3]

Phil Keaggy American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist

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.

Myrrh Records US music record label; imprint of Word Entertainment

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<i>Love Broke Thru</i> 1977 studio album by Phil Keaggy

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Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Phil Keaggy except where noted. [1]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."That Is What the Lord Will Do for You"2:54
2."King of the Jews"2:05
3."Walking With Our Lord"4:17
4."A Time and a Place" (lyrics to bridge: Traditional)2:44
5."Rejoice"4:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."What a Day"4:49
2."Now I Can See"5:09
3."Behold All Things Become New"1:18
4."Hallelujah"4:43
5."I Will Sing"3:27

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "What a Day - Phil Keaggy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  2. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 475. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  3. Mansfield, Brian. "What a Day/Love Broke Thru - Phil Keaggy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.