A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band

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A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band
Studio album by Rich Mullins
Released	October 26, 1993 (US)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Contemporary Christian Music
Length	48:32
Label	Reunion Records
Producer(s)	Reed Arvin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link MSN Music (4/5) link Amazon.com Music (5/5) link
Rich Mullins chronology
The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two (1992)	A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band (1993)	Brother's Keeper (1995)

A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1993.

The album was very well received, and in 2001 received the third place in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

"A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" is an example of a concept album, as stated in the liner notes by Mullins and album producer Reed Arvin:

Cuts 2-6 of this album loosely follow the pattern of a liturgy - a tool used for collective worship. In it there is proclamation, praise, confession of sin, affirmation of faith and celebration of grace. Cuts 7-12 are a consideration of our "secular" heritage, issues and ideas that play themselves out in the history of our country.

"How To Grow Up Big And Strong" (track 11 and thus part of the "secular" section) was recorded in honor of its writer, singer Mark Heard. Heard died the previous year during a performance at the Cornerstone Festival. Mullins also performed regularly at the festival and had been a fan of Heard's for many years.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Here In America" (Mullins) – 3:57
2. " – 52:10" (Mullins) – 3:45
3. "The Color Green" (Mullins) – 5:41
4. "Hold Me Jesus" (Mullins) – 3:06
5. "Creed" (Beaker/Mullins) – 5:24
6. "Peace (A Communion Blessing from St. Joseph's Square)" (Beaker/Mullins) – 5:23
7. "78 Eatonwood Green" (Beaker/Mullins) – 2:22
8. "Hard" (Mullins) – 3:51
9. "I'll Carry On" (Beaker/Mullins) – 3:53
10. "You Gotta Get Up (Christmas Song)" (Mullins) – 2:37
11. "How To Grow Up Big And Strong" (Heard) – 5:31
12. "Land Of My Sojourn" (Beaker/Mullins) – 4:03

[edit] Personnel

• Rich Mullins: vocals, hammered dulcimer, piano
• Jimmy Abegg: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• Rick Elias: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Billy Crockett: acoustic guitar
• Beaker: dulcimer
• Lee Lundgren: keyboards, squeezebox, hooter, organ
• Danny O'Lannerty: acoustic bass, electric bass
• Chris McHugh: drums
• Eric Darken: percussion
• Background vocals provided by Judson Spence, Michael Mellet, Linda Elias, Nicki Lundgren, and Jarrod Brown.

[edit] Production

• Produced by Reed Arvin.
• Engineered by Tom Laune.

[edit] External links

A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band at MusicBrainz

v • d • e Rich Mullins
Studio Albums
Rich Mullins | Pictures in the Sky | Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth | Never Picture Perfect The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two | Songs
With A Ragamuffin Band
A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band | Brother's Keeper | The Jesus Record
With the Kid Brothers of St. Frank
The Canticle of the Plains
With Zion
Behold the Man
Posthumous Releases
Here In America | Songs 2
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