Speckled Bird

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Speckled Bird
Studio album by The Choir
Released	1994
Recorded	Neverland Studios (West), Cerritos, CA, 1993; Neverland Studios (East), Berry Hill, TN, 1994; Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, CA, 1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	46:48
Label	R.E.X.
Producer	Derri Daugherty Steve Hindalong
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The Choir chronology
Kissers and Killers (1993) Speckled Bird (1994) Love Songs and Prayers: A Retrospective (1995)

Speckled Bird is the eighth release, and seventh full-length album, from Christian alternative rock band The Choir, released in 1994.

Contents 1 Recording history 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3.1 The Choir 3.2 Additional musicians 4 Production 5 Miscellanea

[edit] Recording history

Largely a remixed and reworked version of the independent Kissers and Killers project. The main difference is the missing track "Let The Sky Fall," and the addition of the tracks "Speckled Bird," "Like A Cloud," "Wilderness," "Never More True," and "Spring."

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics by Steve Hindalong and all music by Derri Daugherty unless otherwise noted.

1. "Speckled Bird" (Music by Daugherty, Tim Chandler, Hindalong) – 3:44
2. "Yellow Skies" – 3:49
3. "Like A Cloud" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 2:06
4. "Gripped" – 4:20
5. "Weather Girl" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler, Dan Michaels) – 6:19
6. "Wilderness" – 4:03
7. "Never More True" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:27
8. "Spring" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:55
9. "Grace" – 3:06
10. "Amazing" – 3:40
11. "Love Your Mind" (Music by Daugherty, Chandler, Hindalong) – 5:24
12. "Kissers and Killers" (Lyrics by Hindalong, Chandler; Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 2:55

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Choir

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion
• Tim Chandler - Bass guitar
• Dan Michaels - Saxophone, lyricon

[edit] Additional musicians

• Chris Colbert - Guitar ("Amazing," "Kissers and Killers")
• Caryn Colbert - Background vocals
• Jerry Chamberlain - Background vocals
• Sharon McCall - Background vocals

[edit] Production

• Producers - Steve Hindalong and Derri Daugherty
• Recording, mixing - Daugherty, Chris Colbert and Dave Hackbarth
• Mixing ("Gripped," "Amazing") - Jr. McNeely at Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, California
• Mastering - Doug Doyle at Digital Brothers, Costa Mesa, California
• Art direction, photography - Leiza Schmidt
• Art layout, design assistance - Gene Ray George

[edit] Miscellanea

• Daugherty would re-record "Like A Cloud" ten years later with his second band, The Lost Dogs, for their album MUTT.

The Choir
Derri Daugherty | Steve Hindalong | Dan Michaels | Tim Chandler | Marc Byrd Robin Spurs | Matt Slocum | Bill Campbell | Mike Sauerbrey | Bill Batstone | Billy Wilde
Discography
Voices in Shadows | Shades of Gray | Diamonds and Rain | Chase the Kangaroo Wide-Eyed Wonder | Circle Slide | Kissers and Killers | Speckled Bird | Free Flying Soul Flap Your Wings | O How the Mighty Have Fallen
Live albums: Let It Fly | Live at Cornerstone 2000: Plugged | Live at Cornerstone 2000: Unplugged
Compilation Albums: Love Songs and Prayers: A Retrospective | Never Say Never: The First 20 Years
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