The Sky Is Falling (album)

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The Sky Is Falling
The Sky Is Falling cover
Studio album by Randy Stonehill
Released 1980
Recorded 1977-1978
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Label Solid Rock Records
Producer Larry Norman
Randy Stonehill chronology
Welcome to Paradise
(1976)
The Sky Is Falling
(1981)
Between the Glory and the Flame
(1981)

The Sky Is Falling is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1980, on Solid Rock Records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All Songs Written By Randy Stonehill.

[edit] Original USA Vinyl Release

[edit] Side one

  1. "One True Love" – 4:10
  2. "Through The Glass Darkly" – 5:50
  3. "Teen King" – 4:25
  4. "The Great American Cure" – 4:00
  5. "Venezuela" – 6:50

[edit] Side two

  1. "Counterfeit King" – 5:30
  2. "Jamey's Got The Blues" – 4:00
  3. "Bad Fruit" – 4:55
  4. "Emily" – 5:40
  5. "Trouble Coming" – 4:50

[edit] 1994 CD Reissue

The 1994 CD reissue features the 1980 European Version. Tracks 9-13 are bonus tracks not included on the Original European Version.

  1. "One True Love" – 4:17
  2. "Bad Fruit" – 5:08
  3. "Jamey's Got The Blues" – 4:08
  4. "Through The Glass Darkly" – 5:53
  5. "The Great American Cure" – 3:59
  6. "Venezuela" – 7:01
  7. "Emily" – 5:41
  8. "Trouble Coming" – 4:48
  9. "Counterfeit King" (alternate mix) – 5:16
  10. "Teen King" (alternate mix) – 4:42
  11. "Postcards From The Heart (Letter To My Family)" - 5:19
  12. "King Of Hearts" (the orchestral version) - 3:14
  13. "Good News" (Live From Greenbelt) - 4:54

[edit] Personnel

  • Randy Stonehill: lead vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, harmonies.
  • Larry Norman: background harmonies, piano, marimba, harmonica, Japanese koto, electric and acoustic guitas, autoharp, steel drums, and electric bass.
  • Tom Howard: piano, moog, orchestration and keyboards.
  • Alex MacDougall: drums and percussion.
  • Jon Linn: electric guitars, slide guitar, volume control guitar, and fiery fingers.
  • Steve Scott: augmented jungle chanting on "Bad Fruit."
  • Dave Coy: bass.
  • Billy Batstone: bass.
  • Peter Johnson: drums.
  • Sara Finch: background harmonies.

[edit] Production notes

  • Produced and Arranged by Larry Norman. A Solid Rock Studios Production.
  • Ken Suesov: engineering and mixdowns.

Andy Johns: additional engineering and olfactory dismemberment (also known as Andrew "Just-like-that" Johns).

  • Photography, Album Design, Artwork, Sandwiches and Kitchen Sink by Larry Norman, D.R.R.
  • Paste-Up and Doo-Wops — Little Bobby Emmons.