Music Machine (Candle album)

Music Machine (AKA The Music Machine: The Fruit Of The Spirit or Music Machine: A Musical Adventure Teaching the Fruit of the Spirit to All Ages) (1977) is a Christian children's album by Candle. It is set in Agapeland, and teaches children about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. It features the characters Stevie and Nancy. It spawned a series of spin-off Music Machine albums albums, books, a video game and Music Machine movies too.

Track listing

1. "A Land Called Love" (Frank Hernandez / Sherry Saunders)
2. "Music Machine" (Frank Hernandez / Jim Patton / Dee Patton)
3. "The Whistle Song" (Frank Hernandez / Sherry Saunders)
4. "Smile" (Georgian Banov / Winnie Cook-Banov)
5. "The String Song" (Mark Pendergrass)
6. "Patience (Herbert the Snail)" (Frank Hernandez / Sherry Saunders)
7. "Gentleness" (Georgian Banov / Winnie Cook-Banov)
8. "Faith" (Frank Hernandez / Sherry Saunders)
9. "Joy" (Jim Patton / Dee Patton)
10. "Peace" (Wayne Zeitner)
11. "Goodness" (Mike Milligan)
12. "Love" (Frank Hernandez / Sherry Saunders)
13. "Self Control" (Mike Milligan)
14. "Kindness" (Georgian Banov / Winnie Cook-Banov)
15. "Reprise" (Frank Hernandez / Jim Patton / Dee Patton)

Credits

• Producer - Fletch Wiley
• Executive Producer - Tony Salerno
• Arranged by - Fletch Wiley
• Cover and interior art - Mark Pendergrass, Paul Annan
• Recording Engineers: Bob Pickering, Chuck Mandernach, Bob Cotton
• Mixed by: Bob Pickering, Fletch Wiley
• Recorded at: January Sound in Dallas, TX, Associated Recording Studio in Oklahoma City, OK

Vocalists

• Adult singers - Candle
• Stevie - Winton Nicholson
• Nancy - Jeanne Vetter
• Soloists - Wayne Zeitner, Mark Pendergrass, Frank Hernandez, Pennie Motter, Sherry Saunders, Mike Killigan, Georgian Banov, Jeanne Vetter
• Children singers - The Agape Force Prep School, Lindale, TX, World Challenge, Inc. in Lindale, TX

Musicians

• Drums - Gerry Beaver and Steve Houghton
• Guitars - Hadley Hockensmith
• Bass Guitars - Jake Pittman, Bob Parr, Hadley Hockensmith
• Keyboards - George Bea, "Whitey" Thomas, Harlan Rogers
• Synthesizer - Tom Autry
• Trumpets - Galen Jeter and Joe Rodriguez
• Trombones - Bill Guthrie, John Osborne
• Clarinets - Art Osborne
• Flute and Piccolo - Pat Greenler