The Friendship and the Fear

The Friendship And The Fear is an album by worship artist Matt Redman.

The album was recorded at various locations

• Curtis Schwartz Studios, Surrey, England - (Engineer Curtis Schwartz)
• Penn Farm Studios, ?, England - (Engineer Curtis Schwartz) (for "The Way of the Cross")

Track listing

• Disk - Total Time 73:17

1. "There Is A Louder Shout To Come" – 5:24
2. "Believer" – 4:34
3. "Bowing Down" – 5:04
4. "Deep Calls To Deep" – 6:32
5. "Pure, Pure Heart" – 6:23
6. "Knocking On The Door Of Heaven" – 5:51
7. "Once Again" – 6:32
8. "Can I Ascend" – 5:49
9. "Can We Walk Upon The Water" – 6:01
10. "The Way Of The Cross" – 5:00
11. "I Need To Get The Fire Back" – 5:10
12. "The Yoke Is Easy" – 4:39
13. "The Friendship And The Fear" – 6:18

StarSong US release

For the US release although the name and cover art was the same this is almost a different album. However the track listing is somewhat different, combining songs from the UK release and his earlier album, Passion For Your Name. Some believe this to be a rather uncomfortable blend of styles and prefer to UK releases as a result.

1. "Believer" – 4:34
2. "Knocking On The Door Of Heaven" – 5:49
3. "There Is A Louder Shout To Come" – 6:00
4. "I Will Offer Up My Life" – 5:01
5. "The Way Of The Cross" – 4:57
6. "It's Rising Up" – 7:19
7. "Bowing Down" – 5:02
8. "The Cross Has Said It All" – 3:54
9. "Once Again" – 6:30
10. "Friend Of Sinners" – 3:09
11. "Can I Ascend" – 5:51
12. "The Friendship And The Fear" – 4:30
13. "Better Is One Day" – 6:23

Personnel

• Matt Redman – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, High Strung Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars
• Mike Sturgis – Drums
• Jim Bryan – Bass
• Mark Edwards – Piano, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Bass Line
• Dave Clifton – Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
• Craig Borlase – Electric Guitar
• Helen Burgess – Backing Vocals
• Kaz Lewis – Backing Vocals
• Andy Piercy – Tambourine, Additional Backing Vocals
• Phil Crabbe – Drums
• Dudley Phillips – Bass, Upright Bass
• Steve Cantellow – Keyboards, Additional Backing Vocals
• Esther Pratt – Backing Vocals
• Stephen Quashie – Backing Vocals
• Curtis Schwartz – Drums programming, Additional Backing Vocals
• Colin Brooks – Drums, Additional Backing Vocals
• Paul Lancaster – Bass
• Paul Carrack – Hammond Organ
• Steve Gregory – Soprano Saxophone
• Soul Survivor crowd – Additional Backing Vocals

Release details

• 1997, UK, Survivor Records SURCD001, Release Date ? ? 1997, CD
• 1998, USA, Star Song 724382017523, Release Date 27 January 1998, CD
• 2003, UK, Survivor Records SURCD092, Release Date 21 Mar 2003, CD (double CD with "Intimacy")