Avalon (Avalon album)

Avalon is Avalon's first studio album, released in December 1996 on Sparrow Records. It includes a cover of the hymn "My Jesus, I Love Thee" and the Andrae Crouch song "Jesus Is Lord". Produced by Charlie Peacock, Avalon catapulted the smooth quartet into the Christian music scene, with four No. 1 radio hits and a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association in 1998 for "New Artist of the Year".

Track listing

Personnel

Avalon

• Janna Long – vocals
• Jody McBrayer – vocals
• Nikki Hassman-Anders – vocals
• Michael Passons – vocals

Musicians

• Tony Miracle – keyboards (1–7), programming (1–7)
• Charlie Peacock – keyboards (2–7), programming (2–7)
• Pat Coil – keyboards (3, 5, 9), acoustic piano (4), programming (5)
• Tim Lauer – Hammond B3 organ (6, 7, 10)
• Rob Mathes – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
• Tim Akers – acoustic piano (10), clavinet (10)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1–7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 6)
• Mark Baldwin – acoustic guitar (4)
• Scott Denté – acoustic guitar (7)
• Mark Hill – bass (3, 5, 9, 10)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (4)
• Brent Milligan – bass (6)
• Chris McHugh – drums (2–4, 6, 10)
• Steve Brewster – drums (5, 6, 9), drum programming (9)
• Eric Darken – percussion (6, 10)
• Mark Douthit – horns (10)
• Mike Haynes – horns (10)
• Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor (3–5, 7)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (3–5, 7)

Production

• Grant Cunningham – A&R direction
• Charlie Peacock – producer
• Shane D. Wilson – recording, mixing (8)
• Rick Will – mixing (1, 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Tom Laune – mixing (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Chad Fifield – recording assistant
• Joe Hayden – recording assistant
• Mel Jones – recording assistant
• Richard Rose – recording assistant
• Chris Schara – recording assistant
• Graham Lewis – mix assistant (1, 4)
• Booch Skidmore – mix assistant (2, 5–7, 9, 10)
• Tony Green – mix assistant (3)
• Katy Krippaehne – production coordinator
• Andi Ashworth – budget administrator
• Sheri Halford – art direction
• Joyce Revoir – design
• Bruce Ellefson – additional design
• Andrew Martin – photography

Radio Singles

• Give It Up+
• The Greatest Story+
• Picture Perfect World+
• Saviour Love
• This Love+

<small>+ Denotes #1 Radio Hit</small>

References

External links

• ["Allmusic Review"]