Upon This Rock

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Performer: Larry Norman
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Cast Recording, Single
Published: 2003
Music Label: SOLID ROCK RECORDS

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After leaving the band People, who had a charting single of the Zombies' "I Love You," Larry Norman created this album on Capitol records, which marketed it in relation to the Beatle's chart topping album, as "The Sergeant Pepper of Christianity." That was bad enough, but then Capitol sold it to Impact, the new "youth" label started by Benson (which never paid Norman royalties on the album).

The impact (sorry) of this album cannot be underestimated. It became both the anthemic hymn book of the Jesus Movement and spawned such youth group staples as "Sweet Song of Salvation" and "I Wish We'd All Been Ready." The Left Behind books were named for the last line in the latter song.

This marks the album's first release on CD, but this double disc limited edition includes much more. Side one includes the entire album in the remixed version that was released by Impact (and I think is better than the Capitol one), along with various alternate versions, and a few songs that would later appear on the double album, Bootleg (not a bootleg). Steve Camp recorded "Strong Love Strange Peace" on his first album.

There's also a rare radio interview from the Baptist-related Powerline show, and the Capitol version can be heard in the background. Upon This Rock remains a great Norman album full of strong songs (some of which he would re-record later) and presages the concept trilogy albums, Only Visiting This Planet, So Long Ago the Garden and In Another Land. For more info on this and other Norman albums check out larrynorman.com or see the Beginners' Guide to Larry Norman at alivingdog.com.

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Upon This Rock (dbl.) by Norman, Larry AU$NEW CD In Stock: 1 2002, Solid Rock Records "Special Collector's Edition reissue of the Larry album that started it all. This 2 CD set contains the Impact version of Upon This Rock, plus 6 bonus tracks on Disc 1. It contains the original Powerline Radio Show from 1970 and a more recent interview interspersed with some previously unheard songs from Larry's musicals on Disc 2". -Solid Rock TRACK LISTING: Disc 1 You Can't Take Away The Lord I Don't Believe In Miracles Moses In The Wilderness Walking Backwards Down The Stairs Ha Ha World Sweet Sweet Song Of Salvation Forget Your Hexagram The Last Supper I Wish We'd All Been Ready Nothing Really Changes Postlude Bonus Tracks You Can't Take Away The Lord (Demo) Ha Ha World (Demo) I Don't Believe In Miracles (Demo) Nothing Really Changes (Demo) The Day That A Child Appeared (Demo) Country Church, Country People (Demo) Disc 2 Tracks 1 - 13: Powerline Radio Show Tracks 14 - 33: Lion's Breath Interview with the following songs: Strong Love, Strange Peace Lost Kids (Song For The Runaways) We All (The Crash Pad) The Prayer Meeting I'm So Glad I Know You Clean Lennon Is God Dead? Category: Larry Norman

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