Shallow Water (album)

Shallow Water
Shallow Water
Studio album by Servant
Released	1979
Genre	Christian rock
Label	Tunesmith
Producer	Bob Brooks
Servant chronology

Shallow Water is the debut album by Servant, and also served to launch the new label Tunesmith Records^[1] in 1979. The gatefold jacket opened to reveal a photo of the cover scene (people, furniture and all) being washed away in the tide. The album was originally issued in Canada on red vinyl,^[2] but later pressings were in standard black.

In 2006, Shallow Water was reissued on CD by Retroactive Records.

Track listing

Top Side^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Shallow Water"	Bruce Wright	Sandie	5:05
2.	"Rich Man" (Montrose cover)	Dan Hartman ^[a]	David	3:45
3.	"Here Comes David"	Wright	Sandie & Bob	3:34
4.	"Rejoice" (from the musical Because I Am^[4])	Joe Grier, David Eden	Sandie	4:22
5.	"Jesus Star"	Wright	Bob	3:32

Bottom Side
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Water Grave^[b]"	Steven Chapman	Bob	4:52
2.	"Cup of Water"	Owen Brock, Sandra Brock	Sandie & Bob	4:52
3.	"Holy Roller Blues"	Wright	Bruce ^[c]	3:32
4.	"Fly Away"	Brady Carbol	Sandie	3:52

Credits

Musicians

Sandie Brock – lead vocals, piano, synthesizers, percussion
Bob Hardy – lead vocals, percussion
Bruce Wright — lead guitar, backing and lead vocals, piano, synthesizers
Owen Brock — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Rob Martens - bass, backing vocals
David Holmes – drums, backing and lead vocals

Production

Producer: Bob Brooks
Engineer: Bob Rock
Assistant Engineer: Pat Glover (credited on reissue to Mike Fraser)
Studio: Little Mountain Sound Studios
Album cover concept: Owen Brock & Jim Palosaari
Reissue Executive Producer: Matthew Hunt

Notes

^ Both the original LP and CD reissue incorrectly attribute authorship to Sammy Hagar, who had already left Montrose prior to their 1976 recording of this song on the album Jump on It.
^ Liner notes for both the original LP and CD reissue identify this song as "Water Grave," while the back covers of both identify it as "Watergrave." The earlier recording of the song by The Imperials, on their album Sail On, has the title given as "Water Grave."
^ Bruce Wright did not sing lead on any other Servant track, and his vocal here is an exaggerated joke vocal rather than a serious one.

References

^ Shallow Water (Media notes). Burnaby, B.C.: Tunesmith Records. 1979. TS 6000.
^ Servant - Shallow Water (red vinyl) at Discogs
^ Servant - Shallow Water at Discogs (list of releases)
^ Clear Light Productions - Because I Am at Discogs

External links

Shallow Water at AllMusic
"Shallow Water". at Christian Music Archive. Retrieved Jun 29, 2015.

[4] Both the original LP and CD reissue incorrectly attribute authorship to Sammy Hagar, who had already left Montrose prior to their 1976 recording of this song on the album Jump on It.

[6] Liner notes for both the original LP and CD reissue identify this song as "Water Grave," while the back covers of both identify it as "Watergrave." The earlier recording of the song by The Imperials, on their album Sail On, has the title given as "Water Grave."

[7] Bruce Wright did not sing lead on any other Servant track, and his vocal here is an exaggerated joke vocal rather than a serious one.

[1] Shallow Water (Media notes). Burnaby, B.C.: Tunesmith Records. 1979. TS 6000.

[2] Servant - Shallow Water (red vinyl) at Discogs

[3] Servant - Shallow Water at Discogs (list of releases)

[5] Clear Light Productions - Because I Am at Discogs

[1]

[2]

[3]

[a]

[4]

[b]

[c]