Return to Paradise (Randy Stonehill album)
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Return to Paradise is an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1989, on Myrrh Records. The title is a reference to Stonehill's earlier album, Welcome to Paradise.
This album was listed at No. 76 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.
Track listing
All songs written by Randy Stonehill except as otherwise noted.
Side one
- "Starlings" – 5:00
- "Stand Like Steel" – 4:55
- "I Don't Ever Want to Live Without You" (Pierce Pettis) – 4:10
- "This Friend of Old" (David Edwards) – 4:00
- "You Can Still Walk Tall" – 5:00
- "True Blood" – 5:02
Side two
- "Strong Hand of Love" (Mark Heard) – 2:54
- "Christmas at Denny's" – 5:53
- "Love Tells No Lies" – 4:20
- "Weight of the Sky" – 3:28
- "Ready To Go" – 4:44
Personnel
- Randy Stonehill: acoustic guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals on "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You"
- Doug Matthews: drums
- Bill Batstone: fretless bass
- David Miner: acoustic bass
- Tom Willett: bass guitar on "Strong Hand Of Love"
- Greg Leisz: pedal steel, lap steel
- Joe Weed: fiddle and viola
- Phil Keaggy: classical guitar on "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You," 12-string guitars on "Love Tells No Lies", backing vocals
- David Baker: percussion
- Pam Dwinell: backing vocals
- Mark Heard: mandolin, accordion, electric guitars, bass guitar on "Stand Like Steel" and "Love Tells No Lies," tambourine on "Strong Hand Of Love"
Production notes
- Produced by Mark Heard, with Randy Stonehill
- Executive Producer: Tom Willett
- Recorded and Mixed by Mark Heard at Fingerprint Recorders February - June 1989
- Tracks recorded at Neverland Studios
- Second Engineers: Gary Gerhart, Dan Reed, Stephen Padgett, Derri Daugherty, Dave Hackbarth
- Photography: Linda Krikorian