Awaiting Your Reply

Infobox Album |
Name = Awaiting Your Reply
Type = Album
Artist = Resurrection Band


Released = 1978
Recorded = Hedden West Studios, Schaumber, Illinois, 1978
Genre = Christian rock
Length = 39:04
Label = Star Song
Producer = Resurrection Band
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qlf3zfi8ehpk~T1 link]
Last album = "All Your Life"
(1974)
This album = "Awaiting Your Reply"
(1978)
Next album = "Rainbow's End"
(1979)

"Awaiting Your Reply" is the debut album by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band, released in 1978.

Recording history

A groundbreaking release by Christian music standards at the time, the album caused considerable controversy among Christian music critics, many of whom found fault with everything from its album cover art to its heavy rock sounds Fact|date=February 2007, which are clearly influenced by Led Zeppelin. Maybe the critics didn't know what to make of it, but "Awaiting Your Reply" along with its follow-up, "Rainbow's End", quickly solidified Resurrection Band's place in the upper echelon of Christian rock music due to the band's socially conscious Christian lyrics and solid musicianship. In 2001, the album was listed at #91 in the book, "".

Track listing

All songs written by Glenn Kaiser unless otherwise noted.

# "Introduction" / "Waves" – 3:36
# "Awaiting Your Reply" – 4:06
# "Broken Promises" – 6:56
# "Golden Road" (Glenn Kaiser, Jon Trott) – 4:56
# "Lightshine" – 5:20
# "Ananias and Sapphira" (Jim Denton) – 2:50
# "Death of the Dying" – 3:18
# "Irish Garden" – 4:52
# "The Return" / "Tag" – 3:57

Personnel

* Glenn Kaiser - Lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, dulcimer
* Wendi Kaiser - Lead vocals
* Stu Heiss - Lead guitar, piano, Moog Mark II, ARP Odyssey, Omni, Avatar
* Jim Denton - Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
* John Herrin - drums
* Roger Heiss - Percussion
* Tom Cameron - Harmonica
* Kenny Soderblom - Saxophone, flute

Production

* Producer - Resurrection Band
* Engineers - Mal Davis and Stu Heiss
* Mixers - Stu Heiss and Resurrection Band
* Mastering - Ken Perry at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
* Art direction and design - JPUSA Graphics
* Cover art - Janet Cameron
* Inside art and layout - Janet Cameron, Dick Randall, Bob Cox and Lyda Price
* Photography - Chuck

Miscellanea

*According to Glenn Kaiser, the album was recorded for only $8000 US over a period of two weeks in marathon all-night sessions.
*Every Christian record label in the United States and Great Britain turned down the album, until the independent Star Song finally signed Resurrection Band to a record deal. The deal put Star Song on the map, and the label soon became one of the largest independents in Contemporary Christian music.
*Many Christian bookstores sold the album from behind the counter, as the cover art was considered too controversial to display openly.
*Wendi Kaiser is pregnant with she and Glenn's first child in her photo on the rear cover.