Return to Paradise (Stonehill album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Return to Paradise
Type = Album
Artist = Randy Stonehill



Released = 1989
Recorded = February-June 1989 Fingerprint Recorders (Los Angeles, California) Neverland Studios
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Label = Myrrh Records
Producer = Mark Heard
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Last album = Can't Buy A Miracle (1988)
This album = "Return to Paradise" (1989)
Next album = "Until We Have Wings" (1990)

"Return to Paradise" is the title of 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 #76 in the 2001 book, "".

Track listing

All Songs Written By Randy Stonehill, Except "Strong Hand Of Love" Written By Mark Heard, "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You" Written By Pierce Pettis And "This Friend Of Old" Written By David Edwards

ide one

# "Starlings" – 5:00
# "Stand Like Steel" – 4:55
# "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You" – 4:10
# "Friend Of Old" – 4:00
# "You Can Still Walk Tall" – 5:00
# "True Blood" – 5:02

ide two

# "Strong Hand Of Love" – 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, 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 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," Twelve-String Guitars on "Love Tells No Lies"
* David Baker: percussion
* Pam Dwinell: backing vocals
* Mark Heard: Mandolin, Accordion, Electric guitars, Bass on "Stand Like Steel" and "Love Tells No Lies," Tamborine 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.
*Photograhpy: Linda Krikorian.