Love Beyond Reason

Infobox Album |
Name = Love Beyond Reason
Type = Album
Artist = Randy Stonehill



Released = 1985
Recorded = Fingerprint Recorders
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Label = Myrrh Records
Producer = Barry Miller Kaye
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Last album = Celebrate This Heartbeat (1984)
This album = "Love Beyond Reason" (1985)
Next album = "The Wild Frontier" (1986)

"Love Beyond Reason" is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1985, on Myrrh Records.

The album contained the hit single, "I Could Never Say Goodbye," which was a duet with singer Amy Grant. Grant had recently become one of the biggest names in Christian music, and had crossed over into the mainstream with her "Unguarded" album.

Stonehill also released a "Love Beyond Reason" Video collection in 1985 on VHS and Beta, which included videos of "Love Beyond Reason," "Until Your Love Broke Through," "Hymn," "You're Loved Tonight," "Still Small Voice," (from Stonehill's "Celebrate this Hearbeat" album) and "The Gods of Men."

Track listing

All Songs Written By Randy Stonehill, Except "Until Your Love Broke Through" Written By Keith Green, Todd Fishkind And Randy Stonehill And "Cross That Line" Written By Randy Stonehill & Tom Howard.

ide one

# "I Could Never Say Goodbye" (Duet With Amy Grant) – 3:34
# "Love Beyond Reason" – 3:36
# "The Gods Of Men" – 4:12
# "Bells" – 4:19
# "You're Loved Tonight" – 5:47

ide two

# "Until Your Love Broke Thru" – 4:01
# "Hymn" – 2:46
# "Angry Young Men" – 3:36
# "Judgement Day" – 4:54
# "Cross That Line" – 3:31
**Bonus Track, Available only on Cassette and CD Version**
# "The Gods Of Men" (Extended Version)

Personnel

* Randy Stonehill: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
*Milo Carter: Guitar.
*Don Griffin: Guitar.
*Steve Wilkinson: Bass.
*David Raven: Drums.
*Barry Miller Kaye: Fairlight C.M.I.
*Amy Grant: Second lead vocals on "I Could Never Say Goodbye."
*Danny Jacob: Lead Guitars, Guitar Solo, Sweaty, Golden, Guitars.
*Rick Geragi: Congas, Bongos, Claves, Tambourine, Cabasa & Percussion.
*Denver Smith: Additional Synthesizers And M.I.D.I. Technician.
*Andrea Saparoff: Fairlight C.M.I., Orchestral Arrangement & Programming
*Barry "The Bear" Liss: Harmonica Solo.
*Jay Leslie: Soprano Sax Solo
*Mark Heard: Additional Guitar
*Background vocals: Randy Stonehill, Caryn Robin, Tàta Carmen Rosa Vega, Bryan Duncan, Richie Furay, Tonio K..

Production notes

*Produced And Arranged By Barry Miller Kaye.
*Engineered and mixed by Mark Heard at Fingerprint Recorders.
*Executive Producers: Ray Ware and Tom Willett.
*Second Engineer: Dan Reed.
*Basic Tracks recorded using the Fingerprint Recorders Mobile Unit at the Sound Vault Studios, Sunland, California.
*Simmons Drum Programming: Tim "Repo Man" Aller.
*Fairlight C.M.I. (Computer Musical Intstrument) Programming: Andrea Saparoff.
*All Fairlight C.M.I. textures developed by Barry, Andrea and Randy at the Computer Music Lab, California State University, Northridge, California.
*Fairlight C.M.I. Technicians: Jeff Forehan at Byte Size Productions for High Tech Instruments; and Bob Garrett at C.S.U.N.
*Mastered By Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Inc.
*Art Direction & Design: Roland Young.
*Cover Photography: Lisa Powers.
*Make-up: Dolli Melaine.
*Group photo taken by Rose Berger at the La Brea Studios, Hollywood, California.
*Additional Photos By Ray Ware