The Archers (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Archers
Type = studio
Artist = The Archers


Released = 1973
Recorded = TTG Recording Studios
Genre = Christian rock
Length =
Label = Charisma
Producer = Gary Archer
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "The Archers" (1973)
Next album = "Keep Singin' That Love Song" (1974)

"The Archers" was the first nationally released major label album for The Archers. Originally released as "Any Day Now" in 1972 on their independent [Charisma Records label, it garnered the group almost immediate national attention and launched them on to the national stage. [Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music] Issued before radio charts for Jesus music or Contemporary Christian music were established, it included the hits, "Life In Jesus", "Jesus Is The Answer" and "God's Love". [ Reunion for Reunion; Contemporary Christian Music Magazine February 1991 “In The News”-Paul Baker]

On the strength the of album, The Archers appeared at Explo '72 in the summer of that year, and on to other major concert appearances at Madison Square Garden, the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago's McCormack Place and the "Jesus Joy" festival in following months. The John T. Benson Company bought Charisma Records later that year, signing the group to their first recording contract, resulting in the album's retitled release.

Track listing

#"God's Love" (Billy Rush Masters)
#"I've A Friend" (Masters)
#"Put On Jesus" (Masters)
#"Life In Jesus" (Stipe)
#"It Won't Be Long" (Andrae Crouch)
#"As Long As I Know" (Nancye Short)
#"Basically Roamin'" (Masters)
#" [Jesus Is The Answer" (Crouch)
#"God's Throne" (Archer)
#"For Me For You" (Masters)

Personnel

* Billy Rush Masters – guitar
* Tim "Jake" Jaquette – bass
* Tim Short – drums
* Tim Johnson – keyboards
* The Philharmonic – orchestration
* Gary Archer – producer
* Ami Hadami (TTG Recording Studios) – engineer
* Bob McConnell – art direction
* Bill Grine – cover photography

References

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/steveund/archers/home.htm Archers.org]