A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band

Infobox Album | Name = A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band
Type = Album
Artist = Rich Mullins


Released = October 26, 1993 (US)
Recorded = 1993
Genre = Contemporary Christian Music
Length = 49:33
Label = Reunion Records
Producer = Reed Arvin
Reviews =
*Allmusic (4.5/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:okt67u5070j0 link]
*MSN Music (4/5) [http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10153548 link]
*Amazon.com Music (5/5) [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000004SD link]
Last album = "The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two"
(1992)
This album = "A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band"
(1993)
Next album = "Brother's Keeper"
(1995) |

"A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1993. The album was very well received, and received the third place in the book "" (2001).

"A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band" is an example of a concept album, as stated in the liner notes by Mullins and album producer Reed Arvin:

Cuts 2-6 of this album loosely follow the pattern of a liturgy - a tool used for collective worship. In it there is proclamation, praise, confession of sin, affirmation of faith and celebration of grace. Cuts 7-12 are a consideration of our "secular" heritage, issues and ideas that play themselves out in the history of our country.

"How To Grow Up Big And Strong" was recorded in honor of its writer, singer Mark Heard, who died in 1992.

Track listing

# "Here In America" (Rich Mullins) – 3:57
#*Appeared on compilation "Songs 2" 1999
# " – 52:10" (Rich Mullins) – 3:45
# "The Color Green" (Rich Mullins) – 5:41
# "Hold Me Jesus" (Rich Mullins) – 3:06
#*Appeared on compilation "Songs" 1996
# "Creed" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 5:24
#*Appeared on compilation "Songs" 1996
# "Peace (A Communion Blessing from St. Joseph's Square)" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 5:23
#*Appeared on compilation "Songs 2" 1999
# "78 Eatonwood Green" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 2:22
# "Hard" (Rich Mullins) – 3:51
# "I'll Carry On" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 3:53
# "You Gotta Get Up (Christmas Song)" (Rich Mullins) – 2:37
# "How To Grow Up Big And Strong" (Mark Heard) – 5:31
# "Land Of My Sojourn" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 4:03

Charts

Radio singles

Personnel

* Rich Mullins: vocals, hammered dulcimer, piano
* Jimmy Abegg: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
* Rick Elias: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Billy Crockett: acoustic guitar
* Beaker: dulcimer
* Lee Lundgren: keyboards, squeezebox, hooter, organ
* Danny O'Lannerty: acoustic bass, electric bass
* Chris McHugh: drums
* Eric Darken: percussion
* background vocals provided by Judson Spence, Michael Mellet, Linda Elias, Nicki Lundgren, and Jarrod Brown.

Production

* Produced by Reed Arvin.
* Engineered by Tom Laune.