Waiting for Goddard

Infobox Album |
Name = Waiting for Gooddard
Type = Album
Artist = Steve Gooddard



Released = 1981
Recorded = ????
Genre = Christian music
Length =
Label = Kingsway KMR310
Producer = Paul Field Les Moir

"Waiting for Goddard" is the title of the only album released by Steve Goddard. Backed by some of the top musicians in the Christian music business of the era, Goddard's strong melodies and provocative lyrics were a big hit. Nevertheless, his comments about the attitude displayed by members of the Church of England were controversial. Sadly for music fans, Goddard chose to limit his musical activities and concentrate on other activities. He served for several years as editor of the evangelical youth magazine "Buzz" before beginning a new career as a public relations consultant. In this last capacity his assignments have included promoting the Christian Resources Exhibition and the Library and Information Show.

Steve was also one of the editors of the satirical Christian magazine "Ship of Fools", which was published for ten issues in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The magazine was re-launched as a web magazine in 1998 and has since become one of Britain's most popular Christian web sites.

Steve Goddard was born in Croydon, and learned to play the piano from the age of three. In his early teens he also took up the guitar. He studied in London and Oxford and gained a theology degree, and then moved to St Helens, Lancashire where he worked with 'Youth For Christ'.

A desire to develop his creative instincts saw Steve take his songs on the road with Simon Jenkins, a ragtime pianist. The duo played in numerous schools, colleges and universities throughout Britain and Europe.

Becoming a solo performer Steve recorded his solo album with Paul Field of Nutshell at the helm. The lyrics were described as "refreshingly honest", if a little uncomfortable to hear. His criticism of the established Church was said to come from "a standpoint of deep commitment to Christ" (sleeve notes from the LP, by an anonymous writer).

Track listing

ide one

# "Bridge" (Steve Goddard)
# "Symphony River" (Steve Goddard)
# "Hope is the Rainbow" (Steve Goddard)
# "Child of My Time" (Steve Goddard)
# "Maybe Lady" (Steve Goddard/Iwan Russell-Jones)

ide two

# "Born Fool" (Steve Goddard)
# "Marx Room Rag" (Steve Goddard)
# "Propaganda" (Steve Goddard)
# "Locked in a Memory" (Steve Goddard)
# "Now That I'm Your Prisoner" (Steve Goddard)

Personnel

*Steve Goddard: Vocals, Piano and Guitar
*Graham Jarvis: Drums and Percussion
*Spud Spurling: Bass
*Norman Barratt: Guitar
*Annie McCaig: Backing vocals
*Mo McCafferty: Backing vocals
*Mark Williamson: Backing vocals
*Iwan Russell-Jones: Guitar
*Les Moir: Tambourine and Bass
*Paul Field: Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar and Backing vocals
*Rob McKay: Saxophone
*Junior Choir of Carshalton Beeches Baptist Church: Vocals

Production notes

*Produced by Paul Field and Les Moir
*Engineered by Les Moir
*Recorded at ICC Studios, Eastbourne, East Sussex

ingle

"Maybe Lady" / "Child of My Time" (1979, Kingsway)

References