King's Heralds – Listen to the Sound – 2 Negro spirituals, Seventh-day Adventist

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King's Heralds Listen to the Sound Chapel / Bridge Records, Mountain View, California, 1972, S-5202
Side One: 1. Listen to the Sound – Elmo Mercer 2. There's a Church Within Us – Kurt Schneider 3. Plenty Good Room – Spiritual 4. The Man From Wayout – Paul Johnson 5. There's Something on My Mind – Spiritual 6. God's Spirit Speaks to Me – Clegg Rees
Side Two: 1. Love's a Word – Bass, Littleton 2. God Is Our Refuge – Wayne Hooper 3. Who Am I? – Rusty Goodman 4. When I Think of the Cross – Ralph Carmichael 5. Come to Me – Verlin Chalmers 6. Peace – Steve Borth
From the back of the jacket: Times change. Music changes. Woven into the pattern of our lives is the kaleidoscopic movement of the culture around us. Sacred music doesn't stand still either. Since the early days of the Christian church, musicians have pushed against the "fences" that would limit the creative impulse. Chant grew into florid melody; organum into four-, six-, and eight-part harmony: single melody into stimulating counterpoint: and on and on.
Today nearly all the tools of the composer are at the disposal of the serious church musicians. Exciting combinations of voices and instruments are available and widely accepted. To make our spiritual lives awake, vital, up-to-date, and relevant surely should be one of the highest goals we could seek in choosing the music we use and enjoy.
If T bad to describe this new King's Heralds album with one word, it would have to be "now." With the exception of the two Negro spirituals, all the songs belong to our day – written in the last three years or so. Several of the composers are in their teens or early twenties. Through the years, the King's Heralds have relied on the old favorites, the tried and true material that has gained acceptance. But we need to remember that "The Old Rugged Cross" was once a new song. Ideally, we should retain the best of the old, while giving the new a chance to prove itself.
We are really enthusiastic about some of this contemporary music. Especially is it exciting when young people have such a close relationship with Jesus that His Spirit shines through their songs. So just sit back now – relax and "Listen to the Sound."
– Wayne Hooper
About John D. Ramsey: This album marks the debut of John D. Ramsey, the new first tenor of the King's Heralds quartet. He officially joined the quartet in September, 1971, and his voice was beard on the Voice of Prophecy broadcast beginning January 3, 1972. His rich tenor voice carries on, as you will see, in the grand tradition of his predecessor, Bob Edwards, who set a record of twenty-four years of service with The King's Heralds.
John was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 16, 1947. He attended Collegedale Academy and graduated from Southern Missionary College in 1969, these schools being located only a few miles from his home. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in his major field, music education. His God-given talents provide a valuable asset to the quartet in their continually enlarging scope of musical expression.
John has a solid background of experience in electronics. In fact, be financed the major part of his college education by his work in this field. It is quite natural, then, that his time outside of singing is well occupied as associate engineer for the broadcast.
Credits: Brad Braley, Organ, Piano John Paul Carr, Guitar Jim Hooper, Bass Loma Linda Brass Society Trombone Quarter Wayne Hooper, Clavinet Ray Casey, Orchestra director and Orchestrations Eddie Pullen, Engineer Cover photo by Figge, Glendale, California Cover Design by Paul B. Ricchiuti Arrangements by Wayne Hooper