Matters of the Heart (Bob Bennett album) explained
| Matters of the Heart |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bob Bennett |
| Cover: | Matters Of The Heart.jpg |
| Released: | 1982 |
| Genre: | CCM |
| Label: | CBS/Priority |
| Producer: | Jonathan David Brown |
| Prev Title: | First Things First |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Non-Fiction |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Matters of the Heart is Bob Bennett's second release.
Release history
Matters of the Heart was released by CBS/Priority in 1982. The album went out of print mid-year when the label ceased operations. In 1985, Star Song re-released the album and went out-of-print by 1987. Urgent Records re-released a cassette version in 1989 and the CD in 1990 in May 2007 it was released digitally at the iTunes Store.[1]
In January 1983, CCM Magazine named it "Album of the Year - 1982", beating Amy Grant's Age to Age.[2] It was later named it as one of the "Top 20 Christian Albums of All Time",[1] and listed at No. 65 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Bob Bennett, except where noted.
- "Matters of the Heart" – 3:30
- "Falling Stars" – 3:05
- "Mountain Cathedral" – 4:54
- "1951" (Jim Fowler/Michael Aguilar/Bob Bennett) – 3:06
- "A Song About Baseball" – 3:20
- "Madness Dancing" – 3:16
- "Together All Alone" – 2:47
- "Beggar" – 3:55
- "Come and See" (Bob Bennett/Michael Aguilar) – 2:51
- "Heart of the Matter" – 6:11
Personnel
- Bob Bennett – acoustic guitar, vocals, composer
- Steve Swinford – acoustic guitar (track 3)
- Hadley Hockensmith – electric guitar
- Don Gerber – banjo
- Mark Davis – hammer dulcimer
- John Patitucci – acoustic and electric bass
- Keith Edwards – drums
- John Ferraro – drums
- Alex MacDougall – percussion
- Roby Duke – background vocals
- Kelly Willard – background vocals
- Jonathan David Brown – producer, recording, mixing
- Smitty Price – keyboards, charts, track arrangements
Notes and References
- http://www.museweb.com/bennett/moth.html Matters of the Heart at Museweb
- Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Hendrickson Publishers . 2002 . Peabody, Massachusetts . 1-56563-679-1 . 79 . registration .
- Book: Hefner . April . Granger . Greg . January 15, 2001 . CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music . Harvest House . 0736902813 . 190–191 .
