Powerhouse (White Heart album) explained

Powerhouse
Type:studio
Artist:White Heart
Cover:Powerhouse_album_cover_by_White_Heart.jpg
Released:1990
Studio:
Genre:Christian rock
Length:50:34
Label:Star Song Records
Producer:Bill Drescher
Prev Title:Freedom
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Tales of Wonder
Next Year:1992

Powerhouse is the seventh album by the Christian rock band White Heart and the first with Brian Wooten on guitars, Anthony Sallee on bass guitar and the first album on the Star Song label, and the band's only album with Mark Nemer on drums.[1] [2] It was released in late 1990. White Heart continues their arena rock sound from their previous album Freedom with the title song and "Independence Day" becoming hits on Christian Rock radio while their ballads like "Desert Rose" and "Lay It Down" were hits on Christian radio (AC/CHR) stations. Powerhouse peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

White Heart also released a 25-minute video on VHS called Live at the Power House featuring concert footage, music videos for "Independence Day" and "Desert Rose" and interviews.

Track listing

  1. "Independence Day" (Smiley, Gersmehl, Florian) – 5:37
  2. "Powerhouse" (Sallee, Smiley, Wooten, Gersmehl, Nemer) – 4:30
  3. "Desert Rose" (Smiley, Gersmehl, Florian) – 4:41
  4. "Lovers and Dreamers" (Smiley, Gersmehl, Florian, Tommy Sims) – 4:35
  5. "Nailed Down" (Smiley, Wooten, Gersmehl, Dale Oliver) – 5:09
  6. "Messiah" (Gersmehl) – 5:19
  7. "A Love Calling" (Smiley, Gersmehl, Nemer) – 6:24
  8. "Answer the Call" (Smiley, Gersmehl) – 4:44
  9. "Storyline" (Smiley, Gersmehl) – 4:20
  10. "Lay It Down" (Smiley, Gersmehl) – 4:57

Personnel

White Heart

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC
[4]
CCM CHR
[5]
1991"Desert Rose"82
1991"A Love Calling"1312
1991"Lay It Down"151
1992"Storyline"1010

Notes and References

  1. Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Hendrickson Publishers . 2002 . 1-56563-679-1 . Peabody, Massachusetts . 1033–5 . registration.
  2. Book: White Heart: Powerhouse. 1990. Star Song Records.
  3. Top Christian LPs. Billboard. February 9, 1991. 71.
  4. Book: CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001 . . 2003 . 1-4107-3294-0 . Brothers . Jeffrey Lee. 228, 229.
  5. Book: CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More . . 1999 . 0-8230-7718-7 . Brothers . Jeffrey Lee. 178.