We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today explained
We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today is a compilation album by Christian singer-songwriter Russ Taff. This was his final album on the Myrrh label released in 1994.[1] It is a collection of Taff's favorite songs from his solo years on the Myrrh label as well as a couple of songs from his time with the Imperials. It also contains one previously unreleased track, "Your Love Stays With Me", originally recorded by Christian singer-songwriter Gary Chapman on his 1987 album Everyday Man.
Track listing
- "Rock Solid" (from Medals) Tori Taff, J. Hollihan, Jr., R. Brown – 4:08 (*)
- "Walk Between the Lines" (from Russ Taff) Dave Perkins – 5:30 (**)
- "Here I Am" (from Medals) R. Taff, T. Taff, Chris Eaton – 4:11 (*)
- "Believe in Love" (from Russ Taff) C. Eaton – 4:54 (**)
- "Not Gonna Bow" (from Medals) R. Taff, T. Taff, James Newton Howard, Michael Landau – 3:51 (*)
- "I Still Believe" (from Russ Taff) Michael Been, Jim Goodwin – 4:30 (**)
- "Silent Love" (from Medals) R. Taff, T. Taff, E. Janz, P. Janz, C. Grossman Puig, R. Buchanan – 4:45 (*)
- "We Will Stand" (from Walls of Glass) R. Taff, T. Taff, J. Hollihan, Jr. – 4:37 (***)
- "Farther On" (from The Way Home) R. Taff, T. Taff, J. Hollihan, Jr. – 3:49 (****)
- "Winds of Change" (from The Way Home) Danny Tate, Danny Wilde – 4:17 (****)
- "I Cry" (from The Way Home) R. Taff, T. Taff, J. Hollihan, Jr. – 4:07 (****)
- "Trumpet of Jesus" (from the Imperials album Priority) Michael Omartian, Stormie Omartian – 3:46
- "Praise the Lord" (from the Imperials album Heed the Call) Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson – 3:27
- "Your Love Stays with Me" (previously unreleased) Mike Reid, Rory Michael Bourke – 3:15 (****)
- (*) – produced by Jack Joseph Puig and Russ Taff
- (**) – produced by Jack Joseph Puig
- (***) – produced by Bill Schnee
- (****) – produced by Russ Taff and James Hollihan, Jr.
- "Trumpet of Jesus" – produced by Michael Omartian
- "Praise the Lord" – produced by Chris Christian
Personnel
Your Love Stays with Me
- Russ Taff – lead vocals
- Larry Hall – keyboards
- James Hollihan, Jr. – guitars
- Jackie Street – bass guitar
- Lynn Williams – drums
- Nashville String Machine – strings
Production
- Russ Taff – producer (14)
- James Hollihan, Jr. – producer (14), mixing (14)
- Hank Williams – editing and mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Diana Barnes – art direction
- Beth Middleworth – design
- Jackson Design – design
- Mark Tucker – photography
Notes and References
- Russ Taff: We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today. 1994. Myrrh Records.
- Book: CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001 . . 2003 . 1-4107-3294-0 . Brothers . Jeffrey Lee. 207.
