Awaiting Your Reply

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Field	Value
name	Awaiting Your Reply
type	studio
artist	Resurrection Band
cover	REZ-AwaitingYourReply.jpg
released	1978
recorded	1978
studio	Hedden West Studios, Schaumburg, Illinois
genre	Christian rock
length	39:04
label	Star Song
producer	Resurrection Band
prev_title	All Your Life
prev_year	1974
next_title	Rainbow's End
next_year	1979
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Awaiting Your Reply is the debut album by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band, released in 1978.

Recording history

The album was recorded for only $8000 US over a period of two weeks in marathon all-night sessions ending on Easter Sunday morning. A groundbreaking release by Christian music standards at the time, the album caused considerable controversy among Christian music critics, many of whom found fault with controversial themes and its heavy rock sounds, which are clearly influenced by Led Zeppelin. No Christian record label in the United States or Great Britain would agree to distribute the album. The independent label, Star Song Records finally signed Resurrection Band to a record deal. The label soon became one of the largest independents in contemporary Christian music. Many Christian bookstores sold the album from behind the counter, as the cover art was considered too controversial to display openly.

Awaiting Your Reply along with its follow-up, Rainbow's End, quickly solidified Resurrection Band's place in the upper echelon of Christian rock music due to the band's socially conscious Christian lyrics and solid musicianship. In 2001, the album was listed at No. 91 in the book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

Track listing

All songs written by Glenn Kaiser unless otherwise noted.

"Introduction" / "Waves" – 3:36
"Awaiting Your Reply" – 4:06
"Broken Promises" – 6:56
"Golden Road" (Glenn Kaiser, Jon Trott) – 4:56
"Lightshine" – 5:20
"Ananias and Sapphira" (Jim Denton) – 2:50
"Death of the Dying" – 3:18
"Irish Garden" – 4:52
"The Return" / "Tag" – 3:57

Personnel

Glenn Kaiser – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, dulcimer
Wendi Kaiser – lead vocals
Stu Heiss – lead guitar, piano, Moog Mark II, ARP Odyssey, Omni, Avatar
Jim Denton – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, lead vocal on "Ananias and Sapphira"
John Herrin – drums
Tom Cameron – harmonica
Roger Heiss – percussion
Kenny Soderblom – saxophone, flute

Production

Resurrection Band – producer, mixing
Mal Davis – engineer
Stu Heiss – engineer, mixing
Ken Perry – mastering
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles – mastering location
JPUSA Graphics – art direction and design
Janet Cameron – cover art, inside art and layout
Dick Randall – inside art and layout
Bob Cox – inside art and layout
Lyda Price – inside art and layout
Chuck Cairo – photography

References

{{AllMusic
''Full Circle Jesus Music podcast'': Episode 98. http://www.fullcirclejesusmusic.com/playlist/
(October 21, 2008). "Music to Raise the Dead". Christianity Today.

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