Emergency Broadcast is the fifth album by the Christian rock band White Heart and the band's first with bass guitarist Tommy Sims[1] and is the second album on the Sparrow Records label released in late 1987.[2][3] The album track "No Taboo" features the vocals of Rick Florian, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy and Sims. The album was produced by White Heart, with the executive producer being Randy Moore. Emergency Broadcast peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.
| Emergency Broadcast | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Length | 42:50 | |||
| Label | Sparrow Records | |||
| Producer | White Heart | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Urban Renewal" (Mark Gersmehl, Billy Smiley) – 4:02
- "Key to Our Survival" (Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims) – 4:19
- "No Taboo" (Gersmehl, Smiley, Rick Florian) – 4:46
- "Montana Sky" (Gersmehl, Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:55
- "Fashion Fades" (Gersmehl, Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:19
- "More Sold Out" (Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:41
- "Somewhere in Between" (Gersmehl, Smiley) – 4:04
- "Speed of Sound" (Kennedy) – 3:03
- "Lone Ranger" (Sims, Smiley) – 4:07
- "Edge of the Dream" (Gersmehl) – 4:34
Personnel
editWhite Heart
- Rick Florian – lead vocals (1–3, 5–9), backing vocals
- Mark Gersmehl – keyboards, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3), lead vocals (10)
- Gordon Kennedy – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3), lead vocals (4)
- Billy Smiley – rhythm guitar (1), backing vocals
- Tommy Sims – bass guitar, synthesizer bass, keyboards, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3)
- Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Carl Marsh – Fairlight programming (3, 4, 9)
- David Mullen – backing vocals (1, 3)
Production
edit- Randy Moore – executive producer
- White Heart – producers, arrangements
- Scott Hendricks – vocal production assistant, vocal engineer
- Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
- Bill Deaton – engineer (guitar overdubs)
- Bill Whittington – engineer (keyboard overdubs)
- Danny Johnson – second engineer
- Jeanne Kinney – second engineer
- Dave Parker – second engineer
- Brent King – additional engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Barbara Catanzaro-Hearn – art direction
- Steven A. Heller – cover photography
- 5 Penguins Design – design
- Ron Mazellan – illustration
Charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
Radio singles
edit| Year | Singles | Peak positions | |
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| CCM AC [5] |
CCM CHR [6] | ||
| 1987–88 | "Montana Sky" | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | "Edge of the Dream" | 13 | 7 |
| 1988 | "Somewhere in Between" | 24 | — |
References
edit- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 1033–5. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ White Heart: Emergency Broadcast. Sparrow Records. 1987.
- ^ "White Heart - Emergency Broadcast". AllMusic.
- ^ "Top Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. April 9, 1988. p. 60.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 228. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 178. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
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