Deliverance was a Canadian

Canada

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 Christian pop music band that was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Danny Janz, Ken Janz, and Paul Janz

Paul Janz

Paul Janz is a Canadian theologian, and formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian markets...

 formed Deliverance in Lorrach

Lörrach

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, Germany

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 though the three were from Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. All three were raised in Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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 and attended Black Forest Academy

Black Forest Academy

Black Forest Academy is a private, coeducational boarding school in southwestern Germany. It was founded in 1956 by TeachBeyond, formerly Janz Team Ministries, in Kandern, Baden-Württemberg and provides an English language education with a Christian worldview for both elementary and secondary...

. Danny and Paul Janz had already performed together as "Danny and Paul" but joined with Ken in 1974 to form Deliverance — combining the "Janz Team Singers" with "Danny, Paul & Wayne" and created a dynamic new band. Guy Roellinger and Dave McSparran also joined the band during its history. The band released four albums before Paul Janz embarked on a solo career.

The group had a minor hit in 1979 with "Leaving L.A.", which reached #56 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Albums

• To God Be the Glory (1976)
• Give It a Try (1977)
• Lasting Impressions (1978)
• Tightrope (1979)

External links

• Lasting Impressions Blog gives detailed information on the band and provides music and lyrics
• PoemHunter.com Entry
• Jam! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia Entry