Love Liberty Disco
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Love Liberty Disco is the eighth studio album
by Christian
pop rock
band
Newsboys
, released in 1999. In some regards a concept album
, Love Liberty Disco deviates from the Newsboys' standard pop rock style and focuses on 70's era-inspired sounds and disco
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Christian
Contemporary Christian music
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pop rock
Pop rock
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band
Band (music)
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Newsboys
Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 15 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold...
, released in 1999. In some regards a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
, Love Liberty Disco deviates from the Newsboys' standard pop rock style and focuses on 70's era-inspired sounds and disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
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Track listing
- "Beautiful Sound" – 3:46
- "Love Liberty Disco" – 3:43
- "Forever Man" – 3:13
- "Good Stuff" – 2:59
- "Everyone's Someone" – 5:14
- "Say You Need Love" – 3:18
- "I Would Give Everything" – 3:22
- "Break" – 3:20
- "I Surrender All" – 4:12
- "Fall on You" – 2:30
Radio singles
- "Love Liberty Disco" (1999)
- "Beautiful Sound" (2000)
- "I Surrender All" / "Good Stuff" (2000)
- released as a double A-side single, with the former geared towards AC radio, and the latter towards the CHR/Rock format, which ended up as the bigger hit at the time
Music credits
- Peter FurlerPeter FurlerPeter Andrew Furler is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer, and record executive but is best known as the former lead singer for the Christian rock band Newsboys.-Biography:...
- vocals, guitars, drums - Phil JoelPhil JoelPhilip Joel Urry is a musician known as a solo artist in addition to being the former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. He uses the name Phil Joel professionally due to pronunciation issues with his surname....
- bass, vocals - Jody Davis - guitars, vocals
- Jeff Frankenstein - keys
- Duncan Phillips - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Strings by the Nashville String Machine
- Ted Tjornhom - programming
- Blair Masters - string arrangements
- Tim Rauter - Decks on "Good Stuff"
- Steve HindalongSteve HindalongSteve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
- guest percussion on "Break"
Production credits
- Produced by Peter Furler
- Executive Produced by Wes Campbell and Lynn Nichols
- Recorded and mixed by Shane D. Wilson at the White House Recording Studio, Nashville, TN and Earfull Studios, Franklin, TN
- Additional recording by Russ Long
- Assistant Engineer: Tara Wilson
- Mastered by Steven Marcussen at A&M Mastering Studio, Hollywood, CA
- Creative direction by Christiév Carothers
- Art direction by Jan Cook
- Album design by Dan Harding
- Photography by Michael Riuz