Michael Sweet (album)
Encyclopedia
Michael Sweet is the first full-length solo album of Christian rock
singer, and Stryper
frontman, Michael Sweet
. The album was released in 1993 by Benson Music Group.
The album features Gregg Fulkerson
(previously with band Blue Tears
) as a co-producer, songwriter, musician, and backing singer.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
singer, and Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
frontman, Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet is a singer from Whittier, California, United States. Sweet is best known as co-founder, writer and frontman of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. He was also one of the two lead vocalists and one of three guitarists for Boston until August 2011.-Youth:He began his musical career...
. The album was released in 1993 by Benson Music Group.
The album features Gregg Fulkerson
Gregg Fulkerson
Greg Fulkerson, former leader of 80s AOR/melodic hard rock band Blue Tears, and more recently, Attraction 65 was found dead in his Franklin, Tennessee apartment Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009. He was 44 years old....
(previously with band Blue Tears
Blue Tears
Blue Tears was a hard rock band from Jackson, Tennessee that enjoyed some short-lived fame in the late-80s. However, the band was then basically ignored due to the wave of alternative/grunge music and the members got involved in other projects. However, the band resurfaced in 2006 with a new album...
) as a co-producer, songwriter, musician, and backing singer.
Track listing
All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted:- "Together" (Sweet, Fulkerson) - 4:10
- "Take Me Home" - 4:41
- "Tomorrow, Tonight" - 4:36
- "All This and Heaven Too" (Sweet, Fulkerson) - 4:07
- "Someday" - 4:53
- "J.E.S.U.S." - 4:27
- "All I Wanna to Do (Is Love You)" - 4:05
- "Forever Yours" (Fulkerson) - 4:24
- "I Think You Hear Me Knockin'" - 3:56
- "Ain't No Safe Way" (Sweet, Fulkerson) - 3:15
Personnel
- Michael Sweet - lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, lead guitar - Gregg Fulkerson - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, background vocals, lead guitar solo on Track 4 - Jamie Wollam - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Michael SpearsMichael SpearsMichael Spears is an American actor.Spears was born in Lower Brulé Tribe, South Dakota to Native American parents. He is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Doug Beiden - background vocals, additional organ and keyboards
- Steve Grove - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on Track 3 - J.R. McNeely - additional bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on Track 9 - Taylor Wells & Brian Ruvalcava - shouts, screams, and yells in Track 6
- Carolee Fulkerson - background vocals on Track 4 and 8