![]() He liked what we did, and we ended up working with him until his untimely death in 2011. ![]() He had recorded a couple of our songs (one of which went on to make his Greatest Hits Collection). Dan had already left America and was a successful solo artist in the Christian market. Gentry added, “Along the way we formed a close relationship with Dan Peek, who was a founding member of America. To this day, when I’m working out harmonies, I still try to channel America, Crosby, Stills & Nash or Art Garfunkel.” Ken Marvin commented on the video saying, “We both loved America from the time they first released Homecoming. The video itself was shot by Jim DeMain and Price Harrison at Nashville’s Sputnik Sound during the mixing sessions of Peace Revisited. The song, proceeds of which go to benefit those affected by the recent Nashville tornadoes, is lifted from the twosome’s recently remixed and remastered album, Peace Revisited. He should have stayed in America.Nashville-based Americana/folk duo, Marvin & Gentry recently released a video for their single, “Blue Skies, Blue Eyes,” one of a slew of collaborations the pair did with the late Dan Peek of the band America. You know what? There is a God - perhaps that is the last thing the Almighty would want to happen to pop music! Still, songs like "Divine Lady" on a record with such an overtly sexual album cover seem a bit crass. The melody and positive-thinking sentiment could have sent the tune to number one and ushered in tons of imitation Christian singer/songwriters. ![]() Indeed, one might even venture the opinion that Peek failed the Lord by not staying in the band America and performing this tune with them. It is serious, it is magical, it should have been the biggest Christian rock crossover hit. Microsoft adds 154 billion in market value after it announces 30 per month AI subscription. Opening: 1:08Clouds: 2:17Steal My Girl: 5:06(Harry Talking): 7:35Little Black Dress: 8:30Where Do Broken Hearts Go: 10:14(Liam and Louis Talking): 13:25Midni. There is a tremendous track here, the rose among the thorns, and that is the title song, "All Things Are Possible." Co-written by Peek and Christian, it is a moving, sweeping, captivating pop tune. Producer Chris Christian was being touted as a big deal in the '70s and early '80s, but he never crossed over - the redundant name is a bit cloying. It doesn't feel like his relationship to the Lord is that of a student handing the teacher an apple to get a better grade. One can only wonder what God almighty thinks of some of these sappy tunes written in his honor! Wouldn't these artists glorify Him by utilizing their talents to come up with entertaining records that have thought-provoking lyrics - lyrics that change the world for the better? "I Have to Say Goodbye" works because the God stuff is toned down. "You're My Savior" sounds just like America, it is just that the lyrics are a bit sappy. MCA's Songbird and Firewind Records imprints reissued this album sometime after the original Lamb & Lion release, and the music has merit. Musically it is top-notch "Hometown" could have fit nicely on The Beverly Hillbillies, with its banjo and hoedown snap. The imagery looks better suited to the television program Queer as Folk than a Christian album. Dan Peek (born 1 November 1950, Panama City, Florida died 24 July 2011, Farmington, Missouri) was a member of the rock band America from 1970 to 1977, together with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell. Peek appears with open shirt on the front and back covers, a light blue scarf around his neck over the deep-blue mountainous terrain. Here's the problem with this sweet and well-constructed album of pop songs - it seems to lack sincerity in its aim for the mass market. All Things Are Possible was originally released on the Christian label Lamb & Lion Records, after Dan Peek left the safety of hit group America to become a religious artist.
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