Return to Paradise (Randy Stonehill album)

Return to Paradise is an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1989, on Myrrh Records. The title is a reference to Stonehill's earlier album, Welcome to Paradise.

Return to Paradise
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedFebruary–June 1989
StudioFingerprint Recorders (Los Angeles, California); Neverland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreContemporary Christian, folk rock
LabelMyrrh
ProducerMark Heard
Randy Stonehill chronology
Can't Buy a Miracle
(1988)
Return to Paradise
(1989)
Until We Have Wings
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

This album was listed at No. 76 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

Track listing

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All songs written by Randy Stonehill except as otherwise noted.

Side one

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  1. "Starlings" – 5:00
  2. "Stand Like Steel" – 4:55
  3. "I Don't Ever Want to Live Without You" (Pierce Pettis) – 4:10
  4. "This Friend of Old" (David Edwards) – 4:00
  5. "You Can Still Walk Tall" – 5:00
  6. "True Blood" – 5:02

Side two

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  1. "Strong Hand of Love" (Mark Heard) – 2:54
  2. "Christmas at Denny's" – 5:53
  3. "Love Tells No Lies" – 4:20
  4. "Weight of the Sky" – 3:28
  5. "Ready To Go" – 4:44

Personnel

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Production

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  • Tom Willett – executive producer
  • Mark Heard – producer, recording, mixing
  • Randy Stonehill – co-producer
  • Derri Daugherty – second engineer
  • Gary Gerhart – second engineer
  • Dave Hackbarth – second engineer
  • Stephen Padgett – second engineer
  • Dan Reed – second engineer
  • Tom Baker – mastering at Future Disc Systems (Hollywood, California)
  • Laurie Fink – cover coordinator
  • Karl Shields – art direction, design
  • Linda Krikorian – photography
  • Roseanne McIIvane – hair stylist, make-up
  • Ray Ware – management

References

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