Allies - Man With a Mission / 1992

THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-In My Life
2-Man With A Mission
3-Feather In Your Cap
4-Grand Facade
5-Devoted To You
6-The Deepest Part Of Me
7-Heaven (Prelude)
8-Just Like A Father To Me
9-I'm Crying
10-Last Chance Café
Allies - Long Way From Paradise/1989














THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(11-TRACKS)
1-Long Way From Paradise
2-Trust In God
3-All Day, All Night
4-Take Me Back
5-Old Man Down
6-Christian Man
7-Devil Is A Liar
8-I Wanna Be Like You
9-Walk With Me Silent
10-Rock Of Salvation
11-Crying In The Chapel
Allies - Shoulder To Shoulder /1987














THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-Angelina
2-Closer Than A Brother
3-Easy As 1, 2, 3
4-How Much Love
5-It's Never Easy
6-Looking On The Outside
7-Shoulder To Shoulder
8-Something In Your Eyes
9-Voice Of The Spirit
10-You're All I Need
CREDITS:
Bob Carlisle - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars
Randy Thomas - Guitars, Solo Guitars,Vocals
Scott Sheriff - Keyboards, Vocals
Mark Hill - Bass, Vocals
Brian Fullen - Drums, Percussion.
Rare and hard to find. This early christian group (1989 WORD Inc.) ALLIES are produced and arranged by randy thomas and bob carlisle."Long Way To Paradise",Most folks only know Bob Carlisle from the song Butterfly Kisses, but there was a Bob before... that absolutely could shake the rafters and deserves a listen. This project has a rock and blues feel from the moment it starts. From the soul reaching expressions of In My Life, to my personal favorite that delivers the rock I long for, Another Feather In Your Cap, which has a driving beat and instrumentation that needs to be turned up loud. The title cut Man With A Mission opens with some awesome guitar playing by Randy Thomas. Heaven has got to be my second favorite, the background choir helps set the stage for this song, it has all the flavor and is still very relevant today..."As I read the morning paper it hits me once again...were surrounded by the evil of a world that's dead in sin." From the fast songs to the slow songs, it has great variety. When this copy wears out I will buy another. Allies was a tight band it shows musically and throughout their vocals as well. Each musican and singer brings great talent that helps it all come together. All songs were written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas, I wish they were still together as a band,If you know Bob Carlisle only for his daddy Ballad "Butterfly Kisses", you may not realize he made his mark first as a pop/rocker rather than an adult contemporary crooner. Allies paired Carlisle with Randy Thomas, Jim Erickson, Sam Scott and Matthew Chapman in a band that sold respectably in Christian circles through the 80s and early 90s. This album placed 2 hits (#3 "Surrender" and #9 "Don't Run Away") on the Christian radio charts. Allies' popularity probably came in large part due to the soulful grit in Carlisle's vocals on the rockier cuts and clear-cut lyrics. Carlisle's voice is usually an advantage, making cuts like "Second Chance" better than they might otherwise be, although he overdoes it at times ("Pardon Me" veers into Michael Bolton territory). On other songs, even his pipes can't save the song from the trash heap. "Morningstar" features this couplet: "Wish I may Wish I might, open up my eyes tonight and see you face to face my Morningstar".. High points on the CD are "Send Me", "Don't You Worry" and "Don't Keep Him Waiting", which at times sounds like the Police's "white reggae". Low points are the aforementioned "Morningstar" and "Pardon Me" , Allies leaped out of the middling pack and became one of the better Christian pop bands of their time. Again produced by Dino Elefante and Randy Thomas, this time they brought a stronger pack of tunes and it makes for a better 40 minutes. It also placed one track on Christian radio. (#6 hit "If You Believe") There are no outright cringers on this one, although opener "Hardened Hearts" and "Harmony" are less compelling than much of the other material. Those who despise Digital Drums will dock this album points for that, but c'mon, this was recorded in 1986 and it was the "hip" thing then. Vocalist Bob Carlisle seems in better command of his voice here and spends less time "showing off" his range and more just trying to communicate the lyric. Standouts here are the hunger relief ballad "Prayer for the Children", apocalyptic pop/rocker "Runnin' Out of Time", a song from Jesus' point of view to his disciples ("Somebody Told Me You Were Crying") written as though between His Crucifixion and His resurrection 3 days later, "Jacque Remembers" (a new Christian looking back at where she's been...it includes a neat reference to the Beatles 'Getting Better') and a song (autobiographical?) about a musician with a struggling marriage asking for another chance ("Let's Fall in Love") ("All Over Again") If you're not someone who gets too hungup on whether a certain Keyboard Sound, Guitar tone, or production setup is "dated", then this should prove a welcome purchase for you.

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CDS-ON-STOCK:
Allies - Allies 1985 (20 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - Shoulder To Shoulder 1987 (35 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - Long Way To Paradise -1989 (35 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - The River - 1990 (25 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - Virtues - 1991 (25 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - Man With A Mission 1992 (35 + 3 For shipping)
Allies - The Light Years - 1995 (15 + 3 For shipping)

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