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Nathan Turner - Lead vocals Ronson Hall - Bass Guitar, Background vocals Chris Knox - Guitar. Background vocals Clyde Dancy - Drums, Background vocals Donald Bedford - Piano
gospel a capella
Group members: Curtiss-2nd Tenor Jeff-Baritone, Bass Clyde-Bass, Baritone, Drums Ronson-2nd Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass Guitar Chris-1st/2nd Tenor, Guitar
From a variety of backgrounds, these brothers in the Lord come together to present the gospel in song and share God's promises and blessings from personal experiences. "Living by Faith", they communicate God's love from "John 3:16." As they "Let Him Lead the Way", the group tells of the "Woman From Samaria" which is a testimony that "God Isn't A Failing God." Each member has a personal testimony which simply states "Jesus, You've Been Good to Me" and explains why they sing "I'm So Happy." These titles are the selections that comprise this collection.
Song Info
Genre
R&B • Gospel
Charts
#9,980 today Peak #15
#805 in subgenre Peak #3
Author
Narthan Turner / Ronson Hal
Rights
1984, Nathan Turner
Uploaded
April 10, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:04
Story behind the song
Nathan (a.k.a. Pee Wee) came to Ronson & Chris with a song that the Lord had put on his heart. Nathan had only been singing with the guys a few months and had no prior musical background or experience - he just wanted to sing for the Lord. As they heard the lyrics, Ronson & Chris could both hear the musical accompaniment and they got out their instruments, drum machine, reel-to-reel recorder and made a quick recording while the idea was fresh. A few days later, they re-recorded the song and added background vocals. Then they had a friend taking a recording engineering class and needed to mix a live band as part of the final project. So they arranged to go to the studio and record the song. The called an old fried Donald Bedford to play piano and he learned the song in the studion while the engineer was setting up. After the first take of the rhythm track and lead vocals, Ronson, Clyde and Chris went in and overdubbed the background vocals. The first take was clean and the engineer decided to layer the background with a second take to give it a fuller sound. This song still continues to be one of the most remembered arrangements by The Brethren even though they rarely ever performed it live.
Lyrics
Open up your cold, cold heart Let him in let him be a part of your life Of your life He will be your strength and guide Always there right by your side, in times of need In times of need You've got to kill your pride, take self off the throne Keep old man will down, you can't do it alone He's beside you then, even till the end, He's a long life friend Just let him in, let him in, let him in, let him in.
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