Blue Skies is a 1996 studio album by

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artist

Bryan Duncan Bryan Edward Duncan (born March 16, 1953) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. He is known for being lead singer of the group Sweet Comfort Band, solo career, and involvement with the Nehosoul Band. He is currently involved with ...

Track listing

# "Blue Skies" (Bryan Duncan, Reed Vertelney) – 4:18 # "Turnin'" (Duncan,

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) – 3:19 # "After This Day Is Gone" (Duncan, Larry Tagg,

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, John Clifforth) – 5:17 # "One Touch Away" (Duncan, Vertelney,

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, Alan Ray Scott) – 3:45 # "Dying to Meet You" (Duncan, Scott Sheriff) – 5:32 # "A Whisper Heard Around the World" (Duncan, Sheriff) – 4:25 # "No Greater Love" (Scott Cross, Peter Roberts) – 5:07 # "Tell Me Where You Are" (Duncan, Karen Manno, John Rosen) – 3:50 # "Joy Is a Singable Thing" (Duncan, James Felix) – 3:19 # "Take Another Look at Me" (Duncan, Manno, Muckala, Rosen) – 4:54 # "Dying to Meet You" (reprise) (Duncan, Sheriff) / "Take Heart" (Duncan, Vertelney) – 6:32

Personnel

* Bryan Duncan – lead vocals *

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– keyboards, track arrangements *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1959 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the C ...

– guitars, track arrangements *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the p ...

– bass guitar * James Raymond – Minimoog bass * Scott Williamson – drums * Bob Wilson – drums, brass arrangements * Eric Boseman – percussion * Steve Latanation – percussion *

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– saxophones * David Beatty – trombone,

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– trumpet * Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell – backing vocals * Lisa Lashawn – backing vocals * Dave Pettway – backing vocals Production * Dan Posthuma – producer * Dan Garcia – associate producer, engineer * Teresa Cactin – assistant engineer * Brian Carney – assistant engineer * Scott Lovelis – assistant engineer * Greg Parker – assistant engineer * Steve MacMillan – mixing * Tim Gerron – mix assistant * Krishan Sharma – mix assistant * Hank Williams – mastering * Christy Coxe – art direction * Kerosene Halo – design * Robert Sebree – photography * Michelle Thompson – styling * Kara Yoshimoto – hair, make-up Studios * Recorded at Seventeen Grand Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; A to Z Studios, San Dimas, California; Terra Nova Studios, Pasadena, California; Granite Studio and LA F/X, Hollywood, California. * Mixed at

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, Los Angeles, California, and

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, Hollywood, California. * Mastered at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee.

References

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