''Fresh Surrender'' was The Archers fourth studio album and third

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release. It and its title song were nominated for a Gospel Music Association (GMA)

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, and claimed an astounding seven airplay hits for the Jesus music star

Perhaps more importantly it signaled a marked change for the band, both in sound and appearance. It was recorded on the departure of two founding-members,

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, who wrote the song “Fresh Surrender” and Nancye Short-Tsapralis who had been linchpins in the creation of the group’s sound and writing team for six years. Now a trio with sister, Janice Archer, who had been traveling with the combo for some time, The Archers took off in a new direction that would define them for the rest of their career. The project was arranged by Elvis Presley's original TCB Band keyboardist, Larry Muhoberac who went on to co-produce The Archers' next album, '' Stand Up!'' also released by Light Records. Once again, the band was joined in the studio by an elite group of Los Angeles recording musicians, including

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alumni Ben Benay,

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, Wilton Felder,

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, Mike Baird, and Jim Keltner.

Track listing

(audio samples for tracks are here)
# “I Need You” (

) – 3:33 # “Fresh Surrender” (Masters) – 2:55 # “With Every Breath I Take” (Aldridge) – 4:28 # “Water Into Wine” (

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) – 3:16 # “Give Him Praise” (Phil Kristianson) – 4:48 # “I’m Gonna Rise” (Nancye Short-Tsapralis) – 3:12 # “Change” (Short-Tsapralis) – 3:31 # “Sanctified Life” (Archer, Kristianson) – 3:33 # “Make Me An Instrument” (Coffey) – 4:41 # “You Know The Future” (Learning) – 4:23

Personnel

*Ben Benay – guitar *

– guitar *

– guitar *Tony Sena – guitar *

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– guitar * Wilton Felder –

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– bass *Reinie Press – bass * Mike Baird –

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* Jim Keltner – drums *

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– drums *Phil Kristianson –

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* Larry Muhoberac – keyboards, rhythm,

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*Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster *Tim Archer – vocal arrangements *

– vocal arrangements

References

External links

TimArcherMusic.com
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