''Home at Last'' is an album of mostly new material by
Larry Norman
Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Christian rock music and released more than 100 albu ...
first issued in 1989. It was originally released as a two-LP album and included some live tracks. It was reissued in 1998 as one album together with the 1994 compilation ''Footprints in the Sand''. The 2007 re-release of ''Home at Last'' contained only the studio recordings of the original issue.
It was released to mixed reviews, some citing disorganization and uneven production, and controversy.
A music video of live performances of the 14 studio songs on ''Home at Last'' garnered a favourable review.
Track listing
Original double-LP release
Side 1
# "Lonely Boy"
# "My Feet Are on the Rock"
# "Country Church, Country People"
# "Sitting In My Kitchen"
Side 2
# "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
# "Nightmare #49 (Part 1)"
# "Oh, How I Love You"
# "Queen of the Rodeo"
# "He Really Loves You"
# "Here Comes the King"
Side 3
# "Letters to the Church"
# "We Three Twogether"
# "Somewhere Out There"
# "Selah"
# "Nightmare #49 (Instrumental Mix)"
Side 4 (live)
# "Letters to the Church"
# "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
# "Surprise With Candles"
# "Here Comes the King"
# "Shake Your Rattle and Crawl"
2007 CD re-issue
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Solid Rock Records
Solid Rock Records is a record label started by Larry Norman. It was established in 1975 to distribute his work after he had been released by Capitol Records. Solid Rock had a distribution deal with Word Records until 1980.
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# "Lonely Boy"
# "My Feet Are on the Rock"
# "Country Church"
# "Sitting In My Kitchen"
# "Camel Through a Needle's Eye"
# "Nightmare #49 (Part One)"
# "Oh How I Love You"
# "Queen of the Rodeo"
# "He Really Loves You"
# "Here Comes the King"
# "Letters to the Church"
# "We Three Twogether"
# "Somewhere Out There"
# "Selah"
Personnel
* Larry Norman – vocals, harmonies, keyboards, acoustic piano, guitars, saxophone,
harmonica
The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...
* Charles Norman – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, lead guitar, rhythm guitars,
slide guitar
Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...
, bass, drums, percussion, harmonica
* Sarah Norman – vocals, harmonies, percussion
Additional musicians
* John Campbell – keyboards (6, 9)
* Dan Cutrona – keyboards (11)
* Steve Goomas – acoustic piano (13)
* Bob Somma – lead guitar (6), rhythm guitar (9, 13)
* Jon Linn – lead guitar (9)
* Jellybean Jaquette – bass (3, 6, 9, 11, 13)
* Dave Spurr – drums (6, 9, 11, 13)
Production
* Larry Norman – producer, arrangements, mixing
* Jellybean Jaquette – engineer, mixing
* Charles Norman – mixing
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Mark Heard
John Mark Heard III (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer and songwriter from Macon, Georgia.
Heard released sixteen albums, and produced or performed with many artists, including: Sam P ...
– mixing
* Jeff Frickman – mix assistant (1-10, 12, 13, 14)
* Brian Levi – mix assistant (1-10, 12, 13, 14)
* Jon Linn – mix assistant (11)
See also
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Larry Norman discography
Recording since 1966, first as a lead singer for the group People! and then as a solo artist, Larry Norman is noted for his extensive career as well his attention to Christian subject matter. His music was released on both mainstream and indepen ...
References
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1989 albums
Larry Norman albums