''Inside'' is the tenth album by the

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band

White Heart White Heart, also listed as Whiteheart, was an American contemporary Christian music and pop-rock band which formed in 1982. White Heart's discography includes thirteen albums, the most recent of which was released in 1997. Original members Bil ...

and the band's only album with John Thorn on bass guitar and also the final album for both lead guitarist Brian Wooten and drummer

Jon Knox Jon Knox is an American session drummer who has been a member of the bands White Heart, Adam Again, Future User and is currently the drummer for The Union of Sinners and Saints. He is also a producer, beatmaker and composer. Background Knox ...

. The band stylized its name as Whiteheart for this album. It is the first of two albums released on

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. The album was produced by

Ken Scott Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is a British record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Duran Duran, the Jeff B ...

, whose producing and engineering credits include

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and

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. Whiteheart's sound was scaled back from the

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from their previous releases to a more

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sound. Music videos were made for "Even the Hardest Heart" and "Inside".

Track listing

# "Inside" (

Billy Smiley Billy Smiley (born October 19, 1957) is a music producer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for being one of the core members of the Christian rock band White Heart. He was the bands' guitarist, vocalist, and one of the main songwriters ...

Rick Florian Rick Florian (born April 10, 1962) is a musician, songwriter and producer, most known for being the lead singer of contemporary Christian music rock band White Heart from 1986 through to their disbandment in 1998. He lives in Franklin, Tennessee ...

) – 4:27 # "You Can't Take What You Don't Have (You Don't Have Me)" (Smiley, Brian Wooten) – 4:56 # "It Could Have Been You" (Smiley,

Mark Gersmehl Mark "Gersh" Gersmehl (born July 29, 1954) is a contemporary Christian musician who is best known as one of the founding members of the Christian rock group White Heart. He and guitarist Billy Smiley were the only two original members of the band ...

) – 3:54 # "Come One Come All" (Gersmehl, Smiley, Wooten,

) – 4:43 # "Ritual" (Gersmehl, Smiley) – 5:56 # "Living Sacrifice" (Knox, Smiley, Wooten) – 4:52 # "Dominate" (Gersmehl) – 4:04 # "Even the Hardest Heart" (Gersmehl, Smiley, Wooten) – 4:27 # "Speak Softly" (Gersmehl, Smiley) – 5:06 # "Find a Way" (Gersmehl, Smiley) – 5:54

Personnel

White Heart *

– lead and backing vocals *

– organ, pianos, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals *

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals * Brian Wooten – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar * John Thorn – electric bass, acoustic bass, backing vocals *

– drums, percussion Additional musicians * Bob Parr – fretless bass (9) * Eric Darken – percussion (1–3, 5, 8) * Steve Brewster – percussion (8) * Claire West – backing vocals * Mike Wilson – backing vocals

Production

* Ken Scott – producer, engineer, mixing * Claire Parr – executive producer * Richie Biggs – assistant producer, assistant engineer * Mark Gersmehl – assistant engineer * Jared Johnson – assistant engineer * Shawn McLean – assistant engineer * Billy Smiley – assistant engineer * Dave Donnelly – mastering * John Scarpati – photography * Neuman, Walker & Associates – art direction and design *

The Bennett House The Bennett House is a recording studio located on 4th Avenue North in Franklin, Tennessee. Built in 1875, the two-story building has served as a residence, a clothing store and, starting in 1980, a recording studio used by many popular music ar ...

, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location * Shakin' Studios, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location *

Total Access Recording Total Access Recording is a recording studio located in Redondo Beach, California, owned and operated by founder Wyn Davis and Steve Ornest. Total Access opened for business in December 1980. The first clients of the studio were bands signed wi ...

, Redondo Beach, California – mixing location * Digital Dynamics – mastering location

Critical reception

Tony Cummings of

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gave ''Inside'' a perfect 10 out of 10 saying that Ken Scott's production is "state-of-the-art with the tracks having a dynamic resonance that only big studio budgets can produce while several songs are from the top drawer. The title track with screaming wah-influenced lead guitars and trippy multi-tracked vocals; a cool and subdued ballad "Speak Softly" (with vocal by keyboardist Mark Gersmehl); and "Ritual" a broody rocker with a Hammond B-3 sound and an anthemic chant of "dance, dance, dance" are all wonderful. Let's hope mainstream music giant Curb get their investment back on the lads. Either way they've helped the Nashville rockers make a cracking Christian rock album.

Radio singles

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums White Heart albums Albums produced by Ken Scott Curb Records albums