''Love Liberty Disco'' is the eighth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...

band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary *Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania *Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...

Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of which ...

, released in 1999. In stark contrast to the band's usual pop rock sound, ''Love Liberty Disco'' focuses on 1970s era-inspired sounds and

disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

Track listing

Music videos

* "Love Liberty Disco"

Radio singles

*"Love Liberty Disco" (1999) **peaked at No. 5 on ''CCMs Christian CHR chart, and later appeared on the ''

WOW 2000 ''WOW 2000'' is a compilation album of 30 contemporary Christian music hits and four bonus tracks that was released on October 26, 1999. The album hit No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1999, and No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Christian c ...

'' compilation album *"Beautiful Sound" (2000) **Peaked at No. 6 on ''CCMs Christian AC chart, and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the Christian CHR chart. The song also appeared on the ''

WOW Hits 2001 ''WOW Hits 2001'' is a compilation album of thirty Contemporary Christian music hits and three bonus tracks that was released on October 24, 2000. It included some music video content accessible with a CD-ROM drive. The album reached No. 36 on ...

'' compilation album. *"I Surrender All" / "Good Stuff" (2000) **Released as a double A-side single, with the former geared towards AC radio, and the latter towards the CHR and rock formats. While "I Surrender All" did not chart on any of ''CCMs Christian charts, "Good Stuff" peaked at No. 14 on the Christian Rock chart and No. 1 on the Christian CHR chart.

Personnel

Newsboys *

Peter Furler Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and record executive, best known as the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys. Biography Furler was born in McLaren ...

– lead vocals, guitars, drums *

Phil Joel Philip Joel Urry (born 5 January 1973), known by his stage name Phil Joel, is a New Zealand musician and former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. Background Philip Joel Urry was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was lead singer an ...

– bass, vocals * Jody Davis – guitars, vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, programming * Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion , electronic percussion Additional musicians *

Tedd T Tedd T., born Tedd Andrew Tjornhom (CHURN-home), is a music producer, songwriter, arranger, programmer, and engineer. He launched the independent record label Teleprompt Records in 2003 as a joint venture with Word/Warner Music Group. His intere ...

jornhom – programming * Tim Ruther – decks on "Good Stuff" *

Steve Hindalong Steve Hindalong (born November 29, 1959) is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band the Choir. Since 2006, Hindalong has also been an official member of the alternative ...

– guest percussion on "Break" * Blair Masters – string arrangements *

Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...

– strings Production * Peter Furler – producer * Wes Campbell – executive producer *

Lynn Nichols Lynn Arthur Nichols is an American songwriter, producer,(January 24, 2009New 'Day' Dawns ''Billboard (magazine)'' (identifying Nichols as a producer with associations with Phil Keaggy and Switchfoot) and musician from New York who now resides in ...

– executive producer * Shane D. Wilson – recording, mixing * White House Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location * Earfull Studios, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location * Russ Long – additional recording * Tara Wilson – assistant engineer *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

– mastering * A&M Mastering Studio, Hollywood, California – mastering location * Christiév Carothers – creative direction * Jan Cook – art direction * Dan Harding – album design * Michael Riuz – photography

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums Newsboys albums Sparrow Records albums