''The Archers'' was the first nationally released major label album for The Archers. Originally released as ''Any Day Now'' in 1972 on their independent Charisma Records label, it garnered the group almost immediate national attention and launched them on to the national stage. Issued before radio charts for Jesus music or

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were established, it included the hits, "Life In Jesus", "Jesus Is The Answer" and "God's Love".Reunion for Reunion; Contemporary Christian Music Magazine February 1991 “In The News”-Paul Baker On the strength of the album, The Archers appeared at

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in the summer of that year, and on to other major concert appearances at

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, the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago's McCormack Place and the ''Jesus Joy'' festival in following months. The John T. Benson Company bought Charisma Records later that year, signing the group to their first recording contract, resulting in the album's retitled release.

Track listing

#"God's Love" (

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) #"I've A Friend" (Masters) #"Put On Jesus" (Masters) #"Life In Jesus" (Stipe) #"It Won't Be Long" ( Andrae Crouch) #"As Long As I Know" (Nancye Short) #"Basically Roamin'" (Masters) #"Jesus Is The Answer" (Crouch) #"God's Throne" (Archer) #"For Me For You" (Masters)

Personnel

– guitar * Tim "Jake" Jaquette –

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* Tim Short –

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* Tim Johnson –

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* The Philharmonic –

orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orc ...

* Gary Archer –

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* Ami Hadami (TTG Recording Studios) – engineer * Bob McConnell –

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* Bill Grine – cover photography

References

Archers.org
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