Matters of the Heart (Bob Bennett album)

Matters of the Heart
Studio album by
Released1982
GenreCCM
LabelCBS/Priority
ProducerJonathan David Brown
Bob Bennett chronology
First Things First
(1979)
Matters of the Heart
(1982)
Non-Fiction
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Matters of the Heart is Bob Bennett's second release.

Release history

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Matters of the Heart was released by CBS/Priority in 1982. The album went out of print mid-year when the label ceased operations. In 1985, Star Song re-released the album and went out-of-print by 1987. Urgent Records re-released a cassette version in 1989 and the CD in 1990 in May 2007 it was released digitally at the iTunes Store.[2]

In January 1983, CCM Magazine named it "Album of the Year - 1982", beating Amy Grant's Age to Age.[3] It was later named it as one of the "Top 20 Christian Albums of All Time",[2] and listed at No. 65 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Bob Bennett, except where noted.

  1. "Matters of the Heart" – 3:30
  2. "Falling Stars" – 3:05
  3. "Mountain Cathedral" – 4:54
  4. "1951" (Jim Fowler/Michael Aguilar/Bob Bennett) – 3:06
  5. "A Song About Baseball" – 3:20
  6. "Madness Dancing" – 3:16
  7. "Together All Alone" – 2:47
  8. "Beggar" – 3:55
  9. "Come and See" (Bob Bennett/Michael Aguilar) – 2:51
  10. "Heart of the Matter" – 6:11

Personnel

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  • Bob Bennett – acoustic guitar, vocals, composer
  • Steve Swinford – acoustic guitar (track 3)
  • Hadley Hockensmith – electric guitar
  • Don Gerber – banjo
  • Mark Davis – hammer dulcimer
  • John Patitucci – acoustic and electric bass
  • Keith Edwards – drums
  • John Ferraro – drums
  • Alex MacDougall – percussion
  • Roby Duke – background vocals
  • Kelly Willard – background vocals
  • Jonathan David Brown – producer, recording, mixing
  • Smitty Price – keyboards, charts, track arrangements

References

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  1. ^ "Matters of the Heart - Bob Bennett - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Matters of the Heart at Museweb.
  3. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  4. ^ Hefner, April; Granger, Greg (January 15, 2001). CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums In Christian Music. Harvest House. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0736902813.