Return to Paradise (Randy Stonehill album)

Return to Paradise
Studio album by Randy Stonehill
Released	1989
Recorded	February-June 1989 Fingerprint Recorders (Los Angeles, California) Neverland Studios
Label	Myrrh
Producer	Mark Heard
Randy Stonehill chronology
Can't Buy a Miracle (1988) Return to Paradise (1989) Until We Have Wings (1990)

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Return to Paradise is an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1989, on Myrrh Records. The title is a reference to Stonehill's earlier album, Welcome to Paradise.

This album was listed at No. 76 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Stonehill except as otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Starlings" – 5:00
2. "Stand Like Steel" – 4:55
3. "I Don't Ever Want to Live Without You" (Pierce Pettis) – 4:10
4. "This Friend of Old" (David Edwards) – 4:00
5. "You Can Still Walk Tall" – 5:00
6. "True Blood" – 5:02

Side two

1. "Strong Hand of Love" (Mark Heard) – 2:54
2. "Christmas at Denny's" – 5:53
3. "Love Tells No Lies" – 4:20
4. "Weight of the Sky" – 3:28
5. "Ready To Go" – 4:44

Personnel

• Randy Stonehill: acoustic guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals on "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You"
• Doug Matthews: drums
• Bill Batstone: fretless bass
• David Miner: acoustic bass
• Tom Willett: bass guitar on "Strong Hand Of Love"
• Greg Leisz: pedal steel, lap steel
• Joe Weed: fiddle and viola
• Phil Keaggy: classical guitar on "I Don't Ever Want To Live Without You," 12-string guitars on "Love Tells No Lies", backing vocals
• David Baker: percussion
• Pam Dwinell: backing vocals
• Mark Heard: mandolin, accordion, electric guitars, bass guitar on "Stand Like Steel" and "Love Tells No Lies," tambourine on "Strong Hand Of Love"

Production notes

• Produced by Mark Heard, with Randy Stonehill
• Executive Producer: Tom Willett
• Recorded and Mixed by Mark Heard at Fingerprint Recorders February - June 1989
• Tracks recorded at Neverland Studios
• Second Engineers: Gary Gerhart, Dan Reed, Stephen Padgett, Derri Daugherty, Dave Hackbarth
• Photography: Linda Krikorian

References

1. Return to Paradise (Randy Stonehill album) at AllMusic