Love Liberty Disco

Love Liberty Disco
Studio album by Newsboys
Released 16 November 1999
Genre Christian contemporary music, Christian pop, Britpop[1]
Length 35:37
Label Sparrow
Producer Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology
Step Up to the Microphone
(1998)Step Up to the Microphone1998		 Love Liberty Disco
(1999)		 Shine: The Hits
(2000)Shine: The Hits2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Love Liberty Disco is the eighth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1999. In some regards a concept album, Love Liberty Disco deviates from the Newsboys' standard pop rock style and focuses on 1970s era-inspired sounds and disco.

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beautiful Sound"Peter Furler, Philip Urry3:46
2."Love Liberty Disco"Furler, Jeff Frankenstein, Jody Davis, Duncan Phillips, Urry3:43
3."Forever Man"Furler, Urry3:13
4."Good Stuff"Furler, Urry2:59
5."Everyone's Someone"Furler, Urry5:14
6."Say You Need Love"Furler, Urry3:18
7."I Would Give Everything"Furler, Urry3:22
8."Break"Furler, Urry3:20
9."I Surrender All"Furler, John P. Kee4:12
10."Fall on You"Furler, Urry2:30
Total length:35:39

Music videos

  • "Love Liberty Disco"

Radio singles

  • "Love Liberty Disco" (1999)
    • peaked at No. 5 on CCM's Christian CHR chart, and later appeared on the WOW 2000 compilation album
  • "Beautiful Sound" (2000)
    • Peaked at No. 6 on CCM's Christian AC chart, and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the Christian CHR chart. The song also appeared on the WOW Hits 2001 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 CCM's Christian charts, "Good Stuff" peaked at No. 14 on the Christian Rock chart and No. 1 on the Christian CHR chart.

Personnel

  • Peter Furler – lead vocals, guitars, drums, producer
  • Phil Joel – bass, vocals
  • Jody Davis – guitars, vocals
  • Jeff Frankenstein – keys
  • Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Tedd Tjornhom – programming
  • Blair Masters – string arrangements
  • Tim Rauter – decks on "Good Stuff"
  • Steve Hindalong – guest percussion on "Break"
  • Wes Campbell – executive producer
  • Lynn Nichols – 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 – 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

  1. 1 2 Love Liberty Disco at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Review: Love Liberty Disco - Newsboys - Cross Rhythms". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Newsboys, "LoveLibertyDisco" Review". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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