The Wind and the Wheat

The Wind and the Wheat
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Studio
  • Whitefield Studios (Santa Ana, California)
  • Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Music Merchants (Costa Mesa, California)
GenreChristian, new-age, instrumental
Length50:20
LabelColours, A&M
Producer
Phil Keaggy chronology
Way Back Home
(1987)
The Wind and the Wheat
(1987)
Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Wind and the Wheat is the title of a 1987 instrumental album by guitarist Phil Keaggy, released on Maranatha! Music's Colours imprint. The album won the 1988 GMA Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.[2] It was remastered and re-issued in 2013.[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Phil Keaggy, unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "March of the Clouds" – 5:25
  2. "Paradise Dream" – 5:32
  3. "The Wind and the Wheat" – 4:32
  4. "Where Travellers Meet" – 6:32
  5. "From Shore to Shore" – 3:02

Side two

  1. "Prayer" – 4:21
  2. "The Mission" – 4:58
  3. "The Promise" – 4:30
  4. "The Reunion"[nb 1] – 6:00
  5. "I Love You Lord" (Laurie Klein) – 5:28

Personnel

  • Phil Keaggy – acoustic guitar (1-5, 7-10), electric guitar (1-4, 6-8, 10), bass (4, 5, 8), keyboards (5), electric mini-guitar (5) percussion (5)
  • Jeff Lams – keyboards (1, 3, 8), arrangements (1), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4, 6)
  • Brian Curtin – synthesizer overdubs (1, 2)
  • Harlan Rogers – Fender Rhodes (2), arrangements (2, 6), acoustic piano (6)
  • Smitty Price – synthesizers (2, 6)
  • Cheri Anderson – synthesizers (7)
  • Dave Coy – bass (1, 2, 6), fretless bass (1, 3)
  • Alex Acuña – drums (1, 3), percussion (1, 3, 6, 8)
  • Ron Tutt – drums (2, 6)
  • Dave Spurr – drums (8)
  • Alex MacDougall – percussion (3, 4)

Production

  • Tommy Coomes – executive producer, producer (2, 3, 6), mixing (2-10)
  • Phil Keaggy – producer, arrangements, mixing, engineer (8), liner notes
  • Jeff Lams – producer (1, 4), engineer (8)
  • Jim Scheffler – engineer (1-6, 8), mixing (1-8)
  • Eddie Keaggy – engineer (1, 2, 7, 9), mixing (9)
  • Chris Taylor – engineer (1, 3, 7, 8), mixing (10)
  • Thom Roy – mixing (9)
  • Bruce Botnick – CD mastering at Digital Magnetics (Hollywood, California)
  • Alex MacDougall – art direction
  • Gary DeLacy – cover design, typography
  • Steve Bjorkman – cover artwork
  • Phil Fewsmith – photography

Notes

  1. ^ This is an almost identical rerecording of a track from Keaggy's previous album Way Back Home.

References

  1. ^ The Wind and the Wheat at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Past Winners GMA Dove Awards". DoveAwards.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Keaggy, Phil (2013). The Remaster Series: The Wind and the Wheat (Liner notes). Phil Keaggy. Sebastian Bay Music. CD053.