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Greatest Hits - That Never Made It To Radio

We have completed our new “Greatest Hits” CD and it is currently in the duplication process.  Copies should be available in a few weeks.  The cuts are:
Return Of The King
Dead Man Walkin
Lion’s Coming Back
Hard To Believe
Thankful
When He Speaks
For Better Or Worse
Beware Of The Dogs
Where’s The Beef?
The War
It Mattered To This One (The Starfish Song)
2 Natures
Be A Witness

August 27th, 2006

The Final Cut - RECORDING NEWS!!

We have decided to record a new version of the old classic hymn, “Stand Up For Jesus“. The song has no chorus, so I wrote one. We wanted to record this song again (it was originally recorded on the “Seasons” CD), and this seemed like the perfect time since theme-wise it fits so well with “Soldiers”.

So, the final 12 cuts are:

This Is Your Life
God Is Still God
Plastic People
End Of Your Hope
Barbarians At The Gate
Live By The Sword
Soldiers
Stand Up
Follow Me
I’ll Take Time For You
Forgotten
Someone Who Watches Me

RECORDING HAS BEGUN!

This past Wednesday, we received the finished tracks in the mail and after a few guitar and piano overdubs by yours truly, we started on vocals. At this time (Sunday Morning, 8/27), we have completed all of the vocals but “Sword” which we’ll do on Monday. Then, after listening to the CD about 50 times over the week, we’ll fix any lines that aren’t quite there yet, and mix next week. That means, pre-release copies should be available by the weekend of September 10th! The finished product will be available by October! I am always excited about our new projects, but this one really is something special.

August 27th, 2006

2 More Songs For Karen

On each of the last several CD’s, Karen has written a beautiful ballad that has been a real encouragement to many who are going through trials, songs like Intercede, When The Darkness Comes, When He Speaks, Impressions Of God, and most recently, Even When The Answer’s No. In fact, an Itzel album wouldn’t be complete without one of these songs, and Karen hasn’t disappointed. She has written a great new song called End Of Your Hope. It is a moving song about how God is always there, even in the darkest moments of our lives.

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After attending a recent Casting Crowns concert in Baltimore, I heard them perform a song that used the phrase “Plastic People” in the lyrics. I got to thinking about the song I wrote that Simply Faith recorded in 1998 that featured my brother, Adam called Plastic People. We don’t stage it anymore, but I felt it was a really good song with a great message. We totally rearranged it to fit Karen’s voice and a more pop-rock style.

NEXT POST: The final cut! - A Rockin’ Remake

August 8th, 2006