Bob Bailey / Looking Forward

Ohio-born Bob Bailey had a life changing experience with the Christian band New Hope when the band toured all over USA, UK, and Northen Europe in late 1970’s. After returning home to Oregon after the tour, Bailey joined The PTL Club, a Christian television program, in North Carolina, and while there, Bailey signed first recording contract on Goodlife Records out of Phoenix, Arizona and released his solo debut album “Looking Forward” in 1980. After leaving PTL in January 1981, Bailey moved to Nashville, and went to work as a songwriter for Lorenz Creative Services. Lorenz bought the masters to his first record, “Looking Forward” from Good Life Records and re-released it on Triangle Records, the Benson Company label in 1981.


Release: 1980
Label : Good Life Records, USA (DRL-7009)

1981 Re-release: Triangle Records, USA (TR 145 LP)

First Reissued CD Release: 10 August, 2000 (Cool Sound, Inc. Japan, COOL-052)
* the reissued CD may show really minor sound defects because it was obliged to use its analog vinyl due to lost original master tape.

Tracks:
1. I Love You, Lord
2. New Hope
3. I Praise You
4. Did You Know ?
5. Take Me At My Word
6. I'm Looking Forward
7. The Devil Is A Liar
8. Praise The Lord
9. When They're Gone, They're Gone
10. Simple Mind
11. No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus

Producer: Paul Stilwell
Bob Bailey: Vocals

- Musicians -
Guitar : Paul Jackson,Jr., Grant Geissman, George Doering
Keyboard : Bob Korgstad, David Diggs, Clark Glessman, Larry Williams
Drums : Ed Greene, Paul Leim
Bass : Kenny Wild, Leon Gaer
Percussion: Fred Petty
Trumpet : Terry Winch, Nelson Hatt
Trombone: Val Johnson
Sax: Dave Boruff,, Bob Shepard
Background Vocals: Bobby Glenn, Sharon Ross, Rachel Cox, Reba, Judy Gossett, The McCrarys (Howard, Linda and Charity)

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