Kenny Marks /Follow Him

Detroit native Kenneth Michael Marks, aka Kenny Marks, moved to Nashville around 1978 with his demos when he was 28 years old or so. Almost a year later, Marks knocked the door of Word, the leading CCM label and succeeded to get a deal with Word/Myrth. However it took almost three years before releasing his first album "Follow Him" produced by Keith Thomas. Since then, Kenny Marks was one of the mainstay artists in CCM. His music had Bryan Adams vibe, personally his voice reminds me of Tommy Funderburk's mid 1980's works, i.e. "Front" and "What If". Someone said that his pop tune had same atmosphere as Nielsen-Pearson's one.

Release: 1982
Label: Myrrh, USA (MSB-6714)

First Reissued CD Release: 10 March, 2001 (Cool Sound, Inc. Japan , COOL-066)

Tracks:
1. Lean On Him
2. Lovin' Me For Myself
3. You Need Love
4. You Don't Have To Try And Be Somebody
5. In The Middle Of The Night
6. He'll Finish What He Started
7. Follow Him
8. I Give It All To You
9. Ringin' The Bells
10. When I Least Expect It

Producer: Keith Thomas
Executive Producer: Neal Joseph

Kenny Marks: Vocals

- Musicians -
Keyboards: Keith Thomas
Piano: Bobby Ogdin
Guitars: Dun Huff, Jon Goin, Brent Rowan
Bass: Mike Brignardello, Jimmy Lee Solas
Drums: Mark Hammond, Tommy Wells, Bob Gelotte
Percussion: Mark Hammond, Terry McMillan
Sax: Dennis Solee
Harp: Cindy Reynolds
Strings Arrangement: Don Hart
Background Vocals: Keith Thomas, Doana Cooper, Patti Leatherwood, Diana Dewitt, Pamela Marks

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