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Take Me Back

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I bought this album on wax back when it first came out in about 1976. Back then, I was a born-again, Bible believing evangelical Jesus People. Man, does this album bring back memories! Andrae's Christianity is all about love and trust in a Jesus who will never let you down. None of the dark side of religion here. The album ranges from gospel-funk hybrid ("They Shall be Mine") to ragtime ("Ain't No New Thing"), to the Beatles-inspired "I'll Still Love You" (complete with English horn solo). I don't listen to much Christian music anymore, but this one is definitely on my list.

This guy is absolutely on fire for the lord- mix that with the funkiest sound of an upbeat era and you have a man with a message that's ' Fired, wired and spiritually inspired!'The back up vocals and solo's are second to none. As christians, this sound track is a sure testimony to non believers, and let's face it, in this day and age of secular and media onslaught, a positive message clothed in such an immaculate sound package is attractive to anyone with a heartbeat. Buy this people, and thank the lord for this man- love y'all!

If you are looking for Spirit filled music that will draw you back into the Lord's presence, then this is the album for you. I still have a well worn copy of the LP and still pull it out to play it on my turntable. I never get tired of it. I also have the CD. It is my favorite album of Andrae. Even Keith Green admired this album to the point that he contacted Bill Maxwell to produce his first album.

My parents had this album and my dad's gospel music group would sing some of their songs. I moved away when I was about 20 and when I came back for a visit, I looked for the album and they had since gotten rid of their vinyl. Well, I wondered if it would sound dated. It doesn't - it is still great! I'm very happy I could find it here and I still get tears in my eyes.

I have the album but do not have a turntable. It was great to find the CD. Brought back great memories. Great music.
Ocala, FL.

This albums great songs took me waaaaay back when I was in the 1st or 2nd grade and my mother'd be playing it every single morning before she headed to work and I to school....The song "Take Me Back"deals with a"dry"uninspired believer desiring the joy,excitement and newness that they felt when they FIRST gave their life to Jesus!! This song is a plea to Jesus to take them back to the sheer exuberance of that time!! "Tell Them"is a beautifully solemn song where Jesus is imploring His saints to spread the news of His gospel to a spiritually DEAD(and despairing) world:"Tell them that I LOVE them!!" "Even if they don't BELIEVE you..Just TELL THEM!!" "Tell Them FOR Me...Please tell them for me...Tell them that I LOVE them!!" "Oh Savior"is a very passionate cry to Jesus:"Don't PASS me by!!" A SUPERBLY annointed album!!!

This is authentic 70's gospel. Really funky. This competes with any funk-soul-recording of that era. I warmly recommend.