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1987 studio album by White Heart
Emergency Broadcast is the fifth album by the
Christian rock band
White Heart and the band's first with bass guitarist
Tommy Sims
[1] and is the second album on the
Sparrow Records label released in late 1987.
[2]
[3] The album track "No Taboo" features the vocals of
Rick Florian ,
Mark Gersmehl ,
Gordon Kennedy and Sims. The album was produced by White Heart, with the executive producer being Randy Moore. Emergency Broadcast peaked at number 6 on the
Billboard
Top Inspirational Albums chart.
"Urban Renewal" (
Mark Gersmehl ,
Billy Smiley ) – 4:02
"Key to Our Survival" (
Gordon Kennedy ,
Tommy Sims ) – 4:19
"No Taboo" (Gersmehl, Smiley,
Rick Florian ) – 4:46
"Montana Sky" (Gersmehl, Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:55
"Fashion Fades" (Gersmehl, Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:19
"More Sold Out" (Kennedy, Smiley) – 4:41
"Somewhere in Between" (Gersmehl, Smiley) – 4:04
"Speed of Sound" (Kennedy) – 3:03
"Lone Ranger" (Sims, Smiley) – 4:07
"Edge of the Dream" (Gersmehl) – 4:34
White Heart
Rick Florian – lead vocals (1–3, 5–9), backing vocals
Mark Gersmehl – keyboards, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3), lead vocals (10)
Gordon Kennedy – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3), lead vocals (4)
Billy Smiley – rhythm guitar (1), backing vocals
Tommy Sims – bass guitar, synthesizer bass, keyboards, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (3)
Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Randy Moore – executive producer
White Heart – producers, arrangements
Scott Hendricks – vocal production assistant, vocal engineer
Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
Bill Deaton – engineer (guitar overdubs)
Bill Whittington – engineer (keyboard overdubs)
Danny Johnson – second engineer
Jeanne Kinney – second engineer
Dave Parker – second engineer
Brent King – additional engineer
Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
Barbara Catanzaro-Hearn – art direction
Steven A. Heller – cover photography
5 Penguins Design – design
Ron Mazellan – illustration
Chart (1988)
Peak position
US Top Inspirational Albums (
Billboard )
[4]
6
Year
Singles
Peak positions
CCM AC
[5]
CCM CHR
[6]
1987–88
"Montana Sky"
3
3
1988
"Edge of the Dream"
13
7
1988
"Somewhere in Between"
24
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