이 음반은 세계 기아퇴치 식량모음을 위한 기념음반이라 하네. 외국반인 만큼 내가 알아볼수 없는 영문만으로 쓰였으니 그양 보고 눈만 멀뚱멀뚱하고.. 판매자 얘기만 장황하게 듣네. 그 사람인들 장삿꾼인데 멀 알까? 그제 팔고 돈받는데만 바빴지 싶고. 이런 음반 내한테도 어데 찿아보면 비슷한거 몇장 있지싶네. 쟈켓에 타이틀이 “TOGETHER"에 곡물과 자루, 한웅큼씩 든 사진이 음반제작의 의미를 뜻하고.. 이거 지금봐서 그렇지 한 반세기 전엔 바로 우리의 모습, 얘기기도 했었지. 우리가 초등학교에 다닐때 미국의 원조물품이라고.. 우유가루와 밀가리, 옥수수가리 배급받아 먹었지. 나중엔 학교에서 죽으로 쑤어서 주기도 했고. 이 음반 보고 그런 배고팠던 슬픈 추억한다면 그는 분명 5~60년대 초등학교에 다닌 골동 세대이겠지. 젊은이들은 틀니라고도 하고.. 우리같은.. 지금 멀쩡하게 햄버거에 소고기도 안심이니 등심이니 부위가려서 먹어도 맛 없다고 투털되지만 그때는 우리가 다 그래 살았다네.
● TOGETHER(TOUCH ME/I LOVE YOU WITH MY LIFE), Light Record() 미국반.
ONE. TWO.
TOUCH ME(ANDRAE CROUCH). 1. I LOVE YOU WITH MY LIFE(SWEET COMFORT BAND).
ONE MORE SONG FOR YOU(THE IMPERIALS). 2. I'M GOIN' THROUGH(WALTER HAWKINS).
AT THE RIVER OF JORDAN(EVIE KARLSSON). 3. THAT'S THE DAY(AMY GRANT).
HALLOWED BE THY NAME(B.J.THOMAS). 4. SWING LOW SWEET CHARIO/SWING DOWN(BARBARA MANDRELL).
HALLELUFAN CHORUS(DINO). 5. THE VICTOR(KETH GREEN).
* A GIFT OF LOVE TO A HURTING WORLD.
* I like this album! I like the music- the best Christian music available today! I like the artist! It would be difficult to assemble a more talented, more dedicated group of professionals anywhere. But most important, I like what this album stads for. I like the fact thst the artists and record companies are giving their talent and the imcome from the album in one great set of Christian love and concern for a needy world. The very fact that you hold this album in your hend means that somewhere across the world- in a remote African village, in a refugee camp in Thailand, or perhaps right here in a busting American city- a dying little child, a lovely old woman or a despairing teenager is being helped. To me that's what being a Christian is all about- God's people joining toghther to put His love into action. Not just through words, spoken when the going is easy, bur through acting- in the place in our world where the giong is rough. My prayer is that each time you listen to this album, tiy will remember wuffering, needy last time you reach out to touch hurting lives in Jesus'name.
Ted W. Engstrom
PRESIDENT
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL.
* Scores people have given hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in potentia income to bring this music to you. For this, special thanks are in order.. to Word and Sparrow and MCA/Songbird and, of course, to my staff at Light Records. I am awed by the generosity of the composers and publishing compaines who havedonated their royalties to this cause and, oh.. these wonderful artists who won't accept a penny for their performances. That you can listen to all these musicians on one record is phenomenal, that you can feel hungry people by your purchase is genius, that these songs can honor the Lord Jesus makes this a "gift of love to a hurting world".
Raiph Carmichael
PRESIDENT
GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION