The Word and Music

Tracks
Artists
Catalog
Miscellaneous

The Word and Music (1996)

Track Title		Length
1	The Story of Noah	8m 30s
2	The Birth of Moses	5m 7s
3	The Fiery Furnace	7m 46s
4	The Lion's Den	6m 30s
5	Nature	2m 38s
6	Praise	1m 8s
7	Salvation	5m 17s
8	Gideon's Army	14m 16s
9	Deborah	5m 22s

The Word and Music (1996)

Artist List
Artist Name	Instrument	Track (where known)
Rick Wakeman	Keyboards
Nina Wakeman	Narration

The Word and Music (1996)

Catalogue
Type	Cat No.	Label	Country
CD	HRHCD 002	Hope Records	UK
Cassette	HRMC 002	Hope Records	UK

The Word and Music (1996)

Miscellaneous Information

Equipment	Studio	Engineering
• Kurzweil • Korg • Technics • Voice Crystal Sound Cards	• Bajonor Studios, Isle of Man during June 1996	• Stuart Sawney

Rick's Perspective
Notes
This was a sort of spin off from the Prayers album but had additional religious music and saying as well as a few songs. In retrospect I should have lumped this together with Orisons to make a double package.
Wakey's Verdict
The idea was right but perhaps the execution not quite would it could have been.
Little Known Trivia
There is a poem on the album written for my mother more than 70 years ago and was recited by my ex wife and it was not until after the pressing had been done that I realised that she had got one very important line wrong. It will be re-recorded one day with a different voice and the right words!

Reviews
Andy Long on 17th April 2003 [Other reviews] If 'Orisons' draws heavily on 'Prayers' then this album draws similarly on 'In The Beginning'. Like it's sister album 'The Word And Music' has a meditative quality that will immediately appeal to those with a leaning towards the spiritual side of life. In this instance the narrations are all Bible Readings, read by Nina. For the Bible Scholar out there, they are taken from the Cambridge Daily Reading Bible, which means that they are well suited to reading aloud The subject matter deals with well-known character, Moses, Noah, Daniel etc and the setting of these tales against the backdrop of Rick's subtle yet effective keyboard work makes this a compelling listen, As I believe both 'Prayers' and 'In The Beginning' are now deleted these two albums are excellent value for just a fiver each.

Reviews

Andy Long on 17th April 2003 [Other reviews]

If 'Orisons' draws heavily on 'Prayers' then this album draws similarly on 'In The Beginning'. Like it's sister album 'The Word And Music' has a meditative quality that will immediately appeal to those with a leaning towards the spiritual side of life. In this instance the narrations are all Bible Readings, read by Nina. For the Bible Scholar out there, they are taken from the Cambridge Daily Reading Bible, which means that they are well suited to reading aloud The subject matter deals with well-known character, Moses, Noah, Daniel etc and the setting of these tales against the backdrop of Rick's subtle yet effective keyboard work makes this a compelling listen, As I believe both 'Prayers' and 'In The Beginning' are now deleted these two albums are excellent value for just a fiver each.