Light of Life (Sons of Korah album)

Light of Life
Light of Life
Studio album by Sons Of Korah
Released	August 1999
Genre	CCM, Christian rock, Folk, Latin, Acoustic
Length	46:00
Label	Wordsong Artists
Producer	Rod Gear, Matthew Jacoby
Sons Of Korah chronology

Light of Life was the first widely published album by the band Sons of Korah. It was released in May 1999, by Wordsong Artists.

Recording and production[]

The album was recorded in Geelong at a studio that had just been established. In return for helping the studio get set up the band was offered a cheaper price to record the album. The album was recorded mostly live on analogue reel-to-reel tape.^[1]

Track listing[]

All lyrics adapted from the book of Psalms except "It's Over Now" written by Matthew Jacoby

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Prelude" (Instrumental)		1:23
2.	"Psalm 56" ( Part 1 - Be Merciful to Me Part 2 - Bring Down the Nations Part 3 - Record My Lament Part 4 - Light of Life)	Rod Gear	6:41
3.	"Psalm 116" (I Love the Lord For He Has Heard Me)	Matthew Jacoby	4:46
4.	"Psalm 93" (The Seas Have Lifted Up)	Jacoby	3:33
5.	"Psalm 15" (Who May Dwell in Your Sanctuary?)	Jacoby, Gear	3:17
6.	"Psalm 103 vs 1, 11, 15-17" (Praise the Lord O My Soul)	Gear	4:34
7.	"Psalm 6" ( Part 1 - How Long O Lord? Part 2 - The Lord Has Heard Me)	Jacoby	5:36
8.	"Shelter" (Instrumental)	Gear	3:10
9.	"Psalm 59" ( Part 1 - Deliver Me From My Enemies Part 2 - O My Strength I Watch for You Part 3 - Return of the Dogs Part 4 - O My Strength I Sing to You)	Gear	3:10
10.	"It's Over Now"	Jacoby	4:44
Total length:			46:00

20th Anniversary Limited Edition Re-Release 2014 Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Music
1.	"Psalm 80"
2.	"Psalm 121"	Jacoby
3.	"Psalm 37" (Part 3)
4.	"Psalm 23"
5.	"The Other Side" (Kate's Lament)	Jacoby
6.	"It's Over Now"	Jacoby

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]^[3]

Sons Of Korah

Matthew Jacoby – lead vocals, Guitar
Rod Gear – Double Bass, lead guitar, Solo Nylon Guitar, backing vocals, Cello, Keyboard
Jason Coghill – drums, backing vocals

Additional performers

Richard Beechey – Timpani, Chimes
Sarah Porter – Cello

Production

Rod Gear; Matthew Jacoby – Producers
Brian Cavignino – Engineer
John Ruberto – mastering

References[]

^ "Sons of Korah Blog, Light of Life was our first full studio album. We..." Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ Light of Life liner notes. Wordsong Artists. 1999.
^ "Release "Light of Life " by Sons of Korah". Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[matthewjacoby.tumblr.com-1] "Sons of Korah Blog, Light of Life was our first full studio album. We..." Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[liner_notes-2] Light of Life liner notes. Wordsong Artists. 1999.

[MusicBrainz-3] "Release "Light of Life " by Sons of Korah". Retrieved May 23, 2014.

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