It's a Dying World

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It's a Dying World
Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1983
GenreChristian rock
LabelMyrrh
ProducerSteve Camp
Steve Camp chronology
Fire and Ice
(1983)
It's a Dying World
(1984)
Shake Me to Wake Me
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It's a Dying World is a Christian rock album by Steve Camp and was released by Myrrh Records in 1984.[2] This was Camp's final album for Myrrh Records, but was not released until after Camp released Fire and Ice with Sparrow in late 1983.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Steve Camp, except where noted.

  1. "Holding on to You" (Camp, Rob Frazier) - 3:43
  2. "Don't Wanna Be Friends" - 3:18
  3. "It's a Dying World" - 3:49
  4. "You Comfort Me" (Dana Key, Eddie DeGarmo, Mylon LeFevre) - 3:20
  5. "You Know What's Right" (Carol Frazier, R. Frazier, Camp) – 3:19
  6. "Light Your Candle" - 3:19
  7. "I Don't Live by Chance" - 3:25
  8. "Tongue is a Fire" - 5:04
  9. "Can You Sleep Tonight" - 3:53
  10. "Man Does Not Live" - 3:27
  • A version of "Light Your Candle" was also released on Camp's 1983 album, Fire and Ice. This album was recorded before Fire and Ice, but released after. The version used here is the original, as Camp added the line "Let it burn bright in the face of the devil" in the chorus for Fire and Ice.

Personnel[edit]

  • Steve Camp – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, arrangements
  • Dave Morris – keyboards, acoustic piano, arrangements
  • Norman Barratt – electric guitars, arrangements
  • Larry Tomaso – bass, arrangements
  • Russell Caldwell – drums, arrangements
  • Joan Anderson – backing vocals
  • Diane Thiel – backing vocals

Production

  • Steve Wyer – executive producer
  • Steve Camp – producer, mixing
  • Hank Neuberger – engineer at Chapel Lane Studios (Hereford, UK), mixing at Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Dlorah L. Abdi – art direction
  • Camille Brown – design, design concept
  • Steve G.S. Morgan – cover background and sleeve photography
  • Phillip Radcliffe – cover people photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christian Music Archive, It's a Dying World