No Less than All

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Impeccably arranged vocals; lush, layered harmonies; instrumental and vocal versatility -- these are the hallmarks of GLAD. GLAD, the band, began on the campus of West Chester State University near Philadelphia, PA in the early '70's. Formed as a progressive Christian rock band with classical/jazz leanings and an emphasis on complex vocals, GLAD has always borrowed from a wide range of musical genres. The band made its first two records for Myrrh/Word between 1978 and 1980. On their second outing, Beyond a Star, the group began to dabble with an a cappella sound ("The Reason"). In '81 the group signed with Benson Records (now Benson Music Group), their home for thirteen years, during which they operated initially in the "band" mode. Over time, the group's sound evolved into a sophisticated pop/jazz style, with one a cappella offering on each record. As an experiment, in 1988, the group recorded an entire album of a cappella -- a mixture of original tunes and elaborately re-arranged hymns. The public responded in a big way by purchasing over 300,000 copies of "The Acapella Project", and GLAD began to alternate their "band" and a cappella recordings.

Skipping forward a few years -- in 1995 and 1996 GLAD made several bold strokes -- with "Color Outside the Lines" in the band mode; "A Cappella Gershwin," a recording of masterfully arranged compositions by George and Ira Gershwin; and another fine addition to the series which began as "just an experiment", "The A Cappella Project III". Late November of 1998 brought the release of "A Cappella Worship - The Highest Glory," a recording of God-exalting worship songs which marks the return of the team that launched the first "Acapella Project" -- George King, as executive producer; Ed Nalle, as producer; and Bob Kauflin, as lead arranger (3 original songs penned by Bob, and a total of seven arrangements).

Album Description
"No Less Than All," GLAD's fourth release (1983), continued to propel GLAD's reputation as a tightly harmonizing group with a smooth jazz-pop sound to back them up. Fans will recognize tracks such as "Maker of My Heart" and "Born to be Broken," classic examples of GLAD's well-known, scripturally-based lyrics. This album also features the only recording of "Variations on a Hymn (That Hymn Thing)," GLAD's much-demanded concert shtick that traced the development of contemporary Christian music from Martin Luther to modern times. This version of "No Less Than All" was rereleased in 1997 by Light Records, along with other vintage GLAD material, such as "Captured in Time," "Live at the Kennedy Center," and "Champion of Love."

No Less than All, Music, Glad, CCM, Gospel/Christian Music, Inspirational, Religious / Contemp. Christian
No Less than All
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • NOT ORIGINAL CD , A COPY :(
  • My Favorite Of All Their Albums
  • Pre-A Capella Glad
  • It's a very good one, but not my favorite... so four stars!
  • Their best album ever
 No Less than All
Glad
Manufacturer: Light
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Similar Items:
  1. Captured in Time
  2. The Acapella Project III
  3. Color Outside the Lines
  4. Acapella Hymns
  5. Pure and Holy Passion

ASIN: B00000DV8H
Release Date: 1995-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Once and for All
  2. Maker of My Heart
  3. More than Just a Little Bit
  4. Forget Me Not
  5. Most of the Time
  6. Born to be Broken
  7. Celebrate
  8. All Times Are His Seasons
  9. Variations on a Hymn

Album Description

"No Less Than All," GLAD's fourth release (1983), continued to propel GLAD's reputation as a tightly harmonizing group with a smooth jazz-pop sound to back them up. Fans will recognize tracks such as "Maker of My Heart" and "Born to be Broken," classic examples of GLAD's well-known, scripturally-based lyrics. This album also features the only recording of "Variations on a Hymn (That Hymn Thing)," GLAD's much-demanded concert shtick that traced the development of contemporary Christian music from Martin Luther to modern times. This version of "No Less Than All" was rereleased in 1997 by Light Records, along with other vintage GLAD material, such as "Captured in Time," "Live at the Kennedy Center," and "Champion of Love."

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars NOT ORIGINAL CD , A COPY :(.......2007-04-04

I bought this cd from amazon recently, there is nothing in the description of the item that tells that is not the original, is a cheap copy. i never expeceted this from amazon. I though they only sell original CDs. I felt like i have been robed. buyers beware from cheap booglet CDS.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Of All Their Albums.......2005-11-14

I have at least one copy of every album (24) that Glad has ever done, going all the way back to two vinyl copies of the first album -- I wore out my first copy! I love their "a cappella" music, and my two all-time favorite songs are both "a cappella" ("Hallelujah" and "Amazing Love"), but, to me, this is the greatest album they have done, with a "5-Star" from me on each and every song. These songs are perhaps the most deeply moving and spiritually challenging, real "meat" in the topics and issues they deal with, plus true "fun" in "Variations on a Hymn" at the end. I have found myself coming back to this album over-and-over again, since I got my first "vinyl" copy in 1983, for inspiration and encouragement, and I hope you will too!

5 out of 5 stars Pre-A Capella Glad.......2005-09-02

This album is one of the last created by Glad before entering what would be their final phase: A Capella music, at which they are extremely talented. But this album proves that they were also very talented at accompanied music. It is worth every penny paid, including shipping.

4 out of 5 stars It's a very good one, but not my favorite... so four stars!.......2000-08-05

The harmony and pure musical quality of Glad is always a welcome sound on my car stereo, long road trips and made much more enjoyable by being able to "belt out" along with the guys and praise Him while driving. This particular CD doesn't have quite as many "peppy" sing along songs and some other selections I own, and I still have to say my favorite is, oddly, their Christmas CD "An Acappella Christmas" any time of year. We received an email from another Glad review from a fan looking for the recording with the different versions of "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" explaining an amusing possible chronology of contemporary Christian music. This is the CD with that dialogue and recording on it, if it helps you now I hope...

5 out of 5 stars Their best album ever.......1999-07-17

I have bought this album several times over the last 15(?) years, in different forms, and it is still one of my favorites!

Music:

  1. On The North Side Of The Tree
  2. Past the Edges
  3. Patrick
  4. Power Jams
  5. Praise Him...Live! [Live]
  6. Pray
  7. Pure Attraction
  8. Recorded Live at Love Fellowship Tabernacle [Live]
  9. Right Where You Are
  10. Sacred

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