We've noticed a bit of a resurgence in Ric Cua interest in our Facebook group so I thought it was time to listen to this one from 1991. I was surprised how much I liked this album. At this point Rick had been on the scene for 10 years but this album sounds like it has the effort of a first or second album. The album was produced by the Elefante brothers and as usual they nailed it on this album. Ric didn't do that well on the CCM charts in his career but this album did quite well with 2 top 20's. "Somewhere Tonight" made it to #12, and "Keeper Of My Soul" made it to #18. I have to say one thing I've always noticed about Ric's albums. Even though Ric was a bass player he never influenced the mix to make the bass more of a lead instrument. I have often seen bands run by bass players and drummers try to influence the mix believing they are the lead instrument. No such silliness from Ric, he knew exactly where the Bass belonged. One last note but do you think "Diamond Girl" is begging for a Stryper cover? Please consider supporting us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/Real80sCCM Check out our music video channel - youtube.com/channel/UCjzG_jXjDhE8lOqQM_dfctg Follow us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/Real80sCCM Join our group on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/real80sccm Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/Real80sCCM/ See us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/real80sccm Visit our Website - real80sccm.com/ #RickCua #Real80sCCM #80sChristianMusic Tracklist 1 - Message Of Love - 3:42 2 - Heaven Won't Stop The Rain - 4:48 3 - Somewhere Tonight - 3:39 4 - Stand Your Ground - 4:18 5 - Fifteen - 4:07 6 - Power Of The Lord - 4:12 7 - Big Gun - 3:48 8 - Keeper Of My Soul - 3:23 9 - Do It - 4:37 10 - Diamond Girl - 3:57 Credits Art Direction – Buddy Jackson Backing Vocals – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Sara Tennison, Terry Stratton Bass – Rick Cua Design – B. Middleworth* Drums – Mike Caputy Engineer – John Elefante, Mike Mierau Engineer [Assistant] – Jeff Simmons (2) Executive-Producer – Michael Blanton, Richard Headen Guitar – Dino Elefante, Glen Pierce* Horns – Andy Martin, Scott Martin (6), Stan Martin, Wayne Bergeron Keyboards – John Andrew Schreiner, John Elefante Mixed By – Dino Elefante, John Elefante, Mike Mierau Percussion – Alex Acuna* Photography By – Mark Tucker (7) Producer – Dino Elefante, John Elefante Saxophone – Greg Vail Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Reunion Records, Inc. Copyright © – Reunion Records, Inc. Distributed By – Word, Inc. Manufactured By – Word, Inc. Produced For – Pakaderm Productions Recorded At – Pakaderm Studios Recorded At – Pakaderm West Studios Mixed At – Pakaderm Studios Mixed At – Pakaderm West Studios Designed At – Jackson Design Pressed By – Denon Digital Industries