Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment: Who Shall Spread the Good News
20 August 2009, me @ 0000

Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment
Who Shall Spread the Good News (1976)

Who Shall Spread the Good News? was brought to reality by Roger Smith and Michael Howell, through their group the New Commitment. Roger Smith, a Catholic priest from Corpus Christi, TX, also performed on albums for North American Liturgy Resources. This music was connected with the “Search” retreats which are still ongoing for Texas Catholic college students.

In our opinion, Who Shall Spread the Good News? is an outstanding example of the music that came out of the “Catholic Liturgical” movement of the 1960′s and 1970′s. Especially notable are their rendition of De Profundiis (“If You, Oh Lord”) and “As the Rain.”

The songs (for individual download):

1. Who Shall Spread the Good News?
2. Song of Revelation
3. If You, Oh Lord (Psalm 130)
4. Lift your Voice
5. The Lord is My True Shepherd (Psalm 23)
6. Did You Ever Wonder Why?
7. Praised be the God and Father (Ephesians 1)
8. Jesus
9. Holy, Holy, Holy
10. Anaphora/Acclamation
11. Doxology/The Lord’s Prayer
12. Lamb of God
13. As the Rain

The Performers:

• Conrad Hayden — Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Vocals
• Mary Ann Edel — Piano
• Matt Walsh — Bass Guitar
• Russel Buenteo — Vocals
• Janie Gillespie — Vocals, Guitar
• Kay Vorhies — Tambourine, Vocals
• Michele Brinkman — Vocals
• Gary Henneke — Flute
• Serge Timecheff — French Horn
• Therese Edel — Organ

A few notes about this album:

• The album artwork is not original, although the photo is roughly contemporaneous with the album.
• The album used had a terrible pinch warp, which accounts for the quality. If a better digitisation is forthcoming, please contact us.
• The direct download mp3 files are a lower quality than the whole album download.



1 Comment a “Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment: Who Shall Spread the Good News”

1. Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed, and a Reflection on the New Age Idea | Positive Infinity — 25 November 2009 @ 0608
   

   [...] in times when things weren’t going well (for a Christian album that serves a similar purpose, click here.)  That’s not an accident; Days of Future Passed is a very strong expression of what has [...]

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