The Friendship and the Fear

The Friendship And The Fear is an album by worship artist Matt Redman.

The Friendship And The Fear
Studio album by Matt Redman
Released	1997
Recorded	Curtis Schwartz Studios, Surrey, England, ???
Genre	Worship
Length	73:17
Label	Survivor, Star Song
Producer	Andy Piercy
Matt Redman chronology
Passion For Your Name (1995) The Friendship And The Fear (1997) Intimacy (1998)

The original album was produced by Andy Piercy and recorded at various locations:

• Curtis Schwartz Studios, Surrey, England - (Engineer Curtis Schwartz)
• Penn Farm Studios, ?, England - (Engineer Curtis Schwartz) (for "The Way of the Cross")

Track listing

• Disc - Total Time 73:17

1. "There Is a Louder Shout to Come" – 5:24
2. "Believer" – 4:34
3. "Bowing Down" – 5:04
4. "Deep Calls to Deep" – 6:32
5. "Pure, Pure Heart" – 6:23
6. "Knocking on the Door of Heaven" – 5:51
7. "Once Again" – 6:32
8. "Can I Ascend" – 5:49
9. "Can We Walk Upon the Water" – 6:01
10. "The Way of the Cross" – 5:00
11. "I Need to Get the Fire Back" – 5:10
12. "The Yoke Is Easy" – 4:39
13. "The Friendship and the Fear" – 6:18

StarSong US release

For the US release although the name was the same this is almost a different album. However the track listing is somewhat different, combining songs from the UK release and his earlier album, Passion For Your Name. Some believe this to be a rather uncomfortable blend of styles and prefer to UK releases as a result.

1. "Believer" – 4:34
2. "Knocking on the Door of Heaven" – 5:49
3. "There Is a Louder Shout to Come" – 6:00
4. "I Will Offer Up My Life" – 5:01
5. "The Way of the Cross" – 4:57
6. "It's Rising Up" – 7:19
7. "Bowing Down" – 5:02
8. "The Cross Has Said It All" – 3:54
9. "Once Again" – 6:30
10. "Friend of Sinners" – 3:09
11. "Can I Ascend" – 5:51
12. "The Friendship and the Fear" – 4:30
13. "Better Is One Day" – 6:23

Personnel

• Matt Redman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, high strung acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• Mike Sturgis – drums
• Jim Bryan – bass
• Mark Edwards – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, bass line
• Dave Clifton – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Craig Borlase – electric guitar
• Helen Burgess – backing vocals
• Kaz Lewis – backing vocals
• Andy Piercy – tambourine, additional backing vocals, producer
• Phil Crabbe – drums
• Dudley Phillips – bass, upright bass
• Steve Cantellow – keyboards, additional backing vocals
• Esther Pratt – backing vocals
• Stephen Quashie – backing vocals
• Curtis Schwartz – drums programming, additional backing vocals
• Colin Brookes – drums, additional backing vocals
• Paul Lancaster – bass
• Paul Carrack – Hammond organ
• Steve Gregory – soprano saxophone
• Soul Survivor crowd – additional backing vocals

Release details

• 1997, UK, Survivor Records SURCD001, Release Date ? ? 1997, CD
• 1998, USA, Star Song 724382017523, Release Date 27 January 1998, CD
• 2003, UK, Survivor Records SURCD092, Release Date 21 Mar 2003, CD (double CD with Intimacy)