Farrell & Farrell

Description: Farrell and Farrell was a Christian music husband and wife duo formed in 1977 by Bob and Jayne Farrell.[1][2] They have released seven studio albums and one live album between 1977 and 1989 and have amassed many Christian radio hits during those times. Bob Farrell is the principal songwriter of the duo and outside of Farrell and Farrell has written songs for many CCM and mainstream artists like Sandi Patty, Amy Grant, Eric Clapton, Anne Murray, Laura Branigan and DeGarmo and Key.[3] The duo released their debut album Farrell & Farrell in 1978. Their first single, "Earthmaker," became a Top 5 hit on Christian radio.[4] After their second and third albums A Portrait of Us All and Make Me Ready were released in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Farrell and Farrell released their live album Let the Whole World Know – Live in 1982 and was co-produced by Eddie DeGarmo of the Christian rock duo DeGarmo and Key. According to CCM Magazine, "the duo had one of the most sophisticated early techno-pop live shows on the road with heavy keyboard and electronic effects driving the musical sound."[1] Farrell and Farrell began their next chapter in Christian music as they signed with Star Song Records in 1984 and released their next album called Choices. The album was a new direction in their sound introducing new wave music to the Christian music audience, along with alternative Christian rock artist Steve Taylor who released Meltdown the same year, which also features some new wave sounds on his album. Choices features upbeat dance songs like "Hosanna Gloria" and "Get Right or Get Left" (which Bob Farrell co-wrote with DeGarmo and Key) and ballads like "Give Me the Words" and "The Greatest of These." Their 1985 album Jump to Conclusions was a continuation of their new wave sound mixed with contemporary pop. Their first single "People In a Box" went Top 5 on the Christian CHR/Pop chart and the song is a humorous commentary on television culture. The song "The Meek and the Mighty" was a tribute to the struggling church in Eastern Europe (the duo had been allowed to tour Poland without their band in early 1984).[1] In 1986, Farrell and Farrell released their third and final album on Star Song called Manifesto, featuring techno-pop ("Launch Window"), rock ("Hidden Agenda") and ballads ("Fair Companion"). Their very first music video they made was for "People All Over the World" to promote the album. The song offers prayerful recognition of what had been a recent outpouring of compassion songs like USA for Africa's "We Are the World." After the release of Manifesto, their contract with Star Song expired and they would not release another album for two years.

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Location: Uniontown, Ohio

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