Truth of Truths

Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera
Studio album by Assorted
Released 1971
Recorded 1971
Genre Contemporary Christian music, rock opera
Length 1:27:96
Label Oak Records
Producer Ray Ruff

Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera is a 1971 two-disc Christian rock album which was largely conceived by promoter/producer Ray Ruff. The album is arranged as a rock opera based on significant events in the Christian Bible, with the first two sides pertaining to the Old Testament and two to the New Testament. The album has a black cover with a white title and a gold Star of David and Cross. It comes with a 17-page booklet with lyrics and biblical references for each of the songs.

The double LP was substantially co-written with former Them bassist Alan Henderson, and with Val Stöecklein, formerly of The Blue Things (whose most famous song "Orange Rooftops Of Your Mind" is re-recorded here with new lyrics as "John the Baptist").[1] Both bands had been managed by Ray Ruff. Donnie Brooks plays Christ.[2] Actor Jim Backus plays the spoken voice of God.

Track listing

  1. "The Overture" (Ernie Freeman/Ray Ruff) – 4:29
  2. "Creation", Genesis 1 & 2 (Alan Henderson & Dick Hieronymus) – 3:06
  3. "The Fall", Genesis 3 (Alan Henderson & Dick Hieronymus) – 4:52
  4. "Forty Days and Forty Nights", Genesis 6-8 (Don the Great) – 4:13
  5. "Tower of Babel", Genesis 11 (Don the Great) – 2:12
  6. "God Called on to Abraham", Genesis 12 & 17 (Don the Great) - 3:04
  7. "Sodom and Gomorrah Were the Cities of Sin", Genesis 19 (Don the Great) – 3:13
  8. "Joseph, Beloved Son of Israel", Genesis 37-45 (Alan Henderson) – 3:10
  9. "Let My People Go", Exodus 1-15, 32 (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 4:05
  10. "The Ten Commandments", Exodus 20 (Val Stöecklein) – 2:45
  11. "Song of the Children of Israel (Exodus)", Exodus 15 (Val Stöecklein) – 2:42
  12. "David to Bathsheba", 2 Samuel 11 & 12 (Val Stöecklein)– 3:02
  13. "Turn Back to God", Jeremiah 2-5 (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 3:12
  14. "Prophecies of the Coming Messiah", Isaiah 7:14; 9:6,7; 53:3-7; Micah 5:2; Jeremiah 31:15; Deuteronomy 16:10; 27:12; 41:9; 68:18 (Alan Henderson) – 3:23
  15. "My Life is in Your Hands", Luke 46-58 (Ray Ruff & Alan Henderson) – 2:50
  16. "John the Baptist", John 19-37 (Ray Ruff & Alan Henderson) – 2:34
  17. "He's the Light of the World", Matthew 5,6; 3 John (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 3:53
  18. "Hosanna", Matthew 21 (Ray Ruff & Alan Henderson) – 2:20
  19. "The Last Supper", Matthew 26:1-35; 1 John 13 (Val Stöecklein) – 4:45
  20. "I am What I Say I am", Matthew 26:36-56 (Don the Great) – 2:20
  21. "The Trial", Matthew 26:57 - 27:31 (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 5:12
  22. "The Road", Luke 23:26-33 (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 2:42
  23. "The Cross", Luke 23:34-49 (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 5:50
  24. "Jesus of Nazareth", John 20:19-29 (Ray Ruffin & Don Great) – 1:36
  25. "Resurrection", John 20:11-18 (Val Stöecklein) – 4:45
  26. "He Will Come Again", Matthew 24:29-31; Revelation 19:11-16 (Lord Schoonmaker & Roger Lanoue) – 2:50
  27. "The Prophecies of the Coming of the End of the World", John 20:11-18 (Ray Ruff & Alan Henderson) – 6:13

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ McAlester, Keven (2004-12-29). "The Story of Val Stoecklein's Grey Life". citypaper.com. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  2. ↑ Spencer, Leigh (March 6, 2007). "Donnie Brooks: Singer of 'Mission Bell'", The Independent, p. 32.
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