Mesa is a self-titled collaboration album featuring Christian musicians and songwriters Dallas Holm, Dana Key and Jerry Williams, going by their collective super group name Mesa. It was released in the spring of 1993 on Benson Records. The album was produced by Norbert Putman.
This nine-song album has the mixture of 1970s acoustic soft rock and blues rock with the vocals reminiscent of Crosby, Stills and Nash. It was released between solo and group albums by Holm, Key of DeGarmo & Key and Williams of the Christian music group Harvest. For Holm, it was his fourth collaboration album overall including the two he did with Tim Sheppard and Phil Johnson as the other super group Holm, Sheppard, Johnson. Mesa also features Eddie DeGarmo on the B-3 organ among other musicians playing throughout the album. Each member has written original songs and closes with the Bob Dylan track "Gotta Serve Somebody." It was a low-key release so the album never charted. Mesa is currently out of print and is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article.
Track listing
1. Faithful Son (Dana Key) -3:35
2. Cry for Life (Dallas Holm) -4:26
3. Learning to Believe (Dana Key) -4:00
4. Guilty (Jerry Williams) -3:54
5. Fly Like An Eagle (Dallas Holm) -3:29
6. All I Will Ever Need (Jerry Williams) -4:01
7. Fool's Gold (Dana Key) -4:35
8. Comfort Me (Dallas Holm) -4:17
9. Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan) -4:33
Personnel
Mesa:
Dallas Holm -lead vocals on tracks 2, 5 and 8, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Dana Key -lead vocals on tracks 3 and 7, backing vocals, electric guitar
Jerry Williams -lead vocals on tracks 4 and 6, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Holm, Key and Williams (Mesa) -lead vocals on tracks 1 and 9
additional musicians:
Eddie DeGarmo and Michael Utley -B-3 organ
Dennis Dearing and Larry Bryon -guitar
Gary Lunn and Tommy Cathey -bass guitar
Greg Murrow -drums
Tom Roady -percussion
Radio singles
1993 "Learning to Believe" -#30 Christian AC
Dallas Holm:
Previous release: Chain of Grace (1992)
Next release: Completely Taken In (1993)
Dana Key:
Previous release: The Journey (1990)
Next release: Part of the Mystery (1995)
Jerry Williams:
Previous release: Let's Fight for a Generation (as Jerry Williams & Harvest) (1991)
Next release: Mighty River (as Jerry Williams & Harvest) (1993)
Listen to the album Mesa here:
Comments