John Wetton - Rock The Faith

“Rock of Faith” marks the beginning of a new era in the solo career of John Wetton. He conceived his last three albums, “Voice Mail/Battle Lines,” “Arkangel,” and “Sinister/Welcome to Heaven,” as a trilogy. Now, with “Rock of Faith,” John builds a bold new foundation for future releases. While lyrics typically entice a listener to explore John’s work, “Rock of Faith” lures listeners with a provocative mix of lyrics, rhythms, and instrumentation. Ironically, John achieves much of this by resurrecting writing relationships from the past. For the first time in a decade, fans of the peerless John Wetton/Geoff Downes songwriting team will find two of its newest compositions here, “I’ve Come to Take You Home” and “I Lay Down.” Richard Palmer-James lends his thoughtful songwriting talents to the haunting “Who Will Light a Candle?” Sue Shifrin returns to the fold with the defiant “Nothing’s Gonna Stand in Our Way.” And John once again teams up with John Young for “Take Me to the Waterline,” a tune highlighted by a chorus that will have you singing for days. John brings life to the songs with a line-up of musicians superbly suited for this type of music. His touring musicians, Steve Christey (drums) and John Mitchell (guitars), provide a solid foundation as Martin Orford (flute), Hugh McDowell (cello), Peter Gee (fretless bass), Tim Garland (saxophone), Clive Nolan (keyboards) and Geoff Downes (keyboards). Track Listing: 1)Mondrago (Wetton) 2)Rock of Faith (Wetton/Nolan) 3)A New Day (Wetton) 4)I’ve Come to Take You Home (Wetton/Downes) 5)Who Will Light a Candle? (Wetton/Palmer-James) 6)Nothing’s Gonna Stand in Our Way (Wetton/Shifrin) 7)Altro Mondo (Wetton) 8)I Believe in You (Wetton) 9)Take Me to the Waterline (Wetton/Young) 10)I Lay Down (Wetton/Downes) 11)When You Were Young (Wetton) Produced by John Wetton, Clive Nolan and Karl Groom