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After Dan Peek left America in 1977, he recalled performing "Lonely People" to close his concerts, introducing the song "with words to the effect" "that Jesus is the answer to loneliness". On the advice of a fan, Peek rewrote the lyrics of the song to convey a pro-Christian message and he recorded a revised version of "Lonely People" for his ...
Years active. 1969–2011. Labels. Warner Bros., Lamb & Lion. Formerly of. America. Daniel Milton Peek ( November 1, 1950 – July 24, 2011) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and keyboardist (1970-1977) of the band America [1] and a "pioneer in contemporary Christian music ".
Background. According to Dan Peek, "Today's the Day" was the inspiration for the Rod Stewart hit "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" a US #1 single for eight weeks from November 1976 to January 1977 which also afforded Stewart an international smash hit. Peek would recall that one evening when he and his guest Rod Stewart were playing ...
Background and lyrics. According to Dan Peek of America, Stewart's inspiration for "Tonight's the Night" was America's Top 30 hit "Today's the Day": Peek recalls that one evening when he and Stewart were playing together in Peek's home recording studio: "I played 'Today's the Day', the song I had been working on.
"All Things Are Possible" is the debut solo single by former America member Dan Peek, from the album of the same name, All Things Are Possible. Released in 1979, it was a No. 1 hit on contemporary Christian music stations (staying at the top of the charts for 13 weeks), as well as reaching the mainstream Pop and Adult Contemporary charts, making it one of the first, if not the first CCM ...
Doer of the Word is the second solo album by former America member Dan Peek. [1] It was released in 1984, five years after the release of his first album, All Things Are Possible, and produced by Chris Christian. [2] Several songs from the album received airplay on contemporary Christian music radio. The title track hit number 2 on the ...
Hearts is the fifth studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by long-term Beatles producer George Martin, the second of seven consecutive albums he produced with America. This album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard album chart and being certified ...
All Things Are Possible. (album) All Things Are Possible is the solo debut album by Dan Peek after his departure from the popular soft rock band America. [1] The album was released in 1979 and was a hit on contemporary Christian music radio stations. [2] It was released by Pat Boone 's label Lamb & Lion Records [3] and was produced by Chris ...