Album Of The Day: The Abbey Road Sessions by Steven Curtis Chapman

Album Art of Steven Curtis Chapman's The Abbey Road Sessions EP - On a gray background with a bit of a white glow in the middle, a white man is strolling on the right towards the camera, with a guitar slung on his back, towards the camera and looking down. Behind him, in black are the rectangular shapes of a crosswalk. Above that is printed the EP title and 'The Walk' in black in large letters, with between those two the artist name in smaller, red letters.

Steven Curtis Chapman grew up in Kentucky and became an early leader in Christian pop/contemporary music with a dash of country. In 1997, preparing for his first Greatest Hits album, he and his band recorded a number of tracks in the famed Abbey Road Studios in London. Also, a documentary of his life and career was produced called The Walk. Two of the best tracks from the session were on the compilation album, but little did we know that a few more tracks were recorded. Released this week 20 years ago, five tracks from The Abbey Road Sessions were released on CD, accompanied with the DVD of the 1997 documentary. These are very fun, energetic versions recorded live in the round with Chapman and his band. The songs definitely sound different from their original studio album versions, and a few have a bunch of fun jammin' moments where it's clear the band is enjoying themselves. It's a short EP that does demonstrate why he's an amazing artist, and I'm glad we go to hear these recordings even though they took nearly 8 years to be released.

Release Year: 2005
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