Favorites In The Musical Space
SOME OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES
(based on my taste alone, and subject to change at any time)
TOP ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONGWRITERS
Paul McCartney (often with John Lennon in the Beatles)
Burt Bacharach
Jimmy Webb
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel and solo)
Stevie Wonder
Billy Joel
James Taylor
Elton John/Bernie Taupin
Burton Cummings/Randy Bachmann (Guess Who)
Donald Fagen/Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
Glenn Frey/Don Henley (Eagles)
Randy Stonehill
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys)
Carole King
Joni Mitchell
Mylon LeFevre (Broken Heart)
Annie Herring (2nd Chapter of Acts)
Lionel Richie
Andrae Crouch
Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers and solo)
Also Worthy of Mention: David Foster, Leonard Cohen, Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff, Martin Sexton, Neil Young, Nick Ashford/Valerie Simpson, Dan Fogelberg, Bob Dylan, Nancy Honeytree, Larry Norman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bob Carlisle/Randy Thomas (Allies), Wayne Kirkpatrick, Roby Duke, Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Seals/Dash Crofts (Seals & Crofts), Phil Keaggy, Kris Kristofferson, Barry Gibb
ALL-TIME FAVORITE RECORDED SONGS
Add Up The Wonders – Michael Omartian
Africa – Toto
After The Love Is Gone – Earth, Wind & Fire
Aja – Steely Dan
All I Know – Art Garfunkel
Because He Loves Us – Kristle Murden
Brandy – Looking Glass
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
Even the Best of Friends – Randy Stonehill
Fire & Rain – James Taylor
For My Growing – Mylon LeFevre & Carole Ford
Goodbye to Love – Carpenters
Grand Facade – Allies
Hotel California – Eagles
I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt
If It Be Your Will – Jann Arden
Keep Me Runnin’ – Randy Stonehill
Kid Charlemagne – Steely Dan
Kiss From A Rose – Seal
Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
Lady – Kenny Rogers
Let Everything Else Go – Phil Keaggy
Love is the Answer – England Dan & John Ford Coley
MacArthur Park – Jimmy Webb w/Brian Wilson
Magic Man – Heart
Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
More – Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart
Mourning to Dancing – James Ward
My Child – Big Methusaleh
Nether Lands – Dan Fogelberg
Never Gonna Let You Go – Sergio Mendes
Only Hope – Mandy Moore
Psalm 61 – Matthew Ward
Rosanna – Toto
Roundabout – Yes
Ruby Jean & Billie Lee – Seals & Crofts
So Very Hard To Go – Tower of Power
Spend My Life With You – Phil Keaggy
Stand – Yebba
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
Superwoman – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Freedom – Michael McDonald
Symphony Of Praise – Ken Medema
The Great Exchange – Bruce Carroll
The Long and Winding Road – Beatles
The Rubberband Man – Spinners
Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) – Aretha Franklin
Vincent – Don MacLean
Welcome to Our World – Chris Rice
When The Winter’s Gone – David Benoit (ft. Jennifer Warnes)
When You Come Around – Richard Page
Which Way the Wind Blows – Second Chapter of Acts
White Horse – Michael Omartian
Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
You Are My Hiding Place
You’re A Lady – Peter Skellern
ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALBUMS
Abbey Road – The Beatles
Aja – Steely Dan
Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears
Brand New Start – Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart
Greatest Hits – James Taylor
James Ward – Mourning to Dancing
Jesus Christ Superstar (Cast)
Joy By Surprise – Bob Ayala
Live in L.A. – Rippingtons
Martin Sexton – Martin Sexton
Not The Same – Roby Duke
Riverdance – Bill Whelan
The Sky Is Falling – Randy Stonehill
The Ultimate Collection – Billy Joel
The Way I Feel – Honeytree
Through A Child’s Eyes – Annie Herring
White Horse – Michael Omartian
With Footnotes – 2nd Chapter of Acts
ALL-TIME FAVORITE INSTRUMENTALS
Adiemus – Karl Jenkins
As If I Could Reach Rainbows – David Benoit
Cabin on the Lake – John Tesh
Casting Your Cares – Ira White
Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
County Down – Phil Keaggy
Dream Of The Sirens – Rippingtons
Fare Thee Well – Phil Keaggy
Feels So Good – Chuck Mangione
Focus III – Thijs Van Leer
Golden – Rebecca Kragnes
Icarus – Paul Winter Consort
In The Light Of The Common Day – Phil Keaggy
Lazy K – Phil Keaggy
Looking Over Eastlake – David Benoit
March of the Clouds – Phil Keaggy
Nara – E.S. Posthumus
On Golden Pond – David Benoit
Painted Desert – David Benoit
Rhapsody In Blue – George Gershwin
Solace – The Sting Soundtrack
The Sauce – Lee Ritenour
We’re Not Over Yet – Sally Van Meter
You Make Me Smile – Dave Koz
ALL-TIME FAVORITE INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS
Beyond The Barriers – Tom Howard
Beyond Nature – Phil Keaggy
The Noise of Art – Jan Akkerman
The Hidden Passage – Tom Howard Ensemble
ALL-TIME FAVORITE VOCALISTS
Bonnie Raitt
Glenn Kaiser (Rez Band)
Kelly Willard
Lou Gramm (Foreigner)
Matthew Ward
Michele Pillar
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company/Free)
Steve Walsh (Kansas)