Azusa, The Next Generation 2: Better

by Hezekiah Walker

Overview

Around the time the sequel to Hezekiah Walker's 2013 studio release reached the public, its reassuring title song topped Billboard's gospel chart. Merely the warm-up, "Better" effectively sets the tone for another highly highly energized and spirited batch of testimonials from Walker and his choir. The majority of the cuts showcase a lead vocalist -- contributions from Carl Thomas and Antonique Smith are especially potent -- but one of the album's funkiest moments, "Living to Live Again," is all choir. A more traditional stomper, "No Time to Waste," closes the album in urgent style.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2016
Label:	Eone
UPC:	0099923546627
Rank:	36651

Tracks

1. Better
2. God Is for Me
3. Great Is Our God
4. Work Things Out
5. Grateful
6. Holding On
7. Living to Live Again
8. Never Forget
9. Keeper
10. No Time to Waste

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hezekiah Walker   Primary Artist
Carl Thomas   Featured Artist
Rodney Jones   Bass
Jules Bartholomew   Keyboards
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Philip Lassiter   Trumpet
Antonique Smith   Featured Artist
Ronald Black   Keyboards
Jeffrey Lesley   Drums
Ashley Brown   Featured Artist
Patrick Dopson   Featured Artist
Doug DeHays   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Chris Siebold   Guitar
Devory "Lefty" Pugh   Organ
Eric McDaniel   Featured Artist
Lemar Guillary   Trombone
Jonathan Dubose   Guitar
Jabari Hill   Organ
Justin Cunningham   Bass
Brandyn Phillips   Trumpet
Ilani Patterson   Vocals (Background)
Devin Harris   Drums
Tanya Ray   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Larry Sturm   Engineer
Phil Thornton   Executive Producer
Jules Bartholomew   Composer
Melvin Crispell   Composer
Philip Lassiter   Horn Arrangements
Jeff Breakey   Engineer
JJ Hairston   Composer
Hezekiah Walker   Composer,Executive Producer
Donald Lawrence   Producer
Craig Bauer   Mixing
Herb Powers   Mastering
David Bratton   Composer
Serge Tsai   Engineer
Leon Lacey   Arranger
Paul Grosso   Creative Director
Eric McDaniel   Composer
Eric D. Davis   Composer
Jason Clayborn   Composer
Sean Marlowe   Design
Joseph Salamida   Engineer
Ronell Fuller   Composer
Greg Peterca   Liner Notes,Coordinating Producer
Marselle Washington   Photography
Quran Williams   Programming
Vincent Bohanan   Composer
Latasha Manley   Composer