Arbor Day is the second album by New Zealand Christian rock band The Lads, released in 1996.[1]

Arbor Day
Album cover
Studio album by
Released1996
StudioVision Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
GenreChristian rock
Length54:30
LanguageEnglish
LabelParachute Productions
ProducerPhil Hornblow, The Lads
The Lads chronology
Arbor Day
(1996)
Lost @ Sea
(1998)

Track listing edit

All songs written by The Lads, except for "The Well is Deep" by Albert Osbourne.[1]

No.TitleLength
1."The Cactus Song"4:06
2."Hey Flower"4:58
3."On the Road"4:53
4."Don't Look Away"4:22
5."Higher Love"3:23
6."I Want to be Faithful"6:46
7."Song for Richard"4:33
8."Mr. Nipsam-Man"0:32
9."Arbor Day"3:48
10."Into the Light"4:09
11."Jesus"4:21
12."The Well is Deep"1:22
13."Jesus Part II: I Just Want to Say..."5:21
14."Lift Him Up"4:36

Credits edit

The Lads are:

  • Paul Zimbuli Cotton
  • Bennett Knowles
  • Steve King
  • Mark Millard
  • Chris White
  • Recorded at Vision Studios, Wellington, NZ
  • Producer by - Phil Hornblow, The Lads
  • Sound engineer - Phil Hornblow
  • Additional programming - Phil Hornblow
  • Guitar engineer - Gary Taylor
  • Additional guitar overdubs - Gary Taylor
  • Song arrangement oversight - Karel Van Helden-Stevens
  • Backing vocals coordinator - Karel Van Helden-Stevens
  • Brass arrangement on 'Song for Richard' - Lucy Mulgan

Additional musicians:

  • Cello - Rachel Macann
  • Violin, Viola - Caroline Dewson
  • Oboe - Georgina Coffey
  • Trumpet - Mathew Constabie
  • Trombone - Owen Clarke
  • Brass Quintet on 'Don't Look Away' - Wellington South Salvation Army Band: Stephen Stein, Graerne Howan, David Flu, Phil Neal, Ian Gainsford
  • Lowland Pipes - Grant Shearer
  • Percussion - Lance Philip
  • Saxophone solo on 'Lift Him Up' - Anton Wuts
  • Backing vocals - Karel Van Helden-Stevens, Phil Hornblow
  • Photography - Andrew Bridge
  • Front Cover model - Jo Jo
  • Artwork, layout, typography, printing - Anthony Haigh

[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c CD liner notes.