Comments on: Signature Sound unveils cover art

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:25:28 +0000

Daniel (Britt), Thanks! At least I am not alone.

Yes, it should stand out, and that is a good thing. The more people (SG fans and others) who buy it, the better. (Not only for Sig Sound, but also for all of Southern Gospel…they are ambassadors for our genre, to a new generation.)

By: Daniel Britt

Daniel Britt — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:11:28 +0000

I think the cover is very marketable and makes the product stand out when placed next to secular products … it IS something that will raise eyebrows.

DJM, I know exactly what you’re saying.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:56:38 +0000

Hey, Daniel! I guess the comments on this topic just show that there are quite a few people out there reading your stuff….and now they’re leaving comments, too! That’s a GOOD thing!

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:32:08 +0000

John,

I’ve seen the cover for Paradise Island. It is in faded pastels, not bold or dashing colors. I’ve probably seen the covers for the two Statesmen albums, but they don’t really stand out in my mind.

As far as Ernie recording “Oh What a Savior”–he did that live on the video. He does it at every EHSS concert, since it is his “signature song.” (Note I’m not denying that it is also the signature song for other tenors, since it is; but it is Ernie’s signature song.) But although I have not seen the song list for the CD yet, I suspect that this is on the video only and the CD is composed of other songs.

By: John Crenshaw (JohnCBoy)

John Crenshaw (JohnCBoy) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:10:38 +0000

Ever seen the cover for “The Bible Told Me So” by the Statesmen? “Statesmen Quartet Sings With Hovie Lister”? “Paradise Island” by the Blackwood Brothers?

And how many more times is Ernie going to record “OWAS”? Sheesh! That’s reason enough for me to leave that CD on the shelf.

By: David Bruce Murray

David Bruce Murray — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:53:30 +0000

I think it will stand out on the shelf with that design. It is a bold look…however, I tend to agree with the others that it isn’t necessarily a cover that would “raise eyebrows.”

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:12:35 +0000

All right. I must have been mistaken. For some reason, when I looked at the cover, I thought it was a total departure from everything they had done before. I was not trying to stir up controversy.

Perhaps my eyes rested most on the cover of the family album, within the three items in the picture.

By: Dean Adkins

Dean Adkins — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:10:17 +0000

I”ve seen Kingsmen, Statesmen, etc LP covers that aren’t that different than SSQ — saying “will raise a few eyebrows–and that’s putting it mildly.” — is a stretch (in my opinion) or looking for controversy wher eno exists….and I’m not a SSQ fan.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:53:46 +0000

Your points are well put, but I’m still having a difficult time imagining a Legacy Five or Perrys album cover looking like that.

It’s not bad, and I didn’t say that it was bad. But it is different.

By: Sannie

Sannie — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:51:32 +0000

I agree with Chris on this. I don’t see why it should be controversial. I went back and looked at it again thinking I had missed something. I think it is a great cover that matches with the enthusiam that is EH&SS.