Perfect Heart returns
Perfect Heart bass singer Mike Presnell has secured the rights to bring the group back. The new lineup will feature Wesley Anders (tenor), Jimmy Dunn (lead), and Tommy Smith (baritone).
Based on the sound clips at their website, www.perfectheartqt.com, it looks like they have a decent sound and will be a good addition to the group’s tradition.
Blame it on whatever you like! Fact is, my reason is simple enough: I have no interest in any secular music. 
(jealous pout)
Comment by mark forester (December 29, 2008, 10:14 am)
I am almost positive that is not the new Perfect Heart singing. I might be wrong but I think that is Dale Shipley singing lead on the Christmas clips on the website. I think they just put up an old PH Christmas CD to have clips and something to sell at Christmas. There is no picture on the cover which is kind of a givaway as well.
Maybe someone else could verify this. I love Mike Presnell though and I hope they do well. Mike is a great guy.
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Comment by Brandon Coomer (December 29, 2008, 11:06 am)
If I’m not mistaken, Perfect Heart’s old Christmas project was titled “Light Of The World”. I know Mike, Garry, and Darren were three of the vocalists on the project. What I don’t remember is if it was recorded when Dale was on lead or when Darren had moved up (with Joesph Smith on baritone).
I don’t know what the new tenor sounds like, but I think I hear Garry on the clip. I am at work and can’t listen to the clip as loud as I’d like, so I can’t really tune into the lead spot. I can tell you that Jimmy sounds NOTHING like Dale Shipley. That isn’t a bad thing. Jimmy is a great singer, but a totally different style than Dale.
Anyway, I’ve known Mike, Tommy, and Jimmy for years and wish them well.
BTW, before getting the rights back to Perfect Heart, they were going by The Way Quartet.
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Comment by natesings (December 30, 2008, 8:55 am)
Dale Shipley was the lead singer on Light Of The World and Darren was the baritone. I’m pretty sure it was Dale’s last CD with the group.
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Comment by Samuel (December 30, 2008, 2:23 pm)
Imagine if one of the old members tried to revive the Cathedrals. Imagine what people would think!
“You can never bring back the Cathedrals the way they were!”
“Welcome back!”
I’d be upset and happy at the same time.
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Comment by Daniel J. Mount (December 30, 2008, 2:24 pm)
I think a better comparison for this one is the Kingsmen.
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Comment by David Bruce Murray (December 30, 2008, 9:39 pm)
It’s a bit confusing to the casual fan for them to say Perfect Heart is being brought back now at the beginning of 2009, while the website schedule implies they’ve been performing dates as far back as March 2008.
I imagine they just left up dates from Presnell’s solo performances when they re-did the website…or not???
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Comment by Daniel J. Mount (December 30, 2008, 9:40 pm)
Actually, this group has been performing under a different name (somewhat like Ray Dean Reese with the Carolina Boys) and just got permission to bring the Perfect Heart name back.
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Comment by Aaron Swain (December 30, 2008, 11:27 pm)
Correct. They were The Way or something like that before becoming Perfect Heart.
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Comment by Brandon Coomer (December 31, 2008, 8:22 am)
Yes, they were going by “The Way Quartet” as I mentioned in the second post….
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Comment by Aaron Swain (December 31, 2008, 2:14 pm)
Haha, didn’t see that.
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Comment by The Tipster (January 15, 2009, 1:13 pm)
Well, The Kingsmen didn’t exactly retire their name on their own accord and sans Andrew Ishee, the group stayed together after the name went dormant.
I don’t think it’s in any way relatable.
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