Deliverance, 1976 LP: Give It A Try - A4 I Got You

Deliverance
LP: Give It A Try
Label: Newpax ‎(NP-33030)
Released: 1976
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Art Rock, Religious, Pop Rock

Paul Janz: Keyboards
Wayne Quiring: Guitars
Paul Barnard: Bass
Bo Sandahl: Drums
Herb Rempel: Percussion
Basel Symphony Orchestra: Strings
Zurich Radio Orchestra: Horns
All vocals by Deliverance

Tracklist
A1 Give It A Try!
A2 Why Cant They Realize?
A3 Judgement
A4 I Got You
A5 How Can I Know?
A6 I've Often Wondered
B1 Who Are You?
B2 I'm Going Away
B3 Memories In F # Minor

These six guys are typically smooth and commercially pop-minded, though take note they can pack a pretty decent rock punch when they want to. Big polished clean production including brass on a couple of songs. Those overpowering buffed-to-the-core harmonies can be a detraction especially on the MOR ballads, but on cuts like the fuzz-rocking 'Who Are You?' I scarcely notice. The obvious standout would have to be the near 10-minute closing track 'Memories In F# Minor' with it's in symphonic art-rock/art-MOR aspirations, including some vigorous electric guitar. The group worked heavily in Germany and Canada. Most songs written by member Paul Janz (Ken Scott, Archivist, 4th Edition)

Deliverance was a German-Canadian Christian pop and rock music band that was active in the 1970s until 1981. Danny Janz, Ken Janz, and Paul Janz formed Deliverance in Lörrach, Germany though the three were from Calgary, Canada. All three were raised in Basel, Switzerland and attended Black Forest Academy. Danny and Paul Janz had already performed together as "Danny and Paul" but joined with Ken in 1974 to form Deliverance – combining the "Janz Team Singers" with "Danny, Paul & Wayne" and created a dynamic new band. Guy Roellinger and Dave McSparran also joined the band during its history. The band released four albums before Paul Janz embarked on a solo career. The group had a minor hit in 1979 with "Leaving L.A.", which reached No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. After legal troubles concerning the band's name and a copyright suit the band named itself Janz and recorded a single in 1981 titled Steine which went No. 1 in German Charts. Still they were advised by their attorney not to record a full-length album yet. The band parted shortly after that when Paul Janz left Germany to go back to Canada.

Past members:
Ken Janz
Danny Janz
Paul Janz
Guy Roellinger
Dave McSparran
Herb Rempel
Paul Barnard
Vern Giesbrecht
Doug Virgin
Wayne Quiring