by James Hales | Jun 5, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
By 1988, it had been 2 years since the album “Rapture” had been released. In 1987 the Paynes released another album through Eagle One Records called, “A Little Bit of Heaven”, which was a much lower budget recording than their “Rapture” album had been and it did not...
by James Hales | May 29, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
How do you come back after releasing such a phenomenal live album like “Fire on Stage”? You release “Rapture” is what you do! After the immense success from the albums “I’m a Jesus Fan” and “Fire on Stage”, the Paynes essentially reinvented themselves and released...
by James Hales | May 22, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
The 1980’s brought us some stellar live albums…“Lift the Roof Off” (Hinsons), “Live and Alive” (Singing Americans), “Live in Atlanta” and “Travelin’ Live” (Cathedrals), “Louisiana Live” (Hemphills), “Double Take” (Gold City) and let’s not forget those exciting live...
by James Hales | May 15, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
With “It’s Out of This World” being released so late in 1982, the Paynes did not release a mainline album in 1983, but rather released an independent recording filled with hymns and favorites called, “A Payne Family Tradition”. The album was totally produced by the...
by James Hales | May 8, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Before 1982 came to a close, the Paynes released their second national recording entitled, “It’s Out of This World”. While the album had a similar feel as their “Ready or Not” album, there definitely appears to be a bit more effort put into the arrangements and...
by James Hales | May 1, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
For the next group in this series, I want to take a few weeks to focus on a group called the Paynes. I came to appreciate this group during my teenage years in the 80’s, and though their time as a full-time group was relatively short lived compared to many of the...
