Rain People

Rain People album

Released: February 1989

Tracks

01. Tell Me What You Want

02. Little Bit Of Time

03. I Won't Give Up On You

04. Love Lies Waiting

05. Children In The Rain

06. Clockwork

07. Miracle Man

08. I'm Changing

09. Hiding Out

10. Distance

Rain People was the result of the talents and skills of many wonderful people, including:

The Band

Matthew Sigmon - Guitars, Bass, Drums, Programming, Vocals

Julie Anderson - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals

David Howie - Guitars, Vocals

Management

Ritchie Gold

Chris Hensley

Producer

Bill Drescher

A&R and Executive Producer

Andy Fuhrmann

Comments:

As the primary songwriter and musician for this album, I'm still amazed that people find me after all these years to tell me that this collection of songs means something special to them. The songs on this record were written between 1986 and 1988. Most of the works reflect the soul searching and introspection that ensued after the death of my older brother, Timothy, in 1985.

In concert with the development of awareness that a tragedy can bring, I also found myself coming into my own as a song writer and arranger with the help of our manager and demo producer, Ritchie Gold. I'm proud of the album and think the songs hold up even today, as they are not statements of "fad attitude", but rather honest commentaries on the experiences people have as they go through the kinds of spiritual growing pains brought on by unexpected losses.

We didn't have the resources at the time to explore greater instrumental range on the album, but producer Bill Drescher helped us to use what we had, primarily three voices in harmony, to express the heart and soul of the project.

Despite a lack of promotional support, people still managed to find the record and fall in love with it. It's not likely that these recordings will be made available for sale again as downloads, but stranger things have happened.

-Matt