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7th Heaven

by Sweet Crystal

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gregkeller666 wow, interesting, at times like soft power metal vs Trans Siberia orchestra with Christian religious underpinnings. Slightly air supply at moments also. fascinating, but these guys appear to enjoy it and are having fun. worth a listen
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    This latest album ‘7th HEAVEN’ continues where our last release ‘Got Your Six’ left off: songs of hope and inspiration featuring our signature guitar sounds, synth melodies, straight ahead drumming with just a few chanting monks thrown in for good measure.
    This, our 7 song, 7th release (thus the name), is our most powerful and passionate to date. Not only 5 songs written by the band but we also cover a ‘70s song by Christian alt rockers The Call and even reach back to the glory days of the 60’s Detroit music scene by ‘Crystalizing’ a classic SRC rock tune. How’s that for diversity in music?

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THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY MUSIC & LYRICS BY MARQ SPECK I JUST HEARD A DISTANT TRUMPET, A CALL TO ARMS FROM FAR AWAY I JUST FELT A GENTLE STIRRING, DEEP WITHIN MY HEART TODAY AND I KNEW, LORD IT WAS YOU, CALLING OUT TO ME JESUS I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW I FIT WITHIN YOUR PLAN TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY LOVING ALL THE HUMAN RACE WELL IT’S HARD TO SEE HOW YOU NEED ME WHEN I’M BURIED IN MY SIN BUT ON THAT TREE LORD YOU DIED FOR ME SO I GUESS THAT’S WHERE I’ll BEGIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY WHAT A GLORIOUS PLACE TO BE IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS WE’LL SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY YOU JUST TAKE MY HEART FROM WHERE I HIDE IT PUT IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TAKE MY STEPS FROM WHERE I’M GOING AND CHANGE DIRECTION RIGHT BACK TO THEE BECAUSE WHAT YOU’VE DONE GOD’S HOLY SON IS A GIFT BEYOND COMPARE YOUR AMAZING GRACE OUR HEAVENLY PLACE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO SHARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY WHAT A GLORIOUS PLACE TO BE IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS WE’LL SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY I AM YOURS AND YOU ARE MINE WE ARE BOUND TOGETHER FOR ALL TIME WE BELIEVE WE WILL RECEIVE ALL YOUR PROMISES, DIVINE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY WHAT A GLORIOUS PLACE TO BE IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS WE’LL SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY (X 2) ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY THE OTHER SIDE OF CALVARY THE FATHER, SON AND YOU AND ME
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WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU MUSIC & LYRICS BY MICHAEL BEEN HERE'S TO THE BABIES IN A BRAND NEW WORLD HERE'S TO THE BEAUTY OF THE STARS HERE'S TO THE TRAVELERS ON THE OPEN ROAD HERE'S TO THE DREAMERS IN THE BARS HERE'S TO THE TEACHERS IN THE CROWDED ROOMS HERE'S TO THE WORKERS IN THE FIELD HERE'S TO THE PREACHERS OF THE SACRED WORDS HERE'S TO THE DRIVERS AT THE WHEEL HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE NOW LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE NOW LET THE DAY BEGIN, LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO THE WINNERS OF THE HUMAN RACE HERE'S TO THE LOSERS IN THE GAME HERE'S TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE BITTER WAR HERE'S TO THE WALL THAT BEARS THEIR NAMES HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE NOW LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE LET THE DAY BEGIN, LET THE DAY BEGIN, LET THE DAY START HERE'S TO THE DOCTORS AND THEIR HEALING WORK HERE'S TO THE LOVED ONES IN THEIR CARE HERE'S TO THE STRANGERS ON THE STREETS TONIGHT HERE'S TO THE LONELY EVERYWHERE HERE'S TO THE WISDOM FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES HERE'S TO THE LIONS IN THE CAGE HERE'S TO THE STRUGGLES OF OUR SILENT WARS HERE'S TO THE CLOSING OF THE AGE HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE NOW LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE LET THE DAY BEGIN HERE'S TO YOU MY LITTLE LOVES WITH BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE NOW LET THE DAY BEGIN, LET THE DAY BEGIN, LET THE DAY START
3.
WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU MUSIC & LYRICS BY MARQ SPECK WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU WHEN I TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME WHEN I TELL YOU I NEED YOU WELL I MEAN IT FOR ALL ETERNITY I CAN SEE YOU WEAR YOUR PAIN LIKE ARMOR IF IT WAS ME, I MIGHT JUST FEEL THE SAME BUT EVERY TRIAL AND EACH NEW TRIBULATION AFTER A WHILE THEY ALL START TO FADE AWAY I UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL YOUR HEART IS BROKEN AND IT'S YOUR PLAN TO NEVER LOVE AGAIN BUT HERE I AM WITH THIS SIMPLE DECLARATION IF YOU TAKE MY HAND AND I WILL HELP YOU LIVE AGAIN WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU WHEN I TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME WHEN I TELL YOU I NEED YOU WELL I MEAN IT FOR ALL ETERNITY EVERY MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE IS SO PRECIOUS IN GOD’S SIGHT AND IN HIS KINGDOM THERE IS NO ONE QUITE LIKE YOU AND HE IS UP TO SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT NOT SEE COMING THERE IS NOTHING HE WON’T DO OH BABY, FOR YOU WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU WHEN I TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME WHEN I TELL YOU I NEED YOU WELL I MEAN IT FOR ALL ETERNITY WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU WHEN I TELL YOU I NEED YOU WHEN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU IT’S BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED ME
4.
SOLDIERS OF THE CROWN MUSIC & LYRICS BY MARQ SPECK THE TIME, IT MOVES SO FAST AND THE NIGHT IT"S FLEETING PAST WE WONDER CAN WE LAST UNTIL THE MORNING WITH TEMPTATION ALL AROUND DO WE STAND AND HOLD OUR GROUND OR SURRENDER UP THE CROWN WITHOUT WARNING IF WE BELIEVE IN THE WORDS THAT HE SPOKE AND IN HIS MESSAGE FROM THE CROSS WE’LL RECEIVE BOTH THE PROMISE AND THE HOPE WHEN HE RETURNS, WE WILL SEE HIM SOLDIERS OF THE CROWN WE ARE FAITHFUL, HONOR BOUND PROTECTING WHAT WE’VE FOUND JOY RECEIVERS WE ARE SOLDIERS OF THE CROWN WE ARE STEADFAST, GLORY BOUND PROTECTING HOLY GROUND WE'RE TRUE BELIEVERS AND WE BELIEVE LORD IN THE WORDS THAT YOU SPOKE AND IN YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE CROSS WE RECEIVE BOTH YOUR PROMISE AND THE HOPE WHEN YOU RETURN, LORD YOU KNOW WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN OUR LIVES WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS WE SEARCH FOR GLORIES AND ROMANCES BUT WHAT WE NEED ARE MORE SOLDIERS OF THE CROWN BECAUSE FINALLY, IT’S TRUE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IT ALL BECOMES BRAND NEW, THAT’S THE PROMISE WE ARE SOLDIERS OF THE CROWN WE ARE FAITHFUL, GLORY BOUND FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT ABOUND YOU JUST JOIN US, JOIN US, JOIN US! IN OUR LIVES WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS SEARCH FOR GLORIES AND ROMANCES BUT IT’S ENOUGH TO BE A SOLDIER OF THE CROWN
5.
HEAVEN'S CALL MUSIC & LYRICS BY MARQ SPECK HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF ALL THE FRIENDS YOU’VE GOT? THERE IS ONE THAT YOU JUST KNOW WAS SENT TO YOU FROM GOD? NOW YOU’LL UNDERSTAND HOW WE FELT ABOUT THIS MAN HE CAME INTO OUR LIVES ONE DAY HOW WE HOPED THAT HE WOULD STAY BUT THEN AN ANGEL GOT THEIR WINGS TODAY JUST BEFORE THEY FLEW AWAY WE HEARD YOU HAD ANSWERED HEAVEN’S CALL WHEN WE THINK OF YOU, MY FRIEND HOW ONE DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN UNTIL THEN, WE’LL WAIT ON HEAVEN’S CALL YOU OPENED UP OUR MINDS TO THE HIGHER TRUTHS WE’D FIND ACTING AS A GUIDE, A FRIEND, WE FELT THAT THIS WOULD NEVER END BUT HAD WE ONLY KNOWN YOU’D SOON BE CALLED BACK HOME WE WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU FROM THE START YOU HAVE A PLACE WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND NOW… AN ANGEL GOT THEIR WINGS TODAY JUST BEFORE THEY FLEW AWAY WE HEARD YOU HAD ANSWERED HEAVEN’S CALL AND WHEN WE THINK OF YOU, MY FRIEND HOW ONE DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN BUT UNTIL THEN, WE’LL WAIT ON HEAVEN’S CALL AN ANGEL GOT THEIR WINGS TODAY JUST BEFORE THEY FLEW AWAY WE HEARD YOU HAD ANSWERED HEAVEN’S CALL WHEN WE THINK OF YOU, MY FRIEND HOW ONE DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN BUT UNTIL THEN, WE’LL WAIT ON HEAVEN WHERE YOU’LL BE WAITING WE’LL WAIT ON HEAVEN’S CALL
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ANGEL MY LOVE MUSIC & LYRICS BY DAVID PEREZ ROCK MIX ARRANGEMENT BY MARQ ANDREW SPECK AS I WALK THROUGH LIFE THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY SEEM THINGS HAVE CHANGED WHERE’S THIS ROAD LEADING ME? I CAN’T SLEEP AT NIGHT I LOVE YOU CAN’T YOU SEE? I WANT YOU BACK SO BAD I WANT YOU HERE WITH ME EVER SINCE YOU LEFT MY LIFE, I’VE FELT SO COLD THAT ANGER HAS BUILT UP INSIDE, I CAN’T LET IT GO ANGEL MY LOVE WHERE ARE YOU NOW? ANGEL MY LOVE WE’LL BE TOGETHER SOMEHOW ‘COZ EVER SINCE YOU LEFT MY LIFE, I’VE FELT SO COLD THAT ANGER HAS BUILT UP INSIDE, I CAN’T LET IT GO I CALLED YOU ON THE PHONE YOU WON’T ANSWER ME I FEEL ALL ALONE I GUESS I’LL LET IT BE IT’S SO HARD TO TAKE WE WERE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS BUT NOW WE DON’T EXIST I WISH WE’D MAKE AMENDS EVER SINCE YOU LEFT MY LIFE, I’VE FELT SO COLD THAT ANGER HAS BUILT UP INSIDE, AND I CAN’T LET IT GO ANGEL MY LOVE - WHERE ARE YOU NOW? ANGEL MY LOVE - WE’LL BE TOGETHER SOMEHOW ‘COZ EVER SINCE YOU LEFT MY LIFE, I’VE FELT SO COLD THAT ANGER HAS BUILT UP INSIDE, I CAN’T LET IT GO ANGEL.... ANGEL.... ANGEL MY LOVE NOW.... ANGEL.... ANGEL.... ANGEL MY LOVE NOW....
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Checkmate 04:06
YOUR KNIGHTS HAVE ALL FALLEN YOUR KING IS ON HIS OWN I′VE GOT YOU IN CHECKMATE AND WE'RE HERE ALL ALONE ALL OF THE PIECES ARE FALLING IN PLACE AND ONCE YOU’RE IN CHECKMATE THERE IS NO ESCAPE YOUR PAWNS HAVE SURRENDERED YOUR BISHOPS ALL ARE GONE I'VE GOT YOU IN CHECKMATE NOTHING CAN GO WRONG ALL OF THE PIECES ARE FALLING IN PLACE SO RIGHT HERE IN CHECKMATE WE MEET FACE TO FACE WE BOTH KNOW CHECKMATE'S THE END OF THE GAME IF I WERE TO ASK YOU, WOULD YOU FEEL THE SAME? YOUR KNIGHTS HAVE ALL FALLEN YOUR KING IS ON HIS OWN I’VE GOT YOU IN CHECKMATE AND WE′RE HERE ALL ALONE ALL OF THE PIECES ARE FALLING IN PLACE AND ONCE YOU'RE IN CHECKMATE, THERE IS NO ESCAPE WE BOTH KNOW CHECKMATE′S THE END OF THE GAME IF I WERE TO ASK YOU, WOULD YOU FEEL THE SAME? WE BOTH KNOW CHECKMATE'S THE END OF THE GAME IF I WERE TO ASK YOU, WOULD YOU FEEL THE SAME?

about

2:Peter 3:13
"...but in keeping with God's promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells."

Greetings Sweeties! So glad to get to see you again.

Welcome to '7th HEAVEN'!

‘7th HEAVEN’ continues where our last release ‘Got Your Six’ left off: songs of hope and inspiration featuring our signature guitar sounds, synth melodies, straight ahead drumming with just a few chanting monks thrown in for good measure.

From the opening call-to arms anthem of ‘The Other Side Of Calvary’ to the inspirational and emotional messages of ‘Heaven’s Call’ and ‘when I Tell You I Love You’…the music, message, mission and ministry of the band remains strong with ‘7th HEAVEN’.

Featuring performances by special guests Peggy Turner-Carr David Perez, David Winans II and Jack Kemski, this seven song, seventh release by the band (thus the title) contains songs of hope, songs of love lost and found and directions on how to get from the trials and tribulations of this life to the triumphs and glories of the next.

“We decided to also cover a few songs from bands and artists we grew up with,” explains Q. “We ‘Crystalized’ (our term for how we cover ‘covers’) the song ‘Let The Day Begin’ from 70’s Christian rockers The Call and then went back to the glory days of the 60’s Detroit music scene by recording our version of ‘Checkmate’ by the SRC.”

Sweet, very sweet indeed.

credits

released February 14, 2022

As in all things Sweet Crystal:
Marq Andrew Speck (Q) – lead vocals, anything with keys
Bill Blatter –vocals, anything with strings
Steve Wieser – anything hit with sticks
Martin Kuchar – vocals, bass and mo' bass

CD track listing
1: The Other Side Of Calvary
2: Let The Day Begin* (Michael Been)
3: When I Tell You I Love You
4: Soldiers Of The Crown
5: Heaven’s Call
6: Angel My Love (Rock Mix)* (David Perez)
7: Checkmate• (

All Songs Written By Marq Andrew Speck & Sweet Crystal Except *

Guest Artists:
Peggy Turner-Carr (Vocal 5)
David Winans II (Vocals 5,6; Cello 6)
David Perez (Lead Vocal 6)
Jack Kemski (Vocals, Bass 7)

Recorded And Mixed At Nightcrier Music Studios, Canton, MI
Additional Production Credits:
Marshall Block – Engineer / Real To Reel Productions (6)
Kevin Sharpe – Record-Mix Engineer / Metro37 Studio (7)
Alex Greene / Executive Producer (7)

CD Design - Q / '7th HEAVEN' Logo - Jason 'Kulayd' Clayton

Reaching The World, One Song At A Time™

© 2022 NIGHTCRIER MUSIC, INC (BMI) • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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26 time Detroit Music Award winners SWEET CRYSTAL brings over 4 decades of power and passion with music that's inspiring and a message that's universal in it's appeal and purpose. Marq Andrew Speck- lead vocals and keys; Bill Blatter-guitars, Steve Wieser on drums and Martin Kuchar now on bass. Sweet Crystal - just exactly what you need to hear, just when you need it most. Sweet, very sweet. ... more

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