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Kofuku ni Naritai Ka
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Originally written by Bob Evans and Duane Cooke between March 14 and May 10, 1978, while serving in the Nagoya Mission, this song was rerecorded on Sept. 15, 2007 and was introduced at the Tanaka Jidai Missionary Reunion, held in Farmington, UT in October 2007. The song was produced by Bob Evans and Marvin Payne, in conjunction with Babymoon Recording in Alpine, UT and is copyrighted by Bob Evans.
A detailed history of why this song was written can be seen here...
Performing on the CD is Jeff Snyder on Lead Vocals, Doak Duncan on Keyboards, Duane Cooke on Bass and Bob Evans on Drums, Violin, Keyboards and Vocals. Bryan Judd assisted on keyboards for the performance at the reunion but was not available for the recording of the CD. Special thanks also goes to Lee Richan for his support and assistance in making this project happen.
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The members of the band at their recording session on Sept. 15, 2007 in Alpine, UT: L-R: Jeffrey Snyder, Doak Duncan, Bob Evans, Duane Cook and Lee Richan (Photo by Lee Richan) |
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Bob Evans co-wrote the song with Duane Cooke (Photo by David Kravetz) |
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Duane Cooke co-wrote this with Bob Evans (Photo by David Kravetz) |
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Jeff Snyder's crystal and sweet voice is the Lead Vocal on this recording (Photo by David Kravetz) |
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Doak Duncan is a pickin' but not a grinnin' (Photo by David Kravetz) |
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The group performs at the 2007 Tanaka Jidai Nagoya Mission Reunion in October 2007 (Photo by David Kravetz) |
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Bob Evans working on the original recording in 1977 in Japan |
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The recording session in progress in 1977 in Japan (photo courtesy of Bryan Judd) |
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Bob Evans on the Drums and Doak Duncan on bass in the studio. Bryan Judd assisted on keyboards during this recording. (photo courtesy of Bryan Judd) |