Share the Well is the sixth major release from Caedmon's Call. It was released on October 12, 2004 through Essential Records.
Inspired by the band's trip to India, Brazil and Ecuador, Share the Well explores universal Christian themes in a variety of geographies, with songs that look through the eyes of both visitor and resident. Major themes include God's all-sufficient goodness, the need for people to share what they have with each other, and the inherent dignity of the oppressed; in particular the Dalit caste of India.
This album was recorded in: OLIO – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Puerto Lago – Otavalo, San Pablo Lake, Ecuador Dark Horse Recording – Franklin, Tennessee The Moore's House – Houston, Texas Second Studios – Houston, Texas and also domestic locations in Ecuador domestic locations in Brazil Sunrise Studios – Houston, Texas The Velvet Eagle – Nashville, Tennessee Masterphonics Tracking Room – Nashville, Tennessee
Track listing "Intro" – 0:26 "Share the Well" – 3:09 (Randall Goodgame) "There's Only One (Holy One)" – 3:42 (Goodgame) "Jenny Farza" – 0:40 "Mother India" – 4:48 (Andrew Osenga, Goodgame) "International Love Song" – 3:06 (Joshua Moore, Osenga, Goodgame) "All I Need (I Did Not Catch Her Name)" – 3:33 (Goodgame) "Los Hermanos Count Off" – 0:26 "Volcanoland" – 3:47 (Moore) "The Roses" – 4:00 (Osenga, Jeff Miller) "Mirzapur Group" – 0:26 "Bombay Rain" – 2:46 (Osenga) "The Innocent's Corner" – 5:01 (Moore) "Sarala" – 2:20 (Goodgame, Osenga, Cliff Young) "Punjabi Group with Joseph D'Souza" – 0:54 "Wings of the Morning" – 4:46 (Osenga, Moore) "Dalit Hymn" – 11:41 (Moore, Goodgame)
(The album's last track features two hidden tracks: A brief solo song by Andrew Osenga, possibly titled "I Miss You", and as a longer excerpt of the Mirzapur Group performance heard earlier in the album.) The album featured only one other song sung by Andrew Osenga, "Bombay Rain".
Personnel Band members Cliff Young – lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals Danielle Young – vocals, backing vocals Garett Buell – percussion, tablas, dholar, manjira, mixing bowl, water pail, congas, bongos, cajon, djembe, surdo, giant ganza-udu, agogô, drum battery, ankle bells, hand claps Jeff Miller – bass guitar Todd Bragg – drums, surdo, pandeiro, drum battery, tamborim Joshua Moore – Hammond B-3, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon guitar, high strung guitar, bass guitar, string arrangement, synth, harmonium, accordion, copichand, ramantar, dholar, drum battery, kalimba, tamboor, backing vocals Andrew Osenga – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, charango, keyboard bass, vocals, backing vocals, drum battery
Guest musicians Ze DeFaria – surdo, ankle bells, hand claps, repinique, pandeiro Jayant Jaypur Walle – tablas Jenny Farza – Backing vocals Samuel Tugulinago – charango, guitar, panflute Efrain Tugulinago – flutes, panfulte Hamberto Aigaje – guitar, flutes, panflute David Tuglinago – guitar Samson Manwatkar – vocals Solomon Raju – harmonium Joshua – harmonium The Mirzapur Group (Dalit Music Team) – vocals Pastor Yuhanna – vocals
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