In the Middle of It
1. Happen Every Time
2. Couple Cheap Rings
3. Haven't You Always
4. Falling
5. Needs a Break
6. Tools in the Garage
7. Gimme My Walkman
8. We're Not Gonna
9. I'm Gonna Love You
10. Only One Time
11. I'm In the Middle of It
12. Difference Between
13. Rivers Rise
14. Easy Baby
Pink and Blue
1. Do The Dance
2. Life Of The Party
3. Oh
4. Accidents Happen
5. Party Reprise
6. The Highest Branch
7. Lying In History
8. Right Before
9. Enter Magician
10. Okay, Okay, Yeah
11. You’ll Be Fine
12. I Rolled Into New Year’s Eve
13. My Second Try
The Khrusty Brothers
1. A Liturgical Introduction
2. On A Shelf
3. Tennis Shoes
4. Did I Ever Become
5. Captain Purdue
6. Sympathy For Jesus
7. Whittle Down
8. The Phone Call
9. Touch His Bones
10. To Get Ourselves Clean
11. Every Time A Lie
12. Just Opened Up
13. The Beginning Of A Parade
Heart Attack Time Machine
1. Good, Good End
2. Easy Does It
3. Heart Attack Time Machine
4. Diana
5. Stay In Touch
6. City Of Atlantis
7. Annie
8. Northern
9. Close The Door
10. ...And I Can’t Sleep
11. Cold
Songs from the Voice, Volume 2: Son of the Most High
Once again, talented friends and musicians flew from all over the country to Kansas City to record another album, live in the studio, in just 4 days. This time we used the same scripture references from Handel’s “Messiah” but again, used the new translation of the Bible that’s being put out by Thomas Nelson. It should be available in stores any day now. If you don’t buy it here, go to your local Christian bookstore, and ask them about it. You may need to tell them that Thomas Nelson is selling it (they’re typically a bookseller, not a music seller).
Songs from the Voice, Volume 1: Please Don't Make Me Sing This Song
Friends from all over the country flew to Kansas City, and in four days, we recorded an album of worship songs. There were no overdubs; we did it all live together in the studio, playing everything from acoustic guitars to organs to auto harps to synthesizers and DJ rigs. The songs are written pretty much verbatim from the texts of Psalms in a new translation of the Bible that’s being put out by Thomas Nelson. It should be available in stores any day now. If you don’t buy it here, go to your local Christian bookstore, and ask them about it. You may need to tell them that Thomas Nelson is selling it (they’re typically a bookseller, not a music seller).
Waterdeep Live 3.26.03—Muncie, IN
1. Secret Lives
2. 900 Miles
3. You
4. Alone Everybody
5. Man I’m Gonna Sing
6. Two Gunslingers
7. If I Said I Don’t Mind
8. You Knew
9. Whether or Not
10. Family In The Woods
11. Bring The Sadness Back In
1Beginning / Lori Chaffer
1. Make No Protest
2. Welcome
3. Bough Will Break
4. Animals
5. Alone Everybody
6. Fade Away
7. Stella
8. If I Said I Don’t Mind
9. You Will Always Hurt
10. Please Don’t Let Go
11. It’s Not Safe (everything’s going to be alright)
12. You Can Sing
What You Don't Know / Don Chaffer
1. The Luckiest Man On The Face Of The Earth
2. If I Wanted To
3. Cross The Mountain Stream
4. Frederic
5. Bring The Sadness Back In
6. Man I’m Gonna Sing
7. Pedal Mouth
8. People go by Like a Flame
9. John Henry, Where’d You Go
10. Against the Window Pane
11. What You Dont Know
12. Up Before The Sun
13. The Quiet Wonder
14. Long on Diagnosis, Short on Cure
15. Leave Me Alone
16. Farewell
Whole ‘Nother Deal
This album, written by Don Chaffer, was recorded live in a big room on the K.U. campus in Lawrence, Kansas. Featuring players and singers from throughout the band’s history, these recordings capture a remarkable energy as a result of all being together in the room playing music. The record feels full of life, while the songs tackle both the sad and the exultant.
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1. At Least I Got A Car
2. We’re All Dying, Tracy James
3. On Our Way To Crazy
4. Rollin’ Like A Semi
5. All Of Us In A Room
6. Secret Lives
7. Motel Rooms
8. Worried Man Blues
9. Lets Get Into A Fight
10. Build The Tower Tall
11. Family In The Woods
12. All the Places You Can Run
13. O Virginia
14. Finding Reasons To Live
You Are So Good To Me
The second album for Squint Entertainment, this is also the second worship-centered recording for Waterdeep. The band made initial recordings in a church with a few friends and family, and later filled it out with studio overdubs. The album includes full band versions of three songs from Enter the Worship Circle, as well as a wide range of sacred music from rollicking praise to pensive lament. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. Available on iTunes.
1. You Are So Good To Me
2. Psalm 18
3. It’s Just Like You
4. Rest in You
5. You Are Lovely
6. When The Cold Wind Blows
7. Those Who Trust
8. You
9. Big Enough to Hold Me
10. You Are With Me
11. My God has Come to Save Me
Dogpaddle
1. My Father Laid His Hand on My Shoulder
2. The Razor Light
3. Unwind
4. You Remain
5. I Am in My Being Here With You
6. He Will Come
7. The Blitz
8. Take Jericho
9. Go Find John
10. There Is a Fountain
Enter the Worship Circle
A joint project with Waterdeep friends 100 Portraits, this album is an acoustic worship experience recorded in a lakeside cabin in Texas. Recorded entirely live, and featuring only hand percussion, acoustic guitars, and vocals, it marks Christena Graves appearance with the band, and features several now well known Waterdeep worship songs such as You Are So Good To Me. This album predated a rather large acoustic worship movement, and has been reported by some media outlets as the biggest-selling independent Christian album of all time.
1. Today
2. I Will Not Forget You
3. You Are So Good To Me
4. You Have Redeemed My Soul
5. Tender Mercy
6. Whatever Thing
7. Those Who Trust
8. I Could Run Away
9. Though I Feel Alone
10. Land of the Living
11. Put In Me
12. Since I Am So Sick
13. Save Me
14. Improv
15. Save Me
16. Psalm 18
Waterdeep Live at the New Earth
Compiled from 2 high energy performances in March of 1998, this album captures the best of a memorable lineup (keyboardist Jay Pfeifer and bassist Anthony Case’s last performance). It documents the bluesy “Come to Me,” the funky “Razor Light”, and two otherwise unrecorded songs: “Whether Or Not,” and “Gospel Train.” Recorded at Kansas City’s well-known New Earth Coffeehouse, this record is a snapshot of the band in action. If you love live music, then this is the next best thing to being there.
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1. Scared
2. Everybody’s Guilty
3. Waiting for the Tape to Change 1
4. Come to Me
5. Come to Me Reprise
6. Waiting for the Tape to Change 2
7. Gospel Train
8. The Razor Light
9. Waiting for the Tape to Change 3
10. Whether or Not
11. Waiting for the Tape to Change 4
12. I’m Afraid I’m Not Supposed To Be Like This
13. 18 Bullet Holes
14. Holy
Everyone’s Beautiful
1. He Will Come
2. Sweet River Roll
3. Wicked Web
4. Whenever God Shines His Light
5. I’m Still Here
6. Hush
7. Stranger in This Land
8. Everyone’s Beautiful
9. Go Find John
10. Confessions of a Broken Down Man
11. Walls & Tall Shadows
12. Psalm 131
13. Still You Would Be Found True
Sink or Swim
Produced by Don Chaffer and former lead guitarist John Flynn, Sink or Swim propelled the band to another level in 1997. The first album to feature Lori’s lead singing and songwriting, Sink or Swim blends the more acoustic side of Waterdeep with several rocking tracks into a unity that many consider to be Waterdeep’s definitive sound. It remains a favorite among many fans.
1. Sink or Swim
2. No One Told You
3. Not Enough Time
4. I Know The Plans
5. Lonely Sometimes
6. And
7. Go
8. Both of Us’ll Feel The Blast
9. Legend of Vertigo
10. 18 Bullet Holes
11. I’m Afraid I’m Not Supposed To Be Like This
12. You Knew
13. Down at The Riverside
14. I AM
15. I Know The Plans Reprise
To Chase Away The Birds
1. To Chase Away The Birds
2. Scared
3. Get Me Clear
4. The Razor Light
5. My Little Hands
6. Instead
7. Everybody’s Guilty
8. Sweet River Roll
9. On a Night That Felt Outdated
10. You Lay Me Down
11. Hardened
12. If You Want to Get Free
You Were at The Time For Love / Don Chaffer
After Hey Ruth, Don Chaffer went to school for music, and created this album at night in the university studio. Under the influence of his recent musical education, and the profound loneliness of that period, this record is both creative and heartbreaking. Primarily acoustic and pensive, it holds a special place in the hearts of many Waterdeep fans.
1. Have You Fallen on the Cornerstone
2. Gloom Higherway
3. Unwind
4. Something’s Got to Go
5. Such a Shallow Pool
6. Completely Known
7. Oh, Girl
8. The Fall
9. Eden Again
10. Take Me
11. You Can’t Hide
12. The Worst is My Being Alone
13. She Wears This Cap
Old Stuff
1. The Day
2. Indian Story
3. Porcelain and Wine
4. Hope
5. 1308 Ohio
6. Galeana
7. Mrs. Potter
8. To the Doubter
9. Afraid of the Dark
10. His Perfection
11. To the Singer on the Stage
12. Been a Long Time
13. One Night Out in the Rain
14. After 40 Days
15. Silver Sword
16. The Animal (not big enough)
17. Soul of Slavery
18. Apocalypse Now (the Non-Hollywood version)
19. Big Word Tyranny
20. Learning How to Rest
21. My Baby Keeps Me Sane Sometimes
22. Without You
23. Wanting to Come Home
24. Who We Need
25. Peace
26. Waterdeep
27. I’m the One
28. A Place Where You Can Stay
29. Hunting the Tender Heart
30. Hey, Hey, Hey