Diamonds and Rain
Album by The Choir
Released	1986
Recorded	Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, California, 1986
Genre	Alternative Rock/Pop
Length	38:04
Label	MyrrhLA
Producer(s)	Charlie Peacock
The Choir chronology
Shades of Gray (1986)	Diamonds and Rain (1986)	Chase the Kangaroo (1987)

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Track listing

All lyrics written by Steve Hindalong. All music composed by Derri Daugherty, unless otherwise noted. Steve Hindalong (born November 29, 1959) is a drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the rock band The Choir. ... Derri Daugherty (October 13, 1958 - ) is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir. ...

1. "Fear Only You" (Music by Daugherty, Tim Chandler) - 3:53
2. "Render Love" (Music by Charlie Peacock) - 4:46
3. "All That Is You" (Music by Daugherty, Chandler) - 3:27
4. "Black Cloud" (Music by Hindalong, Peacock) - 3:41
5. "I Painted Mercy" (Music by Daugherty, Peacock) - 4:16
6. "Kingston Road" (Lyrics and music by Peacock) - 3:40
7. "Listen To Her Eyes" - 3:22
8. "(You Do That) Triangle" - 3:18
9. "Love Falls Down" - 3:14
10. "When The Morning Comes" - 4:27

Personnel

The Choir

• Derri Daugherty - Lead vocals, guitars
• Steve Hindalong - Drums, percussion
• Tim Chandler - Bass guitar
• Dan Michaels - Woodwinds

Derri Daugherty (October 13, 1958 - ) is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir. ... Steve Hindalong (born November 29, 1959) is a drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the rock band The Choir. ... Tim Chandler is a bass player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies (credited as Berger Roy Al) and The Choir. ... Dan Michaels (born March 1, 1963) is a producer, record company owner and saxophonist. ...

Additional musicians

• Charlie Peacock - Keyboards, background vocals
• Bill Batstone - Acoustic guitars, background vocals
• Jerry Chamberlain - Background vocals

Charlie Peacock (born Charles William Ashworth, August 10, 1956, also goes by Charlie Peacock-Ashworth) is a Christian Contemporary Music songwriter, record producer, musician, and writer. ... Jerry Chamberlain is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Spot). Although Chamberlain left DA in late 1983, he did return on a few later albums including MotorCycle (1993) (which he co-produced), Bibleland...

Production

• Producer - Charlie Peacock
• Engineer - Mike Mierau
• Assistant Engineer - Paul Abajian
• Mixer - Martin Heyes at Surrey Sound, Leatherhead, England
• Mastering - Bernie Grundman
• Art Direction - Roland Young
• Photography - Nancy French

Charlie Peacock (born Charles William Ashworth, August 10, 1956, also goes by Charlie Peacock-Ashworth) is a Christian Contemporary Music songwriter, record producer, musician, and writer. ...

Trivia

• The black-and-white photograph on the rear of the album was the band's choice for the front cover. They were not particularly pleased with the final cover, especially the color tinting.