MARILYN MARTIN - EVERY WAY AND ALAWAYS

EVERY WAY AND ALAWAYS

MARILYN MARTIN

SONGWRITER: MARILYN MARTIN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: TRUST, LOVE, PRAY

LABEL: MASTERMIX NASHVILLE

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2012

 

      Marilyn Martin was born on May 4, 1954, in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She was exposed to different genres of music as a child. Her father was a country and bluegrass fan, her mother liked R&B and her grandmother sang gospel. At age 18 she started singing with different bands, eventually joining one from Akron, Ohio. After five years of club gigs, the band had an opportunity to tour with Joe Walsh, who was headlining with Stevie Nicks. Also on the tour were Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, and Kenny Loggins. After the tour, Martin moved to Los Angeles, California, and began a prolific career as a backing vocalist for artists including Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins.

         Trust, Love, Pray is the fourth studio album from American singer Marilyn Martin, released independently in 2012. The album is a collection of original songs of trials, temptations, love, and faith.

           All of the album's songs were written solely by Martin, except "In the Arms of God" which was written by Eric Kaz and Martin. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Martin's husband Greg Droman. Hank Williams mastered the album at Mastermix, Nashville. The song "Every Way And Always" received airplay on Christian and Praise and Worship stations.

       Trust, Love, Pray was Martin's first released studio album since 1988's This Is Serious. Describing the songs as "written purely from my heart", Martin originally put her solo career on halt in the 1990s. She recalled to Breathe Cast: "For several years I just didn't have the heart to try to write or sing". However, when her husband introduced her to the music software GarageBand, she began writing new material. Happy to be writing and singing again, Martin did not initially consider releasing a new album.

          The album, released independently by Martin, was issued digitally and on digipack CD. The CD edition was released in America only, via outlets online such as CDBaby and Amazon. In late 2012, Martin used Kickstarter in an attempt to gain funding of $10,000 to market and promote the album. This included distribution, internet promotion and a possible tour. However by mid-January 2013, the 45-day funding period only gained $1,230 through 12 backers.

[Intro]

Every way and always

Every way and always

 

[Verse 1]

I'm gonna serve my Father, trust Him with all my heart

I’m gonna let Him shake me, every way and always

I'm gonna love and honor, praise His blessed name

Guide me, sweet Holy Spirit, every way and always

 

[Chorus 1]

Jesus is our defender - shout out, kneel down and pray

He's so good to his, every way and always

Sometimes I feel driven by the things I crave

Praise God, we’re forgiven, every way and always

Hey, oh... every way and always

[Bridge]

 

Blessed children, are you willing

To surrender to His awesome might

Let us praise Him, every nation

Raise Him up to be your guiding light

Hey, yeah, hey, yeah...

Praise Him

 

[Chorus 2]

He uses word and reason, true son of grace

Rejoice is when we seek Him, every way and always

So when the great pretender attempts to rock your faith

Oh God, front and center, every way and always

 

[Outro]

(Every way and always) every way and always

I'm gonna serve Him, every way and always

Every way and always (every way and always)

Every way and always

I will praise Him, every way and always

(Every way and always)

Come on, come on, come on

(Every way and always)

Come on, come on, come on, come on

(Every way and always).