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Notes about Cindy Cruse:
- Cindy Lerae Cruse was born in Odessa, Texas, on 18 May 1963 and grew up in Tyler [1]. She was the youngest of the five children of Joe Cruse Jr., a pastor and teacher, and his wife Nancy [1][2]. Her father founded The Cruse Family, an evangelistic music group formed in Jacksonville, Texas, that released some twenty-five albums, won two Dove Awards and toured and ministered internationally through much of the 1970s and early 1980s [1][2]. Cindy began touring with the family at six, started writing songs at seven and, at nine, became the youngest songwriter licensed by ASCAP [3][4].
In 1982 the family group, now billed simply as Cruse, released an album of that name on Priority Records [5] under a CBS copyright [6]. Produced by John Rosasco and engineered by Bob Cotton, it was recorded in part and mixed at Weddington Studio in North Hollywood, with Smitty Price among the keyboard players [6]. Cindy wrote "You Are That Man" and co-wrote three more of its ten songs [5]. Two years later the group, by then a trio, released *Cruse 2* on Nissi Records [2][7]. Rosasco produced again, Cotton engineered and Steve Hall mastered, the session players included Marty Walsh, Smitty Price and Rhett Lawrence, and Cindy appears among the songwriters [7]. All six of those names would return on her own album five years later [7][8].
Her own move into Christian album-oriented rock came in 1989 with *The Edge* [1][4], released by Nissi Records of North Hollywood and distributed by Pan Pacific. Rosasco produced it and Cotton served as executive producer, sharing the engineering with Peter Haden; the album was recorded and mixed at Weddington Studio and mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems. Michael Landau and Marty Walsh played guitars, Leon Gaer bass, Cactus Moser drums and Smitty Price keyboards, with Rhett Lawrence on synthesizer programming and Art Wood on drum programming. The ten songs open with the title track and close with "Stand Tall", and the sleeve credits Judith Cotton with the cover concept, Willardson + Associates with the design and Phil Fewsmith with the photography [8].
*Small Town Girl* followed in 1991 on Frontline Music Group [1][9]. Her then-husband, the Christian artist Tim Miner, was executive producer for Artisan Productions [1], with Cindy as co-producer; every track except the brief "Interlude" is credited as produced by the two of them, three of those jointly with Mike and Mark Stitts. The songs were performed and recorded at Knightlight Studios in Dallas, with Miner, Mark Cassimatis, Mike and Mark Stitts, David Ebensberger, John Wirtz and Jeffrey Mingle as engineers, and mixed at Eagle Mountain Recording Studio in Newark, Texas, by Win Kutz, Miner, Leland Bennett, Mike Stitts and Cassimatis. Mark Stitts played guitar throughout and Jennifer Batten the solos on four tracks; Tommy Sims and Miner shared the bass, and the drums were divided between Mike Baird, Mike Stitts and Miner. Ron Jones and Keith Jordan added saxophones to one song, and a choir of fourth-graders from Church on the Rock sang on another. Cindy holds a writing credit on every song and wrote "The Wise" alone, also playing its keyboards, while titles such as "Written in Red" and "Luke 17:2" make the album's Christian outlook explicit. The photography was by Constance Ashley, the design by Brian Godawa and the art direction by Ed McTaggart. In the liner notes she thanks her parents, her siblings and her husband, and credits Batten with giving credibility to female guitarists [9].
In late 1998 she became one of three worship leaders at Covenant Church in Carrollton, Texas, where she met Marcus Ratcliff, whom she later married [1]. In January 2000 Joel Osteen, newly installed as pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, telephoned to offer her the post of worship director; she was his first hire as pastor, and she and her husband moved to Houston [1]. With the Lakewood team she recorded a series of live albums, beginning with *Lakewood Live: We Speak to Nations* in 2002 and *Lakewood Live: Cover the Earth* in 2004, as well as a Christmas album with the Houston Symphony [1][10]. She also became a key figure in Osteen's arena worship tours and the live recordings drawn from them, and in 2008 she was promoted to senior worship leader [4]. By the end of 2018 she had served at Lakewood for more than fifteen years [11].
Now known as Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, she released *Twenty Three* in May 2010 [1]. Recorded live at a Wednesday night service at Lakewood, with Lincoln Brewster guesting on the title track, it was her first solo album since *Small Town Girl* [12]. *Heaven Raining Down*, produced by David Hanley and also recorded at Lakewood, followed in April 2014 through her own label, RPM Music, co-owned with her husband, and the Capitol-affiliated Dream Label Group [1][4][10]. Its Spanish-language version, *Lluvia Celestial*, appeared in January 2015 [1][4], and in October of that year came *Edge of the Universe*, a live album recorded at Lakewood [4][11]. In December 2018 she released the Christmas EP *Glorious* [11]. -
Notas sobre Cindy Cruse:
- Cindy Lerae Cruse nació en Odessa (Texas) el 18 de mayo de 1963 y se crió en Tyler [1]. Era la menor de los cinco hijos de Joe Cruse Jr., pastor y profesor, y de su esposa Nancy [1][2]. Su padre fundó The Cruse Family, un grupo musical evangelístico formado en Jacksonville (Texas) que publicó unos veinticinco álbumes, obtuvo dos premios Dove y realizó giras y labor ministerial por todo el mundo durante buena parte de los años setenta y principios de los ochenta [1][2]. Cindy empezó a salir de gira con la familia a los seis años, comenzó a escribir canciones a los siete y a los nueve se convirtió en la compositora más joven con licencia de ASCAP [3][4].
En 1982 el grupo familiar, rebautizado ya simplemente como Cruse, publicó un álbum con ese nombre en Priority Records [5], con el copyright fonográfico a nombre de CBS [6]. Producido por John Rosasco y con Bob Cotton como ingeniero de sonido, se grabó en parte y se mezcló en los Weddington Studio de North Hollywood, con Smitty Price entre los teclistas [6]. Cindy escribió «You Are That Man» y firmó como coautora otras tres de sus diez canciones [5]. Dos años después, el grupo, convertido ya en trío, publicó *Cruse 2* en Nissi Records [2][7]. Rosasco volvió a producir, Cotton se encargó de la ingeniería y Steve Hall de la masterización, entre los músicos de sesión figuraban Marty Walsh, Smitty Price y Rhett Lawrence, y Cindy aparece entre los compositores [7]. Esos seis nombres volverían a coincidir en su propio disco cinco años más tarde [7][8].
Su salto en solitario al AOR de temática cristiana llegó en 1989 con *The Edge* [1][4], editado por Nissi Records, sello de North Hollywood, y distribuido por Pan Pacific. Rosasco lo produjo y Cotton ejerció de productor ejecutivo, además de compartir la ingeniería de sonido con Peter Haden; el álbum se grabó y mezcló en los Weddington Studio y lo masterizó Steve Hall en Future Disc Systems. Michael Landau y Marty Walsh tocaron las guitarras, Leon Gaer el bajo, Cactus Moser la batería y Smitty Price los teclados, con Rhett Lawrence a cargo de la programación de sintetizadores y Art Wood de la programación de batería. Las diez canciones se abren con el tema que da título al disco y se cierran con «Stand Tall», y los créditos atribuyen el concepto de portada a Judith Cotton, el diseño a Willardson + Associates y la fotografía a Phil Fewsmith [8].
*Small Town Girl* llegó en 1991 a través de Frontline Music Group [1][9]. Su marido de entonces, el artista cristiano Tim Miner, fue productor ejecutivo para Artisan Productions [1], con Cindy como coproductora; todos los cortes salvo el breve «Interlude» figuran como producidos por ambos, tres de ellos junto a Mike y Mark Stitts. Las canciones se interpretaron y grabaron en los Knightlight Studios de Dallas, con Miner, Mark Cassimatis, Mike y Mark Stitts, David Ebensberger, John Wirtz y Jeffrey Mingle como ingenieros de sonido, y se mezclaron en el Eagle Mountain Recording Studio de Newark (Texas), a cargo de Win Kutz, Miner, Leland Bennett, Mike Stitts y Cassimatis. Mark Stitts tocó la guitarra en todo el disco y Jennifer Batten los solos en cuatro temas; Tommy Sims y Miner se repartieron el bajo, y la batería quedó en manos de Mike Baird, Mike Stitts y Miner. Ron Jones y Keith Jordan aportaron los saxofones en una canción, y un coro de alumnos de cuarto curso de Church on the Rock cantó en otra. Cindy firma como autora o coautora todas las canciones y escribió en solitario «The Wise», en la que además toca los teclados, mientras que títulos como «Written in Red» o «Luke 17:2» dejan clara la orientación cristiana del álbum. La fotografía fue de Constance Ashley, el diseño de Brian Godawa y la dirección artística de Ed McTaggart. En las notas interiores agradece su apoyo a sus padres, a sus hermanos y a su marido, y reconoce a Batten el mérito de dar credibilidad a las guitarristas [9].
A finales de 1998 pasó a ser una de las tres responsables de alabanza de la Covenant Church de Carrollton (Texas), donde conoció a Marcus Ratcliff, con quien se casaría después [1]. En enero de 2000, Joel Osteen, recién nombrado pastor de la Lakewood Church de Houston, la llamó por teléfono para ofrecerle el puesto de directora de alabanza; fue su primera contratación como pastor, y ella y su marido se trasladaron a Houston [1]. Con el equipo de Lakewood grabó una serie de álbumes en directo, empezando por *Lakewood Live: We Speak to Nations* en 2002 y *Lakewood Live: Cover the Earth* en 2004, además de un disco navideño con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Houston [1][10]. También se convirtió en una figura clave de las giras por pabellones de Osteen y de las grabaciones en directo surgidas de ellas, y en 2008 fue ascendida a responsable principal de alabanza [4]. A finales de 2018 llevaba más de quince años al servicio de Lakewood [11].
Ya con el nombre de Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, publicó *Twenty Three* en mayo de 2010 [1]. Grabado en directo durante un culto de miércoles por la noche en Lakewood, con Lincoln Brewster como invitado en el tema que da título al disco, fue su primer álbum en solitario desde *Small Town Girl* [12]. *Heaven Raining Down*, producido por David Hanley y grabado también en Lakewood, llegó en abril de 2014 a través de su propio sello, RPM Music, que comparte con su marido, y de Dream Label Group, vinculado a Capitol [1][4][10]. Su versión en español, *Lluvia Celestial*, apareció en enero de 2015 [1][4], y en octubre de ese mismo año llegó *Edge of the Universe*, un álbum en directo grabado en Lakewood [4][11]. En diciembre de 2018 publicó el EP navideño *Glorious* [11]. -
Sources/Fuentes
[1] Wikipedia. "Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Cruse-Ratcliff
[2] K-LOVE. "The Cruse Family" (artist profile). https://www.klove.com/music/artists/the-cruse-family
[3] K-LOVE. "Cindy Cruse Ratcliff" (artist biography). https://www.klove.com/music/artists/cindy-cruse-ratcliff
[4] Steve Leggett. "Cindy Cruse Ratcliff" (artist biography). Apple Music. https://music.apple.com/artist/30572122
[5] Sessiondays. "1982 The Cruse Family – Cruse." 27 July 2020. https://sessiondays.com/2020/07/27/1982-the-cruse-family-cruse/
[6] Ray Mansfield. "Cruse – Cruse – 1982." Real 80s CCM, 24 February 2021. https://real80sccm.com/2021/02/24/cruse-cruse-1982/
[7] Ray Mansfield. "Cruse – Cruse 2 – 1984." Real 80s CCM, 11 November 2020. https://real80sccm.com/2020/11/11/cruse-cruse-2-1984/
[8] Cindy Cruse. *The Edge*. CD booklet and inlay credits. Nissi Records, North Hollywood, 1989. Catalogue no. 7900790071.
[9] Cindy Cruse. *Small Town Girl*. CD booklet credits and liner notes. Frontline Music Group, 1991. Catalogue no. FLD9225.
[10] MultiTracks. "Cindy Cruse Ratcliff – Biography." https://www.multitracks.com/artists/Cindy-Cruse-Ratcliff/biography/
[11] Louder Than The Music. "Lakewood Church's Cindy Cruse Ratcliff Releasing 'Glorious' Christmas EP." 5 December 2018. https://louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=7449
[12] Cross Rhythms. "Lakewood Church the source of new Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff album." https://crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Cindys_Solo/44340/p1/

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