Dennis Quaid Shares Inspiration for Gospel Album ‘Fallen’ and Why He Prefers Nashville Over L.A.: ‘You Have to Be Yourself’
variety.comSteven Gaydos Executive VP of Content Best-known over the past four decades as one of Hollywood’s most durable and versatile leading men and character actors, Dennis Quaid has had a lesser-known but certainly just as committed second creative life — in music.
His commitment to his belief in music and in his Christian religion, which began in his Texas youth, comes to life quite emotionally and rousingly in his second album, “Fallen: A Gospel Record for Sinners.” Produced in Nashville, where Quaid and his wife, businesswoman Laura Savoie, now live, Quaid says “Fallen” came about when executives from gospel music firm Gaither Music approached the actor to do a gospel record. “I had previously made one other record with my rock and roll band, The Sharks (“Out of the Box”), and it came out and laid there,” Quaid tells Variety with a laugh. “This one was really focused.” Quaid credits the album’s two producers, leading gospel music figure Ben Isaacs and David “Fergie” Ferguson, whose country rock bona fides go back to legendary Sun Records producer-songwriter “Cowboy” Jack Clement. “With two different producers,” explains Quaid, “it reflects me in the sound.
Half-Baptist churcher, half country rock. Ben is part of the Isaacs, which is a Christian group. He knows bluegrass and he knows the Gaither Christian audience.
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