The name Daniel Amos came about by the band taking two Old Testament prophet names and putting them together. 1976 saw the release of the now classic self-titled debut album on Maranatha! Records. While a number of early Jesus Music bands were trying to emulate the country rock sounds of The Eagles, none did it as masterfully as Daniel Amos. In fact, they were so successful that in 2002 The Encyclopedia of CCM would go on to say, "Song for song, and as a total package, Daniel Amos stands up to any of the albums The Eagles made prior to Hotel California." This 2011 Born Twice Records release 35th Anniversary Edition is a Deluxe 2 CD remastered reissue of DA's first self titled album plus new liner notes, rare photos and never-before-heard recordings from the DA archives. In addition to all of the songs from the first album, this collection includes newly recorded "Audio Liner Notes" with Terry Taylor about the history of the songs and the band, 26 bonus tracks including previously unreleased demo and live recordings from the years leading up to DA's record contract with Maranatha! Records, and the first songs recorded for the label, including "'Ain't Gonna Fight It.

Track List

1. Disc One
2. Jesus Is Jehovah to Me
3. The Bible
4. Abidin'
5. William
6. Prelude: Servant's Prayer
7. Don't Light Your Own Fire
8. Losers and Winners
9. Walking on the Water
10. Ridin' Along
11. Dusty Road
12. Love in a Yielded Heart
13. Skeptics Song
14. Happily Married Man
15. Ain't Gonna Fight It
16. Disc Two
17. Don't Light Your Own Fire (Live)
18. Walking on the Water (Live)
19. Interview Segment: Katy
20. Calvary Road (Demo)
21. New Life (Demo)
22. Interview Segment: Cardboard Scheme
23. Scarlet Staircase
24. Down Home
25. Walkin' with My Lord (Demo)
26. Knock Knock (Demo)
27. Heavenly Home (Demo)
28. Love Sings a Song in My Heart (Demo)
29. Jesus Saved My Soul (Demo)
30. Interview Segment: Expressing Faith in Music
31. Ain't Gonna Fight It (Demo)
32. Interview Segment: The Lost Dogs Record Ain't Gonna Fight It
33. Interview Segment: The Move
34. Jubal's Last Band
35. Love Has Open Arms (Demo)
36. Resurrection (Skeptics Song Demo)
37. Meal (Demo)
38. Interview Segment: The Name Daniel Amos
39. Dear Captain-The Bible (Demo)
40. William (Demo)
41. Interview Segment: Al Perkins
42. Freedom (Love in a Yielded Heart Demo)
43. For Me to Live Is Christ (Demo)
44. Jesus Is Still Crying for the World (Demo)
45. In Everything Give Him Thanks (Live)