GLAD made a venture into the mainstream later that year with A Cappella Gershwin (featuring arrangements by Gene Puerling), which helped introduce their music to a wider audience. The Charleston Gazette wrote, "GLAD has long been Christian pop music's most sophisticated ensemble... The singing, built around Ed Nalle's uncanny high tenor, has the elegance and sophistication the source material demands." To date the group has produced twenty-three albums and performed thousands of concerts; additionally, since 1985 they have helped to secure sponsors for thousands of needy children in Third World nations through Compassion International and trips to countries such as Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, Kenya, Brazil and Indonesia. GLAD's most recent lineup included Nalle and longtime members Chris Davis (a musician with a background in classical and electric guitar, plus session work in the Northwest) and John Gates (an experienced studio percussionist who backed Gladys Knight & the Pips, Frankie and the Knockouts, and others), plus alternating keyboardists Paul Langford and Don Pardoe. Kauflin and Don Hart are the group's primary a cappella arrangers. John Gates passed away on July 8, 2016. Discography Albums 1978: GLAD 1980: Beyond a Star 1982: Captured in Time 1984: Live at the Kennedy Center 1983: No Less Than All 1985: Champion of Love 1987: Who Do You Love? 1988: The Acapella Project 1989: Romans 1990: The Acapella Project II 1991: The Symphony Project 1991: An Acapella Christmas 1992: Floodgates 1993: Acapella Hymns 1995: Color Outside the Lines 1995: A Cappella Gershwin 1996: The A Cappella Project III 1998: A Cappella Worship 1999: A Cappella Worship 2 2000: Voices of Christmas 2002: Pure and Holy Passion 2003: God of All Comfort 2005: Receive the Glory (The A Cappella Project IV) Compilations 1987: GLAD: Radio Anthology 1991: The Acapella Collection (includes "Prelude 19") 1995: GLAD: Right Price 1998: GLAD: Collector's Series (2-disc set) (includes "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty") 2000: Signature Songs (includes "I Find Your Love Again" and "Always") 2005: Simply GLAD Other album appearances 1977: Scott Wesley Brown; I'm Not Religious, I Just Love the Lord (Instruments and background vocals) 1977: Sonship; It Shall Be (Background vocals) 1977: Scott Wesley Brown; Songs and Stories (Instruments and background vocals) 1988: Al Denson; Al Denson (Background vocals) 1989: The Stingers; My Home Isn't in This World ("Psalm 113:1-3") 1989: People Of Destiny; Arise and Worship II ("In The Presence", "Faithful God", "Great Is the Lord") 1992: