Negative reaction causes redesign of cover sleeve
AMERICAN CCM artist Eric
Champion has had the sleeve for his new album for
Essential/Brentwood Music redesigned. Negative reaction to the initial
design shown at Nashville's Christian Bookseller's Convention for the
Transformation' album forced the redesign. Said Robert Beeson,
director of Essential, "The series of photos that we have been working
with for all of Eric's packaging and promotion included a toy laser
gun. Our intent was to build up Eric's very animated personality to
create an unusual, space-age type of character... Unfortunately,
having a gun of any sort on an album cover proved to be too
controversial for the Christian market to support."