Nathaniel the Grublet

Nathaniel the Grublet (a.k.a. Nathaniel the Grublet: A Story) (1979) is a Christian children's album by the Dove Award winning and Grammy Award nominated group Candle and Dean Jones. It is an Agapeland related album. In 1987 a live action 30 minute film was released that was based on the original album. The record album included an illustrated story book to go along with it. In the early 1980s, the album was sold via door-to-door salespeople.

Plot

Nathaniel and his dog Smuggles live with his five brothers, Tails, Scrunge, Rounder, Belcher, and Nappin. Nathaniel is tempted to begin stealing like his brothers instead of making an honest living "grubling" (looking for lost or broken items to fix). Nathan struggles to make the right choice until Majesty (God) shows him the truth. He helps to rescue his brothers who get in trouble for their crimes and restores them back to honest living.

Track listing

1. "Diddle-Daddle Day" (Frank Atcheson)
2. "Nathaniel's Song" (Sherry Saunders, Frank Hernandez)
3. "Hip and a Hey" (Wayne Zeitner, Sheila Zeitner)
4. "Risky Game" (Georgian Brown, Mark Pendergrass)
5. "Father Grublet" (Frank Hernandez, Jim Patton, Dee Patton, Mary Gross)
6. "Nathaniel's Chorus" (Sherry Saunders, Frank Hernandez)
7. "No Doggie Blues" (Mike Milligan)
8. "In Direwood" (Frank Hernandez) – vocals by Thurl Ravenscroft
9. "The Time has Come for You" (Mike Milligan)
10. "Sunshine" (Ron Krueger)
11. "Majesty was Here" (Sherry Saunders)
12. "Father Grublet Chorus" (Frank Hernandez, Jim Patton, Dee Patton, Mary Gross)
13. "Diddle-Daddle Day (Finale)" (Frank Atcheson)
14. "Instrumental Reprise" (Sherry Rogers)

Credits

• Producer – Tony Salerno
• Music – Candle, Sweetwater & Shorty Rogers
• Arranger – Shorty Rogers
• Story – Dr. Raynor Nicholson, Gail Nicholson, Ane Weber, Jim Kuiper & Winnie Cook