Soon after, Farner began reissuing his solo albums on his own record label, LisMark Records. In the 1990s, Farner formed Lismark Communications with former Freedom Reader editor Steve Lisuk. 2 on the Contemporary Christian music charts.

Farner became a born again Christian in the late 1980s and enjoyed success with the John Beland composition 'Isn't it Amazing', which earned him a Dove Award nomination and reached No. His third Frontline release was 1991's Some Kind of Wonderful, which featured a revamped Jesus version of the Grand Funk classic of the same name. In 1981, Farner and Don Brewer launched a new Grand Funk line-up with bassist Dennis Bellinger and recorded two albums, Grand Funk Lives and What's Funk? Farner went solo again with 1988's Just Another Injustice on Frontline Records. Post-Grand Funk Railroad Īfter Grand Funk initially disbanded in 1976, Farner released his self-titled debut solo album in 1977, and his second, No Frills, in 1978 (both Atlantic Records). He also wrote the 1975 hit ' Bad Time', the last of the band's four singles to make the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. His best-known composition is the 1970 epic ' I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)'. Farner was the guitarist and lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad as well as the songwriter for most of their material.

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