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Yacht Rock Jazz (2026)
Yacht Rock Jazz is the upcoming 21st studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It will be released independently on August 28, 2026 by KT Records. The album features Troccoli performing sophisticated, smooth jazz-inflected vocal interpretations and arrangements of classic late-1970s and early-1980s "yacht rock" and soft-rock hits originally popularized by artists like Billy Joel, Lionel Richie, Christopher Cross, and Michael McDonald. Troccoli had released
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Aug 152 min read


Angels of Mercy (1992)
Angels of Mercy is the second studio album by Christian singer Susan Ashton, released on July 4, 1992 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Wayne Kirkpatrick with Brown Bannister serving as executive producer. Released over a year after her successful debut album Wakened By the Wind and fresh off a Dove nomination for New Artist of the Year, Ashton returns with her second album, once again continuing her country pop acoustic sound. The lead single and music video for
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33 minutes ago2 min read


Wakened By the Wind (1991)
Wakened By the Wind is the debut studio album by Christian singer Susan Ashton. It was her first album released by Sparrow Records on March 14, 1991. The album was produced by Wayne Kirkpatrick with Brown Bannister serving as executive producer. Wakened By the Wind became a massive success and it became one of the biggest selling albums of the 1990s, especially by a debut artist. It also garnered three No. 1 hits on The CCM Update's Christian AC chart: "Down On My Knees," "In
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2 hours ago2 min read


Susan Ashton
Susan Ashton (born Susan Rae Hill, July 17, 1967 in Irving, Texas) is an American contemporary Christian music and country artist who has topped the Christian music charts throughout the 1990s. In 1991 she began using her mother's maiden name, Ashton, when she recorded her first single, in order to distinguish herself from fellow CCM singer Kim Hill. Ashton has recorded seven studio albums to date, of which four were released on Sparrow Records, and an EP. She has also charte
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23 hours ago5 min read


Holy Roar: Live From Church (2019)
Holy Roar: Live From Church is a live album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin. It was released on March 15, 2019 by Sparrow Records/Capitol Christian Music Group. With only eight live tracks, it was recorded live at a church in Nashville, Tennessee in front of crowd of 200 worship leaders. It serves as a companion album to Tomlin's studio release Holy Roar, which he released in the fall of 2018. It contains seven live tracks from Holy Roar, plus a sp
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2 days ago2 min read


Holy Roar (2018)
Holy Roar is the tenth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin. It was released on October 26, 2018 by Sparrow Record and Capitol Christian Music Group. It is Tomlin's first album to not be issued on the imprint label sixstepsrecords. Tomlin's long-time producer Ed Cash produced eight of the album's 12 tracks and Bryan Fowler producing the other four tracks. Holy Roar features songs written specifically for church worship, ranging from quiet pe
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2 days ago3 min read


Miracle (2012)
Miracle is the 11th studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on November 6, 2012 by Essential Records/Provident Music. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who is best known for producing and engineer mainstream rock acts like AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and The Fray among others. It was recorded at the band's studio The Quarry in Kennesaw, Georgia. After the release of their 2010 album Move, as well as touring to suppor
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Aug 153 min read


Never Lose Sight (2016)
Never Lose Sight is the ninth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on October 21, 2016 by sixsteps- records/Sparrow Records/Capitol Christian Music Group. Tomlin's long- time producer Ed Cash produced five tracks with Jeremy Edwardson producing a majority of the album and Ross Copperman producing two tracks. The album's main highlight is the lead single "Good Good Father." It was originally released as a stand alone track on digit
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Aug 124 min read


Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship (2015)
Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship is the second live Christmas album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on October 23, 2015 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records/Capitol Christian Music Group. Adore was recorded live at Ocean Way in Nashville, Tennessee with a live audience in June 2015 and was produced by Ed Cash. Like Tomlin's first live Christmas release Glory In the Highest, It blends original worship songs with well-known Christmas hymns.
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Aug 93 min read


Love Ran Red (2014)
Love Ran Red is the eighth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on October 27, 2014 by sixsteps- records/Sparrow Records with distribution by Capitol Christian Music Group. The album was produced by Ed Cash. Love Ran Red features with a blend of guitar, keyboards, and drums that captures his signature modern worship style while incorporating elements of minimalist pop and gospel-funk and pretty much continues his themes as heard f
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Aug 63 min read


Burning Lights (2013)
Burning Lights is the seventh studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on January 8, 2013 by sixstepsrecords/ Sparrow Records. After the release of his 2010 album And If Our God Is For Us... and subsequent tour, Tomlin took a year off in 2012 to record his next project Burning Lights. The album was produced by Jason Ingram with Dan Muckala co-producing on a couple of tracks and Ed Cash producing three songs. Tomlin continues to write
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Aug 44 min read


How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection (2011)
How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection is an official compilation album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on November 15, 2011 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. It is a collection of Tomlin's best-known and favorite worship hits from his first decade covering the 2000s to the 2010s. The title track was recorded in two new versions: the World Edition that opens the compilation and a new recorded version that ends it as well as fresh
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Aug 22 min read


And If Our God Is For Us... (2010)
And If Our God Is For Us... is the sixth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on November 16, 2010 by sixstepsrecords/ Sparrow Records. Tomlin's long-time producer Ed Cash produced seven tracks and Dan Muckala produced four tracks. The album's title comes from the lead single "Our God." It was released to Christian radio and on streaming platforms back in March 2010 to precede the album and also serves as the opening track. The ly
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Aug 24 min read


Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship (2009)
Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship is the first live Christmas album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on October 6, 2009 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Ed Cash. Glory in the Highest was recorded live in Nashville, Tennessee in over two nights. It blends original worship songs with well-known Christmas hymns. It features special guests Matt Redman, Christy Nockels and Audrey Assad. The title track
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Aug 12 min read


Move (2010)
Move is the 10th studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on October 19, 2010 by Essential Records/Provident Music. Move is Third Day's first album since original guitarist Brad Avery left the band after recording their 2008 best seller Revelation. After Avery's departure, the band were at a musical crossroads; although they considered replacing Avery, they ultimately decided not to. After playing a few concerts without Avery, Third Day felt they needed to
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Jul 304 min read


Hello Love (2008)
Hello Love is the fifth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on September 2, 2008 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Ed Cash. Hello Love features a collection of praise and worship anthems designed for both personal reflection and congregational worship. The lead single "Jesus Messiah" was released to both Christian radio and on digital formats on July 2008 to precede to album. The song made history upon
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Jul 274 min read


See the Morning (2006)
See the Morning is the fourth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on September 26, 2006 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Ed Cash. Released two years after the success of his breakthrough third release Arriving, See the Morning continues Tomlin's contemporary worship pop sound. It was released just as Tomlin's previous worship tune "How Great Is Our God" was still playing on Christian radio. The title
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Jul 265 min read


Live From Austin Music Hall (2005)
Live From Austin Music Hall is the first live album by Christian singer/songwriter/ worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on December 27, 2005 by sixstepsrecords/ Sparrow Records. The live album was produced by Ed Cash and was recorded at Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas on September 18, 2005. The Austin Music Hall was packed so Tomlin wrote on the CD liner notes that he "dedicated to the 2,000 that didn't get in the Music Hall that night. Your Spirit was on the record...Th
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Jul 231 min read


Arriving (2004)
Arriving is the third studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on September 21, 2004 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Ed Cash. Arriving is Tomlin's breakthrough release and is considered a successful album as the contemporary worship boom of the 2000s thrives. The album contains two covers: The lead single "Indescribable" was originally recorded by its writer and Christian singer and songwriter Laura Story
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Jul 224 min read


Not to Us (2002)
Not to Us (stylized as (not to us)) is the second studio album by Christian singer/ songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on August 29, 2002 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Matt Browleewe and Sam Gibson. Not to Us continues the contemporary worship sound from his debut release The Noise We Make with more worship songs continuing to build its foundation. Songs like "Famous One" and "Enough" were starting to build airplay on Christian ra
Joel Caballero
Jul 191 min read
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