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The Me That Remains (2026)
The Me That Remains is the upcoming 20th studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant . It will be released by Amy Grant Productions with distribution by Thirty Tigers on May 8, 2026. Grant returns with her first new non-holiday album in over 13 years. Between her last release How Mercy Looks from Here and this album, Grant has kept herself busy focusing on her reissues of older titles from her catalog and going on the road and touring with her band performing h
Joel Caballero
21 hours ago3 min read


Always Only Jesus (2022)
Always Only Jesus is the 13th studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on CD on October 30, 2022 by Fair Trade Services. A limited edition color vinyl was made available in early 2023. The album was produced by Brown Bannister, Tedd T. and Jordan Mohilowski. Always Only Jesus was recorded around 2021 just as their previous album Inhale (Exhale) was released. This album contain just ten songs of contemporary worship music with a return to the sound they're
Joel Caballero
16 minutes ago3 min read


Inhale (Exhale) (2021)
Inhale (Exhale) is the 12th studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on April 30, 2021 by Fair Trade Services. MercyMe returns with their first album of new material in four years and their first album of the 2020s. The band started recording Inhale (Exhale) around 2019 and throughout 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in a MercyMe first, worked with various producers and songwriters. The album features something for everyone with a variety of songs sp
Joel Caballero
4 days ago4 min read


I Can Only Imagine - The Very Best of MercyMe (2018)
I Can Only Imagine - The Very Best of MercyMe is the second official compilation album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on February 2, 2018 by Fair Trade Services/Sony Music. This second compilation collection contains 12 of their number 1 Christian radio hits with six of those tracks appearing previously on their 2009 compilation album 10 , plus their more recent hits "Greater," "Move," "Flawless," "The Hurt & The Healer," "Shake" and "Dear Younger Me." It did
Joel Caballero
5 days ago3 min read


Lifer (2017)
Lifer is the 11th studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on March 31, 2017 by Fair Trade Services. The album was produced by David Garcia and Ben Glover with Solomon Olds co-producing the track "Hello Beautiful." It was recorded in 2016 at four studios in Nashville, Tennessee. MercyMe returns after a three year absence with Lifer . The band asks the question of what is means to be a "lifer" in the kingdom of God. Amazon's review of this release says " Li
Joel Caballero
6 days ago4 min read


MercyMe, It's Christmas! (2015)
MercyMe, It's Christmas! is the 10th studio and second Christmas album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on October 9, 2015 by Fair Trade Services/ Sony Music. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and Ben Shive. The album was recorded in the spring of 2015 at Dark Horse Recordings in Nashville, Tennessee. MercyMe, It Christmas! is their second holiday release and their first since their 2005 album The Christmas Sessions . Like The Christmas Sessions , this
Joel Caballero
7 days ago2 min read


Welcome to the New (2014)
Welcome to the New is the ninth studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on April 8, 2014 by Fair Trade Services/Sony Music. The album was produced by David Garcia and Ben Glover. The album was recorded in 2013 around four studios in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Welcome to the New 's sound is more upbeat and danceable incorporating some jazz, pop rock, country, R&B and Irish folk. Their sound for this album was influence by the current independent garage
Joel Caballero
7 days ago4 min read


The Hurt & The Healer (2012)
The Hurt & The Healer is the eight studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on May 22, 2012 by Fair Trade Services/Sony Music. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and Dan Muckala. It is the first official MercyMe album released under the INO Records label renamed Fair Trade Services. It is also the first album without founder and keyboardist Jim Bryson. MercyMe remains a five-piece band with keyboard and programming work to be done by members of the b
Joel Caballero
Feb 143 min read


The Worship Sessions (2011)
The Worship Sessions is a contemporary worship album by the Christian rock band MercyMe . It was released exclusively to Family Christian Stores on August 30, 2011 and is the first MercyMe album on the newly named Fair Trade Services label, formerly INO Records. The album consists of covers of popular worship songs and hymns, as well as two original songs by the band itself. This was the last MercyMe album to feature co-founding member and keyboardist Jim Bryson prior to the
Joel Caballero
Feb 81 min read


The Generous Mr. Lovewell (2010)
The Generous Mr. Lovewell is the seventh studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on May 4, 2010 by INO Records/Sony Music. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and Dan Muckala. This was also the last MercyMe album to feature founding member and keyboardist Jim Bryson and the last album to be released under the INO Records name. The following year, INO Records was renamed Fair Trade Services or Fair Trade with distribution continuing with Sony Music an
Joel Caballero
Feb 83 min read


The Definitive Collection (2007) (Steve Camp compilation album)
The Definitive Collection is a compilation album of Christian singer -songwriter Steve Camp . Released by Word/Curb/Warner Records on May 22, 2007 as part of the Word Artists Definitive Collection series, it features seven select songs from Camp's 1981 release For Every Man , with one track each from Sayin' It With Love , Start Believin' and It's a Dying World . All ten tracks are available on CD and digitally for the first time as those four releases have never been rele
Joel Caballero
Jan 241 min read


Hope (2026) (Petra studio album)
Hope is the 21st studio album by the Christian rock band Petra . It was released on January 5, 2026 by Girder Music, first to digital download and streaming formats and to CDs a week later on January 12, 2026. It will be released on three color variant collector's edition vinyls in March 2026. The band produced the album themselves. Hope is Petra's first new release of all-new material in over 20 years, following up their 2003 album Jekyll & Hyde and their 2005 live album
Joel Caballero
Jan 223 min read


The Definitive Collection (2007) (Petra compilation album)
The Definitive Collection is a compilation album of Christian singer -songwriter Petra . Released by Word/Curb/Warner Records on May 22, 2007 as part of the Word Artists Definitive Collection series, it features ten songs from their catalog of Word albums of the 1990s and the title song from their 1977 release Come and Join Us . Track listing 1. I Love the Lord (Bob Hartman) (from Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out ) -3:36 2. Dance (Bob Hartman, John Elefante) (from Unse
Joel Caballero
Jan 172 min read


The Ultimate Collection (2006) (Petra compilation album)
The Ultimate Collection is a 2006 2-CD compilation album of the Christian rock band Petra released by Star Song Records. Released as part of The Ultimate Collection series featuring former artists of the Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group label, this collection contains 33 previously released songs on 2 CDs from Petra's recordings on the Star Song label in the 1980s, as well as their time on Word Records in the 1970s and later in the 1990s, plus the title track from their 2
Joel Caballero
Jan 174 min read


Fifty (2023) (3-CD compilation album)
Fifty is a retrospective 3-CD compilation album by the Christian rock band Petra . It was released on April 7, 2023 by Girder Records, which specializes in restoring and remastering out of print classic Christian Rock and Metal albums. Fifty contains 50 of Petra's best rock and ballad tracks, hand-picked by guitarist and founder Bob Hartman himself as the band commemorates their 50th year in music and ministry. The collection also includes a 24 page book featuring rare phot
Joel Caballero
Jan 135 min read


10 (2009) (MercyMe compilation album)
10 is the first official compilation album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on April 7, 2009 by INO Records/Sony Music. 10 was released in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the band's single "I Can Only Imagine." The track was first recorded and appeared on MercyMe's 1999 self-released album The Worship Project and then was added and re-recorded two years later on their debut album Almost There . MercyMe's lead singer Bart Millard wrote the song while
Joel Caballero
Jan 112 min read


All That Is Within Me (2007)
All That Is Within Me is the sixth studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on November 20, 2007 by INO Records/Sony Music. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and was recorded at two studios: Cider Mountain Studios in Athol, Idaho and Abbey Road Studios in London, England. All That Is Within Me is described as a contemporary worship album. The album, intended by the band to be a worship album split between covers and original songs, was recorded fol
Joel Caballero
Jan 113 min read


Coming Up to Breathe (2006)
Coming Up to Breathe is the fifth studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on April 25, 2006 by INO Records/Sony Music. The album was produced by Brown Bannister. The album was recorded at two studios: Allair Studios in New York state and Abbey Road Studios in London. MercyMe wanted to rock out this time around, so they once again worked with Bannister, who produced their 2005 Christmas album The Christmas Sessions and Coming Up to Breathe 's sound is more
Joel Caballero
Jan 104 min read


The Christmas Sessions (2005)
The Christmas Sessions is the fourth studio and first Christmas album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on September 27, 2005 by INO Records/ Sony Music. The band, who greatly enjoy Christmas, had previously recorded Christmas songs and enjoyed the process so much that they wanted to produce a full-length album. After releasing their previous album Undone in 2004, they decided to take time off; they realized they could record a Christmas album over that period a
Joel Caballero
Jan 93 min read


Undone (2004)
Undone is the third studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on April 20, 2004 and was marketed and manufactured by INO Records. It was later distributed by Sony Music. The album was produced by Pete Kipley. Undone was recorded in seven studio with six in the United States and Abbey Road Studios in London, England in the United Kingdom. Following the success of MercyMe's previous studio efforts and their surprise crossover hit "I Can Only Imagine,” they we
Joel Caballero
Jan 63 min read
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