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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
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Spoken For (2002)
Spoken For is the second studio album by the Christian rock band MercyMe , released on October 1, 2002 by INO Records and originally distributed by Word Records and Word Music Group. The album was produced by Pete Kipley. MercyMe and producer -musician Pete Kipley team up once again to create Spoken For , their follow-up to their 2001 debut release Almost There with the album's song "I Can Only Imagine" still getting Christian radio airplay and making its way to mainstream
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Almost There (2001)
Almost There is the national debut album by the Christian rock band MercyMe . It was released on August 14, 2001 and thus began a long association with their record label INO Records (later renamed Fair Trade Services). It was originally manufactured through M2 Communications and, at the time, was distributed by Word Records and Word Music Group. The album was produced by musician and songwriter Pete Kipley. Almost There was recorded at three studios in the United States: I
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MercyMe
MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian band founded in Greenville, Texas. The current band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul. The band formed in 1994 and released six independent albums prior to signing with INO Records in 2001. The group first gained mainstream recognition with the crossover single, “I Can Only Imagine” which elevated their
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The Producer (1995)
The Producer is a various artists compilation album that was independently released in 1995 by Home Sweet Home Records and was manufactured and distributed by LCS Music Group. This collection contains tracks that artist - musician Chris Christian has had a hand on either as a producer or executive producer by producing other artists such as White Heart , The Imperials , Steve Archer, Eric Champion, B.J. Thomas, Marilyn McCoo, Dan Peek, David Martin and Christian himself as
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15 Best of 15 Years (1991)
15 Best of 15 Years is the official second compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released in 1991 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. This collection contains 13 of Christian's best radio hits and favorites covering his first 15 years of recording including a duet with Christian's daughter Courtney on a specially-arranged version of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," plus two brand new songs recorded for this collection: "Actions
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Dec 28, 20252 min read


Sketches (1990)
Sketches is the 11th studio and second all-instrumental album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released in the fall of 1990 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced, mixed and arranged the album himself. Sketches contains the opening track "Santa Barbara" as the best highlight and the composition "Casey Noel" is named after Christian's second daughter. The album is not available for streaming or for digital download and is out of prin
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Dec 27, 20251 min read


Focus (1989)
Focus is the tenth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released on November 7, 1989 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced and arranged the album himself. Two years after his 1987 release Higher Ways , Christian returns with an album that's about parent/child relationships with its lead single "Focus On the Child," as well as three other tracks dealing with the same subject. The song was Christian's last charted song on the
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Dec 19, 20252 min read


Thinking of You This Christmas (1988)
Thinking of You This Christmas is the ninth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released on October 18, 1988 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced and arranged the album himself. Originally released on CD and cassette tape, Thinking of You This Christmas contains some previously released tracks, holiday songs and new Christmas recordings. Included are "God Bless the Children" and "Christmas All Year 'Round"
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Dec 18, 20252 min read


No Lyrics (1988)
No Lyrics is the eighth studio and first instrumental album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released in the fall of 1988 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. It is Christian's first all-instrumental album and contains compositions as featured in the 1988 Christian motion picture Dakota starring actor Lou Diamond Phillips including "Dakota's Theme." A soundtrack album was also released with some of Christian's score from this album as well as origin
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Dec 17, 20251 min read


Higher Ways (1987)
Higher Ways is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on July 14, 1987 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian co-produced the album with songwriter and musician Jeremy Dalton. Higher Ways is Christian's first album of new material in three years with an updated pop sound. The lead single "Day Like Today" features a vocal duet with Gerry Beckley of the soft rock duo America. It was Christian's final Top 5 hit on the Christian
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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Live at Six Flags (1986) (Chris Christian live album)
Live at Six Flags is a live album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on May 1986 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. It was recorded live at Six Flags Over Texas theme park in Arlington, Texas around August 1984 when Christian had released his praise album Let the Music Start . Christian performed songs from his mainstream pop and Christian music albums and is backed by the Christian rock band White Heart as his ba
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Dec 14, 20252 min read


Mirror Of Your Heart (1985)
Mirror Of Your Heart is a compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on August 1985 by Home Sweet Home Records with distribution by Word Records. Originally released as a ten track collection on LP and cassette tape, Mirror Of Your Heart is a collection of, according to Christian, "my favorite easy listening songs that I hope will be used as a meditation tool to think on the things that really matter, our relationship with our Lord and our
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Dec 12, 20252 min read


Let the Music Start (1984)
Let the Music Start (later released as Praise Album for its CD reissue and digital releases) is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on September 1984 by Home Sweet Home Records and Myrrh/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. Subtitled as "a new contemporary praise album," Let the Music Start are songs of worship and are only God-focused with tracks like "Sing With Joy," "We Are An Offering," "Blessed Be the Lor
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Dec 12, 20252 min read


Love Them While We Can (1983)
Love Them While We Can is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . It was released in March 1983 by Christian's record label Home Sweet Home and Myrrh/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. After the moderate success of his 1981 self-titled mainstream album , Christian returns to Christian music with Love Them While We Can . The title song speaks of honoring one's parents as Christian dedicates the album to his parents. The album
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Dec 10, 20252 min read


Chris Christian (1981) (mainstream pop album)
Chris Christian is the self-titled fifth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . It was released in September 1981 on Boardwalk Records. The album was produced by Bob Gaudio. This is his second self-titled album after his first self-titled album was released back in 1977. Released just two months after his Christian music album Just Sit Back , Christian puts out his first, and only, solo mainstream pop album and has worked with a who's who in the mus
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Dec 5, 20254 min read


Just Sit Back (1981)
Just Sit Back is the fourth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . It was released in July 1981 and it is his first album on his newly-formed Home Sweet Home Records label and, at the time, was distributed by Benson Records. Christian produced the album himself. Just Sit Back contains a duet with American Gospel singer and songwriter Andraé Crouch on the track "Nobody," which they both also co-wrote together. "Livin' For You" was the lead single and
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Dec 2, 20252 min read


The Best of Chris Christian (1980)
The Best of Chris Christian is the first compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released in July 1980 by Myrrh/Word Records. It contains 12 songs taken from Christian's first three Myrrh albums, Chris Christian , Chance and With Your Love . The collection is not available to stream or for download purchasing. Track listing All tracks written by Chris Christian, except where noted. 1. Praise the Lord (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson) (from With
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Nov 30, 20251 min read


With Your Love (1979)
With Your Love is the third studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released in July 1979 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Christian and Brown Bannister with all tracks arranged by Bergen White. Christian scored another Christian radio hit with the title track. Christian also recorded his version of "Praise the Lord," which was also recorded by The Imperials released on the same year, but became a hit for the group. Christian also rec
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Nov 30, 20252 min read


Chance (1978)
Chance is the second studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . Recorded in 1977, it was released in February 1978 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Christian and Brown Bannister. Christian records his own version of "Sail On," which was a Christian radio hit by The Imperials from the album of the same name . Christian himself scored his first Christian radio hit with "Now I See the Man," giving him his first Top 10 song. Chance was reis
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Nov 30, 20251 min read
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