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Tienen Que Saber (1987)
Tienen Que Saber (tranlated as "they have to know" or the track "People Need the Lord") is the first Spanish language album by Christian singer Steve Green , released on July 17, 1987 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced and arranged by Greg Nelson. Green sings six select songs from his previous English language Sparrow releases and three Spanish language tracks just for this album including a hymns medley. Tienen Que Saber has since been out of print and it is not av
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
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For God and God Alone (1986)
For God and God Alone is the third studio album by Christian singer Steve Green , released on August 21, 1986 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Greg Nelson. With themes of family and faith, For God and God Alone was another successful album for Green and it was Green's only RIAA Gold-certified album. By 2001, the album sold half a million copies. Highlights include the title song "God and God Alone" originally written and recorded by Phill McHugh, "Household of
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A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of Foundational Truths (EP) (1986)
A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of Foundational Truths  is a musical project extended play (EP) created by Christian singer Steve Green . It was released in early 1986 on Sparrow Records' Birdwing label. Based on the Martin Luther church hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," the cantada features songs that deal with the emphasis of worshiping God in awe and reverence. Green arranged the songs with producer Greg Nelson and Green co-wrote the original songs with songwriters Nil
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Jun 18, 20242 min read
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He Hold the Keys (1985)
He Holds the Keys is the second solo album by Christian singer Steve Green , released on June 5, 1985 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Greg Nelson. He Holds the Keys is Green's breakthrough album and succeeding as the follow-up to his 1984 self-titled debut album , continuing the inspirational songs like the title track and the lite pop Christian AC hit "That's Where the Joy Comes From." Green records a cover of David Meece 's song "I Can See," from Meece's alb
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Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Steve Green (1984)
Steve Green is the debut solo album by Christian singer Steve Green . It was released on March 29, 1984 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Greg Nelson, who is best-known for producing Sandi Patty 's albums throughout the 1980's. Green, Patty, and Larnelle Harris were the top inspirational singers in that time period and have all worked with Nelson. After his time with The Gaither Vocal Band and his one and only Christian Rock album with White Heart , Green releas
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Steve Green
Stephen James Green (born August 1, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American Christian music singer. Green was born in Portland, Oregon,...
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Carry the Light (1989)
Carry the Light is a 1989 cassette-tape only compilation album released by Star Song Records and Missions Network Center. It is a...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read
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The Journey (1990) (Dana Key album)
The Journey is the first solo album by  DeGarmo & Key musician -songwriter Dana Key. It was released on April 16, 1990 by ForeFront/Benson Records. The album was produced by Ron W. Griffin. Nearly a year after D&K released The Pledge , Key released his first solo album outside the band (just like DeGarmo before him with Feels Good to Be Forgiven ). It's a passion project Key wanted to release as The Journey is subtitled Walking With Jesus , as it looks at the life, death
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Jun 11, 20242 min read
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The Pledge (1989)
The Pledge is the ninth studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key . It was released on June 26, 1989 and it is the final album on the Power Discs label as the label folded and changed to ForeFront Records with distribution by Benson Records. The album was produced by Ron W. Griffin, who produced Eddie DeGarmo's solo project Feels Good to Be Forgiven the year before. The Pledge is a sequel to their 1987 album D&K , but with a theme about making a commitment to th
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Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Feels Good to Be Forgiven (1988)
Feels Good to Be Forgiven is the first solo album by DeGarmo & Key musician - songwriter Eddie DeGarmo. It was released on November 15, 1988 by ForeFront Records, which at the time was distributed by Benson Records. It is the first album to be released under the ForeFront banner, since the folding of Power Discs Records. The album was produced by Ron W. Griffin, who co-founded the ForeFront label with DeGarmo. It is DeGarmo's first solo album outside of D&K, while the band
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Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Rock Solid: Absolutely Live (1988)
Rock Solid: Absolutely Live  is the second live album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on June 15, 1988 by Power Discs/Benson Records. The duo produced the album with John Hampton. Starting with this album going forward, their ForeFront Communications imprint is added. ForeFront Records was born, which will result in the folding of the Power Discs label. Released just seven months after their 1987 album D&K , D&K released their second live album (their firs
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Jun 9, 20242 min read
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D&K (1987)
D&K is the eighth studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on October 31, 1987 by Power Discs/Benson Records. The duo produced the album with John Hampton. It is D&K's most ambitious album to date. Continuing their arena rock sound from Street Light , the band rocks more on tracks like "Out of the Danger Zone," "War With the World" and "Rock Solid" featuring co-lead vocals by DeGarmo. It is DeGarmo's first co-lead performance on an album since 1979's S
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Jun 8, 20242 min read
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Streetrock (1987)
Streetrock is a 1987 compilation album of Christian Rock tracks by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key on Power Discs/Benson Records. It contains 5 live and 5 studio tracks from their previous Lamb & Lion albums from 1979 to 1982. The first five songs are from their 1982 live album No Turning Back and the last five songs are tracks from Straight On and This Ain't Hollywood . Track listing All tracks written by Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key, except where noted. 1. Emmanue
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Jun 8, 20242 min read
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Street Light (1986)
Street Light (sometimes stylized as Streetlight ) is the seventh studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on September 26, 1986 by Power Discs/Benson Records. The duo produced the album with John Hampton. Street Light was a "return to rock" album by D&K, after the successful releases of their previous 80s pop/rock albums, Mission of Mercy , Communication and Commander Sozo and the Charge of the Light Brigade . The lead single and music video for "Eve
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Jun 8, 20242 min read
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Commander Sozo and the Charge of the Light Brigade (1985)
Commander Sozo and the Charge of the Light Brigade is the sixth studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on September 10, 1985 by Power Discs/Benson Records. The duo produced the album themselves. Commander Sozo ... was D&K's fourth Top 10 album, climbing up to number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart by spring of 1986. Its two lead singles were both Top 10 hits and were made into music videos: "Competition" (Rock) and "Destined to Win" (A
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Jun 7, 20242 min read
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Communication (1984)
Communication is the fifth studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on September 25, 1984 by Power Discs/Benson Records. The duo produced the album themselves. D&K continues their series of successful radio-friendly Christian hits with Communication featuring its lead single "Alleluia, Christ is Coming" making the Top 5. They also recorded a cover of the American rock band Pacific Gas & Electric's 1970 hit "Are You Ready?" (#14 Billboard Hot 100). Th
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Jun 6, 20242 min read
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Mission of Mercy (1983)
Mission of Mercy is the fourth studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key . It was released on August 27, 1983 on Benson Records' newly formed label Power Discs Records (later renamed ForeFront Records by the late 1980s). The duo had left the Lamb & Lion label, which was then distributed by Benson but switched to Sparrow Records that same year. D&K produced the album themselves. It was the duo's first new studio album in nearly three years. Mission of Mercy marked
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Jun 5, 20242 min read
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No Turning Back/Live (1982)
No Turning Back/Live is a 2-LP live album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on June 16, 1982 by Lamb & Lion Records and distributed by Benson Records. Originally released as a two-record set and one full-length cassette tape, No Turning Back was recorded live during their This Ain't Hollywood tour on a couple of tour stops in Oklahoma: November 6, 1981 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa and November 7, 1981 at Putman City West Auditorium in Oklahoma City. This i
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Jun 3, 20242 min read
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This Ain't Hollywood (1980)
This Ain't Hollywood is the third studio album by the Christian Rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on November 21, 1980 by Lamb & Lion Records. Distribution this time is by The Benson Company, home to Benson Records. The album was produced by DeGarmo & Key and Joe Hardy. Once again, they were credited as The DeGarmo & Key Band. This Ain't Hollywood continues in the same vein as the first two albums, with a twinge of Doobie Brothers-style jazz rock and a couple of ballads mix
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Jun 2, 20242 min read
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Straight On (1979)
Straight On is the second studio album by the Christian Rock duo DeGarmo & Key , released on May 20, 1979 by Lamb & Lion/Word Records. The album was produced by DeGarmo & Key and Joe Hardy. CCM Magazine named this as one the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music ranking at number 95. CCM publisher and founder John W. Styll said of Straight On , that this album was "an immediate standout because it represented a standard-setting quantum leap in production quality. D&K was
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Jun 2, 20242 min read
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