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On This Christmas Night (1979)
On This Christmas Night is a compilation Christmas album that was released in the fall of 1979. It was originally on MCA Records' Songbird label. Musician Chris Christian , who at the time was director of A&R for MCA Songbird, was involved with the production and songwriting, and it featured all original holiday songs. Artists participating on this project are Amy Grant , David Meece , Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dan Peek, Reba Rambo, The Boones, B.W. Stevenson and B.J. Thomas. Th
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Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (1992)
Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration is a compilation project album released in the fall of 1992 by Reprise/Warner Bros. Records and...
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Nov 13, 20243 min read


The Wild Frontier (1986)
The Wild Frontier is the ninth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill , released on November 24, 1986 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Dave Perkins. The Wild Frontier is a "true to form" return to rock and roll with this album, reminiscent of his 1970s albums like Welcome to Paradise . The title song was released as the lead single to Christian Rock radio and became a hit. Some of the tracks are very Bruce Springsteen-like with its bra
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Love Beyond Reason (1985)
Love Beyond Reason is the eighth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill , released on June 17, 1985 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced and arranged by Barry Miller Kaye with engineering and mixing by Stonehill's friend and folk rock singer - songwriter Mark Heard. The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Love Beyond Reason became very successful in the strength of its lead single, "I Could Never Say Goodby
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Stonehill (EP) (1985)
Stonehill (stylized as Stone Hill ) is a 1985 extended play by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released independently in the U.K. by the Street Tunes label. When it was originally released, it contained five original songs that were produced by Barry Miller Kaye, who produced Stonehill's previous album Celebrate This Heartbeat and his upcoming release Love Beyond Reason . His Christian label Myrrh Records didn't want it released. Stonehill was reissu
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Celebrate This Heartbeat (1984)
Celebrate This Heartbeat is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill , released on April 25, 1984 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Barry Miller Kaye. It is the first of two albums that Stonehill and producer Kaye have collaborated on (the other being his next album Love Beyond Reason ), as Stonehill's sound on this album was more pop/rock. The album's highlight is "Who Will Save the Children," a vocal duet featuring fellow mus
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Equator (1983)
Equator is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill , released on January 21, 1983 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Terry Scott Taylor. According to Stonehill he wrote on the album sleeve insert, "Just as the equator marks the center of the planet, so is Christ the 'Equator' of humanity...He divides good and evil and can turn darkness into light by the power of His love." The ballad track "Turning Thirty" became a Christian radi
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Nov 8, 20242 min read


Between the Glory and the Flame (1981)
Between the Glory and the Flame is the fifth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released on August 20, 1981 by Myrrh/Word Records. Stonehill co-produced the album with Terry Scott Taylor. Starting with this release, Stonehill began a decade-long association at Word Records on the Myrrh label. It was released after his fallout with Larry Norman, plus the release of his previous album The Sky is Falling and divorcing his first wife Sara Fin
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Nov 5, 20242 min read


The Sky is Falling (1980)
The Sky is Falling is the fourth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released in 1980 on Solid Rock Records. Larry Norman produced and arranged the album. The album was recorded in 1977, just a year after the release of his critically- acclaimed album Welcome to Paradise , when Stonehill wanted to record a follow-up album but was delayed by a full three years. Norman was heavily involved in the making of The Sky is Falling , from producing
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Welcome to Paradise (1976)
Welcome to Paradise is the third studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released in 1976 on Larry Norman's Solid Rock label. Norman produced and arranged the album. Stonehill returned with a proper follow-up to his 1971 debut album Born Twice . His songwriting had always been very strong but now his guitar work was catching up. For many this album was their first exposure to Stonehill and it had strong sales numbers. His opening signature trac
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Nov 3, 20242 min read


Get Me Out of Hollywood (1973)
Get Me Out of Hollywood is the second studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released in 1973 on Phillips Records. The album was produced by Jon Miller, Rod Edwards and Roger Hand with album photos taken by Larry Norman. Get Me Out of Hollywood is a rare lost album, due to the fact that it was unreleased for more than 25 years. Stonehill recorded the album in London. It was an attempt to release it as a mainstream album. About ten pressings a
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Born Twice (1971)
Born Twice is the debut album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released in 1971 on One Way Records. The album was produced and arranged by Larry Norman. Norman also did the photography. Born Twice cost, at the time, $800 to make and record. Stonehill said of the album that it sounded "like every penny of it." It was backed and financed by American entertainer Pat Boone. Fewer than ten thousand copies were pressed, making it a prized collector's item
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Randy Stonehill
Randall Evan Stonehill (born March 12, 1952 in Stockton, California) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one of the...
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Signature Songs (Dallas Holm compilation album) (1999)
Signature Songs is a 1999 compilation album of Christian singer -songwriter Dallas Holm , released on Benson Records' Greentree label. It is part of a series of anthology CDs by former Benson artists called Signature Songs. It features his signature classic songs like "Rise Again," "I Saw the Lord," "Chain of Grace" and more favorites. The CD includes artist liner notes reflecting the ten most memorable songs. Track listing All songs written by Dallas Holm, except where note
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Oct 22, 20241 min read


Face of Mercy (1995)
Face of Mercy is the 27th release and 23rd studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Dallas Holm , released in the winter of 1995 and is his final album on the Benson Records label. The album was produced by Bill Baumgart. Holm has hit a milestone with this release as he has entered his 25th year as an artist at the age of 45 and in the CD liner notes, Holm stated that Face of Mercy was his 30th recording overall counting his collaboration albums, his albums with Prais
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Oct 20, 20242 min read


Completely Taken In (1993)
Completely Taken In is the 26th release and 22nd studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Dallas Holm , released in the fall of 1993 on Benson Records. Holm co-produced the album with Phil Johnson. Holm and Johnson wrote four songs together including the lead single "Set Your Mind On Things Above." Continuing his updated adult contemporary sound heard on his previous album Chain of Grace , Holm has enlisted some friends including former 2nd Chapter of Acts members and
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Mesa (1993)
Mesa is a self-titled collaboration album featuring Christian musicians and songwriters Dallas Holm , Dana Key and Jerry Williams, going by their collective super group name Mesa. It was released in the spring of 1993 on Benson Records. The album was produced by Norbert Putman. This nine-song album has the mixture of 1970s acoustic soft rock and blues rock with the vocals reminiscent of Crosby, Stills and Nash. It was released between solo and group albums by Holm, Key of De
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Oct 19, 20242 min read


Chain of Grace (1992)
Chain of Grace is the 24rd release and 21th studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Dallas Holm . It was released in February 1992 and it is Holm's return to the Benson label, where he started early in his career. Holm was on the Word Records label for the past five years where he released four solo albums and one collaboration album from 1985 to 1991. The album was produced by Ron W. Griffin. It is Holm's first Benson album since his 1983 release Signal with his ban
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Oct 19, 20242 min read


The Early Works (1991) (Dallas Holm compilation album)
The Early Works is a 1991 compilation album of Christian singer -songwriter Dallas Holm . It is released as part of a series of artist anthology albums called The Early Works featuring former artists who were on the Benson Records label when they first started. For this release, there are 15 hand-picked tracks from when Holm recorded them on the Greentree label from 1972 to 1983 and also featured his band Praise. This collection is available to stream and for download purcha
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Oct 17, 20242 min read


Through the Flame (1990)
Through the Flame is the 23rd release and 20th studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Dallas Holm , released on July 24, 1990 by DaySpring/Word Records. The album was produced by Phil Johnson. This is Johnson's first album since producing the 1983 Dallas Holm & Praise release Signal . Holm and Johnson, along with singer - songwriter Tim Sheppard, reunited to release to second Holm, Sheppard, Johnson album Soldiers Again in 1989. Through the Flame is Holm's most pers
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Oct 15, 20242 min read
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