Chris Christian is the debut album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian . Recorded in 1976, it was released in early 1977 by Myrrh/Word Records. Christian co-produced the album with his college friend Brown Bannister. While Christian was working on albums by Amy Grant and The Imperials , Christian was working on his own album, showcasing his vocal and musicianship skills. Christian was the first to record the Bannister-penned "Mountain Top," which Grant later re

Lon Christian Smith (born February 7, 1951 in Abilene, Texas) is a record label executive, producer, songwriter and recording artist. His songs have been recorded by both Christian and mainstream pop artists like Amy Grant , The Imperials , B.J. Thomas, Elvis Presley, The Pointer Sisters, Sheena Easton, Al Jarraeu, The Carpenters, Dan Peek, Dionne Warwick, Marilyn McCoo and many others. Christian has produced albums that have been nominated for nine and won four Grammy Award

The Sound of Christmas is a 1994 Christmas project album by Christian music composer David T. Clydesdale on Word Records. The album features guest artists Point of Grace , Anointed , Bryan Duncan , Cindy Morgan , The Sound of Christmas Orchestra & Singers and many others performing Christmas songs with arrangements by Clydesdale. The Sound of Christmas is out of print and is not available for streaming. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Tra

Signature Songs  is a 1999 compilation album of Christian singer/songwriter/ author Michael Card , released on Benson Records' Greentree label. It is part of a series of anthology CDs by former Benson artists called Signature Songs. It contains tracks from his two Milk & Honey releases First Light  and Legacy with signature classics like "Love Crucified Arose," "I Have Decided," "El Shaddai" and more. The CD includes artist liner notes reflecting the ten most memorable songs

Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time  is the 17th studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released in November 1998 by Covenant Artists/Myrrh/Word Records. Card co-produced the album with Craig Duncan. Starkindler showcases Card performing Irish songs of faith from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, incorporating Renaissance and Celtic music into his sound with traditional musical instruments such as acoustic guitar, harp, fiddle, flute an

Unveiled Hope is the 16th studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released in April 1997 by Covenant Artists/Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. Unveiled Hope is a concept album with songs inspired by the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The album's sound is a mix of contemporary, classical and R&B/ Gospel. The lead single "To the Overcomers," was Card's final charting song on the Christian AC chart published by The CCM Updat

Close Your Eyes So You Can See  is the 15th studio and third Children's music album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card . It was released in 1996 and is his second album on Card's Covenant Artists label, distributed by Myrrh/Word Records. Card co-produced the album with producer"JB" Baird. It contains ten songs about children in the life of Jesus and Card wrote all the songs. It was also accompanied with a storybook of the same name that Card wrote with illust

Brother to Brother is a collaborative album by Christian singer/songwriter/ author Michael Card and American Catholic musician/songwriter/author John Michael Talbot. It was released jointly in late May 1996 by Talbot's Troubadour for the Lord label and a new independent label for Card called Covenant Artists, with distribution by Myrrh Records, a division of Word, Inc. For Card, it is his 14th studio album and his first on the newly-formed independent label Covenant Artists

Poiema is the 13th studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on November 7, 1994 by Sparrow Records. Poiema is the second official release by Card, as he released his "Best of" album Joy in the Journey earlier in 1994 as it still continues to chart. The word "poiema" is Greek meaning "a work," "workmanship," or "that which is made," often used to describe something created by a divine hand. In a biblical context, it is famously used in Eph

Cover Story is the 14th solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Russ Taff . It was released independently around January 2025 by Imagine House. Cover Story started as a chance meeting between Taff and fellow musician Steve Taylor , when Taylor's band Chagall Guevara reunited for a concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee in 2022 and then an after-show the following night at the Blue Room and the band invited some special guests for a jam session and they

Joy in the Journey: 10 Years of Greatest Hits is an official compilation album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on February 22, 1994 by Sparrow Records. This collection contains 18 songs including select tracks from The Life and The Ancient Faith trilogies, two songs from Present Reality , "Immanuel" from The Promise , three new recordings of Card classics, "El Shaddai," "Come to the Table" and "Why?" and one brand new song "Chorus of Faith."

Come to the Cradle is the 12th studio and Children's music album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on July 19, 1993 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. It is Card's second Children's music album following up his best-selling release Sleep Sound in Jesus . It contains a new recording of his First Light track "Light of the World" and 12 new original recordings of lullabies. Come to the Cradle climbed to number 15 on the Bill

The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on August 10, 1992 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. The Word is the third and final volume of a three-album trilogy based on songs from the Old Testament of the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . On this release, it focuses on the prophets in the Old Testament from Isaiah to Malachi and even the unique perspective on Hosea's

The Promise: A Celebration of Christ's Birth  is the tenth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on October 10, 1991 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. The Promise is a Christmas album but is more focused on Christ's birth. The events are considered from the perspective of different biblical characters like Joseph, Mary, the shepherds and the magi. The album is, in some ways, a companion to his 1987 re

The Early Works  is a 1991 compilation album of Christian singer/songwriter/ author Michael Card . 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. It contains 15 select songs from Card's two Milk & Honey albums First Light and Legacy . Card himself wrote the liner notes on each song and contains photos of Card on the CD insert. Track listing All songs w

The Way of Wisdom is the ninth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ author Michael Card , released in the fall of 1990 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish, who co-produced Card's 1989 best-selling Children's album Sleep Sound in Jesus . The Way of Wisdom is the second volume of a three-album trilogy based on songs from the Old Testament of the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . The first four tracks focuses on individual songs from Proverbs, Eccle

The Beginning is the eighth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released in late 1989 by Sparrow Records. Card once again teams up with Norbert Putnam to produce the start of a new trilogy, but this time on the Old Testament based on the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . The Beginning is taken from the first five books of the Pentateuch, which is also the first five tracks on the CD, while the other six tracks looks at the patriarchs like Abraha

Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Baby is the seventh studio and first Children's music album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released around July 1989 by Sparrow Records. Card produced the album with Phil Naish. The original 1989 release contained 15 songs of lullabies for infants and toddlers including the title song, plus a new recording of Card's track " Jesus Let Us Come to Know You." A companion book titled Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lul

Present Reality is the sixth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on May 30, 1988 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Norbert Putnam. After Card wrapped up his first trilogy about The Life of Christ , Card returned with his first regular studio since 1983's Legacy before embarking on his next trilogy about the story of Israel in the Old Testament titled The Ancient Faith. Present Reality deals with the theological mystery of

The Life is an official 2-CD box set by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released by Sparrow Records in 1988. It is a collection of Card's first trilogy of albums titled The Life of Christ, which consists of Known By the Scars , Scandalon and The Final Word . When the albums were release, it was told in reverse order. For The Life , it is told in chronological order starting on the first CD with the birth of Christ and the beginning of his ministry. The sec