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Not to Us (2002)
Not to Us (stylized as (not to us)) is the second studio album by Christian singer/ songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin, released on August 29, 2002 by sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Matt Browleewe and Sam Gibson. Not to Us continues the contemporary worship sound from his debut release The Noise We Make with more worship songs continuing to build its foundation. Songs like "Famous One" and "Enough" were starting to build airplay on Christian ra
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Jul 191 min read


The Noise We Make (2001)
The Noise We Make is the first nationally released studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/worship leader Chris Tomlin. It was released by sixsteps- records and Sparrow Records on March 12, 2001. The Noise We Make marked Tomlin's emergence as a worship artist with 10 tracks emphasizing praise, kindness, and the cross, including the title song that became an early live staple. One of his early singles is "Forever," a worship track that was later covered by Michael W. Smith
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Jul 192 min read


Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas. Tomlin is one of the biggest selling acts in Christian music of the 2000s and 2010s. His recordings of some of the best well-known worship songs have become Gold-selling titles like "How Great Is Our God," "Holy Forever," "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)," "I Will Follow," "Holy Is the Lord" and many others. According to t
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Jul 193 min read


WOW Hits 2003 (2002)
WOW Hits 2003 is a double disc compilation album that was released on October 1, 2002 by Word Entertainment, Provident Music Group and EMI Christian Music Group with Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group as its main distributor. This collection contains 30 top Christian songs and artists as well as 3 bonus tracks by new and developing artists. This release features music by Amy Grant, ZOEgirl, Audio Adrenaline, Third Day, Newsboys, Rebecca St. James, Michael W. Smith, Avalon and
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Jul 183 min read


WOW Hits 2002 (2001)
WOW Hits 2002 is a double disc compilation album that was released on October 23, 2001 by Word Entertainment, Provident Music Group and EMI Christian Music Group with Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group as its main distributor. This collection contains 30 top Christian songs and artists as well as 3 bonus tracks by new and developing artists. Christian R&B trio Out of Eden recorded a special intro to their lead single "Different Now," taken from their 2002 release This Is Your
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Jul 123 min read


WOW Hits 2001 (2000)
WOW Hits 2001 is a double disc compilation album that was released on October 24, 2000 by Word Entertainment, Provident Music Group and EMI Christian Music Group with Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group as its main distributor. Starting with this release, the WOW collection was re-branded as WOW Hits, as they were beginning a series of WOW anthology releases such as WOW Worship, WOW Gospel and WOW Christmas among other titles. This collection contains 30 top Christian songs and
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Jul 113 min read


WOW 2000 (1999)
WOW 2000 is a double disc compilation album that was released on October 26, 1999 by Word Entertainment, Provident Music Group and EMI Christian Music Group with Sparrow/Chordant Distribution/EMI Christian Music Group as its main distributor. This collection contains 30 top Christian songs and artists as well as 4 bonus tracks, two tracks on each disc by new and developing artists. In this release, it features music by Amy Grant, DC Talk, Audio Adrenaline, Third Day, Steven
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Jul 113 min read


Live Revelations (2009)
Live Revelations is the second live CD and DVD by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on April 7, 2009 by Essential Records/Provident Music. Produced by the band themselves, most of the tracks are from their 2008 release Revelation. Some of the songs were cut off the CD but can be found on the DVD. The concert was shot and recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas during the Music Builds Tour along with Switchfoot,
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Jul 62 min read


Revelation (2008)
Revelation is the ninth studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on July 29, 2008 by Essential Records/Provident Music. Starting with this release and in subsequent releases, Third Day became a four-piece band as original guitarist Brad Avery left the band but was an additional musician on this release. For Revelation, Third Day worked with producer Howard Benson, who is a two-time Grammy nominee for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and has produced main
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Jul 54 min read


Chronology Volume 2 (2007)
Chronology Volume 2 is the second of two official compilation albums by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on August 7, 2007 by Essential Records/Provident Music. It was released as a two disc CD and DVD. Their previous compilation release Chronology Volume 1 was released early in March 2007. The audio CD contains 18 tracks consisting of nine remastered songs, four live new recordings taped in Atlanta, Georgia, two previous live recordings and three rare studi
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Jul 12 min read


Chronology Volume 1 (2007)
Chronology Volume 1 is the first of two official compilation albums by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on March 27, 2007 by Essential Records/Provident Music. It was released as a two disc CD and DVD. The audio CD contains 17 tracks consisting of six new mixed tracks, two new recordings of older songs ("Thief" and "My Hope Is You"), a "steel mix" of "I've Always Loved You," three live recordings, two songs from their 1999 EP Southern Tracks and three remast
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Jun 302 min read


Christmas Offerings (2006)
Christmas Offerings is the ninth studio and Christmas album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on October 17, 2006 by Essential Records/ Provident Music. The band produced the album with arranger and musician Don McCollister. Christmas Offerings is a companion album to their previous worship releases Offerings and Offerings II, but this release is centered on worship music on the birth of Jesus Christ. Third Day covers well-known Christmas hymns like "O Come All Y
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Jun 293 min read


Wherever You Are (2005)
Wherever You Are is the eighth studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on November 1, 2005 by Essential Records/Provident Music. The band and well-known "go-to" producer Brown Bannister, each produced six tracks. Wherever You Are deals with some personal tragedies from among the band mates as they forged its finest work to date with a collection of material that ranges from raging rockers to contemplative worship songs. The release opens with the take-no-p
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Jun 284 min read


Live Wire (2004)
Live Wire is the first live album and concert DVD by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on November 23, 2004 by Essential Records/Provident Music. Live Wire was shot and recorded during Third Day's tour on July 22, 2004 at The Palace in Louisville, Kentucky. The band performs songs from their 2004 release Wire as well as a couple of older tracks "Sing A Song" and "Blackbird." The CD contains nine live tracks and one new studio track "Thank You All." Some of the songs
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Jun 242 min read


Wire (2004)
Wire is the seventh studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on May 4, 2004 by Essential Records/Provident Music. The album was produced by Paul Ebersold. Wire returned Third Day to their rock and roll roots and was largely carried by the energetic guitar riffs that pervade its songs, although the forceful lyrics also contribute significantly. The album's songs deal with numerous themes. "Wire," the title track, is a song about the pressure to succeed in mo
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Jun 233 min read


Offerings II: All I Have to Give (2003)
Offerings II: All I Have to Give is the sixth studio and second worship album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on March 4, 2003 by Essential Records/ Provident Music. Offerings II was released concurrently with their Grammy and Dove Award winning 2001 album Come Together and serves as a sequel to their first worship release Offerings. Like Offerings, it contains original worship tracks, covers and live performances from the 2002 Come Together Fall Tour. The lead
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Jun 213 min read


Carry Me Home (EP) (2002)
Carry Me Home is a 2002 extended play (EP) by the Christian rock band Third Day. Released as a limited edition CD by Essential Records, in conjunction with the organization Habitat For Humanity, in which volunteers help to build affordable housing for low income families, this EP contains two live performances from the 2001 Offerings Tour and three previously unreleased studio tracks from their vault. Carry Me Home was made available free with the purchase of either their Com
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Jun 191 min read


Come Together (2001)
Come Together is the fifth studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on November 6, 2001 by Essential Records/Provident Music. The album was produced by Monroe Jones. Released after the success of back-to back Gold sellers Time and Offerings, Third Day returns with Come Together with the title track released as the lead single. It was used as a tribute to 9/11 and gained significant airplay in both Christian Rock and Christian CHR radio stations. "Show Me Yo
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Jun 183 min read


Offerings: A Worship Album (2000)
Offerings: A Worship Album is the fourth studio and first worship album by the Christian rock band Third Day, released on July 11, 2000 by Essential Records/ Provident Music. It is a unique project that features a blend of newly recorded studio tracks, covers, and live versions of the band's older songs. Offerings was also part of the Christian music movement known contemporary worship music that was very popular in the late 1990s and into the 2000s and beyond. It was release
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Jun 153 min read


Time (1999)
Time is the third major studio album by the Christian rock band Third Day. It was released on August 24, 1999 by Essential Records with distribution by Provident Music Distribution and Sony Music. The album was produced by Monroe Jones with Jim Dineen co-producing on two tracks. Starting with this release and afterwards in their career, Third Day was still with Provident Music but switched labels from Reunion Records to its subsidiary label Essential, which was home to other
Joel Caballero
Jun 133 min read
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