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First Call (1996)
First Call is the ninth studio album by First Call , released on August 6, 1996. It is the second and final album they released on the Warner Bros. Christian/Gospel label Warner Alliance. The duo of Marty McCall and Bonnie Keen co-produced the album with Darrell Brown and two tracks with co-production by Cheryl Rogers. It is their sixth non-holiday album and the second album consisting of McCall and Keen as a duo. The album reflects the other side of healing; the pain is fad
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Sep 30, 20232 min read
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Beyond December (1995)
Beyond December is the eighth studio and third Christmas album by First Call . Released on October 10, 1995, it is the first of two albums on the Warner Bros. Christian/Gospel label Warner Alliance. After the departure of vocalist Marabeth Jordan, the remaining members Marty McCall and Bonnie Keen continued on as a duo. This is First Call's third Christmas release but unlike the previous two Christmas albums An Evening in December and An Evening in December, Volume II , whi
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The Early Years (1995) (First Call compilation album)
The Early Years is a 1995 compilation album of the Christian music vocal group First Call released on Word Records. This collection contains 16 of the group's best known songs and album cuts, focusing on their three non-holiday releases Undivided , Somethin' Takes Over and God is Good . Track listing 1. Someday (Marty and Vickie McCall, Keith Thomas) (from God is Good ) -4:24 2. Sweet Love (Bonnie Keen, Dan Keen, Keith Thomas, Mark Hammond) (from God is Good ) -4:1
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Sep 30, 20232 min read
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La Razón De Cantar (1994)
La Razón De Cantar is a 1994 Spanish language album by the Christian music vocal group First Call on Myrrh/Word Records. The title of the album is translated as "The Reason We Sing," which is one of the ten selected songs that the group has picked to perform in Spanish from their catalog with Dan Posthuma and Autoro Allen serving as executive producers. The songs were translated by Allen, David Coyotl, Alejandro Allen, Susana Allen and Claudia Symonds. The album is focused
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Sacred Journey (1993)
Sacred Journey is the seventh studio album by the Christian music group First Call , released in 1993 on Myrrh/Word Records. It would be their final album on Word Records in general since being on the label in 1985 on two different subsidiary labels: DaySpring and Myrrh. Sacred Journey continues the themes explored on their previous album Human Song but with more of an unplugged and live-in studio sound. The group got involved not just in songwriting but in production as t
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Human Song (1992)
Human Song is the sixth studio album by the Christian music group First Call , released in 1992 on Myrrh Records. It is the fourth non-holiday album with production by Michael Omartian with U.K. Christian musician and vocalist Chris Eaton co-produced and co-wrote the track "Land of Many Tears." It is the first album to feature vocalist and session singer Marabeth Jordan, who replaced Melodie Tunney to continue on as a trio. Human Song continues their pop sound heard from t
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Sep 25, 20232 min read
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Our Hymns (1989)
Our Hymns is a compilation album released in 1989 on Word Records. It features well-known church hymns each done by CCM artists'...
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Sep 24, 20233 min read
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Various Artists albums
This section is all about albums with a theme featuring contributing CCM artists and their songs. From Easter to Christmas and everything...
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Sep 24, 20232 min read
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God is Good (1989)
God is Good is the fifth studio album by the Christian music group First Call . Released in the fall of 1989, the trio switched to Word Records' Myrrh label for this album. The album is produced by Keith Thomas. A departure from their Manhatten Transfer-type sound of vocal jazz, God is Good is a straight-ahead pop album with Thomas handling the arrangements and the trio getting more involved in songwriting input. Most critics have said this is one of their best albums. With
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Sep 23, 20232 min read
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An Evening in December, Volume II (1987)
An Evening in December, Volume II is the fourth studio and second Christmas album by the Christian music group First Call , released in late 1987 on DaySpring Records. An official follow up to their first Christmas album An Evening in December , the album is once again produced by Steven V. Taylor with David Maddux arranging the songs. Sung in a capella, the album features soloists Russ Taff , Wayne Watson , Cynthia Clawson and Tanya Goodman Sykes, in addition to the trio and
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Somethin' Takes Over (1987)
Somethin' Takes Over is the third studio album by the Christian music group First Call , released in the fall of 1987 on DaySpring Records. It is the trio's second non-holiday album following up their 1986 release Undivided , featuring the same formula of contemporary pop with vocal jazz and big band with production by Neal Joseph and David Maddux. Some of the songs also draw some comparisons to fellow Christian vocal trio 2nd Chapter of Acts like "Lord of All" and "The Rea
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Sep 23, 20232 min read
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Undivided (1986)
Undivided is the second studio album by the Christian music group First Call , released in 1986 on DaySpring Records. Released as a non-holiday album, Undivided is the first proper album by the trio produced by Greg Nelson, Keith Thomas, Dan Keen and Dick Tunney. It features a mix of contemporary pop, vocal jazz and big band. The album's debut single, the title song written by group member Melodie Tunney, became a hit on both the Christian AC and Christian Inspo charts and
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Sep 23, 20232 min read
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An Evening in December (1985)
An Evening in December is the debut studio and first Christmas album by the Christian music group First Call . It was released in late 1985 on Word Records' DaySpring label. Credited as First Call and Friends, the album features guest soloists David Meece , Wayne Watson , Cynthia Clawson, Kelly Nelon Thompson and Dave Boyer. Sung in a capella, An Evening in December is produced by Steven V. Taylor with David Maddux arranging the songs. The album's highlight is a new arrange
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Sep 23, 20232 min read
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First Call
First Call is an American contemporary Christian music (CCM) group, consisting of Mel (Melodie) Tunney, Marty McCall and Bonnie Keen....
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Give Me More Love in My Heart (1980)
Give Me More Love in My Heart is the fourth studio album by Christian gospel singer Larnelle Harris . Released in 1980, it is Harris'...
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Touch Me Lord (1982)
Touch Me Lord is the fifth studio album by Christian gospel singer Larnelle Harris , released in 1982 on Impact Records. The album is...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read
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Unbelievable Love (1995)
Unbelievable Love is the 14th studio album by Christian gospel singer Larnelle Harris , released in 1995 on Benson Records. Production...
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Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Kingdom Upside Down (1990)
Kingdom Upside Down is the fifth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Morgan Cryar . It is the second and final album that Cryar released on Reunion Records in 1990. The album is produced by the team of Christopher Harris and Mark Heimermann. Kingdom Upside Down is more upbeat and danceable than his previous album Like a River and features his first number one hit "Father." Cryar's next single "See You On the Other Side" would be an even bigger hit. Years after it
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Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Like a River (1989)
Like a River is the fourth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Morgan Cryar . It is the first of two albums Cryar released on Reunion Records in 1989. Three years after his 1986 album Fuel on the Fire , Cryar returns with an album that has a mix of southern rock and some adult contemporary pop songs. The album is produced by Brian Tankersley. Like a River is out of print and is not available digitally. The tracks "The Voice of Experience" and "Yes, Yes" are the on
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Sep 19, 20231 min read
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Beyond All the Limits (1994)
Beyond All the Limits is the thirteenth studio album by Christian gospel singer Larnelle Harris , released in 1994 on Benson Records....
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Sep 19, 20232 min read
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