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Deep Valley (2023)
Deep Valley is an "unearthed" live concert album by Christian singer - songwriter Rich Mullins . It was originally released in 2022 on a custom label called Old Bear Records. It was available for a limited time on vinyl and on CD, it contained five bonus tracks, plus it is the official live recording available to the public and his first official posthumous release in over 20 years. Deep Valley was made available on digital platforms for streaming on February 10, 2023. Reco
Joel Caballero
Mar 162 min read


Here in America (2003)
Here in America is a CD compilation of early songwriting demos and rare live recordings of concert performances given by Christian singer - songwriter Rich Mullins as he toured across America in 1987 with song collaborator Steve Cudworth (vocals/guitar) and Kyle Stevens (drums/vocals). Released posthumously by Reunion Records/Provident Label Distribution on May 6, 2003, six years after his death, Here in America allows listeners to enjoy excerpts from Mullins concerts prio
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Mar 152 min read


Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) Volume II (2023)
Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) Volume II is the 16th studio album by the Christian female vocal trio Point of Grace . It was released on April 28, 2023 by Word/Curb Records. Released as the successor to their 2015 album Directions Home , Turn Your Eyes features the trio's signature vocal harmonies on classic songs like Rich Mullins ' "Awesome God," the title hymn, Dove Award winning modern worship hit "Way Maker," the 1993 Wes King hit "I Believe" featuring
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Mar 142 min read


Sing Nöel (2017)
Sing Nöel is the 14th studio and 4th Christmas album by the Christian female vocal trio Point of Grace . The CD was originally released and sold exclusively at LifeWay Christian bookstores through their LifeWay Worship custom label on October 20, 2017. The original CD contains 10 tracks of holiday music focused on the timeless truths of Christmas carols. It was specifically designed to capture the "spirit of the season" by blending classic hymns from old hymnals with festive
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Mar 142 min read


Beautiful Name - Hymns and Worship Songs (2018)
Beautiful Name - Hymns and Worship Songs is the 15th studio album by the Christian female vocal trio Point of Grace . The CD was originally released and sold exclusively at LifeWay Christian bookstores through their LifeWay Worship custom label on April 3, 2018. Beautiful Name is the trio's first dedicated project focused on hymns and modern worship classics. It contains 10 songs of covers including the 1990 Twila Paris composition "How Beautiful," the title track "What a
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Mar 132 min read


One True God (2011)
One True God is the 15th studio album by the Christian music group NewSong , released on May 17, 2011 by HHM Records/NewSong Ministries with marketing and manufacturing by EMI Christian Music Group. Christopher Stevens and David Garcia produced four tracks while Ian Eskelin produced the rest of the album. One True God features a duet with Christian singer - songwriter Francesca Battistelli on the track "The Way You Smile." The song is almost reminiscent of Colbie Caillat's
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Mar 122 min read


Give Yourself Away (2009)
Give Yourself Away is the 14th studio album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released on their own record label HHM Records in association with NewSong Ministries and marketed and distributed by EMI Christian Music Group on November 24, 2009. Give Yourself Away marked a return to NewSong with their first new studio album in six years. During that time, the band went through personnel changes. Drew Cline left after only appearing on their 2006 Christmas album Th
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Mar 122 min read


The Christmas Hope (2006)
The Christmas Hope is the 13th studio and second Christmas album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released around November 2006 by Integrity Music/Provident Label Group and Sony Music. It is the first NewSong album without Michael O'Brien as he left the group to resume his solo career, although he did get involved behind the scenes as a producer as he produced and co-wrote the track "The Christmas Blessing." Christian vocalist Drew Cline replaced O'Brien as the
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Mar 92 min read


Rescue: Live Worship (2005)
Rescue: Live Worship is the first live album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released around June 2005 by Integrity Music with distribution by Provident Label Group and Sony Music. It is NewSong's first live and first wholly-worship themed album on CD mixing well-known worship songs, fast rising worship songs like "Rescue," "My Glorious" and "Wonderful Maker" and brand new worship songs like the new tracks "Every Day's Another Day (Journey to Eternity)," "Befor
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Mar 92 min read


The Very Best of NewSong (2005)
The Very Best of NewSong is a 2005 compilation album of the Christian music group NewSong , released by Reunion Records/Provident Music Distribution. This collection contains only ten songs from their time on both Benson and Reunion labels including two of their best tracks "The Christmas Shoes" and "When God Made You," plus their re-recorded tracks "Light Your World" and "Arise My Love." It was compiled and produced by James McArthur, vice president of A&R at Provident Labe
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Mar 52 min read


More Life (2003)
More Life is the 12th studio album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released on September 9, 2003 by Reunion Records/Provident Music Group. More Life was praised for its varied, engaging and worshipful songs. The album's main highlight is the third single "When God Made You" featuring a duet with Christian music artist Natalie Grant . The track is a heartfelt ballad, widely celebrated as a perfect song for weddings, anniversaries and vow renewals due to its rom
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Mar 52 min read


The Christmas Shoes (2001)
The Christmas Shoes is the 11th studio and first Christmas album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released on October 23, 2001 by Reunion Records/ Provident Music Group. Due to the success of "The Christmas Shoes" from Sheltering Tree , the song's popularity was enough to warrant it a Christmas album for the group. Some changes were happening to NewSong as musician and songwriter Leonard Ahlstrom left the band after more than six years after the release of Shelt
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Mar 12 min read


Sheltering Tree (2000)
Sheltering Tree is the tenth studio album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released on October 10, 2000 by Benson Records and Jive Records with mainstream distribution by Provident Music Distribution and Zomba/BMG Group (later to be acquired by Sony Music). Sheltering Tree welcomed NewSong into the 2000s. The sound of this album is more adult contemporary, kind of leaving behind the polished pop from their previous albums People Get Ready and Love Revolution .
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Mar 13 min read


Arise My Love: The Very Best of NewSong (1999)
Arise My Love: The Very Best of NewSong is an official compilation album by the Christian music group NewSong , released on August 10, 1999 by Benson Records. This collection contains 13 of the group's best known Christian radio hits and album favorites from their Benson releases including their number one songs "Miracles," "Got Me Going," "My Heart's Already There" and "Rhythm of the World." It also contains three brand new tracks: the lead single "Can't Keep a Good Man Dow
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Feb 283 min read


Love Revolution (1997) (NewSong album)
Love Revolution is the ninth studio album by the Christian music group NewSong , released on January 15, 1997 by Benson Records. NewSong went through its second personnel change with Love Revolution as Christian vocalist Charles Billingsley left the group in 1996 to resume his solo career in music and ministry after the release of People Get Ready . The group is down to five members, but, for a time, is still intact with NewSong founders Eddie Carswell and Billy Goodwin, al
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Feb 283 min read


People Get Ready (1994)
People Get Ready is the eight studio album by the Christian music group NewSong . It was released on December 15, 1994 by Benson Records. The album was produced by Christopher Harris and Paul Mills. For the first time since NewSong was formed in 1981 as a quartet, the group reinvented themselves as a vocal band with People Get Ready . With the two original members, lead vocalist Billy Goodwin and primary songwriter and musician Eddie Carswell intact, gone are the two origina
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Feb 273 min read


All Around the World (1993)
All Around the World is the seventh studio album by the Christian vocal group NewSong . It was released around March 1993 and it is their first album on Benson Records. All Around the World marked a turning point for NewSong as it became another successful album. It did not chart on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, but it did have five Top 10 songs on the Christian AC chart. The title song and "Got Me Going" were NewSong's first two number one songs. The quartet e
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Feb 263 min read


One Heart at a Time: The Best of NewSong (1992)
One Heart at a Time: The Best of NewSong is a 1992 compilation album of the Christian music vocal group NewSong , released by DaySpring/Word Records. This collection contains 12 of NewSong's best tracks from their time at Word Records. It covers songs from their five Word releases, The Word , Trophies of Grace , Say Yes! , Light Your World and Living Proof . The tracks chronologically start backwards with "One Heart at a Time" from Living Proof to the title song from The W
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Feb 252 min read


Living Proof (1990)
Living Proof is the sixth studio album by the Christian vocal group NewSong , released on December 11, 1990 by Word Records. The album was produced by Dan Garcia. Living Proof is NewSong's final album on Word Records, but was released on their subsidiary label DaySpring. Track arrangements were done by Garcia, Oliver Wells, Tim Pierce and Michael Gleason. The album was successful and yielded five Top 10 hits on the Christian AC chart with the title song, "Wholehearted" and
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Feb 242 min read


Light Your World (1989)
Light Your World is the fifth studio album by the Christian vocal group NewSong , released on March 21, 1989 by Word Records. The album was produced by Marc Aramian. NewSong continues their adult contemporary sound from their previous release Say Yes! with more hits like the title song and "Love Is." Both tracks went Top 5 on the Christian AC chart. Other songs like "Square Peg, Round Hole" and "Father of Love" were also hits on Christian radio. Eddie Carswell wrote the ent
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Feb 232 min read
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