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Intermission: The Greatest Hits (2000)
Intermission: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on November 21, 2000 by ForeFront Records. It contains songs from their studio albums Free at Last , Jesus Freak , plus "Consume Me" and "Supernatural" are the only two tracks from Supernatural . No songs from their debut album or Nu Thang are represented in this collection. The songs "My Will" from the various artists worship album Exodus and the live cover of "I Wish We
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Supernatural (1998)
Supernatural is the fifth and final studio album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on September 22, 1998 on ForeFront Records and Virgin Records. Upon release, the album overtook Jesus Freak to set a new record for the highest first week sales for a Christian release. It debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, a feat for a Christian rock album, with first week sales of over 106,000 copies and in addition topping the Top Christian Albums chart. Thei
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Apr 15, 20232 min read
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Welcome to the Freak Show (1997)
Welcome to the Freak Show is a live audio and video recording by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk released by ForeFront Records. Chronicling the Jesus Freak Tour in the spring of 1996, they were released separately two months apart in 1997 on VHS (June 17, 1997) and CD (August 26, 1997). A DVD version was later released in 2003. Each version has been certified Gold by the RIAA (audio for 500,000 units and video for 50,000 units sold). Track listings differ slightly between
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Jesus Freak (1995)
Jesus Freak is the fourth studio album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on November 21, 1995 on ForeFront Records for the Christian market and Virgin Records for the mainstream retail market. After three albums of hip-hop oriented sound, including DC Talk's Grammy Award-winning third album, Free at Last , which was based primarily on hip-hop and pop-oriented songwriting, the trio decided to innovate and reinvent their style. After three years, DC Talk returned
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Apr 14, 20235 min read
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Free at Last: Extended Play Remixes (1994)
Free at Last: Extended Play Remixes is a 1994 four-song extended play by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released by ForeFront Records. Released as part of the record label's "Extended Play Remixes" series featuring ForeFront recording artists and their remixed songs. DC Talk was the first to release their remix EP featuring two remixes of "Jesus Is Just Alright" by Scott Blackwell, the Gotee Brothers' remix of "Luv Is A Verb" and the video mix of "The Hardway." For the m
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Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Free at Last (1992)
Free at Last is the third studio album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on November 18, 1992 by ForeFront Records. After the success of their 1990 album Nu Thang , Free at Last would prove to be an even bigger album for the trio. CCM Magazine ranked this album in the Top 10 at number 9 in their 2001 book The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music . The success of the album is attributed to the group moving away from a strictly rap sound to a blend of hip hop
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Apr 12, 20234 min read
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Nu Thang (1990)
Nu Thang is the second studio album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on September 1, 1990 by ForeFront Records. Nu Thang would prove to be successful, climbing to number 5 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and it was their first Gold certified album selling half a million copies by 1994. Nu Thang had two successful singles with the title song and "Can I Get a Witness." Apart from dealing strictly with Christian themes, the band incorporated songs a
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Apr 11, 20232 min read
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DC Talk (1989)
DC Talk is the first studio album by the Christian vocal trio DC Talk , released on June 13, 1989 by ForeFront Records. Their debut album at the time was first distributed by Benson Music, then later this album and subsequent releases would be distributed by EMI Christian Music Group (now Capitol Christian Music Group). The album is produced by Ron W. Griffin and trio member Toby Mckeehan. It is the most hip hop-oriented of all of their albums as each later album gradually p
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DC Talk
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk ) was a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan (TobyMac), Michael Tait (former lead singer of Newsboys from 2010 to 2025) and Kevin Max Smith (Kevin Max) (briefly was the lead singer of Audio Adrenaline from 2012 to 2014). They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural
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Decades of Worship (2012)
Decades of Worship is the third official compilation album by Christian singer -songwriter Michael W. Smith , released on January 12,...
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Apr 9, 20232 min read
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Glory (2011)
Glory is the seventeenth studio album by Christian singer -songwriter Michael W. Smith , released on November 22, 2011 by Reunion...
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Wonder (2010)
Wonder is the sixteenth studio album by Christian singer -songwriter Michael W. Smith , released on September 28, 2010 by Reunion...
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A New Hallelujah (2008)
A New Hallelujah is a live praise and worship album by Christian singer -songwriter Michael W. Smith , released on October 28, 2008 by...
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Apr 8, 20232 min read
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True North (1999)
True North is the thirteenth studio album by Christian music singer -songwriter Twila Paris , released on September 21, 1999 by Sparrow Records. True North is a return to contemporary pop from her previous albums Where I Stand and Beyond a Dream , after releasing her praise and worship album Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life . The album is produced by Christian artist and musician Charlie Peacock , who has worked with Paris on her 1990 album Cry for the Desert as a
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life (1998)
Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life is the twelfth studio and second praise and worship album by Christian music singer -songwriter Twila Paris , released on March 24, 1998 by Sparrow Records. The album is produced by Brown Bannister. It is Paris' second praise and worship album since her 1991 Dove Award winning album Sanctuary . The album is more contemporary than Sanctuary , whereas that album was more ethereal and tranquil. Perennial is a combination of hymns and ori
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Where I Stand (1996)
Where I Stand is the eleventh studio album by Christian music singer -songwriter Twila Paris released on April 2, 1996. After being on the Star Song label for more than ten years, Paris signed on with sister label Sparrow Records starting with this release. Produced by Brown Bannister, the album's first single "Faithful Friend" is a duet with singer -songwriter (and Sparrow label mate) Steven Curtis Chapman , which they wrote together and placed in the Top 5 Christian AC an
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Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Very Best of Whiteheart (2006)
Very Best of Whiteheart is a 2006 compilation album of the Christian rock band White Heart , released by Sparrow Records. As part of...
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Apr 2, 20232 min read
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Very Best of Margaret Becker (2006)
Very Best of Margaret Becker is a 2006 compilation album of Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker , released by Sparrow...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
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My Refuge (2002)/Just Come In (2003)
My Refuge is a 2002 album by Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker . After her time on her former label Sparrow Records,...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
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What Kind of Love (1999)
What Kind of Love is the eighth studio album by Christian rock singer -songwriter Margaret Becker , released on November 16, 1999. This...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
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