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ZOEgirl (2000)
ZOEgirl is the debut album by the Christian girl group ZOEgirl . It was released by Sparrow Records on August 15, 2000. After the...
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ZOEgirl
ZOEgirl is an American Christian pop girl group formed in 1999. The group comprised Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Girard (she is the...
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Voice of the Wind (1996)
Voice of the Wind is the eighth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard , released independently in 1996 on Girard's...
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Fire & Light (1990)
Fire & Light is the seventh solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . Originally released independently in 1990 on...
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All Those Years (1983) (Chuck Girard compilation album)
All Those Years is a compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was released in late 1983 by Good News/Word...
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The Name Above All Names (1983)
The Name Above All Names is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was released in 1983 on his...
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The Stand (1980)
The Stand is the fifth solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was originally released on August 1980 by Good...
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Take It Easy (1979)
Take It Easy is the fourth solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard , originally released on June 10, 1979 by Good...
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Written On the Wind (1977)
Written On the Wind is the third solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was originally released on November 1977...
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Glow In the Dark (1976)
Glow In the Dark is the second solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was originally released in 1976 by Good...
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Chuck Girard (1975)
Chuck Girard is the self-titled debut solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard . It was originally released in 1975 on...
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Chuck Girard
Charles H. Girard (August 27, 1943 – August 11, 2025) was an American musician, considered a pioneer of contemporary Christian music....
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On the Way Up (1989)
On the Way Up is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo . It was released independently on November 7, 1989 by Ocean Records, with distribution by Word Records. Patillo wrote, arranged and produced the album himself. Patillo is once again a "one-man band" as he played all the instruments, with keyboard and drum programming. The album's sound is more urban and less pop mixing gospel and R&B with touches of hip hop. The title song was released a
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Aug 10, 20251 min read


Brand New (1987)
Brand New is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo . It was his one and only album released by Sparrow Records on June 25, 1987. Patillo produced the album's eight tracks himself and Norbert Putnam produced the two tracks, "Isn't It Crazy" and "Blessed Are You." Patillo returns to music after a year and a half away, after the release of Love Around the World and his comedy album A Funny Thing Happened... . This was the last of Patillo's perio
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Cornerstone: Leon Patillo's Best (1987)
Cornerstone: Leon Patillo's Best is an early compilation album of Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released in the spring of 1987 by Myrrh/Word Records. This collection contains 12 of Patillo's best known tracks and album favorites from across his five studio albums, handpicked by Word Records. Patillo was not involved in the making of this "best of" release. Cornerstone is currently out of print. A playlist of this release is posted below this article. Track li
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Aug 9, 20251 min read


A Funny Thing Happened...Classic Comedy and Liveable Lessons (1986)
A Funny Thing Happened...Classic Comedy & Liveable Lessons is comedy/spoken word album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released by Myrrh/ Word Records. It was released around May of 1986, just a few months after Patillo's vocal album Love Around the World . Patillo wrote in the liner notes on the vinyl's back album cover: "As I travel across the country singing and performing I generally take time to share a Biblical story (paraphrased of course!) People hav
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Love Around the World (1985)
Love Around the World is the fifth solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released on November 14, 1985 by Myrrh/Word Records. Patillo produced the album himself with George Duke as executive producer on five tracks. Duke is best known as an American R&B musician and producer, who produced Deniece Williams ' number one 1984 hit "Let's Hear It For the Boy." Patillo's popularity in Christian and gospel music started to decline with this release. He was at h
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The Sky's the Limit (1984)
The Sky's the Limit is the fourth solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released around March 1984 by Myrrh/Word Records. Patillo produced the album with Skip Konte. The Sky's the Limit is a successful album. CCM Magazine chose this album as one of the Ten Best of 1984 noting that "every cut on The Sky's the Limit is strong, both musically and lyrically." The album opens with the lead single "I've Heard the Thunder," which dazzles with its interplay o
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Live Experience (1983)
Live Experience is a live album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released around April 1983 by Myrrh/Word Records. Patillo produced the album with Skip Konte. Live Experience is one of Patillo's best selling albums and it features only him handling keyboard programming with drums, bass, piano and Rhodes (electric piano) and all vocals, making Patillo a one-man band. It was recorded live in Dallas, Texas. The live album debuted and peaked at number 7 on the Bi
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I'll Never Stop Lovin' You (1982)
I'll Never Stop Lovin' You is the third solo album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo , released on May 24, 1982 by Myrrh/Word Records. Patillo produced the album with Skip Konte. The album contains his signature hit "Cornerstone," which was a big Christian radio hit claiming his first number one song on the Christian AC/CHR chart where it stayed for 16 weeks, even keeping label mate Amy Grant 's "El Shaddai" out of the top spot where it remained in the runner up
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