Kingdom of Love (1984)

Joel Caballero
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Kingdom of Love is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Scott Wesley Brown, released on September 10, 1984 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Greg Nelson and Phil Naish. This is the second album Brown has released, as he has put out his compilation album All My Best back in April of that year.

Kingdom of Love achieved significant success in Christian music circles, due to its lead single "Yeshua Ha Mashiach." The song's title translates from Hebrew to mean "Jesus the Messiah" or "Jesus the Anointed One." The lyrics open with an observer stepping into a crowded room to see a teacher with "calloused hands" and "dust upon His feet," surrounded by twelve close friends. While the narrator initially only visits out of curiosity, they notice the teacher staring deeply into them. The narrator whispers to a nearby woman to ask who the man is, and she replies with the chorus phrase: "Yeshua Ha Mashiach, the image of I Am...". Even though the song has a worship style chorus, the music is contemporary and upbeat. "Yeshua Ha Mashiach" was Brown's second number one hit after his previous 1982 -83 hit "He Will Carry You." The song (written by Greg Davis and Greg Fisher) was nominated for a Dove Award for Song of the Year in 1985.

The title song serves as the second single. Written primarily as a missionary anthem by Brown and White Heart's Billy Smiley and Mark Gersmehl, the song centers on the global Christian mandate to spread the Gospel, offer humanitarian support, and serve impoverished nations. A music video was made for the song in co-operation with Mission Aviation Fellowship, a Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as thousands of isolated missionaries and indigenous villagers in the world's most remote areas. Brown does not appear in the video, but uses the song as motivation and urges volunteers to go out into the mission fields.

Kingdom of Love topped Cash Box magazine's Top 15 Inspirational Albums chart in February 1985 while on Billboard, it was Brown's only album appearance climbing to number 19 on their Top Inspirational Albums list.

Track listing

1. Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Greg Davis, Greg Fisher) -4:30

2. Kingdom of Love (Scott Wesley Brown, Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl) -3:26

3. Stronger (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:55

4. Give Your Life Away (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -2:52

5. Jesus I Love You (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:25

6. Born to Love You (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:40

7. The Wall (Scott Wesley Brown) -4:09

8. Peace By Peace (Scott Wesley Brown) -2:52

9. All of Us Together (vocal duet with Bob Bailey) (Scott Wesley Brown) -3:28

10. In Jesus' Name (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:32

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