Let the Music Start (1984)

Joel Caballero
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Let the Music Start (later released as Praise Album for its CD reissue and digital releases) is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian, released on September 1984 by Home Sweet Home Records and Myrrh/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself.

Subtitled as "a new contemporary praise album," Let the Music Start are songs of worship and are only God-focused with tracks like "Sing With Joy," "We Are An Offering," "Blessed Be the Lord," "Oh Magnify the Lord" and others. Christian's label mates White Heart (the rhythm section) played on the track "Make a Joyful Noise" while the rest of the album are performed by studio musicians. Christian wrote the track "Blessed Be the Lord" and composed the album's final track, the instrumental "Selah" with songwriters Dwight Liles and Jeremy Dalton writing a majority of the album with additional songwriters Niles Borop and Bryan McClain. Christian made music videos for the singles "Clap Your Hands" and "We Are An Offering." Let the Music Start was reissued on CD and released as Praise Album by Home Sweet Home Records in 1994.

NOTE: Jimmie Lee Sloas (before The Imperials) played bass guitar on the album.

Track listing

1. Clap Your Hands (Dwight Liles) -3:27

2. Lift Up His Name (Bryan McClain) -3:12

3. Blessed Be the Lord (Chris Christian) -4:02

4. Every Good and Perfect Gift (Jeremy Dalton) -3:50

5. We Are An Offering (Dwight Liles) -3:26

6. Sing With Joy (Dwight Liles, Niles Borop) -3:21

7. With the Name of Jesus (Jeremy Dalton) -3:37

8. Oh Magnify the Lord (Jeremy Dalton) -3:30

9. Make a Joyful Noise (featuring White Heart) (Jeremy Dalton) -3:30

10. Selah (instrumental) (composed by Chris Christian) -1:35