Scott Wesley Brown

Scott Wesley Brown (born June 4, 1952) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter, musician, producer and author. He has recorded over 25 albums and has toured over 50 countries, nicknaming him a "musicianary."

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Washington, D.C., Brown recorded for Sparrow Records for much of his career for 10 years from 1977 to 1987. His style of music from the 1970s was more folk pop during the Jesus Movement of the 1970s and up to the 1980s, it was more adult contemporary but with the folk pop intact. Brown has written songs recorded by other CCM (contemporary Christian music) artists like Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Petra, The Imperials, Bruce Carroll, Pat Boone and opera star Plácido Domingo.

Before recording songs and touring with dozens of artists, he met Steve Camp, then an unknown artist fresh out of high school, who would join Scott under the artist management of Larry Norman, who mentored both of them. Brown moved to Franklin, Tennessee in 1981 and later founded I CARE Ministries. In 1984, he compiled a mission-focused compilation project entitled All the Church Is Singing. The project was created to support the underground church in Communist countries behind the Iron Curtain, specifically in the USSR (now Russia) and Eastern Europe. Rather than a solo performance, the album featured a collection of music from various American and European Christian artists. In 1985, Brown participated in Camp's charity single "Do Something Now" for Compassion International as part of the artists collective The CAUSE.

Brown's signature songs include "I Wish You Jesus," "This Is the Day," "I'm Not Religious, I Just Love the Lord," "This Little Child," "He Will Carry You" and "Yeshua ha Mashiach." In 2025, Brown released his biography I Wish You Jesus: The Life and Music of Scott Wesley Brown. Brown wrote the book with Keith Manley as it chronicles his decades-long career in contemporary Christian music, his global mission work, and the personal stories behind his most influential songs.

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Discography

Scott Wesley Brown (1973)

I Am a Christian (1976)

I'm Not a Christian, I Just Love the Lord (1977)

Songs and Stories: Live in Concert (1978)

One Step Closer (1979)

SWB (1981)

Signature (1982)

All My Best (1984) (compilation album)

Kingdom of Love (1984)

Somebody's Brother (1985)

The Language of Jesus Is Love (1987)

To the Ends of the Earth (1988)

Living in the Comfort Zone (1990)

The Passionate Pursuit (1991)

The Scott Wesley Brown Collection (1995) (Sparrow Records 2-CD compilation

album)

Mission of Praise (1995)

More Like You (1998)

Out of Africa (1998)

Let the Nations Rejoice (1999)

A Heart For You: A Worship Collection (2003)

Old Hymns Made New (2005)

Songs From the Valley (2010)

The Balladeer (2017)

Worshipfully (2018)