Sixpence None the Richer is an American Christian alternative rock band that formed in New Braufels, Texas and are currently settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are known for their mainstream hit "Kiss Me" and their covers of "There She Goes" and "Don't Dream It's Over." The band's name was inspired by a passage from C. S. Lewis's book Mere Christianity discussing how children buying gifts for their parents with the parents' money means the parents are "none the richer" monetarily even though there is value in the act (mirroring the Christian God/human dynamic). Guitarist and songwriter Matt Slocum met Leigh Bingham (later Nash) in the early 1990s and recorded a demo, circulated as "The Original Demos," with bassist T.J. Behling at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, Texas and eventually an album, The Fatherless and the Widow, for the independent label R.E.X. Music in 1993. After adding more members, the band toured in support of The Fatherless and the Widow. The band released This Beautiful Mess in 1995. In May 1996, Bingham married drummer Mark Nash of PFR. In 1997, Sixpence signed with Steve Taylor's Squint Entertainment label and released their self-titled third studio album Sixpence None the Richer. The album started garnering mainstream attention with the song "Kiss Me." The single was released to mainstream radio stations in November 1998 and climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1999 propelling the band into the national spotlight. In September 1999, they released "There She Goes," a cover of an early 1990 song originally recorded by the English rock band The La's. Sixpence made television appearances on morning talk shows, late night talk shows like The Tonight Show and MTV. While their songs "Kiss Me" and "There She Goes" were getting MTV and radio airplay and as to not alienate their Christian audience, Sixpence contributed songs on various artists projects and got some Christian airplay as well, such as "Brighten My Heart" from Exodus, "Breathe" from Streams and "The Ground You Shook" from Roaring Lambs. In 2000, Sixpence were recording their follow-up album and were getting ready to release it, but then Taylor who owned Squint was forced out of the company leadership. Word Records resurrected the label after Taylor's departure, to create a new, unrelated label as an avenue for potential crossover acts under their newfound partnership with AOL Time Warner at the time. The only common element was the existence of Sixpence on the label's roster, due to their existing contract. After a two-year wait, Sixpence finally released Divine Discontent which was released by the already-folded Squint label and on Reprise/Warner Records. The songs "Breathe Your Name" and a cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" were the only singles released to both Christian and mainstream radio. Sixpence temporarily disbanded in 2004. Leigh Nash released her first solo album Blue on Blue in 2006. A year later, she and Mark Nash divorced after a decade of marriage. Later on, Sixpence reunited. In 2008, Sixpence released the EP My Dear Machine on the website NoiseTrade. Later in October 2008, they released a Christmas album The Dawn of Grace on the Nettwerk label. Sixpence signed with Credential Recordings in 2009 and worked on a new album in 2010. Leigh later married country rock musician and songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. in 2011. Sixpence released Lost in Transition in 2012, their first new music since Divine Discontent. After that release, Sixpence disbanded again and Nash recorded more solo albums throughout the 2010s. Sixpence re-grouped once again in 2022 and contributed the Randy Stonehill track "King of Hearts" for the Stonehill tribute album There's a Rainbow Somewhere. In 2023, Nash released a single, "The Tide," that additionally added Sixpence None the Richer, making it their first new music since the release of Lost in Transition. She and Slocum also announced a new tour with 10,000 Maniacs, playing songs by both bands, but in January 2024, Nash and Slocum left the tour early, saying they "had other commitments arise." In January 2024, it was announced that drummer Dale Baker was returning to the band and that they had signed a management deal with Deep South Entertainment with plans to re-release their self-titled album on vinyl. In June, they announced a 25th-anniversary tour with the classic lineup for the first time since Baker left. In August 2024, they announced a new single, "We Are Love," and a new EP, Rosemary Hill, was released on October 4, 2024. While the band has made no official announcement of lineup changes, Baker has not played with the band since the anniversary tour. Jon Radford has played live with the band since 2025. Bassist Justin Cary died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 50, following a stroke. More information on Sixpence None the Richer at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixpence_None_the_Richer Discography The Orginal Demos (EP) (1992) The Fatherless and the Widow (1993) This Beautiful Mess (1995) Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (EP) (1995) Sixpence None the Richer (1997) Divine Discontent (2002) The Best of Sixpence None the Richer (2004) (compilation album) The Best of the Early Years (2005) (compilation album) My Dear Machine (EP) (2008) The Dawn of Grace (2008) (Christmas album) Lost in Transition (2012) The Ultimate Collection (2015) (Word Records compilation album) Rosemary Hill (EP) (2024) Live at Gruene Hall (2025)

Tickets for a Prayer Wheel is a 10-song extended play by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. It was released on October 15, 1995 and it was their final album on R.E.X. Music. Releases just six months after their second album This Beautiful Mess, this EP served as a bridge between that release and their eventual mainstream breakthrough album, Sixpence None the Richer. Tickets for a Prayer Wheel features an eclectic mix of cover songs, experimental dance remixes and alternative pop-rock. The cover songs are "Carry You," originally recorded by Sam Phillips (recorded as Leslie Phillips from her 1987 album The Turning), and the 1931 pop standard "Love Letters in the Sand" made famous by Pat Boone in 1957. A demo recording of their first Christian hit "Within a Room Somewhere" is included as well as the radio edit, plus "Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death" features the intro and dance mixes. After the release of the EP, R.E.X. Music folded leaving the band without a label temporarily. Sixpence worked on their third studio album in 1997 with Steve Taylor producing and then eventually signed on his label Squint Entertainment. Track listing 1. Within a Room Somewhere (radio edit) (Matt Slocum) -4:03 2. Within a Room Somewhere (demo) -6:30 3. Healer (Matt Slocum) -3:42 4. Dresses (Matt Slocum) -3:25 5. Love Letters in the Sand (J. Fred Coots, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny) -3:02 6. Carry You (Leslie Phillips) -6:54 7. Alisha's First Steps (J.J. Plasencio) -3:34 8. Solomon the Mystic (Matt Slocum) -6:20 9. Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death (Dance Mix Intro) (Matt Slocum) -0:44 10. Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death (Dance Mix)/hidden track -6:36 Personnel Sixpence None the Richer: Leigh Bingham -vocals Matt Slocum -guitar, cello J.J. Plasencio -bass guitar Dale Baker -drums additional musician: Tess Wiley -guitar, vocals (tracks 1 -4) Production credits Armand John Petri -producer (tracks 1, 3 and 4) Sixpence None the Richer and Bryan Lenox -producers (track 2) Matt Slocum -producers (track 5 -8) Dale Baker -producer (track 5) J.J. Plasencio -producer (track 7) Previous release: This Beautiful Mess (1995) Next release: Sixpence None the Richer (1997)

Sixpence None the Richer is the self-titled third studio album by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. It was originally released on November 22, 1997 by Squint Entertainment, with distribution by Word Entertainment. The album was produced by Steve Taylor. After releasing their first two albums and an EP on the R.E.X. label, the label itself folded and filed for bankruptcy, but refused to release Sixpence from its contract. During their downtime in 1996, lead singer Leigh Bingham married drummer Mark Nash of PFR, Tess Wiley left Sixpence to lend her vocals to the dream pop/rock band Velour 100 and later released some solo albums and bassist J.J. Plasencio left to join Plumb, but he was also involved, playing bass guitar and co-wrote a song on this album. Taylor rescued the band and signed them as their debut act on his fledgling multi-media label Squint Entertainment. Their self-titled third album opened with a three-track trilogy ("We Have Forgotten," "Anything" and "The Waiting Room") all dealing with their record label conflicts and come off as both bitter and vulnerable. CCM Magazine would call this trilogy "the quietest indictment of the music industry ever to be burned into a compact disc." The first single, "Love," did well on Christian Rock and Christian CHR radio. It was written during their personal and creative crises when they were stuck on their R.E.X. contract when it collapsed. The lyrics draw from First Corinthians ("Love is patience, it is kindness") and spiritual metaphors of rebirth ("You must be the seed... search for the union of death and rebirth"). But it was their second single, "Kiss Me," that would put Sixpence on both the Christian and mainstream radio map. Although "Kiss Me" had a slow start, it started gaining attention when it was released as a single to mainstream radio stations on August 12, 1998 and started charting a couple of months later in November. Propelled by its prominent features in the 1999 iconic teen movie She's All That and in the television series Dawson's Creek, "Kiss Me" achieved global success reaching the Top 5 worldwide including peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1999 and topping the charts in Canada and Australia. Sixpence were reluctant to include the song on Sixpence None the Richer, until their producer Taylor persuaded them to reconsider. "Kiss Me" was Gold certified in March 1999, even before it reached its No. 2 peak a couple of months later. The single since been certified Double Platinum in August 2023 and year later in July 2024, it was Triple Platinum selling over 3 million copies. It is also their most-streamed song on Spotify with over 1.4 billion streams (Christian Hard Rock act Skillet are the only act to have over a 1 billion streams in the Christian music genre for their 2009 hit "Monster"). Because "Kiss Me" was release by a Christian act, the song itself is not considered a Christian song. Not since "Baby Baby" by Amy Grant has this song seen this much mainstream attention. To follow-up "Kiss Me," Sixpence released a cover of the English rock band The La's "There She Goes." The story of this song follows as the band were being interviewed on Santa Monica, California radio station KCRW's long-running alternative music show, Morning Becomes Eclectic. During that interview, the band performed an acoustic set that included a cover of "There She Goes." The show's host, Nic Harcourt, was impressed, identifying the song as originally recorded by the La's and calling it a "genius song." This radio appearance was made available to fans on CD-R by the band's label, Squint. This led to the recording of a studio version of the song, which was added to 1998 editions of the 1997 Sixpence None the Richer album and released as a single in July 1999. "There She Goes" was an even bigger hit and was a Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 climbing to No. 32 in November 1999 and in August 2023 it was Gold certified. "I Can't Catch You" was also released as a single to Christian radio and garnered some airplay. The band made television appearances on morning talk shows, late night talk shows like The Tonight Show and MTV. Sixpence made it first appearance on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Christian Albums charts as their third album peaked at No. 89 and No. 1, respectively in 1999. Their album was Gold certified in 1999 and then Platinum in 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album cover won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging awarded to Beth Lee, Janice Booker, D.L. Taylor, Ben Pearson and Gina R. Brinkley in 1998. In 1999, the band earned their first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album and a year later were nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Kiss Me." Sixpence won Group of the Year in 2000 at the 31st GMA Dove Awards. CCM Magazine named this album the 19th greatest album in Christian music in 2001 in their book The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. In 2024, Sixpence reissued their third album on two LPs and containing four bonus tracks including acoustic versions of "Kiss Me" and "There She Goes," the Leigh Nash solo "The Tide" credited with the band and their B-Side "Sad But True." Sixpence also went on tour that year to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary. Track listing on the 2024 reissue with bonus tracks All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted. 1. We Have Forgotten -5:08 2. Anything -4:45 3. The Waiting Room (Matt Slocum, Chris Donahue) -5:15 4. Kiss Me -3:29 5. Easy to Ignore (Leigh Nash) -3:53 6. Puedo Escribir (based on a poem by Pablo Neruda) (music by Matt Slocum, Dale Baker and J.J. Plasencio) -3:46 7. I Can't Catch You -4:13 8. The Lines of My Earth -4:27 9. Sister, Mother -3:06 10. I Won't Stay Long (Sam Ashworth) -2:16 11. Love -3:57 12. Moving On (Matt Slocum, Chris Donahue) -3:57 13. There She Goes (Lee Mavers) -2:45 14. The Tide (credited as Leigh Nash and Sixpence None the Richer) (Leigh Nash, Matt Slocum, Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth) -3:33 15. Sad But True -4:01 16. Kiss Me (acoustic) -3:14 17. There She Goes (acoustic) -2:46 Personnel Sixpence None the Richer: Leigh Nash -vocals Matt Slocum -guitars, cello, string arrangments, Wulitzer electric piano on tracks 3 and 10 Dale Baker -drums, percussion additional musicians: J.J. Plasencio -bass guitar (tracks 1 -7, 9 -11), upright bass on track 8 Chris Donahue -bass guitar on track 12 Justin Cary -bass guitar on track 13 Sean Kelly -guitar on track 13 Phil Madeira -Hammond B3 organ (tracks 2, 4 and 9) John Mark Painter -Mellotron on track 2, bells on track 3, accordion on track 4, oud on track 7, muted trumpet on track 8, hurdy-gurdy on tracks 8 and 11 Tom Howard -acoustic piano on track 8 Al Perkins -pedal steel guitar on tracks 5 and 8 Mark Nash -cymbals and hi-hat on track 11 David Davidson -violin on track 5 Peter Hyrka -violin on tracks 1 and 11 string section on tracks 2, 3, 6, 11 and 12: Kristin Wilkinson -viola Antoine Sliverman -first violin David Davidson -second violin Production credits Steve Taylor -producer (tracks 1 -13, 15 -17) Matt Slocum and Sam Ashworth -producers (track 14) RIAA certifications Sixpence None the Richer album Gold certified in 1999. Platinum certified in 2000. "Kiss Me" single Gold certified in 1999, Platinum 3x in 2024. "There She Goes" single Gold certified in 2023. Accolades Dove Award -Group of the Year Radio singles 1997 -1998 "Love" -#16 Christian CHR 1998 -1999 "Kiss Me" -#2 Billboard Hot 100, -#2 Billboard AC, -#1 Billboard Pop Airplay, -#2 Billboard Adult Pop Airplay, -#2 Billboard Radio Songs, -#17 Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay 1999 "There She Goes" -#32 Billboard Hot 100, -#19 Billboard AC, -#13 Billboard Pop Airplay, -#7 Billboard Adult Pop Airplay, -#23 Billboard Radio Songs Previous release: Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (EP) (1995) Next release: Divine Discontent (2002) Watch the Paris version of "Kiss Me" here: Watch the official version of "Kiss Me" here: Watch the music video of "There She Goes" here:

This Beautiful Mess is the second studio album by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. It was originally released by R.E.X. Music on April 18, 1995. The album was produced by Armand John Petri and was recorded at Omni Sound in Nashville, Tennessee. This Beautiful Mess represented a critical pivot point where the band expanded into a full five-piece lineup. It features a heavier, more atmospheric, and aggressive alternative rock sound compared to their acoustic-leaning debut, The Fatherless and the Widow. At the time of the album's release, Sixpence were stereotyped as both an indie band and a Christian band, which led to This Beautiful Mess receiving relatively little attention from the secular or "mainstream" music industries. Lead singer Leigh Bingham stated in a 1999 interview, "we really knocked ourselves out for [This Beautiful Mess] and it didn’t really go anywhere." Despite that, the album did get positive reviews. Christian radio stations, particularly Christian Rock station started to take notice of Sixpence. Two singles were shipped to different formats: their first rock single and music video for "Angeltread" and "Within a Room Somewhere" for Christian CHR. "Within a Room Somewhere" was Sixpence's first Top 10 hit on The CCM Update's Christian CHR chart and peaking at No. 7. Matt Slocum wrote a majority of the album's eleven tracks, except "Disconnect," which was written by band member Tess Wiley. Kim Thomas provided the album cover painting titled "Pearls Please." This Beautiful Mess was later distributed on CD by RED Distribution and then in 1999 with distribution by Light Distribution. The album was reissued and remastered on a double vinyl in 2021 by Lost In Ohio with double red variations on Sides A and B and double white variations and Sides C and D. In 1996, Sixpence were the first recipients winning in the Dove Award category for Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year at the 27th GMA Dove Awards. Track listing All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted. 1. Angeltread -3:29 2. Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death (Matt Slocum, James Arhelger) -3:52 3. Bleeding -5:05 4. Within a Room Somewhere -5:07 5. Melting Alone -4:04 6. Circle of Error -5:04 7. The Garden (Matt Slocom, Leigh Bingham, Dale Baker, James Arhelger) -4:04 8. Disconnect (Tess Wiley) -4:21 9. Thought Menagerie -3:12 10. Maybe Tomorrow -4:23 11. Drifting -3:43 12. I Can't Explain -3:26 Personnel Sixpence None the Richer: Leigh Bingham -vocals Matt Slocum -guitar, cello Tess Wiley -guitar, vocals J.J. Plasencio -bass guitar Dale Baker -drums Accolades Dove Award -Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year (This Beautiful Mess) Radio singles 1995 "Within a Room Somewhere" -#7 Christian CHR 1995 "Thought Menagerie" -#19 Christian CHR Previous release: The Fatherless and the Widow (1993) Next release: Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (EP) (1995) Watch the music video of "Angeltread" here:

The Original Demos is a self-released 1992 demo extended play by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. The band originally issued the four-track demo release on cassette tape. It was recorded in New Braunfels, Texas and was made shortly after guitarist Matt Slocum met lead vocalist Leigh Bingham. Acting as the tape that landed them their first record deal, it captures the raw, formative indie-pop blueprint that eventually evolved into their debut studio album. Three of those tracks ("Spotlight," "The Fatherless and the Widow" and "Trust) were re-recorded for their debut album The Fatherless and the Widow. The Original Demos was reissued on CD for a limited time around late 1994/early 1995. This version famously combined the fifth track into a continuous medley featuring uncredited live recordings taken from their April 1994 tour supporting 10,000 Maniacs. Two YouTube links to listen to the demo is posted below this article. Track listing All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted. (No running times available) 1. Spotlight (T.J. Behling) 2. The Fatherless and the Widow 3. Thoughts of You 4. Trust Personnel Sixpence None the Richer: Leigh Bingham -vocals Matt Slocum -guitar, keyboards, drum programming, vocals T.J. Behling -lead vocals on track 1, bass guitar, keyboards additional musician: Martin Baird -drum programming on track 1 Next release: The Fatherless and the Widow (1993) Listen to The Original Demos posted by Eternal Rock on YouTube. It features "Spotlight," "The Fatherless and the Widow" and "Trust": Listen to the instrumental track "Thoughts of You" posted by Renan Santiago here:

The Fatherless and the Widow is the debut studio album by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. It was their first album released on the independent label R.E.X. Music in the fall of 1993. The album was produced by Armand John Petri and was recorded at The Sonic Temple in Elgin, Illinois. The reprise of the track "Trust" was recorded at Select Sound in Buffalo, New York. The Fatherless and the Widow was primarily written by guitarist and musician Matt Slocum and it introduces the band's signature atmospheric indie-pop and introspective songwriting, fronted by the distinctive vocals of Leigh Bingham. Three demo songs ("Spotlight," the title song and "Trust") were re-recorded for this release, in which the band originally released a four-song demo cassette in 1992 under the creative title The Original Demos. The album was first issued under R.E.X.'s subsidiary label R.E.X. populi in 1993, then was reissued in 1995 by R.E.X. Music in 1995 with distribution by RED Distribution and then in 1999 with distribution by Light Distribution. In 2026, The Fatherless and the Widow was made available in vinyl by MNRK Music Group in two variation colors: Silver and Orange Crush. Track listing All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted. 1. Field of Flowers -2:38 2. Spotlight (T.J. Behling) -3:52 3. The Fatherless and the Widow -4:45 4. Musings -4:35 5. Trust -3:26 6. Falling Leaves -3:32 7. Meaningless -5:09 8. Soul -3:51 9. An Apology -4:41 10. Trust (reprise) -4:03 Personnel Sixpence None the Richer: Leigh Bingham -vocals Matt Slocum -backing vocals on track 2, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards additional musicians: Chris Dodds -drums Armand John Petri -percussion Joseph Rozier -piano and string arrangements on track 10 The Native Soil Cello Trio on track 10: Bryan Eckenrode, Alfred B. Frenning and Robbie Hausman Previous release: The Orginal Demos (EP) (1992) Next release: This Beautiful Mess (1995)

Streams is a Christian compilation album released on June 1, 1999 by Word Records. Streams is a concept album focusing on pain and healing and is produced by Brent Bourgeois and Loren Balman. The album highlights include a collaboration with 4Him and Jon Anderson (former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes) on the track "The Only Thing I Need," a cover of Peter Gabriel's song "Don't Give Up" performed by Máire Brennan and Michael McDonald and "Breathe" performed by Sixpence None the Richer. "Breathe" gave Sixpence their first number one song on the Christian AC chart. English Christian band Delirious? recorded a new version of "Find Me in the River" with Amy Grant providing additional vocals. Other artists contributing on Streams include Jaci Velasquez, Point of Grace, Cindy Morgan and instrumental scores by the Irish Film Orchestra with arrangements and conducting by Carl Marsh. The album debuted and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and peaked at number 167 on the Billboard 200 charts. An updated edition of the daily devotional Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman was also released as a companion book to the album. In 2000, Streams won a Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year, given to the participating artists and producers Bourgeois and Balman at the 31st GMA Dove Awards. The album is listed at number 78 in CCM Magazine's 2001 book The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Track listing 1. Job (Cindy Morgan) (Cindy Morgan, Loren Balman) -5:03 2. Don't Give Up (Máire Brennan and Michael McDonald) (Peter Gabriel) -6:52 3. Breathe (Sixpence None the Richer) (Leigh Nash) -4:07 4. Sanctuary (Chris Rodriguez) (Michael W. Smith, Mark Harris, Loren Balman) -4:32 5. Hold On (Michelle Tumes) (Cindy Morgan, Brent Bourgeois) -4:26 6. The Only Thing I Need (4Him and Jon Anderson) (Brent Bourgeois) -5:02 7. Find Me in the River (Delirious? with Amy Grant) (Martin Smith) -5:48 8. I Will Rest in You (Jaci Velasquez) (Michelle Tumes, Brent Bourgeois) -5:12 9. From Above (Burlap to Cashmere) (Steven Delopoulos) -5:16 10. Forever On and On (Point of Grace) (Gordon Kennedy, Jimmie Lee Sloas) -5:25 with the Irish Film Orchestra 11. For Cova (Cindy Morgan, Carl Marsh) -5:16 12. Abigail (Michael W. Smith, Carl Marsh) -4:44 13. Delaney McDowell (Martin Smith, Carl Marsh) -5:02 14. Streams (for John Cole) (Cindy Morgan, Carl Marsh) -5:49 Production credits Brent Bourgeois and Loren Balman -producers (all tracks) Delirious? and Lynn Nichols -co-producers (track 7) Brown Bannister -co-producer (track 10) Accolades Dove Award -Special Event Album of the Year (Streams) Radio singles 1999 "Hold On" by Michelle Tumes -#1 Christian AC for 2 weeks 1999 "The Only Thing I Need" by 4Him and Jon Anderson -#17 Christian CHR, -#2 Christian AC 1999 "I Will Rest in You" by Jaci Velasquez -#8 Christian AC 2000 "Breathe" by Sixpence None the Richer -#6 Christian CHR, -#1 Christian AC for 4 weeks

Exodus is a Christian compilation worship album released on May 16, 1998 by Rocketown Records and, at the time, distributed by Word Entertainment but has since been distributed by Provident Music Group. Exodus is considered a contemporary worship project helmed by Michael W. Smith, who not only produced the entire album but got involved in songwriting and performing instruments. The album's highlights include Smith's cover of Rich Mullins' "I See You," a song he would cover again on his second worship album Worship Again. The other highlight is Christian rock band Third Day's cover of Smith's "Agnus Dei." Smith first recorded the song on his 1990 album Go West Young Man. Third Day's version has been ranked by CCM Magazine at number 16 in their 2006 book The 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music. Exodus peaked at number 4 on the Top Christian Albums and it debuted and peaked at number 131 on the Billboard 200 Albums charts. In 1999, the album won the Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year, given to the participating artists and Smith as producer at the 30th GMA Dove Awards. A music video was made for the track "Nothin'" performed by Rocketown label artist and songwriter Chris Rice. Jars of Clay gained their first number one song on the Christian AC chart with their contribution "Needful Hands." Track listing 1. Exodus (instrumental) (Michael W. Smith) (Michael W. Smith) -5:30 2. My Will (DC Talk) (Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, Joey Elwood, Daniel Joseph) -5:25 3. Needful Hands (Jars of Clay) (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason) -3:59 4. Brighten My Heart (Sixpence None the Richer) (Matt Slocum) -4:40 5. Make Us One (Cindy Morgan) (Cindy Morgan, Michael W. Smith) -3:49 6. Nothin' (Chris Rice) (Chris Rice) -2:51 7. Draw Me Close (The Katinas) (Kelly Carpenter) -5:07 8. Agnus Dei (Third Day) (Michael W. Smith) -5:01 9. Salvation Belongs to Our God (Crystal Lewis) (Adrian Turner, Pat Howard) -4:15 10. I See You (Michael W. Smith) (Rich Mullins) -6:31 Production credits Michael W. Smith -producer (all tracks) Michael Tait -co-producer (track 2) Accolades Dove Award -Special Event Album of the Year (Exodus, awarded to the participating artists and Michael W. Smith as producer) Radio singles 1998 "My Will" by DC Talk -#1 Christian CHR, -#1 Christian AC 1998 "Draw Me Close" by The Katinas -#20 Christian CHR, -#3 Christian AC 1998 "Agnus Dei" by Third Day -#2 Christian CHR 1998 "Brighten My Heart" by Sixpence None the Richer -#8 Christian CHR, -#25 Christian AC 1998 -1999 "Needful Hands" by Jars of Clay -#4 Christian CHR, -#1 Christian AC Listen to the playlist Exodus. The music video of "Nothin'" by Chris Rice is included:

The Shelter is the tenth full-length studio album by the American rock band Jars of Clay, released on October 5, 2010 by Gray Matters/Provident Label Group. The band produced the album themselves. The project was heavily inspired by the old Irish proverb, "It is in the shelter of each other that the people live," focusing heavily on themes of community and mutual support. The concept became deeply personal for the band when the homes of frontman Dan Haseltine and guitarist Matt Odmark suffered severe water damage during the historic Nashville, Tennessee floods in May 2010, just months before the release. During that timeframe Jars of Clay rush-released a digital EP on their website titled Flood(ed): A Benefit, in which the proceeds for the sale of the EP went to the MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief fund to help local victims and musicians who lost everything. In sticking with the theme of community and helping one another, the band enlisted the help of CCM musicians and vocalists on guest vocals, giving it an "all-star" feel and in some ways, incorporating elements of worship. Featured guest vocals include Amy Grant, Third Day lead singer Mac Powell, Brandon Heath, David Crowder, Sara Groves, Matt Maher and others. The lead single "Out of My Hands" featuring Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer and Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. The Shelter charted and peaked on the following Billboard album charts: -No. 5 Top Christian Albums -No. 78 Billboard 200 -No. 25 Top Rock Albums -No. 25 Top Rock & Alternative Albums -No. 13 Top Alternative Albums -No. 11 Top Independent Albums In 2011, The Shelter was nominated for two Dove Awards for Praise & Worship Album of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, losing in both categories. Track listing All songs written by Jars of Clay, except where noted. 1. Small Rebellions (featuring Brandon Heath) -4:47 2. Call My Name (featuring Audrey Assad and Thad Cockrell) -4:08 3. We Will Follow (featuring Gungor) -4:09 4. Eyes Wide Open (featuring Mac Powell, Derek Webb and Burlap to Cashmere) (Jars of Clay, Phillip LaRue) -4:29 5. Shelter (featuring TobyMac, Audrey Assad and Brandon Heath) -4:50 6. Out of My Hands (featuring Leigh Nash and Mike Donehey) (Jars of Clay, Gabe Ruschival, Jeremy Lutito) -4:14 7. No Greater Love (Jars of Clay, David Crowder, Laura Story, Gabe Ruschival, Jeremy Lutito) -4:07 8. Run In the Night (Psalm 27) (featuring Thad Cockrell) (Jars of Clay, Thad Cockrell) -5:25 9. Lay It Down (featuring David Crowder and Dawn Michele) (Sara Groves, Aaron Fabbrini, Ben Gowell) -4:03 10. Love Will Find Us (featuring Matt Maher and Sara Groves) -5:45 11. Benediction (featuring Amy Grant) -2:52 Personnel Jars of Clay: Dan Haseltine -lead vocals Charlie Lowell -keyboards, backing vocals Stephen Mason -guitars, backing vocals Matt Odmark -guitars, backing vocals additional musicians: Gabe Ruschival -bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5 -7, 9 and 10) Jeremy Lutito -drums (tracks 1 -3, 5 -7, 9 and 10) Jake Goss -drums (tracks 4, 8 and 10) Brother Henry -strings on track 3 Radio singles 2010 "Out of My Hands" featuring Leigh Nash and Mike Donehey -#27 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#27 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#27 Billboard Christian AC Airplay 2011 "Shelter" featuring Brandon Heath, Audrey Assad and TobyMac -#32 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#32 Billboard Christian Airplay Previous release: Live at Gray Matters, Volume 2: The Rewind Edition (EP) (2010) Next release: Live at Gray Matters, Volume 3: The Christmas Edition (EP) (2010)

Good Monsters is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Jars of Clay, released on September 5, 2006 by Essential Records/Provident Music Group. The band produced the album themselves. After returning to their acoustic roots as heard from their previous albums The Eleventh Hour and Who We Are Instead and releasing an album of reinvented hymns and spiritual songs titled Redemption Songs, Jars of Clay put out their most aggressive, raw and rock-focused project to date. Not since their 1995 debut album Jars of Clay, has Good Monster been this much critically acclaimed. CCM Magazine named Good Monsters its Album of the Year shortly after its September release, unusually early for such a distinction. Editor Jay Swartzendruber declared it "the landmark album of 2006." He noted that all six members of CCM's editorial team agreed on the selection and that it was "the most profound album the Christian music community has released in years." Christianity Today also named Good Monsters as "The Number One Album of 2006," giving it five stars. Christian music websites, Jesus Freak Hideout and Cross Rhythms, have also praised it with positive reviews. Lead singer Dan Haseltine noted that the album explores themes of community, vulnerability, recovery, and avoiding isolation, capturing the idea that human nature contains both "immeasurable evil and unfathomable good." Good Monsters was preceded by its lead single "Dead Man (Carry Me)," which was released to Christian radio on June 23, 2006. The track centers on themes of surrender and spiritual exhaustion. The imagery depicts a person who realizes they cannot fix themselves or "make it work" on their own strength, crying out for outside help and renewal ("So carry me, I'm just a dead man... Make me breathe, I wanna be a new man"). The official music video of "Dead Man (Carry Me)" was released in early 2007. Instead of a traditional Hollywood-style shoot, Jars of Clay created a unique, interactive project using a fan contest called the "Mobile Mash Up." The video was constructed entirely out of cell phone video footage captured by fans during three of the band's West Coast concerts in November 2006. The resulting music video serves as a fast-paced concert montage completely from the crowd's perspective. "Work" was released as the second single and also serves as the album opener. "Work" explores heavy themes of loneliness, relational exhaustion, and depression. The lyrics focus on the arduous emotional and mental toll required to fix broken relationships and maintain human connection ("Do you know what I mean when I say it's gonna take a work?"). Unlike the crowd-sourced video for "Dead Man (Carry Me)," "Work" received a highly stylized, cinematic official music video. Directed by The Resolute and filmed in an indoor pool setup, it features the band members meticulously dressed in suits while performing the song while submerged waist-deep in water, almost reminiscent of their music video for "Flood." A music video was also made for the title song. Special vocal guests on Good Monsters are Ashley Cleveland (whom Jars of Clay credit her with inspiring the improvisational sound of the album), Sixpence None the Richer lead singer Leigh Nash, singer - songwriter Kate York and the African Children's Choir. Jars of Clay also covers alternative folk singer Julie Miller's tune "All My Tears." Musician Ron Aniello, who worked with the band producing some tracks on Who We Are Instead, co-wrote three songs with them. Good Monsters charted and peaked on the following Billboard album charts: No. 3 -Top Christian Albums No. 58 -Billboard 200 No. 20 -Top Rock Albums No. 20 -Top Rock & Alternative Albums No. 2 -Top Independent Albums More than 15,000 copies were sold in its first week. In 2007, Jars of Clay won two Dove Awards out of its six categories they were nominated for, winning Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and their music video for "Work" was named Short Form Music Video of the Year. Good Monsters served as their final album on Essential Records, after being on the label for more than a decade. Track listing All songs written by Jars of Clay, except where noted. 1. Work -3:54 2. Dead Man (Carry Me) -3:20 3. All My Tears (Julie Miller) -3:46 4. Even Angels Cry -4:22 5. There Is a River (Jars of Clay, Ron Aniello) -3:52 6. Good Monsters -4:06 7. Oh My God -6:06 8. Surprise -3:51 9. Take Me Higher (Jars of Clay, Ron Aniello) -4:41 10. Mirrors & Smoke -3:59 11. Light Gives Heat -4:42 12. Water Under the Bridge (Jars of Clay, Ron Aniello) -3:58 Personnel Jars of Clay: Dan Haseltine -lead vocals Charlie Lowell -keyboards, backing vocals Stephen Mason -guitars, backing vocals Matt Odmark -guitars, backing vocals additional musicians: Aaron Sands -bass guitar Jeremy Lutito -drums Ashley Cleveland, Kim Fleming and Rosemary Butler -additional vocals (tracks 3 and 9) Kate York -additional vocals on track 4 Leigh Nash -additional vocals on track 10 African Children's Choir -additional vocals on track 11 John Catchings -cello on track 12 Elizabeth Panga -soloist Ned Henry -violin on track 8 Christopher Davis -horn and string arrangements Jennifer Kummer -French horn Erin Horner -French horn Kristin Wilkinson -viola Jonathan Beach -violin Accolades Dove Award -Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year (Good Monsters) Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Work") Radio singles 2006 "Dead Man (Carry Me)" -#14 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#14 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#20 Billboard Christian AC Airplay, -#2 R&R Christian CHR, -#24 R&R Christian AC 2007 "Work" -#27 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#27 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#4 R&R Christian CHR 2007 "There Is a River" -#22 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#22 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#17 Billboard Christian AC Airplay, -#17 R&R Christian AC, -#12 R&R Christian Inspo Previous release: Mini Monsters (EP) (2006) Next release: Live Monsters (live EP) (2007) Watch the music video of "Work" here: Watch the music video of "Good Monsters" here:

Target and the Arrow is the self-released seventh studio album by the Christian rock band PFR. It was first released on digital platforms on September 22, 2026. A later date for CD and vinyl will be announced for its physical release. The trio produced and reunited with long-time producer Jimmie Lee Sloas to recreate the classic, melodic alternative-rock sound they were known for in the 1990s. Drummer Mark Nash did additional engineering and co-mixing. The album was recorded at five studios including Sound Emporium and Imagine House, both located in Nashville, Tennessee. Target and the Arrow marks a comeback for PFR, as it is their first studio album of new material in 25 years since their last release Disappear, but not counting their 2004 album The Bookhouse Recordings which consisted of re-recordings of their older songs, plus three new tracks and done in a stripped-down, three- person band approach. Target and the Arrow was started around 2022 when PFR was doing a couple of shows in their hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota and spent three years writing and recording this record. In 2024, PFR had announced they were making and releasing Target and the Arrow as a GoFundMe campaign project to cover the cost for studio time. While tracking began in 2024, the album's release timeline shifted because the band pivoted in 2025 to launch a concurrent Kickstarter campaign to remaster and legally rescue their "lost" album, Disappear, from streaming obscurity. As of June 2026, Disappear was made available on all streaming platforms. On July 29, 2026, PRF unveiled the track listing of Target and the Arrow on their social media platforms as a countdown, starting with their 11th track "We Were Wrong," and heard in 30 second snippets and continued everyday until the first track, "Find Our Way," was revealed on August 11, 2026. The next day the full track listing was posted. Mark Nash's ex-wife Leigh Nash (lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer) is a featured vocalist and co-wrote "I Won't Ask." Musician Gordon Kennedy co-wrote the track "Voices" with Joel Hanson. Target and the Arrow is available to purchase as a digital download at their Bandcamp website: https://pfrmusic.bandcamp.com/album/target-and-the-arrow Track listing All songs written by PFR and Jimmie Lee Sloas, except where noted. 1. Find Our Way -2:53 2. Something (Joel Hanson) -3:29 3. I Won't Ask (PFR, Leigh Nash, Jimmie Lee Sloas) -3:38 4. All You Get -3:57 5. Sing -4:38 6. Plans -3:24 7. Ghost in Me -4:04 8. Voices (Joel Hanson, Gordon Kennedy) -3:39 9. Change -3:57 10. Worth the Fight (PFR, Dave Barnes, Jimmie Lee Sloas) -2:45 11. We Were Wrong -4:25 Personnel PFR: Joel Hanson -vocals, guitars Patrick Andrew -vocals, bass guitar Mark Nash -drums additional musicians: Leigh Nash -featured vocalist on track 3 Gordon Kennedy -guitars, vocals Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Blair Masters, Justin Glasco and Daniel Elsworth - keyboards Paul Eckberg -percussion Previous release: Minneapolis (2012) (live digital release) Watch the visual performance of the opening track "Find Our Way" here:

Awake is the seventh studio album by the Christian rock band Skillet, released on August 25, 2009 by Ardent Records, INO Records and Lava/Atlantic Records. The album is produced by Howard Benson, who is best known for producing fellow Christian rockers Third Day, P.O.D. and Flyleaf and mainstream acts like Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, The All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance among others. Mixing was done by Chris Lord-Alge. Awake was a very successful album, even out-selling their predecessor Comatose, by first certified Gold, Platinum and then going Double Platinum selling over two million copies. After finishing the Comatose Tour, Skillet started work on their follow-up album in the fall of 2008. It was recorded at two studios in California. Lead singer and bassist John Cooper wrote more than 40 songs in preparation for the album. Skillet describes Awake as more similar to Comatose with "Classic rock riffs, swirling drums, monstrous hooks, and undeniably catchy choruses... hints of old school progressive rock mixed in with modern alternative flourishes... touches of classical influence as swelling strings intersect with sonic adrenaline rushes." It is the first full-length album to feature new drummer and vocalist Jen Ledger and the last to feature Ben Casica on guitar. Awake was preceded by the lead single "Hero" on May 19, 2009 to both Christian and mainstream rock radio along with a music video. The track was used in several media appearances including the 2009 NFL Kickoff game between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers and many other NFL games throughout the 2009 season. "Hero" was included on the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 video game. "Monster" was the second single released two months later and both songs have topped the Christian Rock chart and both songs are the most streamed tracks on Awake with a combined total of 2 billion plays. Their third single "Awake and Alive" was their only charted song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it debuted and peaked at number 100 for just one week. It is their third most streamed track with half a billion streams. All three of the mentioned tracks were multi-platinum singles selling over a combined total of 14 million download copies. Awake charted on the following album charts: -#1 Billboard Top Christian Albums -#1 Billboard Top Alternative Albums -#2 Billboard 200 Albums -#2 Billboard Top Rock Albums Awake is tied with two other Christian Rock albums debuting at their highest peak position at number 2 on the Billboard 200: Underoath's 2006 release Define the Great Line and Casting Crowns' 2007 album The Altar and the Door. The Deluxe Edition of Awake on CD features three bonus tracks: "Dead Inside," "Would It Matter" and an alternate radio edit of "Monster." The Japanese Edition also includes a live recording of "Comatose" as a fourth bonus track. A vinyl LP of Awake was released on November 20, 2015 featuring just the 12 tracks as found on the standard version. In 2010, Skillet was nominated for six Dove Awards, the most nominated by the band, including Group of the Year, Artist of the Year and Rock Album of the Year. In 2011, Skillet were the first recipients of the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album. As of 2026, "Monster" was named as the most streamed song in Christian music with over 1 billion streams on Spotify and has surpassed over 4 billion global streams. Track listing on the Deluxe Edition All songs were written by John Cooper, except where noted. 1. Hero (John Cooper, Korey Cooper) -3:07 2. Monster (John Cooper, Gavin Brown) -3:00 3. Don't Wake Me (John Cooper, Brian Howes) -3:56 4. Awake and Alive (John Cooper, Brian Howes) -3:30 5. One Day Too Late (John Cooper, Brian Howes) -3:41 6. It's Not Me, It's You -3:25 7. Should've When You Could've -3:32 8. Believe (John Cooper, Dave Bassett) -3:51 9. Forgiven -3:39 10. Sometimes -3:27 11. Never Surrender (John Cooper, Dave Bassett) -3:31 12. Lucy -3:39 13. Dead Inside -2:57 14. Would It Matter (John Cooper, Dave Bassett) -4:13 15. Monster (alternate radio edit) -2:59 Personnel Skillet: John Cooper -lead vocals, bass guitar, additional string arrangements Korey Cooper -backing vocals, keyboards, programming, keyboard programming, additional string arrangements Ben Kasica -electric and acoustic guitars Jen Ledger -additional vocals on tracks 1 and 4, backing vocals, drums additional musicians: Howard Benson -additional keyboards (all tracks) Jonathan Chu -violin (tracks 4, 9, 12 and 14) RIAA certifications Awake album Gold certified in 2010. Platinum certified 2x in 2017. "Hero" single Gold certified in 2011, Platinum certified 4x in 2026. "Awake and Alive" single Gold certified in 2011, Platinum certified 3x in 2026. "Monster" single Gold certified in 2012, Platinum certified 7x in 2026. Accolades Billboard Music Award -Top Christian Album (Awake) Radio singles 2009 "Hero" -#29 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#29 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#15 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay, -#35 Billboard Hot Rock and Alternative Songs 2009 -2010 "Monster" -#4 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay, -#20 Billboard Rock and Alternative Songs, -#1 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, -#28 Billboard Alternative Airplay 2010 "Awake and Alive" -#30 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#30 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#2 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay, -#13 Billboard Rock and Alternative Songs, -#100 Billboard Hot 100, -#24 Billboard Alternative Airplay 2010 -2011 "Forgiven" -#23 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#23 Billboard Christian Airplay 2011 "Lucy" -#49 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#49 Billboard Christian Airplay 2011 "It's Not Me, It's You" -#11 Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay, -#30 Billboard Rock and Alternative Airplay 2011 -2012 "One Day Too Late" -#28 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#28 Billboard Christian Airplay Previous release: Comatose Comes Alive (2008) Next release: The Early Years (1996 -2001) (2010) Watch the music video of "Hero" here: Watch the music video of "Monster" here: Watch the music video of "Awake and Alive" here: