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The Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel Collection  is a 1991 compilation album of American R&B singer - songwriter Philip Bailey on Myrrh/Word Records. It is a collection of 13 gospel tracks from Bailey's three gospel albums on the Myrrh label including five songs from his Grammy Award winning release Triumph , plus an extended remix of "Thank You" taken from a 1989 remix compilation album Adventures in the Land of Big Beats and Happy Feets . The track was remixed by Mark Heard using the alias Lee Cahuenga. Track listing 1. The Wonders of His Love (Philip Bailey, Teri DeSario, Eduardo del Barrio) (from The Wonders of His Love ) -5:47 2. He Don't Lie (Skip Scarborough) (from The Wonders of His Love ) -4:59 3. The Love of God (Oliver W. Wells) (from Triumph ) -3:15 4. All Soldiers (Patrick Leonard, Keithen Carter) (from Triumph ) -4:50 5. Lonely Broken Hearted People (Philip Bailey, Oliver W. Wells, Richard    Smallwood) (from Family Affair ) -4:11 6. Marvelous (Philip Bailey, George Duke) (from Triumph ) -4:25 7. Come Before His Presence (Margaurite Ingram) (from Triumph ) – 4:31 8. I Am Gold (Philip Bailey, Jerry Peters, Terri McFadden) (from The Wonders of His Love ) -5:06 9. I Will No Wise Cast You Out (Philip Bailey, Skip Scarborough, Tony Hanes) (from The Wonders of His Love ) -4:41 10. No Compromise (Philip Bailey, Oliver W. Wells) (from Family Affair ) -3:41 11. Call to War (Philip Bailey, Oliver W. Wells, Richard Smallwood) (from Family Affair ) -3:48 12. The Other Side (Patrick Leonard, Keithen Carter) (from Triumph ) -4:46 13. Thank You (extended remix) (Bobby Nunn) (originally from Triumph ) -5:26 Production credits Philip Bailey -producer (all tracks) Oliver W. Wells -co-producer (tracks 5, 10 and 11) Lee Cahuenga (aka Mark Heard) -remixer (track 13) Previous release: Family Affair  (1989) Next release: Philip Bailey  (1994)

Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951 in Denver, Colorado) is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White ) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire . Noted for his four- octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band. Bailey has released several solo albums. Chinese Wall from 1984, earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male . This LP included the hit single, " Easy Lover, " a duet with Phil Collins , which won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 , was nominated for an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Pop/Rock Video, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals . Bailey has in all won seven Grammys out of twenty one nominations. In May 2008, Bailey was bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music . During the 2008 commencement ceremony at Berklee, he gave the commencement speech. He was later inducted, in November 2017, to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame . For his Gospel music contributions, Bailey was featured on Andraé Crouch 's 1979 Grammy winning album I'll Be Thinking of You and alongside Maurice White on Walter Hawkins ' 1980 Grammy nominated album, The Hawkins Family . In 1980, Bailey joined friends, Deniece Williams , Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo to present a gospel show, called "Jesus At the Roxy," at a Los Angeles club named The Roxy . Williams later said "God did something miraculous. Over three hundred people were saved." After that, both Bailey and Williams decided to pursue careers in Christian music temporarily while still releasing their mainstream albums. During 1984, Bailey issued his first gospel album titled The Wonders of His Love on Myrrh Records . The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The Wonders of His Love was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Inspirational Performance . His second gospel album Triumph was released in 1986 on Myrrh Records . The LP reached No. 18 on the Top Christian Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. Triumph also won a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Male . During 1989 he released his third gospel album titled Family Affair on Myrrh Records . The album reached No. 37 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. Bailey later played percussion and sang on the King Baptist Church Mass Choir's 1990 album Holding on to Jesus' Hand . More information on Philip Bailey at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bailey Discography Continuation (1983) The Wonders of His Love (1984) Chinese Wall (1984) Inside Out (1986) Triumph (1986) Family Affair (1989) The Best of Philip Bailey: A Gospel Collection (1991) (compilation album) Philip Bailey (1994) Life and Love (1998) Dreams (1999) Soul on Jazz (2002) Love Will Find a Away (2019)

David Meece (born May 26, 1952) is an American contemporary Christian musician who enjoyed success in the mid-1980s, and into the early 2010s, with more than thirty Top 10 hits including several No. 1 songs. Meece was raised in Humble, Texas, with an abusive and alcoholic father. Meece found solace in playing piano, and by his mid-teens he was touring in Europe and the United States. Meece went on to study music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he met his wife Debbie, who played viola. While attending Baltimore, Maryland's Peabody Institute, he experienced a religious conversion, and devoted his life to Jesus. Meece became a youth pastor, and began writing songs reflecting his Christian beliefs, adding classical influences with pop melodies. Meece came to the attention of the Christian music label Myrrh Records, a division of Word Records and in 1976 they released his debut album, David . Meece would release ten albums between 1976 and 2002, becoming a major figure in the Christian music industry. Meece is perhaps best known for his song "We Are the Reason", which has been recorded by more than 200 other artists, and sung in several languages. Meece worked with Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Gino Vannelli in 1986 on two songs for his compilation album Chronology and 1987's Candle in the Rain. Possibly due to his conservatory training, Meece uses pieces of classical piano works as intros or settings for many of his songs. For example, in the song "This Time" from the album Learning to Trust , the opening section of the song (as well as the bridge and ending tag) is from Frédéric Chopin's "Étude Op. 10, No. 12" in C minor. The introductory melody for "You Can Go," from the 1985 album 7 , is taken from the "Two-Part Invention No. 13" in A minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. Also, the song "Falling Down" from his album Count the Cost is based on a sonata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In November 2012, Meece was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for his body of work by the Artists Music Guild. More information on David Meece at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Meece Discography David (1976) I Just Call on You (1977) Everybody Needs a Little Help (1978) Are You Ready? (1980) Front Row (1982) Count the Cost (1983) 7 (1985) Chronology (1986) (compilation album) Candle in the Rain (1987) Learning to Trust (1989) Once in a Lifetime (1993) Odyssey (1995) (compilation album) There I Go Again (2002) The Definitive Collection (2007) (Word Records compilation album) The Ultimate Collection (2014) (Word Records compilation album)

Promise Keepers - A Life That Shows is a various artists compilation album released in 1994 by Sparrow Records. It features 14 songs of encouragement for men of integrity including the two new tracks "Teach Me to Love" by Steve Green and Larnelle Harris and "Bearers of the Light" by Michael Card, plus previously released tracks. These songs were part of an event for Christian men called Promise Keepers, which is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to uniting men through vital relationships to becoming godly influences in their world. Promise Keepers events were held at arenas and stadiums with guest speakers, musicians and authors, teaching men how to be better husbands and fathers, honoring Jesus Christ through worship, prayer and obedience to God's word and to reach beyond any racial and denominational barriers to demonstrate the power of biblical unity. Promise Keepers peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. The track and music video for "Teach Me to Love" was nominated for a Dove Award for Song of the Year in 1995. It later appeared on Green's 1996 album The Letter and on Harris' 1998 2-CD compilation album Collector's Series, Vol. 2. Card's "Bearers of the Light" later appeared on his 1994 album Poiema. NOTE: (*) -indicates that the track(s) are not on the digital release due to licensing and record label issues. A restored playlist of this album is posted below this article. Track listing 1. Teach Me to Love (Steve Green and Larnelle Harris) (Steve Green, Larnelle Harris, Phil Naish) (new recording) -4:13 2. Getting Stronger (Bob Carlisle) (Bob Carlisle, Charlie Peacock) (from Bob Carlisle) -5:11 3. I Want to Be Just Like You (Phillips, Craig & Dean) (Dan Dean, Joy Becker) (from Lifeline) -5:33 4. More of You (Wayne Watson) (Wayne Watson) (from A Beautiful Place) -4:53 * 5. Slow Down (Michael James) (Michael James, Bobby Price) (from Shelter To the Wind) -4:09 * 6. The Mission (Steve Green) (Jon Mohr, Randall Dennis) (from The Mission) -5:00 7. A Life That Shows (Comissioned) (Fred Hammond) (from Ordinary Just Won't Do) -4:19 * 8. Bearers Of the Light (Michael Card) (Michael Card) (new recording) -3:59 9. For the Sake of the Call (Steven Curtis Chapman) (Steven Curtis Chapman) (from For the Sake of the Call) -5:31 10. In a Way That Matters (Larnelle Harris) (Larnelle Harris) (from I Choose Joy) -5:26 * 11. Shade for the Children (Steve Camp) (Steve Camp) (from Consider the Cost) -5:32 12. Integrity (Live) (Daryl Coley) (arranged by V. Michael McKay) (from When the Music Stops) -5:31 13. A Few Good Men (The Gaither Vocal Band) (Barry and Suzanne Gaither Jennings) (from A Few Good Men) -4:10 14. Aquél Quien la Buena Obra Empezó (He Who Began a Good Work in You) (Steve Green) (Jon Mohr) (from Toma La Cruz) -3:24 Production credits Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 1 and 8) Lari Goss -producer (tracks 10 and 13) Phil Naish -producer (tracks 9 and 11) Greg Nelson -producer (tracks 4, 6 and 14) Wayne Watson -co-producer (track 4) Bill Deaton -producer (track 2) Paul Mills -producer (track 3) Gary Chapman and J.D. Cunningham -producers (track 5) Fred Hammond and Michael Brooks -producers (track 7) Hal Sacks -producer (track 12) Radio singles 1994 "Teach Me to Love" by Steve Green and Larnelle Harris -#10 Christian AC Listen to the complete playlist Promise Keepers - A Life That Shows here: Watch the music video of "Teach Me to Love" by Steve Green and Larnelle Harris here:

Benny Ray Hester (born May 3, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist. He is perhaps best known for his CCM songs "When God Ran" and "Nobody Knows Me Like You," and for producing the groundbreaking tween/teen music-driven sketch comedy and dance television series Roundhouse on Nickelodeon. Hester received a television Cable Ace Award for the song "I Can Dream" and a collection of nominations for writing and producing a featured original song for each weekly episode of Roundhouse during its successful four-year run. He has written and recorded more than 25 number one and top ten songs. Hester's recording of his song "When God Ran" touched the consciousness of Christians worldwide, and is one of the longest running number one songs in contemporary Christian music history, number one for 13 weeks, and the number three song in the 60-year history of Word Records. "When God Ran" continues to be rerecorded by artists in many languages and musical genres, including adult contemporary, pop, rock, R&B, alternative, and Southern Gospel, making it to the top of the charts repeatedly. The title track from his third album, Nobody Knows Me Like You, reached number one on the Christian Music chart and became the first contemporary Christian music song to break the Billboard Top 50 Adult Contemporary chart, debuting at number 44 on November 7, 1981 and peaking at number 41 three weeks later, spending a total of nine weeks. Hester's first contemporary Christian music singles, "Jesus Came Into My Life" and "Be a Receiver," were breakthrough recordings for radio, blurring the lines between pop, rock, and inspirational music, and becoming the first contemporary pop rock songs to be universally accepted and widely played across all Christian Radio formats. His 1978 self-titled second album Benny Hester, re-released in 1983 as Be a Receiver, influenced the burgeoning contemporary Christian music scene, and ranks among the first "Contemporary Christian Music" albums as the musical landscape shifted with the end of the Jesus Music era and the birth of the industry known as contemporary Christian music. More information on Benny Hester at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Hester Discography Benny... (1972) Benny Hester (reissued as Be a Receiver) (1978) Nobody Knows Me Like You (1981) Legacy (1983) Benny From Here (1985) Through the Window (1987) Personal Best (1988) (compilation album) Perfect (1989) United We Stand/Divided We Fall (1990)

Carmelo Domenic Licciardello (January 19, 1956 – February 16, 2021), known by his stage name Carman, was an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, television host and evangelist. He has won six Dove Awards, nominated for four Grammy Awards, sold over 10 million records and in 2018, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In addition to music, Carman was a frequent host on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), most notably its flagship program Praise the Lord. From Wikipedia: Carman was born on January 19, 1956, to an Italian American family in Trenton, New Jersey. His mother was a skilled accordion player, and as a child, Carman performed in his mother's band. He learned to play the drums at the age of 5, the guitar at age of 15, and he started singing when he was 16. As a teen, he found some success performing at casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At age 17, he dropped out of high school. Later moving to Las Vegas in an effort to pursue a career in music, he visited his sister and her husband in Orange County, California. While there, Carman attended an Andraé Crouch concert, where he became a born again Christian and later embraced evangelical Christianity. In 1980, Carman made a custom album titled God's Not Finished with Me. In 1981, he was invited by Bill Gaither to tour with the Bill Gaither Trio. After relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Carman released a moderately successful eponymous debut album. Carman was later issued as Some-o-Dat in 1982. The album mostly contained novelty songs. With the release of his next album, Sunday's on the Way in 1983, Carman experienced a string of contemporary Christian music chart successes beginning with the title song. As he continued his music career, he established the nonprofit organization Carman Ministries. After the release of The Champion in 1985, Carman achieved his first number one song, the title cut. His first number one album on the Christian charts, Revival in the Land, followed in 1989. Between 1987 and 1989, Carman was named Readers' Choice for Favorite Male Vocalist by Charisma magazine. In 1990 and 1992, Billboard named him the Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year. In 1994, Carman embarked on "The Standard" world tour, during which he promoted school-mandated prayer in the United States. He stated, "If you want to see a change in our schools, a change in our children and a change in this nation, we must change hearts, and that's what Christ can do. The only hope for America is Jesus." In his song "America Again," Carman raps, "In the '40s and '50s student problems were chewing gum and talking. In the '90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade is to put God in America again." Around this time, Carman met with legislators in Washington, D.C., and initiated a campaign known as "Putting God in America Again," which sought to collect the names of one million people who support school-sponsored prayer in American public schools. It is believed that Carman holds the world record for the largest single Christian concert in history. In August 1993, with more than 50,000 in attendance, Carman was the main act in Johannesburg, South Africa. The following year he performed a free concert at Texas Stadium October 22, 1994, with 71,132 attendees. Another concert had 80,000 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1995, he translated some of his songs, and released his first Spanish-language album, Lo Mejor. Heart of a Champion, a 30-song retrospective was released in 2000. Beyond his music career, Carman participated in various television productions and interview duties as a host, for both the Trinity Broadcasting Network and its flagship program Praise the Lord. In 2001, he starred in the film Carman: The Champion. Carman was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2013, and was given a prognosis of three to four years to live. By early 2014, he said medical tests indicated his body was free of cancer and then continued preparing for his Live Across America album and tour. When the cancer went into remission, Carman attributed his healing to the faith of his fans. and planned his "No Plan B Tour" to start after his health returned. In December 2017, at the age of 61, Carman married Dana Morrow. In January 2020, Carman announced his cancer had returned. He resumed live concert church tours in June 2020. Carman died on February 16, 2021, at age 65 in a Las Vegas hospital. His death was the result of complications following surgery to repair a hiatal hernia. More information on Carman at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carman_(singer) Discography God's Not Finished With Me (1980) Carman (reissued as Some-O-Dat) (1982) Sunday's On the Way (1983) Comin' On Strong (1984) The Champion (1985) A Long Time Ago...in a Land Called Bethlehem (1986) Live...Radically Saved (1988) Revival in the Land (1989) Shakin' the House...Live! (with Commissioned and the Christ Church Choir) (1991) Addicted to Jesus (1991) Yo Kidz! (1992) The Absolute Best (1993) (compilation album) The Standard (1993) Yo Kidz! 2: The Armor of God (1994) Lo Mejor (1995) (Spanish language album) R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth) (1995) Carman's Yo Kidz -The Hits! (1996) (compilation album) The Best of the Early Years (1997) (compilation album) I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns (1997) Mission 3:16 (1998) Passion for Praise (1999) Heart of a Champion (2000) (2 CD compilation album) Ultimate Praise (2002) Live & Reloaded (2005) The Ultimate Collection (2007) (2 CD compilation album) Instrument of Praise (2007) No Plan B (2014) Legacy (2017) Remembering: Carman (2021) (retrospective playlist)

Mandisa Lynn Hundley (October 2, 1976 – April 18, 2024), known professionally as Mandisa, was an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. She began her career as a contestant in the fifth season of American Idol finishing in ninth place. She is the fifth American Idol alumna to have won a Grammy Award, for her album Overcomer in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category. Mandisa has also written two books. After graduating from El Camino Fundamental High School, she attended American River College in Sacramento, where she studied vocal jazz. Then she studied at Fisk University in Tennessee and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in vocal performance. Mandisa was once a member of famous African-American a cappella ensemble The Fisk Jubilee Singers. Mandisa auditioned for the United States talent competition show American Idol in Chicago, in 2005. She referred to herself as "just Mandisa," and thus was billed simply as Mandisa on the show. She said that her musical influences ran the gamut from Whitney Houston to Def Leppard. Idol judge Simon Cowell made several comments about Mandisa's weight after her successful audition. He quipped, "Do we have a bigger stage this year?" Then when co-judge Paula Abdul commented that Mandisa had a "Frenchie" growl to her voice (referring to Frenchie Davis, another Idol contestant), Cowell responded that a more apt comparison would be to France itself. The comments and others drew the ire of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, (NAAFA) and would be one of the reasons Mandisa would entitle her 2007 debut album True Beauty. When Mandisa presented herself to the judges prior to the final cut-down to the season's 24 semi-finalists, she told Cowell: "What I want to say to you is that, yes, you hurt me and I cried and it was painful, it really was. But I want you to know that I've forgiven you and that you don't need someone to apologize in order to forgive somebody. I figure that if Jesus could die so that all of my wrongs could be forgiven, I can certainly extend that same grace to you." Cowell apologized to her immediately saying that he was "humbled." Mandisa was eliminated from American Idol on April 5, 2006, in the top nine, having never previously been in the bottom three. A full year later on July 27, 2007, Mandisa performed the song "I Don't Hurt Anymore" on the TV talk show Live with Regis and Kelly. She also joined Gladys Knight and others at the Apollo Theater for the benefit concert "Back to Harlem," to raise money for various charities. Later she collaborated with former DC Talk singer - songwriter Toby McKeehan (known professionally as tobyMac) and gospel performer Kirk Franklin on the track "Lose My Soul" on Toby's album Portable Sounds. Mandisa released her debut album True Beauty on Sparrow Records. She spent personal time with the album's writers before the songwriting process began, sharing her vision for the project and what she hoped to communicate through the songs. The lead single "Only the World" was released on May 22, 2007 and became an immediate hit. It topped at Billboard's Hot Single Sales chart and was a Top 10 hit on the Christian radio charts. True Beauty earned Mandisa her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and two Dove Award nominations for New Artist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year, both in 2008. Mandisa also wrote her first book entitled Idoleyes: My New Perspective on Faith, Fat & Fame sharing about her own heartaches, joys, triumphs and failures and showing women can be beautiful at any size and that healthy self-esteem and personal beauty come only when they accept themselves as a unique and much-loved woman of God's creation. Other albums followed include her Christmas album It's Christmas, plus Freedom, What If We Were Real, Overcomer and her last studio album Out of the Dark. Mandisa won her only Grammy Award for Overcomer as Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2014. In 2017, she released her final studio album Out of the Dark and in 2022 released her second book named after the album and subtitled My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God’s Joy, a memoir about her struggles with depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide published by K-LOVE Books. In February of 2020, Mandisa released her only "best of" album Overcomer: The Greatest Hits featuring 14 of her best tracks and one new track, a cover of the worship anthem "Way Maker." After that, Mandisa released four stand-alone tracks: "You Keep Hope Alive" with Jon Reddick and "It's Not Over" featuring fellow American Idol singer Jasmine Murray and Christian worship singer Rita Springer, both in 2020 and solo tracks "Breakthrough" and "Ruins," both released in 2021. Mandisa is also a featured vocalist on tracks by Crowder, Jordan Feliz and tobyMac among others. Mandisa died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee on April 18, 2024. She was 47 years old. More information on Mandisa at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandisa Discography True Beauty (2007) Christmas Joy EP (2007) It's Christmas (2008) Freedom (2009) What If We Were Real (2011) Remixed: Get Movin' (2012) (remix EP) Overcomer (2013) Get Up: The Remixes (2014) (remix album) Out of the Dark (2017) Overcomer: The Greatest Hits (2020) (compilation album)

Bob Bennett (born March 21, 1955) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing. Bennett picked up his first guitar at age nine and formed a rock 'n' roll band in high school. In the late seventies he converted to Christianity and his songwriting began to reflect his newfound faith. His career was launched with the release of his 1979 folk-style debut recording First Things First. Three years later, Matters of the Heart, a recording CCM Magazine selected as 1982's "Album of the Year" and in 2001, was named as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Soon after the release of his next recording, Non-Fiction, he served as the opening act on Amy Grant's Unguarded tour. Lord of the Past: A Compilation followed, which peaked at 30th position on Billboard magazine's Top Christian Albums chart in 1990. The album's title song reached number one on the Christian radio charts in early 1990 and a Top 10 hit with "Yours Alone." Later in 1990, Bob joined Christian singer - songwriter Michael Card on his Way of Wisdom tour, performing in front of sold-out audiences across the country. Bob credits his tour with Michael Card as being the only reason he had a career in 1990 and 1991. More albums followed: Songs from Bright Avenue was released in 1991, a collection of songs he wrote while struggling with the dissolution of his first marriage, followed by Small Graces, The View From Here, Christmastide and Joy Deep As Sorrow. As of 2024, Bennett still records and tours and has even done some livestream concerts that viewers can watch on their computer or TV screens in their living room. More information on Bob Bennett at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bennett_(singer-songwriter) Discography First Things First (1979) Matters of the Heart (1982) Non-Fiction (1985) Lord of the Past: A Compilation (1989) (compilation album) Songs from Bright Avenue (1991) Small Graces (1997) The View from Here (2002) Christmastide (2009) Joy Deep As Sorrow (2012) Live at Judson University (2016) Collaboration albums Return of the Killer B's (2002) (live album with Bruce Carroll and Billy Sprague) Six String Prayers (2007) (with John Standefer) Songs for Israel (2010) (with Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill and Buck Storm) One Sunday in Salem (2023) (live album with Roby Duke and Steve Hopkins)

The Lost Album is a compilation album of the Christian music vocal group The Imperials. It was released on August 29, 2006 by Word/Curb/Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded in 1976 at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1976, The Imperials' Armond Morales and Jim Murray welcomed two new vocalists, Russ Taff and David Will, replacing outgoing vocalists Sherman Andrus and Terry Blackwood. Both Andrus and Blackwood would form the Christian music duo Andrus, Blackwood and Company and released their debut album the following year. This collection contains eight previously unreleased studio tracks, plus the track "Same Old Fashioned Way." The track previously appeared on their 1981 compilation album The Very Best of The Imperials and was recorded from those same sessions. The three tracks, "Sonshiny Day," "New Creation" and "I Love The Way You Love," were performed live on their 1978 album Imperials Live, and are now heard in their original studio recordings, plus a rare live recording of "Sonshiny Day" is included as a bonus track. Thought to be lost, Word Records found these lost recordings 30 years later. The recordings were produced by musician - producer Gary S. Paxton. Bob MacKenzie and Joe Moscheo were additional producers who compiled the album. At the time, Word rejected these recordings and fired Paxton, due to creative differences in musical direction. Word called musician and songwriter Chris Christian to produce and a new recording session began and the result was their 1977 album Sail On. Track listing 1. Sonshiny Day (Ken Medema) -2:34 2. New Creation (Russ Taff) -5:50 3. Earth, Our Island Home -4:24 4. Soon and Very Soon (Andraé Crouch) -4:14 5. We Are the Band, But He Is the Music -4:11 6. The World Didn't Give It to Me (Gloria Gaither) -2:54 7. Same Old Fashioned Way (David Will) (previously released from The Very Best of The Imperials) -5:00 8. Closer to Jesus -3:17 9. I Love The Way You Love (John Lutz) -3:41 10. Sonshiny Day (live bonus track) -2:50 NOTE: tracks 3, 5 and 8 are left blank because no information is listed on who wrote the tracks. Once the information is received from the physical CD of The Lost Album, the songwriters names will appear in their respective tracks. Personnel The Imperials: Armond Morales -bass, vocals Jim Murrary -tenor, vocals Russ Taff -lead vocals David Will -baritone, vocals Previous release: The Imperials (2006) Next release: Back to the Roots (2007)

Hymns Collection is a 3-CD limited edition box set compilation album by the Christian vocal trio 2nd Chapter of Acts. It was released on March 12, 1993 by Sparrow Records. The set is compiled and produced by Buck Herring. It consists of the sibling trio's three hymns releases of the mid to late 1980s: Hymns, Hymns II and Hymns Instrumental, plus an unreleased hymns track "O Worship the King," that is found in Hymns II. This collection serves as a companion to their previous 2-CD retrospective box set 20. Track listing Disc 1 (Hymns) 1. All Creatures of Our God and King (William Henry Draper) -3:01 2. My Jesus I Love Thee (traditional) -4:56 3. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Chisholm, William M. Runyan) -4:09 4. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (traditional) -2:44 5. Crown Him With Many Crowns (traditional) -3:51 6. Take My Life and Let It Be (Frances Ridley Havergal) -1:49 7. Holy, Holy, Holy (John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber) -5:39 8. Fairest Lord Jesus (traditional) -3:51 9. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (Samuel Trevor Francis) -4:12 10. How Great Thou Art (Stuart K. Hine) -5:26 11. He Has Formed Me (Annie Herring) -1:42 Disc 2 (Hymns II) 1. Medley -3:47 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) Praise to the Lord, The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Stralsund Gesangbuch, Catherine Winkworth) All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (John Rippon, Edward Perronet, James Ellor) Doxology (Thomas Ken, Geneva Psalter) 2. It Is Well With My Soul (Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss) -6:09 3. This Is My Father's World (Maltbie Davenport Babcock, Franklin L. Sheppard) -3:44 4. O for a Thousand Tongues (Charles Wesley, Carl Gotthilf Glaser) -4:13 5. Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon) -4:13 6. Be Still, My Soul (Katharina A. von Schlegel, Jane Laurie Borthwick, Jean Sibelius) -5:19 7. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Martin Luther, Frederick H. Hedge) -4:32 8. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Rowland H. Prichard, Charles Wesley) -4:52 9. O Sacred Head (Paul Gerhardt, James Waddel Alexander, Hans Leo Hassler) -5:11 10. Purify Me (Annie Herring) -2:05 11. O Worship the King (Robert Grant, William Gardiner, Johann Michael Haydn) -4:01 (previously unreleased) Disc 3 (Hymns Instrumental) 1. Medley -3:47 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) Praise to the Lord, The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Stralsund Gesangbuch, Catherine Winkworth) All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (John Rippon, Edward Perronet, James Ellor) Doxology (Thomas Ken, Geneva Psalter) 2. It Is Well With My Soul (Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss) -6:09 3. This Is My Father's World (Maltbie Davenport Babcock, Franklin L. Sheppard) -3:44 4. O for a Thousand Tongues (Charles Wesley, Carl Gotthilf Glaser) -4:13 5. Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon) -4:13 6. Be Still, My Soul (Katharina A. von Schlegel, Jane Laurie Borthwick, Jean Sibelius) -5:19 7. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Martin Luther, Frederick H. Hedge) -4:32 8. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Rowland H. Prichard, Charles Wesley) -4:52 9. O Sacred Head (Paul Gerhardt, James Waddel Alexander, Hans Leo Hassler) -5:11 10. All Creatures of Our God and King (William Henry Draper) -3:01 11. My Jesus I Love Thee (traditional) -4:56 12. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Chisholm, William M. Runyan) -4:09 13. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (traditional) -2:44 14. Crown Him With Many Crowns (traditional) -3:51 15. Holy, Holy, Holy (John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber) -5:39 16. Fairest Lord Jesus (traditional) -3:51 17. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (Samuel Trevor Francis) -4:12 18. He Has Formed Me (Annie Herring) -1:42 All albums were compiled and produced by Buck Herring. Personnel 2nd Chapter of Acts: Annie Herring -vocals Nelly Greisen -vocals Matthew Ward -vocals Previous release: 20 (1992) (2 CD compilation box set) Next release: Very Best of 2nd Chapter of Acts (2006) (Sparrow Records compilation album)

Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor. A figure in what has come to be known as Christian alternative rock, Taylor enjoyed a successful solo career during the 1980s, and also served in the short-lived group Chagall Guevara. In contrast to many Christian musical artists, his songs have often taken aim at Christian hypocrisy or "error" with the use of satirical, sardonic lyrics. In 1997, he founded the record label Squint Entertainment, which fueled the careers of artists such as Sixpence None the Richer, Chevelle, and Burlap to Cashmere. Despite this success, Taylor was ousted from the label by its parent, Word Entertainment, in 2001. He has produced and written for numerous musical acts, one of the most consistent being Newsboys. As a film-maker, Taylor co-wrote, directed, and produced the feature films Down Under the Big Top, The Second Chance, and Blue Like Jazz. After a decade and a half of hiatus, Taylor returned to performing music in 2010 as the front-man for Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil, a supergroup he founded with Peter Furler, Jimmy Abegg, and John Mark Painter. Along with a university residency and continued film making, Taylor would resume work on unfinished Chagall Guevara material into the 2020s. In 2022, the long-awaited second Chagall Guevara album Halcyon Days was released. More information on Steve Taylor at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Taylor Discography I Want to Be a Clone (EP) (1983) Meltdown (1984) On the Fritz (1985) Limelight (1986) I Predict 1990 (1987) The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped) (1988) (compilation album) Squint (1993) Now The Truth Can Be Told (1994) (2 CD compilation box set) Liver (1995) Goliath (2014) Wow to the Deadness (EP) (2016) (with Danielson) Wow to the Liveness (2016) (with Danielson) with Chagall Guevara: Chagall Guevara (1991) The Last Amen (2021) Halcyon Days (2022)

Hymns Instrumental (originally titled Hymns I and Hymns II Instrumental) is the final studio and instrumental album from the Christian vocal trio 2nd Chapter of Acts. It was released in the fall of 1989 on Live Oak Records. It features no vocals, but is an instrumental collection of all but four of the tracks from the previous two Hymns releases. It was compiled and produced by Buck Herring. In 1991, Sparrow Records reissued the album on CD. Track listing 1. Medley -3:47 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) Praise to the Lord, The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Stralsund Gesangbuch, Catherine Winkworth) All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (John Rippon, Edward Perronet, James Ellor) Doxology (Thomas Ken, Geneva Psalter) 2. It Is Well With My Soul (Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss) -6:09 3. This Is My Father's World (Maltbie Davenport Babcock, Franklin L. Sheppard) -3:44 4. O for a Thousand Tongues (Charles Wesley, Carl Gotthilf Glaser) -4:13 5. Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon) -4:13 6. Be Still, My Soul (Katharina A. von Schlegel, Jane Laurie Borthwick, Jean Sibelius) -5:19 7. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Martin Luther, Frederick H. Hedge) -4:32 8. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Rowland H. Prichard, Charles Wesley) -4:52 9. O Sacred Head (Paul Gerhardt, James Waddel Alexander, Hans Leo Hassler) -5:11 10. All Creatures of Our God and King (William Henry Draper) -3:01 11. My Jesus I Love Thee (traditional) -4:56 12. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Chisholm, William M. Runyan) -4:09 13. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (traditional) -2:44 14. Crown Him With Many Crowns (traditional) -3:51 15. Holy, Holy, Holy (John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber) -5:39 16. Fairest Lord Jesus (traditional) -3:51 17. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (Samuel Trevor Francis) -4:12 18. He Has Formed Me (Annie Herring) -1:42 All tracks produced by Buck Herring. Previous release: Hymns II (1988) Next release: 20 (1992) (2 CD compilation box set)