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Between the Glory and the Flame is the fifth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Randy Stonehill . It was released on August 20, 1981 by Myrrh/Word Records. Stonehill co-produced the album with Terry Scott Taylor. Starting with this release, Stonehill began a decade-long association at Word Records on the Myrrh label. It was released after his fallout with Larry Norman, plus the release of his previous album The Sky is Falling and divorcing his first wife Sara Finch. Stonehill has since been remarried to his second wife Sandy Warner. Stonehill started work on this album with Terry Scott Taylor co- producing. Taylor's band Daniel Amos played throughout the entire album, along with Norman's protégé Tom Howard also playing on keyboards. The result is a tight band performing Stonehill's songs in the studio, giving a much more polished sound than we were used to getting from him up to this point. The title song "The Glory and the Flame" was released to Christian radio where it became his first Top 10 hit. The song "Die Young" is an example of Stonehill's cynical but honest approach, calling out the typical Western lifestyle centered around short term thinking. It was one of Stonehill's earliest music videos. His combination of humor and truth-telling was present throughout his career. Stonehill re-records the track "Letter to My Family," that was originally recorded during The Sky is Falling sessions but ended up as a CD bonus track on the 1994 reissue of that album. Howard handles the orchestral arrangements on the track. Between the Glory and the Flame debuted and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart. The album has not been released on CD and is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Track listing All songs written by Randy Stonehill, except where noted. 1. The Glory and the Flame -3:08 2. Die Young -3:10 3. Fifth Avenue Breakdown -3:00 4. Grandfather's Song -3:23 5. Find Your Way to Me -3:47 6. Christine -3:32 7. Rainbow -3:40 8. Givin' It Up for Love (Randy Stonehill, Tom Howard) -4:11 9. Letter to My Family -4:37 10 Farther On (Randy Stonehill, Tom Howard) -2:57 Radio singles 1981 -1982 "The Glory and the Flame" -#3 Christian CHR Previous release: The Sky is Falling (1980) Next release: Equator (1983) Listen to the album Between the Glory and the Flame  here: Watch the music video of "Die Young" here:

A Home Sweet Home Christmas is a 1985 compilation Christmas album released by Home Sweet Home/Word Records and is executive produced by Chris Christian . It contains nine original songs with two tracks each by White Heart and Glen Allen Green, also Steve Archer, Tami Gunden, David Martin, Rick Riso and Christian himself. The original LP, cassette and CD versions of A Home Sweet Home Christmas contains an instrumental arrangement of "What Child is This" performed by musician John Andrew Schreiner. In the digital version, it was replaced by an instrumental version of the same track arranged by recording artist Eric Champion that is found on his 1992 Christmas release Hot Christmas . A newly-reworked version of "What Child Is This" can be heard on the physical CD remastered version of Christian's 1988 Christmas album Thinking of You This Christmas that Christian and Schreiner arranged with saxophone added. Track listing on the digital version 1. Gloria (White Heart) (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl) -2:54 2. Bethlehem Morning (Steve Archer) (Morris Chapman) -5:10 3. It's Christmas Time (Chris Christian) (Chris Christian) -4:38 4. Jesus, Merry Christmas (Glen Allen Green) (Glen Allen Green) -4:27 5. What Child is This? (Eric Champion) (William Chatterton Dix; arranged by Eric Champion) (from the Eric Champion recording Hot Christmas ) -4:00 6. Jesus Is the Promised One (Rick Riso) (Rick Riso) -4:49 7. Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem (Tami Gunden) (Tami Gunden, Johnny Gunden, Margaret Gunden) -3:43 8. I Have Held My King (Glen Allen Green) (Glen Allen Green, Keith Thomas) -3:16 9. It Won't Be Christmas (David Martin) (David Martin) -3:55 10 Who Is This One? (White Heart) (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl) -4:37 Production credits Chris Christian -producer (tracks 2, 3 and 7), executive producer (all tracks) Billy Smiley and Mark Gersmehl -producers (tracks 1 and 10) Keith Thomas -producer (tracks 4 and 8) Eric Champion -producer (track 5) Rick Riso -producer (track 6) John Andrew Schreiner -co-producer (track 7) Phil Naish -producer (track 9)

On This Christmas Night is a compilation Christmas album that was released in the fall of 1979. It was originally on MCA Records' Songbird label. Musician Chris Christian , who at the time was director of A&R for MCA Songbird, was involved with the production and songwriting, and it featured all original holiday songs. Artists participating on this project are Amy Grant , David Meece , Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dan Peek, Reba Rambo, The Boones, B.W. Stevenson and B.J. Thomas. Thomas performs on two tracks, "God Bless the Children" and the title track. Grant recorded her first Christmas song "Santa's Reindeer Ride," which would pave the way for future holiday albums that Grant would release throughout the years. The history of On This Christmas Night 's reissues is a bit complex because of the extra tracks that were either added, swapped or dropped: *- in the original 1979 release, it also included Christian comedian Mike Warnke with the album's final track of his spoken word "A Christmas Song." *-the album was reissued in 1986 on Home Sweet Home Records, in which Christian owned the album rights. The original tracks by Rambo, Peek and Warnke were replaced by Christian with Charlene Duncan, known professionally as Charlene with "Christmas All Year 'Round," Steve Archer with "White Christmas" and "Gloria" by White Heart . "Christmas All Year 'Round" was originally recorded in 1983 and first appeared in the various artists holiday album Contemporary Christmas Classics , while White Heart's "Gloria" previously appeared in the 1985 various artists Home Sweet Home Records sampler LP A Home Sweet Home Christmas . *-it was reissued again in 1992 on CD by Liberty Records under the name On a Christmas Night , but with one song update: Christian swapped tracks with "Thinking of You This Christmas" (from his 1988 Christmas album of the same name ) replacing "Christmas All Year 'Round" that was on the 1986 reissue. *-it was reissued for a fourth time in 1996 by LaserLight Digital with the same track listing as the 1992 reissue but with one song update: the White Heart track "Gloria" that was on the 1986 reissue was replaced by "Silent Night" by recording artist and former member of the R&B-pop group The Fifth Dimension Marilyn McCoo. Then in 2006, the album was reissued under its original name and was distributed by Universal Music as part of the 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection CD series. The first nine tracks are from the original 1979 release with Rambo and Peek included, but for reasons unknown, Warnke's track is not included. The other three bonus tracks are from Christian, Archer and White Heart. For Christian, it is the third time that a track is swapped with "Christmas With Children" replacing "Thinking of You This Christmas" that was on the 1992 reissue. A television special of the same name aired in syndication the same year as the original 1979 album was released featuring the same recording artists who took part on the original audio recording, except for Debby Boone who at the time left The Boones for a solo recording career and Warnke, as they gather at a mountain lodge in Colorado to make music together and learn the true meaning of Christmas. You can listen to the original LP of On This Christmas Night with Mike Warnke's spoken word reading of "A Christmas Song" on the YouTube link posted below. Track listing on the 2006 reissue 1. On This Christmas Night (B.J. Thomas) (Chris Christian) -2:51 2. The Whole World is Colored With Love (Reba Rambo) (Chris Christian) -3:49 3. Born a Child in Bethlehem (Tennessee Ernie Ford) (Bob Farrell, Brown Bannister) -3:55 4. Santa's Reindeer Ride (Amy Grant) (Chris Christian, Reba Rambo) -1:40 5. A Special Wish (B.W. Stevenson) (B.W. Stevenson) -2:51 6. God Bless the Children (B.J. Thomas) (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) -3:11 7. Gift of Love (The Boones) (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) -2:28 8. Almost Christmastime (David Meece) (David Meece) -2:22 9. The Star (Dan Peek) (Dan Peek) -3:43 BONUS TRACKS: 10. Christmas With Children (Chris Christian) (Chris Christian) -4:11 11. White Christmas (Steve Archer) (Irving Berlin) -3:14 12. Gloria (White Heart) (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl) -2:57 Production credits Chris Christian -producer (tracks 1, 2, 5 -7, 10 -13) Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 3, 4 and 8) Dan Peek -producer (track 9) Listen to the original LP of On This Christmas Night with Mike Warnke's reading of the final track "A Christmas Song" here: Watch the television special On This Christmas Night here:

Thinking of You This Christmas is the ninth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released on October 18, 1988 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced and arranged the album himself. Originally released on CD and cassette tape, Thinking of You This Christmas contains some previously released tracks, holiday songs and new Christmas recordings. Included are "God Bless the Children" and "Christmas All Year 'Round" (the vocal duet with Charlene) that was originally featured in the 1983 various artists Christmas album Contemporary Christmas Classics . The title song, with guest vocals by Bob Breunig (who was a linebacker for the NFL team Dallas Cowboys), was originally recorded two years prior to this album and appeared in a 1986 Dallas Cowboys charity Christmas album that Christian produced. Christian's two daughters Courtney and Casey Noel lend their voices to sing "Jingle Bells" with Courtney (who was five years old) singing the full version and Casey Noel (who was three) singing the quick reprise. In 2020, Thinking of You This Christmas was reissued and remastered and jointly released on CD by Christian's record label Home Sweet Home and Retroactive Records as part of The Legend Series. In addition to the original 12 tracks, it contains four bonus tracks, including a re-worked version of "What Child Is This," that originally appeared on a 1985 various artists Christmas sampler LP A Home Sweet Home Christmas that was arranged by John Andrew Schreiner, with saxophone added and "Gift of Love" performed by The Boone Girls, originally from the various artists 1979 project On This Christmas Night . The CD booklet contains photos and liner notes written by Christian himself with a track by track commentary. Track listing on the 1988 original release 1. O Come All Ye Faithful (John Francis Wade) -2:28 2. Thinking of You This Christmas (guest vocals by Bob Breunig) (Chris Christian) -3:45 3. Jingle Bells (featuring Courtney Smith) (James Lord Pierpont) -2:57 4. Jingle Bells (featuring Casey Noel Smith) (reprise) -0:18 5. Christmas With Children (Chris Christian) -4:08 6. White Christmas (instrumental with saxophone solo by Ron Jones) (Irving Berlin) -3:15 7. On This Very Special Day (Chris Christian) -4:22 8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) -2:35 9. Christmas All Year 'Round (vocal duet with Charlene) (Dwight Liles) -4:22 10. Silent Night (guest vocals by Janice Archer Cruse and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders) -3:52 11. God Bless the Children (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) -3:08 12. Away in a Manger (featuring Courtney Smith and Casey Noel Smith) (traditional; arranged by Chris Christian) -2:49 Previous release: No Lyrics  (1988) (instrumental album)   Next release: Focus  (1989)

Contemporary Christmas Classics is a compilation Christmas album that was released in the fall of 1983 by Myrrh/Word Records. It contains five previously released Christmas tracks by Amy Grant , The Imperials , David Meece , Evie and Morris Chapman and five new tracks recorded just for this album by Chris Christian , Steve Archer, Pat Boone and The Archers with Christian producing the new tracks. Christian's two tracks would later appear in his 1988 Christmas album Thinking of You This Christmas . It is currently out of print and has not been released on CD. An eight-song playlist from YouTube is posted below this article. Tracks by Boone and The Archers are not available. NOTE: "Christmas All Year 'Round" features Chris Christian collaborating with recording artist Charlene, who is best known for her 1982 worldwide hit "I've Never Been to Me" (-#3 Billboard Hot 100, -#7 Billboard AC). She was the first white artist to have a Top 10 hit on the Motown label. Track listing 1. We Are the Reason (David Meece) (David Meece) (from the David Meece recording Are You Ready? ) -4:39 2. Special Delivery (Evie) (Ron and Carol Harris) (from the Evie recording Never the Same ) -4:25 3. My Gift to You (Steve Archer) (Rick Riso, Joey Arreguin) -4:25 4. Christmas All Year 'Round (Chris Christian and Charlene) (Dwight Liles) -4:22 5. O Holy Night (The Imperials) (Adolphe C. Adam,  John Sullivan Dwight ) (from The Imperials recording Christmas With The Imperials ) -3:56 6. Heirlooms (Amy Grant, Bob Farrell, Brown Bannister) (from the Amy Grant recording A Christmas Album ) -3:45 7. God Bless the Children (Chris Christian) (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) -3:08 8. Bethlehem Morning (Morris Chapman) (Morris Chapman) (from the Morris Chapman recording Longtime Friends ) -5:15 9. On This Christmas Night (Pat Boone) (Chris Christian) -3:11 (NOT AVAILABLE) 10. Gift of Love (The Archers) (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) -2:33 (NOT AVAILABLE) Production credits Chris Christian -producer (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10) Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 1 and 6) Pete Karlsson -producer (track 2) Bergen White -producer (track 5) Neal Joseph and Randy Hammel -producers (track 8) Listen to the eight-song playlist Contemporary Christmas Classics here:

No Lyrics is the eighth studio and first instrumental album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , originally released in the fall of 1988 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. It is Christian's first all-instrumental album and contains compositions as featured in the 1988 Christian motion picture Dakota starring actor Lou Diamond Phillips including "Dakota's Theme." A soundtrack album was also released with some of Christian's score from this album as well as original music from the film. Home Sweet Home Records later reissued No Lyric s on CD in 2000, licensed from LCS Music Group. Track listing All songs produced, composed and arranged by Chris Christian. 1. Genesis -0:59 2. February 7th -4:17 3. Dakota's Theme -4:24 4. Nighttime Skyline -3:22 5. Shanon's Song -3:44 6. Max -3:39 7. Father and Son -2:32 8. Trinity Road -5:02 9. The Chase -3:39 10. Soda Shop -3:07 11. Revelation -0:38 Previous release: Higher Ways  (1987)   Next release: Thinking Of You This Christmas  (1988)

Higher Ways is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on July 14, 1987 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian co-produced the album with songwriter and musician Jeremy Dalton. Higher Ways is Christian's first album of new material in three years with an updated pop sound. The lead single "Day Like Today" features a vocal duet with Gerry Beckley of the soft rock duo America. It was Christian's final Top 5 hit on the Christian AC chart and his final Top 20 hit on the Christian CHR chart. Other songs charted like "He Won't Unlove You," "Love Did It Again" and "Still in Love." Janice Archer Cruse of The Archers was a guest vocalist on the title track "Your Ways Are Higher." Christian's own children Courtney and Casey were the playing children heard on the song "White Are the Fields." Christian co-wrote four songs, with three of those songs written with Dalton. Dalton solely wrote four tracks on the album including "Promises" and "Word's Out." NOTE: the track "Day Like Today" on Higher Ways is an album extended version and is one minute longer than the bonus track version of the same song that is on the Japanese edition of his 1981 Chris Christian CD. Track listing 1. Love Did It Again (Chris Christian, Jeremy Dalton, Joe Ninowski) -4:26 2. Promises (Jeremy Dalton) -4:25 3. Day Like Today (vocal duet with Gerry Beckley) (Chris Christian, Jeremy Dalton) -5:34 4. Still in Love (Chris Christian, Gary Floyd) -5:36 5. White Are the Fields (Joe Ninowski) -6:07 6. Word's Out (Jeremy Dalton) -3:59 7. Cast Your Cares (Jeremy Dalton) -3:35 8. Your Ways Are Higher (guest vocals by Janice Archer Cruse) (Jeremy Dalton) -4:41 9. He Won't Unlove You (Chris Christian, Steve Kipner, Jeremy Dalton) -4:02 10. The Fields (instrumental) (Chris Christian) -1:33 Production credits Chris Christian -producer (all tracks) Jeremy Dalton -co-producer (tracks 1 -9) Radio singles 1987 "Day Like Today" -#14 Christian CHR, -#5 Christian AC 1987 -1988 "Still in Love" -#20 Christian AC 1988 "He Won't Unlove You" -#31 Christian AC 1988 "Love Did It Again" -#24 Christian AC Previous release: Live at Six Flags  (1986) (live album with White Heart)   Next release: No Lyrics  (1988) (instrumental album)

Live at Six Flags is a live album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on May 1986 by Home Sweet Home/Word Records. Christian produced the album himself. It was recorded live at Six Flags Over Texas theme park in Arlington, Texas around August 1984 when Christian had released his praise album Let the Music Start . Christian performed songs from his mainstream pop and Christian music albums and is backed by the Christian rock band White Heart as his backing band (White Heart's live album was recorded around the same time as Christian's). The CD version, which was reissued in 2000 by Home Sweet Home Records, contains the full-length performance of "Why Does the Devil Have All the Good Music" followed by the reprise of the same track. Live at Six Flags was also on home video on VHS. Track listing on the CD version All songs written by Chris Christian, except where noted. 1. Put Your Trust (Chris Christian, J.C. Crowley) -3:19 2. Make a Joyful Noise (Jeremy Dalton) -2:25 3. Love Them While We Can (Mark Gersheml) -3:26 4. Mountain Top (Brown Bannister) -3:49 5. Gospel Medley -5:32 Without a Doubt (Chris Christian, B.J. Thomas) Walking Away With You (Chris Christian, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman) Where Would I Turn So Glad (Chris Christian, Amy Grant, Brown Bannister) Living Sacrifice (Dwight Liles) Hallelujah (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) But You Didn't (Chris Christian, Gary McSpadden) From the Start It's a Miracle (Chris Christian, Gary Chapman) Walking On a Cloud No Other Name ( Chris Christian, Gary McSpadden) 6. Satisfaction Guaranteed -3:11 7. Praise the Lord (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson) -3:02 8. Second Chance -3:06 9. Look How Far You've Come (Chris Christian, Jamie Owens-Collins) -3:22 10. Pop Medley -6:11 Don't Worry Baby (Brian Wilson) I Go to Pieces (Del Shannon) Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) All Things Are Possible (Chris Christian, Dan Peek) When the World Runs Out of Love (Chris Christian, Robbie Patton) Telephone Lines (Chris Christian, Steve Kipner) Love Song of the Year Back in My Life Again I Want You, I Need You (Chris Christian, J.C. Crowley, Shanon Smith) Stouffers Jingle Coca Cola Jingle 11. Sail On -2:47 12. Get Back to the Bible -3:10 13. Why Does the Devil Have All the Good Music -3:54 14. Why Does the Devil Have All the Good Music (reprise) -1:21 White Heart personnel: Billy Smiley -keyboards, backing vocals Mark Gersmehl -keyboards, backing vocals Dann Huff -guitars David Huff -drums Gary Lunn -bass guitar Previous release: Mirror Of Your Heart  (1985) (compilation album)   Next release: Higher Ways (1987) Watch the live concert video Chris Christian - Live at Six Flags here:

A Christmas Story is the fifth studio and first Christmas album by the female Christian vocal group Point of Grace , released on September 27, 1999 by Word Records. The album is produced by Brown Bannister. The album features several traditional Christmas songs arranged especially for the group, plus some original songs. The group heavily promoted the album, appearing in various national media outlets as well as appearing on Amy Grant 's Christmas Tour. Michael Tait of DC Talk was a featured soloist on the track "Light of the World." A Christmas Story charted on the Billboard album charts: -#1 Top Christian Albums -#4 Top Holiday Albums -#35 Billboard 200 Albums The group was nominated in three categories including Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for A Christmas Story at the 2000 Dove Awards. The album was Gold certified in 2001 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 25 years after its release, Word Records issued A Christmas Story on vinyl for the first time on November 8, 2024. Limited copies of the vinyl edition were autographed by all four original members. Track listing 1. Joy to the World (instrumental) (Isaac Watts; arranged by Carl Marsh) -0:59 2. When Love Came Down (Chris Eaton) -4:05 3. Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional; arranged by Chris Eaton and Brent Bourgeois) -5:53 4. Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow/Sleigh Ride (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn/Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) -4:10 5. Carol of the Bells/What Child is This? (Mykola Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky/ William Chatterton Dix) -4:56 6. O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) -5:33 7. How Great Our Joy (traditional; arranged by Chris Eaton and Carl Marsh) -1:20 8. Emmanuel, God With Us/O Come O Come Emmanuel) (Nathan and Christy Nockles, arranged by Carl Marsh) -4:58 9. Light of the World (featured soloist: Michael Tait) (Brent Bourgeois) -4:27 10. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Coots) -2:36 11. Jingle Bell Rock (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) -3:08 12. Coventry Carol (traditional; arranged by Chris Eaton and Carl Marsh) -2:05 13. One King (Lowell Alexander, Jeff and Gayla Borders) -4:02 14. Not That Far from Bethlehem (Lowell Alexander, Jeff and Gayla Borders) -3:54 Personnel Point of Grace: Shelly Breen -vocals Denise Jones -vocals Terry Jones -vocals Heather Payne -vocals RIAA certifications Gold certified in 2001. Previous release: Steady On (1998) Next release: Rarities & Remixes (2000) (compilation album)

Christmas is Jesus is the eighth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Bryan Duncan , released on October 6, 1995 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Dan Posthuma. The album consists of Christmas songs and two original compositions "Christmas is Jesus" and "The Form of Man." Christmas is Jesus peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseakers Albums charts. Track listing 1. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (traditional) -2:01 2. Angels We Have Heard on High (traditional; arranged by Tom Howard) -4:50 3. Christmas is Jesus (Bryan Duncan, Chuck Barth) -3:45 4. Away in a Manger/O Come to My Heart (traditional; arranged by Robbie Buchanan) -3:56 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley; arranged by Tom Howard) -2:53 6. The First Noel (traditional; arranged by Tom Howard) -4:48 7. What Wonderous Love Is This/What Child Is This? (traditional; arranged by Tom Howard) -5:38 8. Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster, Linda Thompson) -5:10 9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) -4:03 10. The Form of Man (Robbie Buchanan, Bill Batstone) -4:13 11. Please Come Home for Christmas (Charles Brown, Gene Redd) -2:48 Radio singles 1995 -1996 "The Form of Man" -#3 Christian AC Previous release: The Light Years (1995) (compilation album) Next release: My Utmost for His Highest: Quiet Prayers (1996)

Mirror Of Your Heart is a compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Chris Christian , released on August 1985 by Home Sweet Home Records with distribution by Word Records. Originally released as a ten track collection on LP and cassette tape, Mirror Of Your Heart is a collection of, according to Christian, "my favorite easy listening songs that I hope will be used as a meditation tool to think on the things that really matter, our relationship with our Lord and our brothers and sisters in Christ. I hope it is a collection worthy to stay in your glove compartment and near your record player to be used to bring us all to a moment of introspective through in a fast, hurried, trivial world." The LP and cassette contains new tracks that begin on each side: the title song, which was the only single to be released to Christian radio and "Sing Hallelujah." "Mirror Of Your Heart" was written by Christian and singer - songwriter David Martin. The CD version contains four extra tracks: "Faith That Only Comes From You" (new track on the CD version), " Every Good and Perfect Gift," "Give Up Yourself" and "Lift Up His Name." Mirror Of Your Heart was reissued on CD jointly by Retroactive Records and Christian's record label Home Sweet Home Records on September 14, 2021, released as part of The Legend Series. All 14 songs have been remastered and contains a bonus track "I Don't Have a Prayer Without You," plus photos, lyrics and liner notes written by Christian himself on the CD booklet. NOTE: Christian's daughter Courtney Smith appears on the album cover with his dad as well as the back cover. Track listing on the CD version 1. Mirror Of Your Heart (Chris Christian, David Martin) (new recording) -3:53 2. Living Sacrifice (Dwight Liles) (from Just Sit Back ) -3:39 3. From the Start (Chris Christian) (from Chance ) -3:22 4. We Are An Offering (Dwight Liles) (from Let the Music Start ) -3:26 5. Light at the End of the Darkness (Larry Gatlin) (from Just Sit Back ) -3:02 6. Sing Hallelujah (Lanier Ferguson) (new recording) -3:25 7. Look How Far You've Come (Chris Christian, Jamie Owens-Collins) (from Just Sit Back ) -3:24 8. Praise the Lord (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson) (from With Your Love ) -3:39 9. King of Dreams (Doug Howell) (from Just Sit Back ) -4:44 10. Pray Away (Chris Christian, Shanon Smith) (from With Your Love ) -3:50 11. Faith That Only Comes From You (Chris Christian) (new recording) -3:07 12. Every Good and Perfect Gift (Jeremy Dalton) (from Let the Music Start ) -3:57 13. Give Up Yourself (Mark Gersmehl) (from Love Them While We Can ) -3:49 14. Lift Up His Name (Bryan McClain) (from Let the Music Start ) -3:12 Production credits Chris Christian -producer (all tracks) Brown Bannister -co-producer (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 11) Radio singles 1986 "Mirror Of Your Heart" -#15 Christian AC Previous release: Let the Music Start  (1984)   Next release: Live at Six Flags  (1986) (live album with White Heart)

On the Way Up is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Leon Patillo . It was released independently on November 7, 1989 by Ocean Records, with distribution by Word Records. Patillo wrote, arranged and produced the album himself. Patillo is once again a "one-man band" as he played all the instruments, with keyboard and drum programming. The album's sound is more urban and less pop mixing gospel and R&B with touches of hip hop. The title song was released as the lead single to Christian radio, particularly to Christian CHR but the song or the album failed to generate any interest. Prior to On the Way Up , Patillo and his wife Jackie went through a divorce after nearly two decades of marriage and two sons, Gabriel and Marcel. He blamed the failure of his marriage on his own misplaced priorities, putting his ministry ahead of health and family. Patillo continued to record and tour independently in subsequent years. Patillo started a church in Long Beach, California and founded his own record label called Positive Pop. On the Way Up is currently out of print and is not available digitally. Track listing All songs written, arranged and produced by Leon Patillo. 1. On the Way Up -3:45 2. I Will Hold Out For You -4:19 3. Cold Turkey -3:31 4. Rock House -4:03 5. Bye Bye For Now -4:33 6. Interlude -0:53 7. Hosanna -4:03 8. Special Friend -4:36 9. More of You -4:26 10. You Are Original -4:20 11. Take Time and Rest -4:33 Previous release: Brand New  (1987) Next release: Christmas with Leon Patillo  (1992) AUDIO NOT AVAILABLE