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WOW 1998  is a double disc compilation album that was released on October 23, 1997 by EMI Christian Music Group, Provident Music Group and Word Entertainment with Sparrow/Chordant Distribution Group as its main distributor. Starting with this collection onward, the two discs will be divided into two formats: the red disc features 15 songs that are Christian Rock and CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) and the black disc features 15 songs that are Christian AC (Adult Contemporary) and Inspirational (or Inspo for short). On the black disc, there are two unreleased tracks: the first new track "My Utmost for His Highest" was written and recorded by Twila Paris and she enlisted the help of other CCM artists to sing with her like Steven Curtis Chapman , Sandi Patty , Bryan Duncan , Cindy Morgan and Avalon. The song was originally released as a radio-only single and is based on the My Utmost for His Highest albums . The other new track is the original recording of "Carry You," written and recorded by Amy Grant . It was recorded during the Behind the Eyes sessions, but at the time, was not added to the album, so Grant donated the song as an exclusive track for this collection. The song would be added 25 years later on an Expanded Edition of Behind the Eyes in 2022. WOW 1998 peaked at number 2 on the Top Christian Albums and number 52 on the Billboard 200 Albums charts. The collection went Gold in January 1998 and Platinum four months later in April 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Track listing Red Disc (Christian CHR/Rock) 1.Overjoyed (Jars of Clay) (Jars of Clay, Greg Wells, Mark Hudson) -2:57 2. Colored People (DC Talk) (Toby McKeehan, George Cocchini) -4:26 3. Hope to Carry On (Caedmon's Call) (Rich Mullins) -2:46 4. Abba (Father) (Rebecca St. James) (Rebecca St. James, Otto Price, Tedd T.) -5:21 5. My Hope is You (Third Day) (Mac Powell and Third Day) -4:20 6. Missing Person (Michael W. Smith) (Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick) -5:09 7. Walk on Water (Audio Adrenaline) (Audio Adrenaline) -4:18 8. Disappear (Out of the Grey) (Scott and Christine Denté) -5:34 9. Mission 3:16 (Carman) (Carman Licciardello) -4:14 10. Reality (Newsboys) (Peter Furler, Steve Taylor) -3:08 11. We Can Make A Difference (Jaci Velasquez) (Mark Heimermann, David Mullen) -3:51 12. People Get Ready...Jesus in Comin'! (Crystal Lewis) (Brian Ray) -6:01 13. Saving the World (Clay Crosse) (Regie Hamm) -4:23 14. We Need Jesus (Petra featuring John Elefante and Lou Gramm) (John and Dino Elefante, Scott Springer) -4:03 15. More Than You Know (Out of Eden) (Lisa Bragg, Michael Bragg, Todd Collins) -4:09 Back Disc (Christian AC/Inspo) 1. Let Us Pray (Steven Curtis Chapman) (Steven Curtis Chapman) –3:59 2. Circle of Friends (Point of Grace) (Douglas McKelvey, Steve Siler) -4:15 3. On My Way to Paradise (Bob Carlisle) (Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas) -4:15 4. Carry You (Amy Grant) (Amy Grant) (previously unreleased until 2022's Behind the Eyes: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition ) -4:49 5. Measure of a Man (4Him) (Mark Harris, Don Koch, Stephanie Lewis) -4:04 6. Give it Up (radio edit) (Avalon) (Avalon, Mark Heimermann, Rikki Kittleman) -3:44 7. I Call Him Love (Kathy Troccoli) (Ty Lacy, Kevin Stokes, Joanna Carlson) -4:07 8. Adore You (Anointed) (Bob Farrell, Tina DeVaron, Larry Loftin, Mattias Gustaffason) -4:00 9. Just One (Phillips, Craig & Dean) (Jim Cooper, Connie Harrington) -3:09 10. Up Where We Belong (BeBe & CeCe Winans) (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche, Will Jennings) -5:02 11. You Move Me (Susan Ashton) (Gordon Kennedy, Pierce Pettis) -5:11 12. Breathe on Me (Sandi Patty) (Matt Huesmann, Grant Cunningham) -3:30 13. One of Two (Gary Chapman) (Gary Chapman) -4:56 14. A Whisper Heard Around the World (Bryan Duncan) (Bryan Duncan, Scott Sheriff) -4:26 15. My Utmost for His Highest (Twila Paris with Steven Curtis Chapman, Sandi Patty, Bryan Duncan , Cindy Morgan and Avalon) (Twila Paris) (previously unreleased) -4:05 RIAA certifications Gold and Platinum certified in 1998. Previous release: WOW 1997  (1996) Next release: WOW 1999  (1998) Listen and watch the playlist of WOW 1998  here:

Souvenirs is a 1990 Sparrow Records compilation album of the Christian music rock band White Heart . It contains 14 songs from their three studio albums they recorded on the label, including the track "Little Drummer Boy" that is found on the 1988 various artists compilation album Christmas . The track "Set the Bridge on Fire" was made available for the first time on the cassette version of this collection, whereas the song was a bonus track on the CD version of Freedom . Only two songs are represented from their 1987 album Emergency Broadcast while the majority of the songs are split between Don't Wait for the Movie and Freedom . Track listing 1. Invitation (Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims) (from Freedom ) -4:51 2. More Sold Out (Billy Smiley, Gordon Kennedy) (from Emergency Broadcast ) -4:46 3. How Many Times (Seventy Times Seven) (Mark Gersmehl) (from Don't Wait for the Movie ) -4:24 4. Set the Bridge on Fire (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy, Rick Florian) (from Freedom ) -4:32 5. Eighth Wonder (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy, Rick Florian, Chris McHugh) (from Freedom ) -4:21 6. Fly Eagle Fly (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy) (from Don't Wait for the Movie ) -4:45 7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Christian (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy) (from Don't Wait for the Movie ) -4:34 8. The River Will Flow (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl) (from Freedom ) -6:53 9. Little Drummer Boy (arranged by Mark Gersmehl and White Heart) (from Christmas ) -4:21 10. Maybe Today (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy) (from Don't Wait for the Movie ) -4:20 11. Over Me (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims, Chris McHugh) (from Freedom ) -5:20 12. Convertibles (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy) (from Don't Wait for the Movie ) -3:43 13. Bye, Bye Babylon (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims, Rick Florian) (from Freedom ) -4:07 14. Montana Sky (Billy Smiley, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy) (from Emergency Broadcast ) -4:58 Personnel White Heart: Rick Florian -lead vocals, backing vocals Mark Gersmehl -keyboards, lead vocals on tracks 8 and 10, backing vocals Billy Smiley -rhythm guitar, backing vocals Gordon Kennedy -lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 6 and 14, sitar on track 6, 2nd lead vocals on track 11, backing vocals Tommy Sims -bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 14, 1st lead vocals on track 1, backing vocals Gary Lunn - bass guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 10 and 12 Chris McHugh -drums, percussion Production credits Billy Smiley and White Heart -producers (tracks 3, 6, 7, 10 and 12) Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 13) White Heart -producers (tracks 2 and 14) Billy Smiley -producer (track 9) Previous release: Freedom (1989) Next release: Powerhouse (1990)

Tennessee Christmas: A Holiday Collection  is a Christmas compilation album by the Christian female vocal group Point of Grace , released on October 7, 2008 by Word/Curb/Warner Bros. Records. The album was released the same day as the Deluxe Edition of their 2007 album How You Live with 14 selections from their two Christmas albums A Christmas Story and Winter Wonderland and a cover of Amy Grant 's "Tennessee Christmas" as a new track, all produced by Brown Bannister. Tennessee Christmas peaked on the following Billboard album charts: -#13 Top Christian Albums -#16 Top Holiday Albums -#174 Billboard 200 Albums Track listing 1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Edward Pola, George Wyle) (from Winter Wonderland ) -2:51 2. Jingle Bells (edit) (James Lord Pierpont) (from Winter Wonderland ) -4:17 3. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard, Richard Smith) (from Winter Wonderland ) -3:15 4. Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow/Sleigh Ride (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn/Leroy    Anderson, Mitchell Parish) (from A Christmas Story ) -4:10 5. Let There Be Light (featuring John David Webster) (Scott Krippayne, Marie    Reynolds) ( from Winter Wonderland ) -4:42 6. Little Town (edit) (Phillip Brooks, Lewis H. Redner; arranged by Chris Eaton) (from Winter Wonderland ) -3:59 7. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Coots) (from A Christmas Story ) -2:35 8. Jingle Bell Rock (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) (from A Christmas Story ) -3:08 9. Emmanuel, God With Us/O Come O Come Emmanuel) (Nathan and Christy    Nockles, arranged by Carl Marsh) (from A Christmas Story ) -4:58 10. Angels We Have Heard on High (Edward S. Barnes) (from A Christmas Story ) -5:52 11. For Unto Us (Georg Friedrich Händel; arranged by Michael Mellet) (from Winter Wonderland ) -4:49 12. O Holy Night (edit) (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) (from A Christmas Story ) -4:53 13. Joy to the World (instrumental) (Isaac Watts; arranged by Carl Marsh) (from A Christmas Story ) -0:59 14. Breathe of Heaven (Mary's Song) (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) (from Winter Wonderland ) -5:33 15. Tennessee Christmas (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman) (new recording) -4:21 Personnel Point of Grace: Shelly Breen -vocals (tracks 1 - 12, 14 and 15) Denise Jones -vocals (tracks 1 - 12, 14 and 15) Leigh Capillino -vocals (tracks 1 -3, 5, 6, 11, 14 and 15) Heather Payne -vocals (tracks 1 - 12 and 14) Terry Jones -vocals (tracks 4, 7 -10 and 12) Previous release: How You Live (2007) Next release: No Changin' Us  (2010)

In Motion: The Remixes is an official 2014 remix album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant , released on August 19, 2014 by Sparrow and Capitol Christian Music Group (CMG). The album contains remixes of the seven best songs from Grant, plus two remixes of "Stay for Awhile," a bonus track radio edit remix of her Simple Things track "Out in the Open" and a medley mega mix all done by various DJs and engineers. The first single "Baby Baby (2014)" featuring Dave Audé reached number 3 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Grant's first appearance on the dance chart was the "Baby Baby" remixes during the Heart in Motion period of the early 1990s, peaking at number 23. With the exceptions of "Out in the Open" and the "Mega Mix," each song has their own remix EPs that were released subsequently only digitally. In Motion: The Remixes peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 Albums, number 8 on the Top Christian Albums and number 5 on the Top Dance/ Electronic Albums charts in Billboard  magazine. Track listing on the Digital Edition 1. That's What Love is For (Radio Edit featuring Chris Cox) (Amy Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller) (from Heart in Motion ) -3:12 2. Stay for Awhile (Radio Edit featuring Tony Moran and Warren Rigg) (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick) (from The Collection ) -4:08 3. You're Not Alone (Radio Edit featuring Guy Scheiman) (Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan) (from Heart in Motion ) -3:46 4. Every Heartbeat (Radio Edit featuring Moto Blanco) (Amy Grant, Charlie Peacock, Wayne Kirkpatrick) (from Heart in Motion ) -3:24 5. Better Than a Hallelujah (Gospel Radio Edit featuring Mark Picchiotti) (Sarah Hart, Chapin Hartman) (from Somewhere Down the Road ) -3:47 6. Find a Way (Big Room Radio Edit featuring Ralphi Rosario) (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) (from Unguarded ) -3:37 7. Baby Baby 2014 (Radio Edit featuring Dave Audé) (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) (from Heart in Motion ) -3:57 8. Say Once More (Radio Edit featuring Hex Hector) (Amy Grant, Gardner Cole) (from Lead Me On ) -3:32 9. Out in the Open (Radio Edit/Bonus Mix featuring 7th Heaven) (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) (from Simple Things ) -4:04 10. Stay for Awhile (Destination Mixshow Edit/Bonus Mix featuring Tony Moran) -6:45 11. Mega Mix (featuring DJ Andy 7th Heaven) (previously unreleased bonus mix) -8:49 Radio singles 2014 "Baby Baby (2014)" featuring Dave Audé -#3 Billboard Hot Dance Songs 2014 "Every Heartbeat (2014)" featuring Moto Blanco -#13 Billboard Hot Dance Songs Previous release: How Mercy Looks from Here (2013) Next release: Be Still and Know...Hymns & Faith (2015) Watch the "Mega Mix" music video here:

She Colors My Day is a four-song digital extended play by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant . It was released in time for Mother's Day on May 5, 2009 by Amy Grant Productions, under exclusive licence to Sparrow Records. Grant recorded the title song in 2008. That same year, the track was available as a download through Grant's website with proceeds from the single going towards the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund. The title song was released a year later in 2009 through iTunes for Mother's Day. The music video was released a week later on May 12, 2009 and was filmed at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama. The EP also includes an unreleased track "Unafraid," which Grant co-wrote about her mother and two previously released tracks: "Baby Baby" and "Oh How the Years Goes By." "Unafraid" later appeared on her 2010 release Somewhere Down the Road . Track listing 1. She Colors My Day (Stuart Mathis, Cristina Carlino) -3:37 2. Unafraid (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) (previously unreleased) -3:32 3. Baby Baby (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) (from Heart in Motion ) -3:58 4. Oh How the Years Go By (Simon Climie, Will Jennings) (from House of Love ) -5:15 Production credits Stuart Mathis -producer (track 1) Amy Grant and Mike Brignardello -producers (track 2) Keith Thomas -producer (track 3) Michael Omartian -producer (track 4) Previous release: The Christmas Collection ( 2008)  (compilation album)   Next release: Somewhere Down The Road (2010)   Watch the music video of "She Colors My Day" here:

Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith is the sixteenth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant , released on May 3, 2005 by Word/Curb/Warner Records. It is the follow-up to her 2002 release Legacy...Hymns and Faith . The album contains some well-known hymns and a couple of re-recordings including "El Shaddai" (originally from Age to Age ) and "Carry You" (originally recorded for Behind the Eyes ). The title song features a duet by Grant and country music singer (and Grant's second husband) Vince Gill. The album topped the Billboard Top Christian Albums and peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. The album is once again produced by Brown Bannister and Gill. Grant won her sixth Grammy Award (her first win since 1988's Lead Me On ) for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album for Rock of Ages... and a Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year in a tie with Bart Millard's Hymned, No 1 . Track listing 1. Anywhere with Jesus (Daniel B. Towner, Jessie Brown Pounds) -3:10 2. Carry You (Amy Grant) (new recording) -3:00 3. Sweet Will of God (Lelia Naylor Morris) -3:44 4. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Ludwig van Beethoven, Henry van Dyke) -3:23 5. Medley: Jesus Loves Me/They'll Know We Are Christians/Helping Hand (Anna B. Warner, William B. Bradbury/Peter Scholtes/Amy Grant, Tommy Sims, Beverly Darnall) -4:43 6. Rock of Ages (duet with Vince Gill) (Thomas Hastings, Augustus Toplady) -3:39 7. O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee (H. Percy Smith, Washington Gladden) -2:46 8. Abide with Me (William Monk, Henry F. Lyte) -4:47 9. God Moves in a Mysterious Way/The Lord Is In His Holy Temple (Traditional/ William J. Kirkpatrick) -2:06 10. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) -3:08 11. El Shaddai (Michael Card, John Thompson) (new recording) -4:06 12. I Surrender All (Winfield S. Weeden, Judson W. Van DeVenter) -2:37 13. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Albert Lister Peace, George Matheson) -4:16 Accolades Grammy Award -Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album ( Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith ) Dove Award -Inspirational Album of the Year ( Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith ) (tie) Radio singles 2005 "Carry You" -#39 Billboard Christian AC Airplay Previous release: Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (2004) Next release: Time Again...Amy Grant Live (2006)

Simple Things is the fifteenth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant , released on August 19, 2003 by Word Records and A&M/Interscope/Geffen Records. Simple Things did not have the effect of Grant's previous pop albums from the 1990s. The title song was a Top 30 AC hit climbing to number 23 and a Top 10 Billboard Christian Songs chart. The album topped the Billboard Top Christian Albums and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Keith Thomas produced eight tracks with Ron Hemby co-producing and writing the track "Innocence Lost." Brown Bannister and Wayne Kirkpatrick each produced one track. In 2004, Simple Things was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Track listing 1. Happy (Amy Grant, Holly Lamar, Jerry McPherson, Keith Thomas) -4:10 2. Eye to Eye (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) -3:58 3. Simple Things (Amy Grant, Dillon O' Brian, Will Owsley, Keith Thomas) -3:58 4. Beautiful (Austin Cunningham, Trina Harmon) -4:11 5. Out in the Open (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) -4:37 6. I Don't Know Why (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) -3:31 7. Looking for You (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) -4:12 8. Touch (Amy Grant, Jerry McPherson, Will Owsley, Dillon O' Brian, Keith Thomas) -3:28 9. Innocence Lost (Ron Hemby) -4:20 10. After the Fire (Amy Grant) -3:21 Production credits Keith Thomas -producer (tracks 1–4, 7–10) Ron Hemby -co-producer (track 9) Brown Bannister -producer (track 5) Wayne Kirkpatrick -producer (track 6) Radio singles 2003 "Simple Things" -#23 Billboard AC, -#7 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#7 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#6 Billboard  Christian AC Airplay, -#28 R&R Christian CHR, -#15 R&R  Christian AC 2004 "Out in the Open" -#24 Billboard Hot Christian Songs , -#24 Billboard Christian Airplay, -#21 Billboard  Christian AC Airplay, -#26 R&R  Christian AC Previous release: Legacy...Hymns and Faith (2002) Next release: Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (2004) Watch the music video of "Simple Things" here:

A Christmas to Remember is the thirteenth studio and third Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on October 19, 1999 by Myrrh/Word Records and A&M Records. It is Grant's third Christmas album, and her first since 1992's Home for Christmas , featuring some traditional songs but mostly originals. The album is produced by Michael Omartian and with orchestral arrangements by Patrick Williams. An early release of the CD was sold exclusively at Target stores and featured a cover of The Carpenter's song "Merry Christmas Darling" as a hidden bonus track. A primetime television special, Amy Grant: A Christmas to Remember , aired on the CBS network on December 15, 1999 to promote the album. Special guests include CeCe Winans , 98 Degrees and Tony Bennett. The album topped the Billboard Top Christian Albums, number 36 on the Billboard 200 Albums and number 3 on the Top Holiday Albums charts. Notably, A Christmas to Remember was released just a couple of months after her divorce from Gary Chapman . In 2007, the album was digitally remastered and reissued by Sparrow Records/EMI-Christian Music Group. Track listing 1. A Christmas to Remember (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton, Beverly Darnall) -4:21 2. Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away (Roger Cook, Wayne Jackson) -3:15 3. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber) -3:46 4. Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home) (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) -3:10 5. Highland Cathedral (instrumental) (Ulrich Roever, Michael Korb) -2:49 6. Jingle Bell Rock (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) -2:25 7. Mister Santa (Pat Ballard) -2:30 8. 'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again (John Barlow Jarvis, Randy Goodrum) -5:04 9. Gabriel's Oboe (instrumental) (Ennio Morricone) -2:14 10. Welcome to Our World (Chris Rice) -2:56 11. Agnus Dei (Michael W. Smith) -6:15 RIAA certifications Gold certified in 2000. Previous release: Behind the Eyes (1997) Next release: Legacy...Hymns and Faith (2002) Watch the television special Amy Grant: A Christmas to Remember here:

Our Family is a compilation album released in 1993 on Everland Entertainment, a Word Records label that specializes in children's music. The project is produced by Brown Bannister with Tommy Sims, Tom Hemby and Wayne Kirkpatrick as co-producers. It features eight original songs and two covers all dealing with the theme of family sung by the top Christian artists and musicians. This is the third and final album of the trilogy of albums using the word "Our" in the series, preceded by the previous albums Our Hymns (1989) and Our Christmas (1990) . Track listing 1. In a Father's Heart (Kathy Troccoli) (Kathy Troccoli, Bob Farrell, Shane Keister) -4:54 2. He Watches Over You (Sandi Patty and BeBe Winans) (Greg Nelson, Bob Farrell) -4:09 3. The Greatest Discovery (Phil Keaggy) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) -4:19 4. Say a Prayer Tonight (Roberta Flack) (Mark Gersmehl) -3:40 5. Innocent Eyes (Susan Ashton) (Wayne Kirkpatrick, David Martin) -5:22 6. A Mother and a Child (Tommy Sims) (Tommy Sims) -3:05 7. Promise You Anything (Bruce Carroll) (Alan Robertson) -3:37 8. You Can Close Your Eyes (Kim Hill and Brown Bannister) (James Taylor) -2:44 9. Be In Her Eyes (Wayne Watson) (Chris Eaton) -5:07 10. In the Arms of God (Cindy Morgan) (Bob Farrell) -3:53 Production credits Brown Bannister -producer (all tracks) Wayne Kirkpatrick -co-producer (tracks 5 and 8) Tommy Sims -co-producer (track 6) Tom Hemby -co-producer (track7) Radio singles 1993 "He Watches Over You" by Sandi Patty and BeBe Winans -#1 Christian AC 1993 "In a Father's Heart" by Kathy Troccoli -#10 Christian AC 1993 "Innocent Eyes" by Susan Ashton -#6 Christian AC Previous release: Our Christmas (1990)

Our Hymns is a compilation album released in 1989 on Word Records. It features well-known church hymns each done by CCM artists' interpretation and styles of music from pop ("Holy, Holy, Holy" by Michael W. Smith ) to rock ("Onward, Christian Soldiers" by Petra ) to country ("More Love To Thee" by Bruce Carroll). It is also a trilogy of albums from Word Records using the word "Our" in the series starting with this album, along with Our Christmas (1990) and Our Family (1993) . Our Hymns debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1990, four of the participating artists earned Grammy nominations for their performances: Michael W. Smith (Best Gospel Performance, Male for "Holy, Holy, Holy") Amy Grant (Best Gospel Performance, Female for "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus") First Call (Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group for "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded") American R&B a capella gospel group Take 6 won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group for their interpretation of "The Savior Is Waiting" at the 32nd Grammy Awards. At the 21st GMA Dove Awards, the album won Praise and Worship Album of the Year and Grant won Country Recorded Song of the Year for "'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus." Track listing 1. Holy, Holy, Holy (Michael W. Smith) (John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber; arranged by Michael W. Smith) -4:59 2. 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (Amy Grant) (William J. Kirkpatrick, Louisa M.R. Stead; arranged by Amy Grant, Brown Bannister, Jerry McPherson and Mark O'Connor) -4:07 3. More Love to Thee (Bruce Carroll) (Elizabeth Prentiss, William Howard Doane; arranged by Chris Christian and Loren Balman) -3:24 4. I Must Tell Jesus (Kim Boyce) (Elisha Hoffman; arranged by Brian Tankersley and John Andrew Schreiner) -3:54 5. Medley (Russ Taff) (arranged by James Hollihan, Jr. and Loren Balman) -5:06 Near the Cross (Fanny Crosby, William Howard Doane) My Jesus I Love Thee (William Ralph Featherston, Adoniram Judson Gordon) Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) 6. Prelude: Bach's Bourrée/O God, Our Help in Ages Past (Phil Keaggy) (Isaac Watts, William Croft; arranged by Phil Keaggy, Smitty Price and Loren Balman) -7:04 7. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (First Call) (Hans Leo Hassler, Paul Gerhardt; arranged by Michael W. Smith) -5:14 8. It Is Well With My Soul (Wayne Watson) (Horatio Spafford, Philip Bliss; arranged by Wayne Watson and Paul Mills) -4:40 9. The Savior is Waiting (Take 6) (Ralph Carmichael; arranged by Mervyn Warren) -4:10 10. Onward, Christian Soldiers (Petra) (Sabine Baring-Gould, Arthur Sullivan; arranged by John Lawry) -3:50 Production credits Michael W. Smith -producer (tracks 1 and 7) Brown Bannister -producer (track 2) Chris Christian -producer (track 3) Brian Tankersley -producer (track 4) Russ Taff and James Hollihan,Jr. -producers (track 5) Phil Keaggy -producer (track 6) Wayne Watson and Paul Mills -producers (track 8) Mervyn Warren -producer (track 9) Bob Hartman and John Lawry -producers (track 10) Accolades Grammy Award -Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ("The Savior is Waiting" by Take 6) Dove Award -Praise and Worship Album of the Year ( Our Hymns ) Country Recorded Song of the Year ("'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" by Amy Grant) Radio singles 1989 "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" by Amy Grant -#2 Christian AC 1989 "Onward, Christian Soldiers" by Petra -#14 Christian CHR 1989 "Holy, Holy, Holy" by Michael W. Smith -#5 Christian AC 1989 -1990 "It Is Well With My Soul" by Wayne Watson -#14 Christian AC 1990 "More Love to Thee" by Bruce Carroll -#9 Christian AC Next release: Our Christmas (1990)

Love & War is the fifth and final studio album by the female Christian rock band BarlowGirl , released on September 8, 2009 by Fervent/Word/Curb Records. The album was produced by Otto Price. Love & War is a better mature sounding album and a far improvement from their previous album How Can We Be Silent . It was preceded by the lead single "Beautiful Ending" with its intricate piano intro before the band jumps in with their instruments. It was BarlowGirl's final radio single to make the Top 30 on the Billboard Christian songs chart. A music video was made for the track. Their second single "Stay With Me" was released in early 2010 but never charted. On Love & War , the progression with regards to songwriting and instrumentation continues, as the girls have crafted a more musically-mature work that delves into some deep issues lyrically. One clear example of this is "Tears Fall," a moving piano piece about the devastation of abortion. Another is "Love is Marching," which is a beautiful take on the power of love, exploring how love, not might, is what will change the world. Love & War debuted and peaked at number 4 on the Top Christian Albums and at number 85 on the Billboard 200 Albums charts. In 2010, BarlowGirl earned their final Dove Award nominations for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and Short Form Music Video of the Year for "Beautiful Ending." In all, BarlowGirl earned a total of 14 Dove Award nominations and no wins and were never nominated for any Grammy Awards in the Christian/Gospel categories. NOTE: a music video was also made for their track "Sing Me a Love Song." BarlowGirl teamed up with Mercy Ministries in which the organization helps young teens and women with struggles with alcohol, eating disorders and self-harm as depicted in the video of a high school girl who was struggling with all of the above mentioned. BarlowGirl does not appear in the video, except for a scene in which the girl is listening to the song in the hospital bed where she is under going treatment, and on her music player, it briefly shows the Love & War album cover featuring the band as she turns up the volume. As she is in tears for her past sins, she turns to the Bible where she finds a photo of her and a friend and finds a text in 1 Peter 3:4 which says in the New International Version (NIV): "Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight." At the end of the video in which she is fully recovered, she goes into the girl's bathroom where she meets up with the other girls who were mocking her before and in the mirror she writes, in black marker, the words "unfaded beauty" and "1 Peter 3" and circles them as she walks away confident and as the other girls looked at what she wrote in wonder and confusion. Track listing All songs written by BarlowGirl. 1. Come Alive -3:17 2. Open Heavens -4:56 3. Beautiful Ending -4:19 4. Stay With Me -4:17 5. Our Worlds Collide -3:10 6. Love is Marching -4:10 7. Running Out of Time -2:40 8. Time For You to Go -3:21 9. Sing Me a Love Song -4:11 10. Tears Fall -3:54 11. Hello Sunshine -4:58 Personnel BarlowGirl: Alyssa Barlow -lead vocals (tracks 2, 4 -6, 9 and 10), vocals, bass guitar, keyboards Lauren Barlow -lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 and 11), vocals, drums Rebecca Barlow -vocals, guitars additional musicians: Otto Price -instruments, synthesizers, programming, electric guitars David Das -programming, string arrangements Barry Graul -electric guitars John Mark Painter -guitars, horns, woodwinds Love Sponge String Quartet: John Catchings -cello Kristin Wilkinson -viola David Angell -violin David Davidson -violin Fisk Jubilee Singers -choir on track 10 Paul Kwami -choir director Kasey Porter, Kelsey Porter, Janell Sharp, Jon 'Nesha Stevens and Preston Wilson Jr. -vocals Radio singles 2009 "Beautiful Ending" -#28 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, -#28 Billboard Christian Airplay Previous release: Home for Christmas  (2008) Next release: Our Journey...So Far  (2010) (compilation album) Watch the music video of "Beautiful Ending" here: Watch the music video of "Sing Me a Love Song" here:

BarlowGirl was an American Christian all-female rock band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca (guitar, backing vocals) Barlow. The band is best known for its radio singles "Never Alone" in 2004 and "I Need You to Love Me" in 2006, breaking records for the longest-charting No. 1 song on the Radio and Records Christian CHR radio chart and obtaining millions of views for their music videos on YouTube. The band also saw continued success with their Home for Christmas album. The band exceeded sales of one million albums and finished their career with over one million digital downloads and 1.3 million albums in sales. The Barlows' father, Vince Barlow, created youth CDs at his church, Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. He was hired to perform at events all over the United States. He brought his daughters as his backup band in the late 1990s. BarlowGirl began writing songs and performing them at his performances. The trio stopped touring with their father when Rebecca and Alyssa began college, but they did perform at his nearby concerts. The trio had written around ten songs by 2002. The Barlow sisters were given a paid trip to the Gospel Music Association's Music in the Rockies seminar at Estes Park, Colorado, in mid-2002. The sisters were not informed that the seminar was a record industry event for unsigned artists, nor that it was a competition. They reached the finals of the event. Record companies became interested in the sisters after word of mouth spread about the seminar. The group's name became famous before the group released their first album. The group Superchick included a song titled "Barlow Girls" on their initial release, Karaoke Superstars , as a tribute to the actual Barlow sisters and their stand for purity, and effectively introduced the sisters to the music world. The sisters were signed to Fervent Records on October 14, 2003. BarlowGirl released their self-titled debut album in February 2004. It featured their debut single "Never Alone" and it was a big hit on both the Christian CHR and Christian Rock radio charts. Their first music video for "Never Alone" was released in 2006. BarlowGirl sold 250,000 units by April 2005. That same year, they earned four Dove Award nominations including New Artist of the Year. BarlowGirl released their second album Another Journal Entry in the fall of 2005. More hits continued including their second single and music video "I Need You to Love Me," which became an even bigger hit and was another number one song on the Christian CHR chart on Radio and Records ( R&R ) where it stayed for 9 weeks and became the number one song of 2006. BarlowGirl earned more Dove Award nominations including Group of the Year and Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year. Their third album How Can We Be Silent was BarlowGirl's first and only number one album on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 Albums in 2007. The radio singles performed poorly as compared to their past releases with the lead single "Here's My Life" only peaking as high as number 11 on R&R 's Christian CHR and making the Top 30 on Billboard 's Hot Christian Songs chart. Their further singles "I Believe in Love" and "Million Voices" were released but never charted. In 2008, BarlowGirl released their Christmas album Home for Christmas . Their medley "Carol of the Bells/ Sing We Now of Christmas" became their most popular track on the album in both radio and digital download sales. It is also their most-streamed song during the holiday season. Their fourth and final album Love & War was released in September 2009. Their lead single and music video for "Beautiful Ending" was another Top 30 hit on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. Radio and Records had already folded by the time this album was released. Their second single "Stay With Me" was released in early 2010. Their only compilation album Our Journey...So Far was released in the fall of 2010, along with a limited edition photo book Our Journey...In Pictures . After much thought and prayer, BarlowGirl had announced in social media that they were retiring as a band after more than a decade together and in late October of 2012, they released their final single "Hope Will Lead Us On" as a thank you to their fans. Their website was taken down a couple of years later. In 2021, two of the Barlow sisters, Alyssa and Lauren, were guests on The Wally Show on YouTube in a Where Are They Now segment, asking about where they have been in the last decade since their final song was released. They did share that Rebecca has since been married and lives in California with her husband. Alyssa and Lauren are single but still maintain their stance in purity. They also have a podcast with their cousin Sarah Barlow. Alyssa and Lauren shared that they've also been writing some songs about some of the struggles and pain that they've been through these past few years. They said one day they'll share those stories but it's still fresh in their minds. BarlowGirl were firm believers in purity, meaning no sex before marriage and they have been role models to young girls to help them to abstain from sex before getting married and in meeting the perfect man. BarlowGirl's music is described as Christian rock mixed with power pop with a three-vocal harmony style. They were, in some ways, influenced by another all-female Christian rock band Rachel Rachel from the early 1990s. More information on BarlowGirl at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarlowGirl Discography BarlowGirl (2004) Another Journal Entry  (2005) How Can We Be Silent (2007) Home for Christmas (2008) Love & War  (2009) Our Journey...So Far (2010) (compilation album)