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We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today is a compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Russ Taff . This was his final album on the Myrrh Records label released in 1994. It is a collection of Taff's favorite songs from his solo years on the Myrrh label as well as a couple of songs from his time with The Imperials . It also contains one previously unreleased track, "Your Love Stays with Me," originally recorded by Christian singer - songwriter Gary Chapman on his 1987 album Everyday Man . Track listings 1. Rock Solid (Tori Taff, James Hollihan, Jr. Raymond Brown) (from Medals ) -4:08 2. Walk Between the Lines (Dave Perkins) (from Russ Taff ) -5:30 3. Here I Am (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, Chris Eaton) (from Medals ) -4:11 4. Believe in Love (Chris Eaton) (from Russ Taff ) -4:54 5. Not Gonna Bow (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, James Newton Howard, Michael Landau) (from Medals ) -3:51 6. I Still Believe (Michael Been, JIm Goodwin) (from Russ Taff ) -4:30 7. Silent Love (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, Elizabeth Janz, Paul Janz, Chrissie Grossman Puig, Robbie Buchanan) (from Medals ) -4:45 8. We Will Stand (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, James Hollihan, Jr.) (from Walls of Glass ) -4:37 9. Farther On (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, James Hollihan, Jr.) (from The Way Home ) -3:49 10. Winds of Change (Danny Tate, Danny Wilde) (from The Way Home ) -4:17 11. I Cry (Russ Taff, Tori Taff, James Hollihan, Jr.) (from The Way Home ) -4:07 12. Trumpet of Jesus (Michael Omartian, Stormie Omartian) (from the Imperials album Priority ) -3:46 13. Praise the Lord (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson) (from the Imperials album Heed the Call ) -3:27 14. Your Love Stays with Me (Mike Reid, Rory Michael Bourke) (previously unreleased) -3:15 Production credits Jack Joseph Puig -producer (tracks 1 -7) Russ Taff -producer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-11 and 14) James Hollihan, Jr. -producer (tracks 9 -11 and 14) Bill Schnee -producer (track 8) Michael Omartian -producer (track 12) Chris Christian -producer (track 13) Radio singles 1994 "Your Love Stays with Me" -#39 Christian AC Previous release: A Christmas Song (1992) Next release: Winds of Change (1995)

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)

From the Beginning is a Gospel compilation album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released in late 1990 on Sparrow Records. It is a collection of gospel songs Williams had recorded during her years at Columbia Records. Williams recorded one gospel song on each of her albums starting with 1976's "Watching Over" from This Is Niecy to her cover of the Michael Jackson Captain EO track "We Are Here to Change the World" from 1988's As Good As It Gets . The album also contains a live performance of "God Is Amazing" from the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985, originally from her 1977 album Song Bird . A cover of Michael W. Smith 's "I Am Sure" was released as the first single to Christian radio stations. From the Beginning  debuted and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard  Top Christian Albums chart in early 1991. Even though it was released as a compilation album of previously released material, Williams earned two Dove Award nominations in 1992 for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for the track "I Am Sure." NOTE: the track "Video" has been omitted from this collection in the digital edition. It was originally available on the physical edition on CD as the final track on From the Beginning . The song "Video" is from her 1986 album Hot on the Trail . Track listing on the digital edition 1. I Am Sure (Michael W. Smith, Mike Hudson) (from As Good As It Gets ) -4:27 2. I Believe in You (Dave Raynor, Kenny Lamar) (from Water Under the Bridge ) -4:24 3. My Prayer (Interlude) (Deniece Williams) (from When Love Comes Calling ) -0:22 4. Watching Over (Deniece Williams, Maurice White, Freddie White, Verdine White, Jerry Peters,Al McKay) (from This Is Niecy ) -3:51 5. All I Need (Monte Moir) (from As Good As It Gets ) -4:14 6. God is Amazing (Deniece Williams) (live performance from the 27th Grammy Awards, originally from Song Bird ) -2:46 7. We Are Here to Change the World (Michael Jackson, John Barnes) (from As Good As It Gets ) -3:46 8. I Believe in Miracles (Deniece Williams, Bill Neale) (from Niecy ) -2:49 9. Whiter Than Snow (traditional; arranged by Deniece Williams) (from Let's Hear It For The Boy ) -3:41 10. Hold Me Tight (Betsy Cook) (from As Good As It Gets ) -3:29 11. My Prayer (Interlude) (reprise) -0:21 Production credits Brad Westering and Jay Gruska -producers (tracks 1, 7 and 10) Steve Levine -producer (track 2) Ray Parker, Jr. -producer (tracks 3 and 11) Maurice White and Charles Stepney -producers (track 4) Monte Moir -producers (track 5) Deniece Williams -producer (tracks 8 and 9) Thom Bell -producer (track 8) Radio singles 1990 -1991 "I Am Sure" -#7 Christian CHR, #4 Christian AC 1991 "All I Need" -#20 Christian AC Previous release: Change the World (1990) (compilation album) Next release: Lullabyes to Dreamland (1991)

So Glad I Know is the ninth studio and first Gospel album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams , released in 1986 on Sparrow Records. Produced by Brad Westering. This is Williams' first full-length gospel album. On Williams' previous albums, she would include a gospel song, such as "Whiter Than Snow" from Let's Hear It for the Boy and "Miracles" from Niecy . Those two songs and many others from previous and subsequent releases would be compiled into an album of gospel material called From the Beginning (1990). One of the gospel tracks, "They Say," was originally from Williams' 1983 album I'm So Proud , featuring a duet with Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire. A new version was recorded for this album, but this time, with American Christian singer Sandy Patty . So Glad I Know climbed to number 6 on the Top Christian Albums and number 7 on the Top Gospel Albums charts in Billboard magazine. In 1987, at the 29th Grammy Awards, Williams won two Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group for the track "They Say" with Patty and Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of the gospel hymn "I Surrender All." And at the 3rd Annual Stellar Awards, Williams won Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year and "I Surrender All" was named Song of the Year. Westering was named Producer of the Year for So Glad I Know . Williams was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and "My Soul Desire" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1987 Dove Awards. The album is currently out of print and it is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Track listing 1. Just in Time (Russ Hollingsworth, John Rosasco) -3:49 2. Wings of an Eagles (David Flaherty) -4:58 3. My Soul Desire (Mark Baldwin, Niles Borop) -4:14 4. They Say (duet with Sandi Patty) (Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough) -5:20 5. Straight Ahead (Deniece Williams, Richard Souther) -4:10 6. So Glad I Know (Deniece Williams, Jay Gruska) -4:05 7. I Surrender All (Judson W. Van DeVenter, Winfield S. Weeden) -4:13 8. If We Are The Light (Deniece Williams, Michael Peterson, Billy Smiley) -3:44 9. What You Do for Me (Deniece Williams, Chaka Khan, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Maiden) -3:57 Accolades Grammy Award -Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female ("I Surrender All") Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ("They Say" with Sandi Patty) Stellar Award -Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year Song of the Year ("I Surrender All") Producer of the Year (Brad Westering for So Glad I Know ) Radio singles 1986 "My Soul Desire" -#3 Christian AC 1986 "So Glad I Know" -#14 Christian CHR, #5 Christian AC 1987 "They Say" (with Sandi Patty) -#1 Christian CHR, #1 Christian AC 1987 "Wings of an Eagle" -#6 Christian CHR, #4 Christian AC Previous release: Let's Hear It For The Boy (1984) Next release: Hot on the Trail (1986) Listen to the album So Glad I Know here:

June Deniece Williams (née Chandler ; born June 3, 1951) is an American R&B singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs "Free," "It's Gonna Take a Miracle," "Silly" and two Billboard number one hits "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis) and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" (from the motion picture Footloose ) in the 1970s and 1980s. Williams and Mathis are also best known for singing the 1980s television theme song from Family Ties called "Without Us." At the start of her career in 1976, Williams would include one gospel song on each of her mainstream albums. It was in 1980 that her musical career path began to change favoring Gospel music. Williams joined with friends Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire, Leon Patillo and Syreeta Wright to present a Gospel show at The Roxy, a popular club in Los Angeles, California called "Jesus at the Roxy." In 1985, at the 27th Grammy Awards, Williams performed her 1977 composition "God Is Amazing" rather than her number one hit "Let's Hear It For The Boy," much to her record company's disdain. In 1986, Williams formed her own production company, Gateway Music, and married her business partner Brad Westering (it was her third marriage, and she had already raised her two sons from her first marriage as a single mother). Their marriage would last until the early 1990s when they divorced. That same year she moved overtly into Christian music and would release two albums for Sparrow Records: So Glad I Know (1986) and Special Love (1989). Like Philip Bailey, Donna Summer, B.J. Thomas and other Christian performers who did not renounce their ties to secular music, Williams continued to be criticized by conservative Christians for continuing to record for the general market at the same time she was making albums for the CCM market. Williams said at one point: "There are people in the church who will tell you to quit driving the city bus and start driving a Sunday School bus, but our responsibility is to seek God where He has us." Williams, in a January 1987 cover story of CCM Magazine , said at the time "I really don't think that I'm living in two separate worlds or that my Columbia (her secular label) and Sparrow (her Christian label) albums say two different things." Williams would later say "I know that there are a lot of Christians that don't understand what I do or what Amy Grant does, but I've got one judge and He doesn't look anything like them." More information on Deniece Williams at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniece_Williams Discography This is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) That's What Friends Are For (duet album with Johnny Mathis) (1978) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It For The Boy (1984) So Glad I Know (1986) Hot on the Trail (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) As Good As It Gets (1988) Special Love (1989) Change the World (1990) (compilation album) From the Beginning (1990) (compilation album) Lullabyes to Dreamland (1991) Greatest Gospel Hits (1994) (compilation album) Love Solves It All (1996) Gonna Take a Miracle: The Best of Deniece Williams (1996) (compilation album) This is My Song (1998) Love, Niecy Style (2007) Gemini (EP) (2021)

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)

Stephen James Green (born August 1, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American Christian music singer. Green was born in Portland, Oregon , to Charles and Jo Green, who were Baptist missionaries. He spent much of his early life in Argentina and then proceeded to attend Phoenix Christian High School along with two of his six siblings. He graduated from Phoenix Christian High School in 1974 and, at age 18, enrolled at Grand Canyon University . His intended major was pre-law, but a professor recognized his musical talent and encouraged him to develop it. After two years at the university, Green left to travel the world with the band Truth . After his two-year stint with Truth (1976–78), Green married Marijean McCarty, a former member of Truth. They moved to Alexandria, Indiana , to sing backup for the Bill Gaither Trio . In 1980, Green joined Gary McSpadden , Lee Young and Bill Gaither to form The Gaither Vocal Band . Green sang tenor for their first two albums, The New Gaither Vocal Band and Passin' the Faith Along . In 1982, Steve and Gaither's musicians formed the Christian rock band White Heart . Green sang lead for White Heart as they recorded their debut self-titled album (which sold nearly 70,000 copies). In 1983, Steve left White Heart, feeling that his place was not in a rock band. That same year, a confrontation by his brother, Randy, led to a spiritual renewal in Green's life. He signed a solo contract with Sparrow Records , and released his self-titled debut album in 1984. In the same year, he established Steve Green Ministries. "People Need the Lord" became Green's signature song and he has, to this day, performed it in his concerts. Described by most critics as the male version of Sandi Patty (they both shared the same producer Greg Nelson), Green would go on to release a series of pop/ inspirational albums that were best sellers and won him two Male Vocalist of the Year Dove Awards and many others. Green has been Grammy nominated four times and has recorded eight Spanish language albums and four children's music albums. More information on Steve Green at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Green_(singer) Discography with Truth: On the Road (1977) (live double album) Not Just a Coincidence (1977) Departure (1978) (live album) with The Gaither Vocal Band: The New Gaither Vocal Band (1981) Passin' the Faith Along (1983) with White Heart: White Heart (1983) Solo albums: Steve Green (1984) He Hold the Keys (1985) A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of Foundational Truths (EP) (1986) For God and God Alone (1986) Joy to the World! (1987) Find Us Faithful (1988) The Mission (1989) We Believe (1991) Hymns: A Portrait of Christ (1992) Where Mercy Begins (1994) People Need the Lord (1994) (compilation album) The Letter (1996) The First Noel (1996) The Faithful (1998) Morning Light: Songs to Awaken the Dawn (1999) Woven in Time (2002) Somewhere Between (2005) The Ultimate Collection (2006) (2-CD compilation album) Always: Songs of Worship (2007) A Journey of Faith (2008) (live CD/DVD) Love Will Find a Way (2010) People Need the Lord: Number Ones (2012) (compilation album) Rest in Wonder (2012) Christmas (EP) (2012) Hymns (2014) Hold Fast (2018) Spanish language albums: Tienen Que Saber (1987) Toma La Cruz (1990) Himnos: Un Retrato De Cristo (1992) ¡En Vivo! (1994) (live Spanish album) 16 Melodías Bíblicas Para Niños (1994) Yo Iré (2004) Sólo En Jesús (2009) El Descanso (2019) Children's music albums: Hide 'Em In Your Heart: Bible Memory Melodies (1990) Hide 'Em In Your Heart: Bible Memory Melodies, Vol. 2 (1992) Hide 'Em In Your Heart: Praise & Worship for Kids (1998) Hide the Word: Bible Memory Melodies (2014)

Now The Truth Can Be Told is a two-disc retrospective compilation album by Christian musician Steve Taylor, released on September 27, 1994 by Sparrow Records. Featuring over two hours of music, this set contains Taylor's catalog of music from his three Sparrow releases, plus songs from his 1987 Myrrh/Word album I Predict 1990, three songs from his 1991 super group album Chagall Guevara, live performances from his 1986 album Limelight, his holiday track "Winter Wonderland," from the various artists album Christmas, the tracks "Under the Blood" and "Bouquet" from his 1988 single disc compilation collection The Best We Could Find and previously unreleased demos. In the booklet, even though his most recent album Squint was released the previous year, the album is mentioned in the discography section but there are no songs from that album represented in this collection. Now The Truth Can Be Told is also released on VHS containing seven select music videos, previously unreleased live performances, short films and documentary footage. Track listing All songs were written by Steve Taylor. Disc 1 (from the EP I Want to Be a Clone) produced by Jonathan David Brown (tracks 1 -4) 1. I Want to Be a Clone -2:33 2. Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Number's Up -4:18 3. Whatever Happened to Sin -3:16 4. Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' to Kid, Kid?) -3:03 (from Meltdown) produced by Jonathan David Brown (tracks 5 -10) 5. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) -4:28 6. Sin for a Season -4:15 7. Guilty By Association -3:25 8. Hero -3:42 9. Am I In Sync? -4:25 10. Baby Doe -3:53 (from On the Fritz) produced by Steve Taylor and Ian McDonald (tracks 11 -16) 11. This Disco (Used to Be a Cute Cathedral) -4:06 12. To Forgive -3:55 13. Drive, He Said -4:29 14. I Just Wanna Know -4:40 15. On the Fritz -3:57 16. Lifeboat -4:28 Disc 2 (from Limelight) produced by Steve Taylor and Keith Bessey (tracks 1 and 2) 1. We Don't Need No Colour Code (live) -3:20 2. You Don't Owe Me Nothing (live) -3:44 (from The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped)) produced by Steve Taylor and Dave Perkins aka The Beaufort Twins (tracks 3 and 4) 3. Under the Blood -3:41 4. Bouquet -3:53 (from I Predict 1990) produced by Steve Taylor and Dave Perkins aka The Beaufort Twins (tracks 5 -12) 5. I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good -4:13 6. Jim Morrison's Grave -4:30 7. Innocence Lost -5:04 8. What Is the Measure of Your Success? -4:40 9. Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel A Lot Better -3:27 10. Svengali -4:31 11. A Principled Man -3:28 12. Harder to Believe Than Not To -4:33 (from Chagall Guevara) produced by Chagall Guevara and Matt Wallace (tracks 13 -15 written by Steve Taylor, Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols) 13. Murder in the Big House -3:48 14. Escher's World -4:15 15. Violent Blue -4:01 (from Christmas) produced by Steve Taylor (track 16) 16. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith) -2:03 (previously unreleased demos, produced by Steve Taylor) (tracks 17 and 18) 17. Dream in Black & White (released 1980) -2:55 18. Shark Sandwich (more demos I forgot to erase) -3:00 Note: "Shark Sandwich" is a demo medley of archival selections taken from the following Taylor compositions: I Want to Be a Clone · Guilty by Association · Good Girl · Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Number's Up? · Whatever Happened to Sin? Previous release: Squint (1993) Next release: Liver (1995) Watch the long form video Now The Truth Can Be Told here:

Chagall Guevara is the self-titled debut album by the alternative rock collective Chagall Guevara. It was released in 1991 and their only album on MCA Records. Sparrow Records reissued the album later in the year. The album was produced by the band with record producer Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Faith No More, Train). It was a super group consisting of Christian artists and musicians attempting to crossover into the mainstream rock market. After the controversial 1987 album I Predict 1990, Christian musician Steve Taylor temporarily left the Christian music industry to form the rock collective Chagall Guevara. The band was named after Communist revolutionary Che Guevara and painter Marc Chagall to imply the meaning "revolutionary art." Band members also included Dave Perkins, Lynn Nichols and Mike Mead. Tim Chandler of the Christian rock band Daniel Amos did play bass guitar but quit during rehearsals. Christian rock musician Rick Cua was brought in to replace Chandler on bass on their first recorded track "Tale O' the Twister." The track appeared on the soundtrack to the motion picture Pump Up the Volume (1990). The band spent most of 1990 recording their debut album, along with new bass player Wade Jaynes. Chagall Guevara was released and contained their lead single and their music video "Violent Blue." Against their wishes, the album was sold at Christian bookstores, by way of Sparrow Records, and other songs were released to Christian Rock radio such as "Play God," "Escher's World" and "Murder in the Big House." The band broke up in 1993 and Taylor would start work on his next studio album Squint. Taylor worked on a Chagall Guevara follow-up album with some rare B-sides and new tracks but would not be released for nearly 30 years. Track listing All songs were written by Steve Taylor, Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols. 1. Murder in the Big House -3:48 2. Escher's World -4:15 3. Play God -3:43 4. Monkey Grinder -7:00 5. Can You Feel the Chains? -3:09 6. Violent Blue -4:01 7. Love Is a Dead Language -4:11 8. Take Me Back to Love Canal -3:18 9. The Wrong George -2:00 10. Candy Guru -4:07 11. I Need Somebody -3:33 12. The Rub of Love -4:14 13. If It All Comes True -3:35 Personnel Chagall Guevara: Steve Taylor -lead vocals on tracks 1, 3 -12, backing vocals on track 13 Dave Perkins -lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 13, backing vocals Lynn Nichols -guitar, backing vocals Wade Jaynes -bass guitar Mike Mead -drums Steve Taylor: Previous release: The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped) (1988) (compilation album) Next release: Squint (1993) Chagall Guevara: Next release: The Last Amen (2021) Watch the music video of "Violent Blue" here: Watch a live performance of "Murder in the Big House" here:

I Predict 1990 is the fourth release and third studio album by Christian musician Steve Taylor. It was released as a one-off by Word Records' Myrrh label instead of Sparrow Records on November 3, 1987. The album was produced, mixed and engineered by Taylor and musician Dave Perkins, crediting themselves as "The Beaufort Twins." Taylor wrote and arranged the album with the exception of the track "Babylon," which Taylor co-wrote with Perkins. I Predict 1990 is Taylor's best album up to that point and also his most controversial. There were two things that hurt the album: first, the album cover. Taylor's wife Debbie designed and painted the album cover, which was intended to resemble an early 20th-century French poster art; however, some Christians felt that it resembled a tarot card. Second, the opening track "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good." The song is about a loser who bombs an abortion clinic. It's also the central theme of the album...a prediction of what the 1990s could bring if people continue to believe that "the end justifies the means." Those two things caused Christian bookstores to ban the album. Taylor himself had to call the Christian bookstores personally to explain "I Blew Up the Clinic..." and its satire and meaning. Taylor has said that the album's title was meant as a parody of a Lester Sumrall TV program and book, I Predict 1986. I Predict 1990 displays a more alternative rock style than the new wave music from his previous Sparrow releases. Other track highlights include "What Is the Measure of Your Success?" about a materialist who discovers what "old men learn all too late...you can't buy time or a good name." "Innocence Lost" is about a heart rendering account of an eleventh hour but sincere conversion of a death row inmate on the eve of his execution. "A Principled Man" calls on the listeners to examine themselves and consider whether they are in fact people who stand up for something. Despite some Christian bookstores not selling the album, I Predict 1990 gave Taylor another Top 10 best seller on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart as it peaked at number 7 in 1988. Six months after the album's release, Taylor released a companion video on VHS entitled I Predict 1990: The Video Album. It features eight out of the album's ten songs with "Jung and the Restless" and "Innocence Lost" not made into videos. The music video of "Babylon" was nominated for a Dove Award for Short Form Music Video of the Year. Track listing All songs were written by Steve Taylor, except where noted. 1. I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good -4:13 2. What Is the Measure of Your Success? -4:40 3. Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel A Lot Better -3:27 4. Babylon (Steve Taylor, Dave Perkins) -4:52 5. Jim Morrison's Grave -4:30 6. Svengali -4:31 7. Jung and the Restless -4:33 8. Innocence Lost -5:04 9. A Principled Man -3:28 10. Harder to Believe Than Not To -4:33 Radio singles 1988 "Harder to Believe Than Not To" -#36 Christian AC Previous release: Limelight (1986) Next release: The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped) (1988) (compilation album) Watch the music video collection I Predict 1990: The Video Album here:

Meltdown is the second release and first full-length album by Christian musician Steve Taylor, released in 1984 on Sparrow Records. The album is produced by Jonathan David Brown. Meltdown follows up Taylor's debut EP I Want to Be a Clone and features a similar rock style, involving Christian Rock and incorporating new wave music. The album's songs touch on many socio-political issues; "We Don't Need No Colour Code" denounces Christian organizations that practice racism while "Over My Dead Body" calls for more attention to violations of human rights overseas. "Guilty By Association" condemns evangelists that abuse Christian teachings and just seek fame and money for themselves. The title track "Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds)" alludes to the famous wax museum in London, England. A music video was made for the song and features actress Lisa Whelchel (TV's The Facts of Life) as a newscaster. This video was one of many videos by Christian artists that got airplay on MTV. The CD version of Meltdown contains remixes of "Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds)," which was originally released as an EP single titled Meltdown Remixes and was remixed by Keith Bessey. The album reached the Top 10 at number 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1985, Taylor was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Male for Meltdown and was nominated for two Dove Awards for Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Taylor and his band "Some Band" performed at the ceremony. In 2001, CCM Magazine ranked the album at number 18 in their book The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Track listing on the CD version All songs were written by Steve Taylor. 1. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) -4:28 2. We Don't Need No Colour Code -2:44 3. Am I In Sync? -4:25 4. Meat the Press -3:46 5. Over My Dead Body -5:17 6. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) (extended version) -6:26 7. Sin for a Season -4:15 8. Guilty By Association -3:25 9. Hero -3:42 10. Jenny -4:07 11. Baby Doe -3:53 12. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) (instrumental version) -4:27 13. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) (edited version) -3:38 Production credits Jonathan David Brown -producer (tracks 1 -5, 7 -11) Keith Bessey -remixer (tracks 6, 12 and 13) Previous release: I Want to Be a Clone (EP) (1983) Next release: On the Fritz (1985) Watch the music video of "Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds)" here: