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The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped) is a compilation album by Christian musician Steve Taylor, released in the fall of 1988 by Sparrow Records. This collection contains previously released material from his full-length Sparrow releases, Meltdown and On the Fritz, plus three unreleased tracks and a remix of "This Disco" from the EP Trans-Atlantic Remixes. The CD version has the entire I Want to Be a Clone EP with all six songs as bonus tracks. There are no songs from Taylor's most recent album at the time, I Predict 1990. This also serves as the final release on the Sparrow label as Taylor started to form his side project rock super group Chagall Guevara. Track listing on the CD version All songs were written by Steve Taylor. 1. Under the Blood (previously unreleased) -3:44 2. Down Under (previously unreleased) -3:45 3. Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) (from Meltdown) -4:29 4. To Forgive (from On the Fritz) -3:54 5. Hero (from Meltdown) -3:42 6. Bouquet (previously unreleased) -3:53 7. This Disco (Used to Be a Cute Cathedral) (remix from the EP Trans-Atlantic Remixes) -5:20 8. Sin for a Season (from Meltdown) -4:16 9. Guilty By Association (from Meltdown) -3:25 10. On the Fritz (from On the Fritz) -3:57 11. I Just Wanna Know (from On the Fritz) -4:44 BONUS TRACKS: I Want to Be a Clone (EP) 12. Steeplechase -1:29 13. I Want to Be a Clone -2:33 14. Whatever Happened to Sin -3:16 15. Written Guarantee -2:39 16. Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' to Kid, Kid?) -3:03 17. Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Number's Up -4:18 Production credits Jonathan David Brown -producer (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 12 -17) Ian McDonald -producer (tracks 4, 7, 10 and 11) Steve Taylor -producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 11) Dave Perkins -co-producer (tracks 1 and 6) Chris Lord-Alge -remixer (track 7) Previous release: I Predict 1990 (1987) Next release: Chagall Guevara (1991) (with Chagall Guevara)

I Want to Be a Clone is the title of the debut extended play (EP) by new wave and post-punk influenced Christian musician Steve Taylor. It was released in 1983 on Sparrow Records. As in later works, the singer-songwriter mixed criticism of general secular society, for things such as empty materialism and selfishness, with criticism of Christian church organizations, for things such as muddying the gospel message for marketing. Jonathan David Brown produced the six-song project. The title song was released to Christian Rock radio as the lead single and climbed to the Top 5. The cassette tape version features all six songs on both sides. The entire EP can be found on the CD version of his 1988 compilation album The Best We Could Find (+3 That Never Escaped). Track listing All songs were written by Steve Taylor. 1. Steeplechase -1:29 2. I Want to Be a Clone -2:33 3. Whatever Happened to Sin -3:16 4. Written Guarantee -2:39 5. Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' to Kid, Kid?) -3:03 6. Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Number's Up -4:18 Next release: Meltdown (1984)

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

Gary Winther Chapman (born August 19, 1957) is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host. Chapman was once married to Amy Grant and is father to their three children. Born in Waurika, Oklahoma, Chapman is the son of an Assemblies of God pastor, Terry Chapman. He grew up in De Leon, Texas. Chapman performed in bands throughout high school and college. After going to Bible college at what is now Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, he moved to Nashville and was hired as bass player for The Rambos. In 1979, his song "Father's Eyes" was recorded as the title track to Amy Grant's Grammy-nominated second album My Father's Eyes. In 1982, his song "Finally" recorded by T. G. Sheppard reached No. 1 on the country music charts. He also received a Dove Award as Songwriter of the Year from the Gospel Music Association. During the rest of the 1980s and the early 1990s, Chapman continued to write, record, and produce music, while touring as an opening act and bass player for Grant. He sang "Brave Hearts" in 1987 for the Disney/Touchstone Pictures film Ernest Goes to Camp. Chapman's career reached new heights in the mid-1990s. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 1995. The Light Inside also resulted in a Dove Award nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. It also yielded a contemporary Christian music chart No. 1 song, "Sweet Glow of Mercy." He won a second Dove Award in 1994 for co-producing the album, Songs From The Loft, featuring various artists. In April 1996, Chapman won Male Vocalist of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards. His 1996 album, Shelter, delivered another number one, "One of Two," with "A Man After Your Own Heart" resulting in a Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year and featuring on the Dove award winning Special Event Album of the Year, My Utmost for His Highest. Shelter also received a 1997 Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. At the 1998 Dove Awards, his album also featuring other artists, Hymns From The Ryman, won Country Album Of The Year. In the middle of 1996, Dick Clark Productions and The Nashville Network announced Chapman would replace Tom Wopat as host of their signature evening talk show, Prime Time Country. The show experienced improved ratings under Chapman, and kept the network's tradition of having a daily talk show, a network staple since its 1983 introduction (first with Ralph Emery, then Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase), but ended after 1999 because of MTV Networks' takeover of the CBS Cable Group. MTV shelved TNN in favour of starting an adult male-oriented network (first as Spike TV, then re-branded as Paramount Network), which also shut down CBS Cable Group and the network's Nashville, Tennessee and Concord, North Carolina operations, since TNN was based out of both offices. More information on Gary Chapman at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Chapman_(musician) Discography Sincerely Yours (1981) Happenin' (1982) (live album) Everyday Man (1987) The Light Inside (1994) Shelter (1996) Hymns from the Ryman (1997) (featuring Gary Chapman and special guests) This Gift (1997) Outside (1999) Best of Gary Chapman: After God's Own Heart (2002) (compilation album) Circles and Seasons (2002) The Truth (2013)

Outside is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Gary Chapman. It was released on September 14, 1999 by Reunion Records. It is Chapman's first album of new material since Shelter (1996) and was released just a couple of months after his and Amy Grant's divorce was finalized. Outside's theme, according to Chapman, is about forgiveness, healing and moving on. Chapman only wrote two tracks, most notably, "Learning to Love" which tries to address the recent events, in an honest but nonjudgmental way. "Daddy Cut My Hair" written by Michael Kelly Blanchard is about a father-son relationship and is the album's best track. "Hold On" offers a message of simple encouragement that Chapman thought was important for his children to hear at a stressful time. Outside's overall sound is more soft and inspirational and less country pop/rock than in his previous albums and is produced by Chapman and musician Danny O'Lannerghty. Michael Omartian, who produced Chapman's previous album, co-wrote the album's opening track "Nothing Without You" and has played keyboards and piano on three songs and plays the accordion on "I Love You, I Do, You Bet." Track listing 1. Nothing Without You (Gary Chapman, Michael Omartian) -4:43 2. I Will Wait (Rodney Clawson, Tony Wood) -3:46 3. Daddy Cut My Hair (Michael Kelly Blanchard) -4:57 4. Outside (Jeff Silvey, Kyle Matthews) -4:22 5. Hold On (Jess Cates, Wendy Wills) -3:37 6. I Love You, I Do, You Bet (Michael Kelly Blanchard) -6:21 7. Let Evening Come (Jane Kenyon, Rob Mathes) -3:45 8. As Good As Goodbye Gets (Joel Lindsay, Tony Wood) -4:02 9. Learning to Love (Gary Chapman) -5:06 10. The Way You've Shown Me How (Chuck Leonard, Tim Akers) -3:23 Previous release: This Gift (1997) Next release: Best of Gary Chapman: After God's Own Heart (2002) (compilation album)

Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, songwriter and well known pioneer in the contemporary Christian music genre, who was originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. His most notable songs are "There Is a Redeemer," which was written by his wife Melody, "Oh Lord You're Beautiful" and "(Until) Your Love Broke Through." Two of his albums, For Him Who Has Ears to Hear and So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt, were both on the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music list by CCM Magazine. In 1957, his family moved to Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California where he grew up. Green's parents were Jewish Christian Scientists and the family had a history of musical performance. According to his wife Melody, "growing up in an atmosphere of moral purity, free of alcohol and drugs, had a wonderfully preserving effect on Keith during his early years." In 1961, Green made his debut in an off-Broadway revival of The Time of the Cuckoo and also played Kurt von Trapp in the opening production of The Sound of Music when he was 10 years old. In 1965, Green signed a 5-year general market music contract with Decca Records and was expected to be the next teen idol. He did become the youngest member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) at the age of 11. The national attention that had been envisioned by Decca Records failed to materialize for Green, however, as Donny Osmond captured the attention of preteens and teenagers, eclipsing Green's newfound stardom; and he was quickly forgotten by the public. He grew up reading the New Testament and called the mixture of being Jewish and learning about Jesus "an odd combination" that left him open-minded but confused and deeply unsatisfied. As a teen perceiving his music career had failed, he ran away from home, began smoking marijuana, and used some psychedelics in hopes of finding spiritual truth. He became interested in eastern mysticism and the "free love" culture. His five year spiritual quest eventually led him back to the Bible, writing his diary in December 1972, "Jesus, you are hereby officially welcomed into me." In 1976, Green performed on the Firewind project, a musical written by the Talbot Brothers (John Michael and Terry) and Jamie Owens (Collins). That same year, he signed with Sparrow Records and a year later released his debut album For Him Who Has Ears to Hear. In 1978, Green released his second album No Compromise, in which his wife Melody wrote that the title "seemed to capture the heart of what Keith wanted to say to other Christians—that they needed to quit compromising, stop listening to the voice of the world, and start living committed lives." That same year, Green formed and founded Last Days Ministries and began publishing its newsletter in their garage. In 1979, the Greens, along with Last Days Ministries, moved from San Fernando Valley, California to Garden Valley, Texas, a crossroads community about 9 miles west of Lindale, Texas. That same year, Green negotiated a release from his contract with Sparrow and Green initiated a new policy of refusing to charge money for concerts or albums. Keith and Melody mortgaged their home to privately finance Green's next album, So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt. The album, which featured a guest appearance by Bob Dylan, was offered through mail order and at concerts for a price determined by the purchaser. By May 1982, Green had shipped out more than 200,000 units of his album – 61,000 for free. Subsequent albums included The Keith Green Collection (1981) and Songs for the Shepherd (1982). Some in the gospel industry labeled Green a "kook" for his unorthodox methods, but Green believed he had to practice what he preached, and he felt he could not charge $8.98 for a record when the gospel and salvation were free. On July 28, 1982, Green died in a plane crash while attempting to survey the Last Days Ministries compound along with his two children, a husband and wife church planter with their six children and the pilot of the small-twin engine plane. Green's wife Melody was at home with one-year-old Rebekah and six weeks pregnant with their fourth child, Rachel, who was born in March 1983. Melody now presides over Last Days Ministries and continued to lead it in Texas until 1996 when she moved to California and launched Last Days Ministries Online where all of Green's writings are free and his music can be found. The free monthly Last Days Ministries Newsletter is also sent out by request. Melody maintains the Keith Green Facebook page to honor Keith and also shares her opinions on the Melody Green Facebook Page where she interacts with Green's fans and Last Days Ministries fans. Since Green's passing, posthumous albums and many compilation albums were released. Tribute albums were also released with many Christian artists covering his songs, including No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green (1992) and Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green (2002). Green was posthumously inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2001. More information on Keith Green at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Green Discography Career releases (1977 - 1982): For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) No Compromise (1978) So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) The Keith Green Collection (1981) (compilation album) Songs for the Shepherd (1982) Posthumous and compilation releases: (1983 to present): I Only Want to See You There (1983) (compilation album) The Prodigal Son (1983) (posthumous album) Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) (posthumous album) The Ministry Years 1977 - 1979, Volume 1 (1987) (compilation album) The Ministry Years 1980 - 1982, Volume 2 (1988) (compilation album) Make My Life a Prayer to You: Songs of Devotion (1998) (compilation album) Oh Lord, You're Beautiful: Songs of Worship (1998) (compilation album) Because of You: Songs of Testimony (1998) (compilation album) Here Am I, Send Me: Songs of Evangelism (1998) (compilation album) The Ultimate Collection (CD/DVD) (2002) (compilation album/video)

Kathleen Troccoli (born June 24, 1958) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, author, and speaker. She is best known for her husky-voiced alto. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Troccoli was raised in Islip Terrace, Long Island, New York where she graduated from East Islip High School. Her father died of colon cancer when she was 15. After graduating from high school, Troccoli studied jazz and opera at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year, then returned to Long Island to major in voice at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) also singing with a SCCC-based jazz band and later singing in Long Island clubs. In the summer of 1978, Troccoli formed a friendship with a born again Christian co-worker while attending college; this led to Troccoli herself becoming a devout Christian. Troccoli was raised in a Catholic family, which was not particularly religious. As of 1998, she was a practicing Roman Catholic, but currently identifies as a non-denominational Christian. Troccoli's alto voice gained prominence when she opened for Ed Nalle's group, GLAD, when the group performed at the Long Island church Troccoli attended in 1980. Approximately six months afterwards, Nalle invited Troccoli to record a demo tape, with his band's backing, and Kathy accepted. After she and GLAD had recorded it, the tape was submitted to Michael Blanton and Dan Harrell (Amy Grant's brother-in-law); these two, as a result of hearing it, formed the Reunion Records label, in Nashville, Tennessee, specifically to record Troccoli, and Troccoli herself, in turn, moved to Nashville to reside with Harrell and his family. Troccoli released her debut album Stubborn Love in 1982. Its title song climbed up to number two on the Christian music charts. Her second and third albums, Heart & Soul (1984) and Images (1986) earned her Grammy nominations. After the release of Images and her collaboration with GLAD with the 1987 Christian hit "All the World Should Know," Troccoli then withdrew from her musical career returning to Long Island for a five-year sojourn, giving singing lessons and sang at weddings. In 1989, Troccoli was prominently featured on the single "I'll Be Your Shelter," a Diane Warren-penned song which pop singer Taylor Dayne recorded for her album Can't Fight Fate. "I'll Be Your Shelter" became a Top Ten single in 1990. At the same time, Troccoli was also caring for her mother who was in ill health. Troccoli's mother died of breast cancer in 1991. After her mother's death, Troccoli returned to the Reunion Records label in 1991 for her secular album debut, Pure Attraction. Her first mainstream success was the Billboard Top 20 hit "Everything Changes," written by Warren. "Everything Changes" also did well on the Christian radio charts. Prior to "Everything Changes," Troccoli had her first two number one songs on the Christian radio charts with "Love Was Never Meant to Die" and "Help Myself to You." Troccoli released her self-titled follow-up album Kathy Troccoli in 1994, Sounds of Heaven in 1995 and in 1996 was a featured singer on The Beach Boys collaborative album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 singing "I Can Hear Music." Love & Mercy was released in 1997. The track "A Baby's Prayer" won Troccoli her first two Dove Awards as an artist and a songwriter that she co-wrote for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Corner of Eden was released in 1998 and won her another Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year. Troccoli collaborated with multi-award winning artist Sandi Patty with the album Together and her first Christmas album A Sentimental Christmas, both in 1999. Troccoli would continue to release albums throughout the 2000s and 2010s. A new album entitled The Legacy of You was released on December 1, 2023. More information on Kathy Troccoli at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Troccoli Discography Stubborn Love (1982) Heart & Soul (1984) Images (1986) Portfolio (1987) (compilation album) Pure Attraction (1991) Kathy Troccoli (1994) Sounds of Heaven (1995) Love & Mercy (1997) Corner of Eden (1998) Together (1999) (collaboration album with Sandi Patty) A Sentimental Christmas (1999) Love Has a Name (2000) The Heart of Me (2002) Greatest Hits (2003) (compilation album) K.T.'s Groovin' Medleys (children's album) (2004) Draw Me Close: Songs of Worship (2005) Comfort (2005) The Story of Love (2006) Hope's Alive (2008) Heartsongs (covers album) (2010) Christmas Songs (2011) 30 Years/Songs: The Kathy Troccoli Collection (2012) (compilation album) Worshipsongs: 'Tis So Sweet (2013) Better Days (2015) The Legacy of You (2023)

Hope is the eleventh studio album by Scottish Christian singer - author Sheila Walsh. It was released in 1998 by Integrity Music in association with Women of Faith. It is Walsh's first album of new material in seven years and she left behind the contemporary pop/new waves sounds of the 1980s and early 1990s. Hope features a fresh new Celtic sound with some hymns and original song arrangements done by various musicians. CCM singer - songwriter Margaret Becker co-wrote two songs with Walsh with the title song and "After All." The album is produced by Andy Piercy, who is best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s U.K. new wave rock band After the Fire with their Top 10 worldwide hit "Der Kommissar." Walsh has been heavily involved with the Women of Faith conferences, which is a global ministry, providing digital media, resources and events to encourage and equip women to experience a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Walsh re-records the Say So self-written track "Trapeze." Track listing 1. Savior of My Heart (Sheila Walsh, John Hartley) -4:24 2. Here is Love Vast As the Ocean (arranged by John Hartley) -3:46 3. Benediction (Sheila Walsh, Tim Oliver) -4:10 4. Hope (Sheila Walsh, Margaret Becker, Staci Frenes, Abe Frenes, Kenton Chen) -5:42 5. God is Faithful (Chris Eaton) -4:48 6. The Best Days of My Life (Sheila Walsh, John Hartley) -4:03 7. I Know That My Redeemer Lives (arranged by Tim Oliver) -3:49 8. Trapeze (Sheila Walsh) -4:48 9. See Amid the Winter Snow (arranged by Tim Oliver) -4:19 10. After All (Sheila Walsh, Margaret Becker, John Hartley) -4:16 Previous release: For A Time Like This (1991) Next release: Blue Waters (2000)

Leslie Ann Phillips (born June 28, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. Phillips was born in Glendale, California to parents William and Peggy Phillips. She is the second of three children and has a brother and a sister. She was given the nickname Sam, which would later become her stage name. Phillips started singing at a young age, along with dancing, painting, and playing the piano. Phillips also started studying philosophy and fundamentalism at the age of 14. Phillips began writing songs as a teenager to cope with her parents' divorce. Phillips began her musical career in the early 1980s in the CCM industry, where she sang background vocals for Christian music artists like Randy Stonehill and Mark Heard. Phillips was signed as a solo artist with Myrrh Records under her given name and recorded four albums including The Turning. The Turning teamed her with producer T-Bone Burnett, who has worked with artists like Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Elvis Costello. The two would later get married and then divorce from 1989 to 2004. They have one daughter, Simone, born in 1997. Several of Phillips' songs became Top 10 singles on Christian radio and Myrrh Records promoted her as "the Christian Cyndi Lauper." Phillips was never comfortable with this image, and it was a bone of contention between her and her label. She began using the name "Sam" professionally in 1988 when she left Myrrh Records and Christian music and signed with Virgin Records to distance herself from her prior persona. Throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, she has performed as Sam Phillips, releasing critically acclaimed albums like 1994's Martinis and Bikinis which gave her a second Grammy nomination (her first was under Leslie Phillips) and in 1995 made her acting debut and co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard With a Vengeance. Phillips would later compose scores for television shows like Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. You can read more on Leslie Phillips (now Sam Phillips) at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Phillips_(musician) Discography as Leslie Phillips: Beyond Saturday Night (1983) Dancing with Danger (1984) Black and White in a Grey World (1985) The Turning (1987) Recollection (1988) The Definitive Collection (2007) (Word Records compilation) as Sam Phillips: The Indescribable Wow (1988) Cruel Inventions (1991) Martinis & Bikinis (1994) Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) (1996) Zero Zero Zero (1998) (compilation album) Fan Dance (2001) A Boot and a Shoe (2004) Don't Do Anything (2008) The Disappearing Act 1987–1998 (2008) (compilation album) Cameras in the Sky (2011) Push Any Button (2013) World on Sticks (2018) Cold Dark Nights (2019)

4Him was an American contemporary Christian vocal group founded in 1990 in Mobile, Alabama. The group has ten Dove awards, a Grammy nomination and one certified Gold album to their credit. The group was inducted into Alabama's Music Hall of Fame, following the awarding of The Governor's Achievement Award. The group has also been featured performers for popular Christian Evangelist crusaders, Billy Graham and Luis Palau. 4Him disbanded in 2006 to pursue individual careers of ministry and music. They have released 12 studio albums which have produced 27 number one singles. The group has made sporadic reunion appearances since 2009. Andy Chrisman, Mark Harris, Marty Magehee, and Kirk Sullivan originally met when they sang together in Truth, a Contemporary Christian vocal group founded in the late 1960s and directed by Roger Breland. Truth had a rotating roster of four male and four female vocalists. After three representatives from Benson Records attended several Truth concerts in the late 1980s during which Andy, Mark, Marty, and Kirk performed, Benson approached the quartet saying that they wanted to use the guys to create a new male four-member vocal group under the Benson label. "Where There Is Faith," their first single, stayed at No. 1 on the Christian charts for eight weeks, two months before 4Him left Truth. Releasing their self-titled debut in 1990, they blended the traditions of Christian music's past, with modern pop production and practical lyrics. In 1996, with the release of The Message, 4Him changed their overall sound in an effort to keep pushing the creative limits of the group. The guys replaced the over-the-top orchestrations and choral vocal arrangements with a stripped down, acoustic band approach where one of the guys would sing lead and the other three would sing backing vocals. On 1998's Obvious, each member took more ownership of their music – becoming more involved in the production and songwriting aspects. By 2004, all four of the guys reevaluated the future of the ministry. After close to seventeen years together, the members of 4Him decided to embark on solo careers. On September 23, 2006, they performed their final concert at Cottage Hill Baptist Church in Mobile, AL, the city where 4Him's 17-year journey first started. At that concert, various individuals (including family members, record producers, management, and Truth founder Roger Breland) were recognized for their contributions to 4Him's ministry. Mark Harris has released three solo albums after 4Him's disbandment and won a Dove Award. Andy Chrisman, Marty Magehee and Kirk Sullivan have each released solo albums and all four men have each embarked on either church ministry or music production. 4Him made their first reunion on the K-Love Friends and Family Cruise in January 2009. A one-off concert in West Monroe, Louisiana took place in March, and another reunion happened on Kathy Troccoli's "KT and Friends Cruise" to Alaska in June 2010. In early 2013, they performed several concerts on a tour dubbed "With One Voice" together with the group Avalon and solo Christian singer songwriter Cindy Morgan. In September 2015, they performed an 11-city 25th anniversary tour. More information on 4Him at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4Him Discography 4Him (1990) Face the Nation (1991) The Basics of Life (1992) Christmas: The Season of Love (1993) The Ride (1994) The Message (1996) Obvious (1998) Best Ones (1999) (compilation album) Hymns: A Place of Worship (2000) Chapter One... A Decade (2001) (compilation album) Walk On (2001) Visible (2003) Encore...For Future Generations (2006)

Hymns: A Place of Worship is the eighth studio album by the Christian music male vocal group 4Him, released on July 25, 2000 by Benson Records. The album is produced by Michael Omartian, with Omartian and the group handling the vocal and song arrangements. Hymns: A Place of Worship features 4Him's take of sacred and traditional church hymns with four interludes sung a cappella. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. NOTE: this is their last album on the Benson Records label after more than ten years. Track listing All hymns were arranged by 4Him and Michael Omartian. 1. Faith of Our Fathers (interlude) (Federick William Faber, Henri F. Hemy) -0:36 2. The Solid Rock (Edward Mote, William B. Bradbury) -4:08 3. Be Thou My Vision -4:20 4. Take My Life and Let It Be (interlude) (Frances Ridley Havergal) -0:28 5. It Is Well (Horatio Gates Spafford, Philip P. Bliss) -5:08 6. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Hans Leo Hassler, Paul Gerhardt) -6:09 7. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (Dorothy Ann Thrupp, William B. Bradbury) -5:29 8. Holy, Holy, Holy (interlude) (John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber) -0:48 9. All Creatures of Our God and King/Doxology -5:00 10. The Love of God (Frederick M. Lehmen) -5:30 11. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas O. Chisholm, William M. Runyan) -6:03 12. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go (interlude) (Albert Lister Peace, George Matheson) -0:36 13. Fairest Lord Jesus (Joseph Augustus Seiss) -4:51 14. There is a Fountain (William Cowper) -5:15 Personnel 4Him: Mark Harris -vocals Andy Chrisman -vocals Kirk Sullivan -vocals Marty Magehee -vocals Radio singles 2000 "The Solid Rock" -#19 Christian AC Previous release: Best Ones (1999) (compilation album) Next release: Chapter One... A Decade (2001) (compilation album)

Geoff Moore (born February 22, 1961 in Flint, Michigan) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. He began recording as a solo artist in 1984. In 1987, he formed Geoff Moore and The Distance, his touring band, which released eight albums generating a string of No. 1 radio hits throughout their 10+-year tenure. In 1998, Geoff retired the band from full-time touring. After a "farewell tour," Moore has continued as a solo artist, releasing eight more records between 1999 and 2015. The Next Thing was released in April 2016, making it his 25th album to date. Geoff is also an advocate for underprivileged children. He has partnered with Compassion International since 1985, being a spokesman and advocate for their work in releasing children from poverty throughout the developing world. He also works with Showhope, an organization founded by his close friends Steven and Mary Beth Chapman. Showhope cares for orphan children and helps assist with international adoptions. Geoff Moore is co-founder of an outdoor adventure company called Fellowship Adventures. Founded in 2014, Fellowship Adventures focuses on small group hunting, fishing, adventure and expeditions. He attended Holly Area Schools at Patterson Elementary, Holly, MI through grade six and then started attending Brandon Schools in Ortonville, MI. He began singing while he was at Taylor University in Indiana living in Wengatz Hall. At the time, he became a classmate to White Heart future lead singer, Rick Florian, when he stood in for the lead singer of his roommate's band. He graduated from Taylor in 1983. Newly married, he moved to Nashville soon after college. He was able to break into the music industry with the assistance of Michael W. Smith when the two met in the clothing store where Moore worked. He signed a publishing contract with Paragon Music, and began writing songs and singing on demo recordings. While with Paragon he wrote songs for fellow Christian singer and songwriter, Steven Curtis Chapman. Since that time, they have become best friends and have co-written numerous songs together, including the title track on Chapman's 1992 Dove Award and Grammy winning release The Great Adventure. During the mid-1980s, Moore recorded three solo albums released on the Power Discs label, including Where are the Other Nine?, Over the Edge and The Distance. After signing to Sparrow Records in 1987, he put together a touring band, called "the Distance," to continue with his career. In 1988, Geoff Moore and the Distance released their first official album together, entitled A Place to Stand. They also recorded Foundations in 1989 for Sparrow Records. After a year of touring, they jumped to Forefront Records and recorded Pure and Simple in 1990. They followed in 1992 with A Friend Like U. This album would garner them their first real US Christian radio exposure with its title song. This started their most prolific period with the Grammy-nominated albums Evolution in 1993 and Homerun in 1995. This album produced US Christian radio hits like "Evolution Redefined," "Life Together" and "Home Run." The video for "Home Run" featured former Major League All-Star pitcher Tim Burke. In 1995, Benson released a compilation of hits from Moore's first solo albums titled Familiar Stranger: The Early Works of Geoff Moore. The following year the band released a double-disc greatest hits compilation which contained new unreleased bonus tracks as well as a live concert from Rome, Georgia. In 1997, the band released Threads, another Grammy-nominated album which featured a cover of The Who's "I'm Free" as its lead single. After more than ten years with the Distance, which he called "an incredible journey" in the Star Tribune, Moore decided to disband the group and go his own way in 1998. In 1999 Moore returned to the studio to begin work on a new solo record. This began a new season of his music career which is still active today. More information on Geoff Moore at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Moore Discography Early solo years (1984 - 1987): Where Are the Other Nine? (1984) Over the Edge (1986) The Distance (1987) Familiar Stranger: The Early Works of Geoff Moore (1995) (Benson Records compilation) Geoff Moore & The Distance (1988 - 1998): A Place to Stand (1988) Foundations (1989) Pure and Simple (1990) A Friend Like U (1992) Evolution (1993) Evolution: Extended Play Remixes (1995) Home Run (1995) Greatest Hits (1996) (compilation album) Threads (1997) The Very Best of Geoff Moore & The Distance (2006) (compilation album) Later to present solo years (1999 - present): Geoff Moore (1999) A Beautiful Sound (2002) Every Single One – Part I and II (2005) All Along The Road – Vol I and II (2006) Speak to Me (2007) Saying Grace (2011) 25 Favorites (2013) (compilation album) The Next Thing (2016)