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Tribute – The Songs of Andraé Crouch is a compilation project album that was released on September 24, 1996 by Warner Alliance/Warner Bros. Records. Norman Miller and Neal Joseph were the executive producers of this project with each song produced by various producers. Tribute features the top CCM and gospel artists singing their interpretation of gospel legend Andraé Crouch's songs including CeCe Winans , Michael W. Smith , First Call , Twila Paris , Bryan Duncan and many others. A music video was made for "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" featuring Crouch and an All-Star Choir featuring some of the participating artists plus additional lead vocals by BeBe Winans, Susan Ashton and others in the Christian music industry. Tribute peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1997, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 39th Grammy Awards, given to the participating artists and executive producers Miller and Joseph and won the Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year with CeCe Winans winning Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for her rendition of "Take Me Back" at the 28th GMA Dove Awards. "Take Me Back" gave CeCe her first and only number song on the Christian AC chart. Tribute... is out of print and it is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article. Track listing All songs were written by Andraé Crouch, except where noted . 1. Take Me Back (CeCe Winans) -4:30 2. Jesus Is the Answer (Michael W. Smith) ( Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch) -4:45 3. I Don't Know Why Jesus Loved Me (Twila Paris) -4:15 4. It's Gonna Rain (Bryan Duncan) -4:17 5. Through It All (Wayne Watson) -3:40 6. It Won't Be Long (The Winans) -5:05 7. The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power (Clay Crosse) -3:52 8. This is Another Day (Take 6) -3:25 9. Soon and Very Soon (Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir) -4:31 10. Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus (First Call) -4:32 11. My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) (Andraé Crouch & All-Star Choir) -5:11 Production credits Cedric and Victor Caldwell -producers (tracks 1 and 6) Michael Omartian -producer (tracks 3 and 5) Michael W. Smith -producer (track 2) Dan Posthuma -producer (track 4) Reggie Hamm and Scott Sheriff -producers (track 7) Mark Kibble -producer (track 8) Neal Joseph -producer (track 9) Cheryl Rogers -producer (track 10) David Pack -producer (track 11) Accolades Grammy Award -Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (awarded to the participating artists, Neal Joseph and Norman Miller) Dove Award -Special Event Album of the Year (awarded to the participating artists, Neal Joseph and Norman Miller) Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("Take Me Back"                                  by CeCe Winans) Radio singles 1996 "Take Me Back" by CeCe Winans -#1 Christian AC 1997 "Jesus Is the Answer" by Michael W. Smith -#9 Christian CHR, #4 Christian AC Listen to the album Tribute – The Songs of Andraé Crouch here : Watch the music video of "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" here:

Let My People Go is the fourth studio album by the Christian gospel vocal group The Winans . It was released in late 1985 and is their first album on Qwest Records with distribution by Warner Bros. Records. The brothers produced the album themselves. After three albums on Light Records, including their Grammy winning previous album Tomorrow , The Winans signed with Quincy Jones' Qwest Records in hopes of achieving some success in the general market. Let My People Go displays a more raw R&B sound with songs like "Redeemed" and "Very Real Way" moving them into funkier territory than the group has ever explored, even predating Kirk Franklin. The title song uses biblical imagery of the exodus to address contemporary social situations in South Africa and the Middle East. It was their first Top 50 hit on the R&B chart. "Special Lady" is a ballad sung as a memorial tribute to their grandmother. The opening track "Choose Ye" has a Latin/Calypso feel and features duet vocals by Gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong. Let My People Go gave The Winans their first number one album on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart in 1986. The album crossed over into the mainstream R&B market charting and peaking at number 57 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Also in 1986, The Winans won their first Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year at the 17th GMA Dove Awards and in 1987, they won their second Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group for this album at the 29th Grammy Awards and won their first Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album -Duo, Group or Chorus at the inaugural ceremony. Track listing All songs were written by Marvin Winans, except where noted. 1. Choose Ye (featuring Vanessa Bell Armstrong) -4:56 2. Redeemed -4:58 3. Perfect Love (Carvin Winans, Debra Winans) -4:39 4. Straighten My Life Out -4:53 5. Let My People Go (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Barry Hankerson) -4:52 6. I'll Follow Where You Lead -3:39 7. Special Lady (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans) -5:03 8. Very Real Way -4:49 Personnel The Winans: Marvin Winans -vocals Carvin Winans - vocals Michael Winans - vocals Ronald Winans -vocals Accolades Dove Award -Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year ( Let My People Go ) Grammy Award - Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group ( Let My People Go ) Soul Train Music Award - Best Gospel Album -Duo, Group or Chorus ( Let My People Go ) Radio singles 1985 -1986 "Let My People Go" -#42 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Previous release: Tomorrow (1984) Next release: Decisions (1987)

Introducing The Winans is the debut album by the Christian gospel vocal group The Winans . It was released in July 1981 by Light Records. The album was produced and arranged by Andraé Crouch and Bill Maxwell. The album features the gospel hit "The Question Is." The Winans earned their first Grammy nomination for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary for this album in 1982. Sibling Marvin Winans wrote eight out of the album's nine songs, with twin brother Carvin co-writing and singing lead on the track "Self." Crouch provides guest vocals on the track "I Know Someone." Track listing All songs were written by Marvin Winans, except where noted. 1. The Question Is -4:48 2. Self (Carvin Winans, Debra Winans) -3:46 3. Are We Really Doing Your Will? -4:16 4. I Know Someone (guest vocals by Andraé Crouch) -4:05 5. Goodness, Mercy and Grace -4:10 6. Fallow Ground -4:36 7. How Good It Feels to be Loved -5:38 8. Flying Away -5:31 9. Restoration -4:40 Personnel The Winans: Marvin Winans -lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5 -9) Carvin Winans -lead vocals (tracks 2 and 4) Michael Winans -lead vocals (tracks 5 and 7) Ronald Winans -vocals Next release: Long Time Comin'  (1983)

Kenneth Michael Marks (November 6, 1950 – October 31, 2018) was an American Christian singer. Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Marks is the son of Yugoslavian immigrants (Marks is an Anglicized, shortened form of Mrakovitch). Marks studied classical piano and played guitar at age thirteen. He graduated from Messiah College in Philadelphia in 1971 and immediately went to work singing at crusades for Billy Graham with his Afterglow Concert Series. In 1981, Marks first recorded appearance was on a various artists album titled Premier Performance on Myrrh Records with two songs on each side. A year later, Marks released his debut album Follow Him . Right Where You Are was released in 1984. It was on this album that Marks began to find his own definitive style as an artist and wanting to sing about relationships. Marks also started to record songs about a fictitious couple named Johnny and Jeannie. They were introduced as separate, single people in the track "Growing Up Too Fast" (from Right Where You Are ) where they are dealing with emotions and impulses. They meet at a party on the track "The Party's Over" (from 1985's Attitude ). They get together in the back seat of Johnny's car and resulted in a pregnancy which robs them of their carefree teenage lifestyle. The next song "Next Time You See Johnny" (from 1989's Another Friday Night ) deals with Johnny and Jeannie separated and Johnny left Jeannie with their son. The son feels hurt since his father left. Both "The Party's Over" and "Next Time You See Johnny" were made into music videos. The final track, the title song of 1992's Fire of Forgiveness , gives the listener some resolution as Johnny looks back in his life. Marks describes the Johnny and Jeannie series as "everything John Mellencamp didn't tell you about Jack and Diane." Marks recorded his 1987 album Make It Right with the title song becoming a Top 10 hit on the Christian radio charts. From that album, the track "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" was inspired by a true story of a young man who meets Marks after a concert for counseling and asks Marks to pray for him. The young man committed suicide a few days later. 1992's Fire of Forgiveness continues the theme of family-oriented issues from his 1989 album Another Friday Night . Marks co-wrote many songs with his then-wife Pamela Marks. They divorced in 1997. Marks died of a heart attack on October 31, 2018. More information on Kenny Marks at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Marks Discography Follow Him (1982) Right Where You Are (1984) Attitude (1985) Make It Right (1987) Another Friday Night (1989) Fire of Forgiveness (1992) Absolutely Positively (1993) (compilation album) World Gone Mad (1995)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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