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Michael Judson Card (born April 11, 1957) is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in contemporary Christian music, which combine folk-style melodies and instrumentation with an in-depth study of the Bible. Since his debut in 1981, Card has released more than 25 album and has written several number one songs. He has also authored several books, including the Christian Book Award winner A Sacred Sorrow . Card was born in Madison, Tennessee. He is the son of a doctor and the grandson of a Baptist minister. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in biblical studies from Western Kentucky University, and was awarded the university's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1997. His studies in physics and astronomy led to a job at a planetarium, allowing him to fund his education. Card received his start as a professional musician when his professor and mentor, William L. Lane, asked him to write some music to accompany weekly sermons at their church. Card's friend and fellow musician, Randy Scruggs, then requested that Card record a demo tape to help Scruggs get a job as a producer. The record label agreed to hire Scruggs as long as his first project featured Card. Since then, Card has released thirty-two original albums and six compilation albums. His Starkindler project is composed of his interpretations of traditional Celtic hymns. The compilations often include one or two new songs along with previously released material. With the exception of Starkindler and Hymns , Card writes a vast majority of the music he records. Many of Card's albums are structured around a unifying theme. The songs from The Beginning are all based on the Pentateuch. The individual songs have subjects such as Genesis, Leviticus, Abraham, Isaac, and Moses. He is particularly adept at relating difficult or obscure concepts from the Old Testament to more understandable themes from the New Testament. The song "Jubilee" concerns the period of rest and the release from debts and slavery commanded in the Jubilee year as described in Leviticus 25, but also relates to the rest and freedom from condemnation offered through Jesus. Card's most famous song is "El Shaddai," which was also recorded by popular CCM recording artist and songwriter Amy Grant . Grant's recording was named No. 326 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of 365 Songs of the Century in 2001. Other popular Card songs include "Immanuel," "Joy in the Journey," and "Heal Our Land," which was commissioned as the 1993 National Day of Prayer's theme song. Despite his success in music, Card has always maintained that his music career is secondary to his calling as a Bible teacher. He has distanced himself from the Christian music industry by criticizing the promotion of personalities over musical content and the shifting emphasis away from God to sell more albums. In 2008, alongside the By/For Project, Card produced and contributed vocals and songs to the album Sweet Sacrifice , collaborating with Seattle, Washington-based artists Brian Moss, Molly McCue, and Kurt Dyrhsen. The album was made available for free on ByFor.org under a Creative Commons Attribution license. In 2019, Card released the album, To the Kindness of God , featuring seven new original songs, two hymn covers, and a new arrangement of one of Card's earlier songs, "Song of Gomer" (here renamed "Gomer's Song"), which first appeared on the album The Word: Recapturing the Imagination . Prior to its release, Card announced that it would be his final full-length album, but also clarifying that he was not yet retiring from music in general, or writing new music. When not making music, Card is also the author and co-authored more than 20 books. Some of his books also served as companion books to some of his albums. Card also hosted a weekly radio program titled In the Studio with Michael Card . The program consisted of talk, Bible study and musical performances. The radio show ceased production in 2009 but was then revived as a podcast in 2018, with new and classic material. Card l ives in Franklin, Tennessee, where, with a group of close friends, he pursues racial reconciliation and neighborhood renewal, and is currently writing on the details of the life of Jesus. He and his wife, Susan, have four children and five grandchildren. Michael travels frequently each year, teaching and sharing his music at Biblical Imagination Conferences. More information on Michael Card at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Card Discography First Light (1982) Legacy (1983) The Life of Christ trilogy: Known By His Scars (1985) Scandalon  (1986) The Final Word  (1987) The Life (1988) (2-CD box set) Present Reality  (1988)   Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Baby  (1989) The Ancient Faith trilogy: The Beginning  (1989) The Way of Wisdom  (1990)   The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  (1992)   The Early Works (1991) (Benson Records compilation album) The Promise: A Celebration of Christ's Birth (1991) Come to the Cradle  (1993) The Ancient Faith (1993) (2-CD box set) Joy in the Journey: 10 Years of Greatest Hits (1994) (compilation album) Poiema (1994) Brother to Brother (1996) (with John Michael Talbot) Close Your Eyes So You Can See (1996) Unveiled Hope (1997) Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time (1998) Signature Songs (1999) (Benson Records compilation album) Soul Anchor (2000) Scribbling in the Sand - The Best of Michael Card - Live (2002) (live album/DVD) A Fragile Stone (2002) The Ultimate Collection (2006) (2-CD compilation album) The Hidden Face of God (2006) Hymns (2008) An Invitation to Awe (2011) (reissue of The Ancient Faith 2-CD box set) Luke: A World Turned Upside Down (2011) Mark: The Beginning of the Gospel (2012) A Violent Grace (2013) Matthew: The Penultimate Question (2013) John: The Misunderstood Messiah (2014) To the Kindness of God (2019)

Joy in the Journey: 10 Years of Greatest Hits is an official compilation album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on February 22, 1994 by Sparrow Records. This collection contains 18 songs including select tracks from The Life and The Ancient Faith trilogies, two songs from Present Reality , "Immanuel" from The Promise , three new recordings of Card classics, "El Shaddai," "Come to the Table" and "Why?" and one brand new song "Chorus of Faith." Joy in the Journey peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs written by Michael Card, except where noted. 1. Chorus of Faith (Michael Card, Phil Naish) (new recording) -4:42 2. El Shaddai (Michael Card, John Thompson) (new recording) -4:32 3. Come to the Table (Michael Card, Niles Borop) (new recording) -4:14 4. Why? (new recording) -3:41 5. Known By the Scars (from Known By the Scars ) -3:52 6. God's Own Fool (from Scandalon ) -3:16 7. Scandalon (from Scandalon ) -3:56 8. The Final Word (from The Final Word ) -3:34 9. Celebrate the Child (from The Final Word ) -3:35 10. Immanuel (from The Promise: A Celebration of Christ's Birth ) -3:58 11. To the Mystery (from The Final Word ) -4:00 12. That's What Faith Must Be (from Present Reality ) -2:42 13. Know You in the Now (from Present Reality ) -4:00 14. Joy in the Journey (from The Final Word ) -3:01 15. Jubilee (from The Beginning ) -2:44 16. How Long? (from The Way of Wisdom ) -3:31 17. So Many Books... (from The Word: Recapturing the Imagination ) -2:44 18. Heal Our Land (Song for National Day of Prayer) (from the box set The Ancient Faith ) -3:35 Production credits Norbert Putnam -producer (tracks 5 -9, 11 -15) Phil Naish -producer (tracks 1 -4, 10, 16 -18) Radio singles 1994 "Chorus of Faith" -#4 Christian AC Previous release: The Ancient Faith  (1993) (2-CD box set) Next release: Poiema  (1994)

Come to the Cradle and Children's music album is the 12th studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on July 19, 1993 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. It is Card's second Children's music album following up his best-selling release Sleep Sound in Jesus . It contains a new recording of his First Light track "Light of the World" and 12 new original recordings of lullabies. Come to the Cradle climbed to number 15 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1994, Card won a Dove Award for Children's Music Album of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards. In 2002, Come to the Cradle was reissued as part of a 2-CD Platinum Edition of Sleep Sound in Jesus with the former album on the first disc and this release on the second disc. Track listing All songs written by Michael Card, except where noted. 1. Come to the Cradle (Michael Card, Phil Naish) -3:38 2. Asleep in the Bow -3:00 3. Busy Hands, Busy Feet -1:48 4. When a Window Is a Mirror -3:18 5. Angel By Your Bed (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -2:31 6. The Love That I Bear (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:20 7. Nathan's Song -2:32 8. A Gift of Life (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:12 9. Light of the World -2:00 10. Morning Prayer -2:07 11. A Song for the Night -2:55 12. Lullaby for Jesus (Michael Card, Phil Naish) -3:17 13. Oh, Father of Jesus (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -2:42 Accolades Dove Award -Children's Music Album of the Year ( Come to the Cradle ) Previous release: The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  (1992)   Next release: The Ancient Faith  (1993) (2-CD box set)

The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on August 10, 1992 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. The Word is the third and final volume of a three-album trilogy based on songs from the Old Testament of the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . On this release, it focuses on the prophets in the Old Testament from Isaiah to Malachi and even the unique perspective on Hosea's unfaithful wife in "Song of Gomer" (later retitled "Gomer's Song"). Musical guests on The Word include Out of the Grey 's Christine Denté providing backing vocals on the tracks "Recapture Me" and "The Kingdom," Christian vocalist Trace Balin providing backing vocals on "The Prophet" and "Who Can Abide?" and Steve Green singing in quartet with Card and vocalists John Mohr and David Green on "Will You Not Listen?" The Word was Card's highest charting album to date, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Card made his first music video with the lead single "So Many Books..." The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  was repacked, along with The Beginning and The Way of Wisdom , into a 2-CD box set titled The Ancient Faith . Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card, except where noted. 1. The Prophet -5:15 2. So Many Books... -2:43 3. Then They Will Know (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -4:26 4. Recapture Me (Michael Card, Phil Naish) -3:05 5. Song of Gomer -2:45 6. Who Can Abide? (Michael Card, Phil Naish) -3:18 7. Through the Eye/And a Little Child Shall Lead Them -4:39 8. Valley of Dry Bones -3:15 9. Will You Not Listen? -2:42 10. The Kingdom (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -5:27 11. I Will Bring You Home -2:43 Radio singles 1992 "So Many Books..." -#1 Christian AC 1992 "Recapture Me" -#5 Christian AC Previous release: The Promise: A Celebration of Christ's Birth  (1991)   Next release: Come to the Cradle  (1993) Watch the music video of "So Many Books..." here:

The Way of Wisdom is the ninth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/ author Michael Card , released in the fall of 1990 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish, who co-produced Card's 1989 best-selling Children's album Sleep Sound in Jesus . The Way of Wisdom is the second volume of a three-album trilogy based on songs from the Old Testament of the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . The first four tracks focuses on individual songs from Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job (in a near 10 minute suite) and Song of Solomon and the final six tracks are from the book of Psalms. Card calls these songs, "Wisdom Writings." The tracks listed will also show from where in the Bible the song is based on with parenthesis (). The Way of Wisdom peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart in early January 1991. The Way of Wisdom was repackaged, along with The Beginning and The Word: Recapturing the Imagination , into a 2-CD box set titled The Ancient Faith . Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card, except where noted. 1. The Way of Wisdom (Proverbs) -3:53 2. Under the Sun (Ecclesiastes) (Michael Card, Phil Naish) -4:54 3. Job Suite -9:51 His Story, His Lament, His God, His Response 4. Arise, My Love (Song of Solomon) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:31 5. How Long? (Psalm 13) -3:31 6. Death of a Son (Psalm 22/69) -3:26 7. My Shepherd (Psalm 23) -3:49 8. Search Me and Know Me (Psalm 139) -2:39 9. Meditation -#4 Selah (instrumental) -3:17 10. My Help (Psalm 121) -1:58 Radio singles 1990 -1991 "The Way of Wisdom" -#15 Christian CHR, -#4 Christian AC 1991 "How Long?" -#14 Christian CHR, -#4 Christian AC 1991 "Under the Sun" -#13 Christian AC Previous release: The Beginning  (1989)   Next release: The Early Works  (1991) (Benson Records compilation album)

The Beginning is the eighth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released in late 1989 by Sparrow Records. Card once again teams up with Norbert Putnam to produce the start of a new trilogy, but this time on the Old Testament based on the Bible titled The Ancient Faith . The Beginning is taken from the first five books of the Pentateuch, which is also the first five tracks on the CD, while the other six tracks looks at the patriarchs like Abraham, Issac, Jacob (Israel) and Moses. The tracks listed will also show from where in the Bible the song is based on with parenthesis (). The Beginning peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart in the spring of 1990. The Beginning was repackaged, along with The Way of Wisdom and The Word: Recapturing the Imagination , into a 2-CD box set titled The Ancient Faith . In 1990, Sparrow Video released four Front Row  videos on VHS featuring the artists performing acoustic songs of past hits and favorites as well as testimonies and some stories behind the songs. Card's Front Row  video contains "Jubilee" from The Beginning , the title song from The Final Word , "Know You in the Now" from Present Reality and more. Card is accompanied with musician John Catchings on the cello and musician - songwriter Scott Brasher on acoustic guitar. Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card. 1. The Beginning (Genesis) -5:04 2. In the Wilderness (Exodus) -3:13 3. Jubilee (Leviticus) -2:44 4. Lift Up the Suffering Symbol (Numbers) -3:35 5. The Word is So Near (Deuteronomy) -2:20 6. Meditation -#3 Shema (instrumental) -4:14 7. God Will Provide a Lamb (Abraham) -4:08 8. They Called Him Laughter (Issac) -3:09 9. Asleep On Holy Ground (Jacob/Israel) -5:16 10. A Face That Shone (Moses) -3:24 11. Barocha -2:43 Radio singles 1990 "Jubilee" -#7 Christian CHR, -#1 Christian AC for 2 weeks 1990 "Lift Up the Suffering Symbol" -#23 Christian CHR, -#5 Christian AC 1990 "They Called Him Laughter" -#15 Christian AC Previous release: Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Baby  (1989)   Next release: The Way of Wisdom  (1990) Watch Michael Card's Front Row concert video here:

The Life is an official 2-CD box set by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released by Sparrow Records in 1988. It is a collection of Card's first trilogy of albums titled The Life of Christ, which consists of Known By the Scars , Scandalon and The Final Word . When the albums were release, it was told in reverse order. For The Life , it is told in chronological order starting on the first CD with the birth of Christ and the beginning of his ministry. The second CD contains songs about Jesus' three-year ministry, his entry to Jerusalem, the Last Supper, betrayal, trial and crucifixion of Christ. It is also accompanied with a Bible study guide which Card wrote with his professor Dr. William Lane. The entire album of Known By the Scars , "Joy in the Journey," Scandalon" and "God's Own Fool" were digitally remixed and all tracks remastered by Norbert Putnam, who produced all three albums. Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card, except where noted. CD1 ( The Final Word ) 1. Overture to the Trilogy (instrumental) -3:45 2. The Promise -2:32 3. Immanuel -4:07 4. Carmen Christi -2:50 5. To the Mystery -3:58 6. The Final Word -3:32 7. Spirit of the Age -4:13 8. Celebrate the Child -3:35 9. Joseph's Song -3:30 ( Scandalon ) 10. Jesus Let Us Come to Know You -2:02 11. Meditation/Baptism -5:31 12. Scandalon -3:51 13. What Will It Take (To Keep You From Jesus) -3:45 14. The Lamb Is a Lion -2:58 CD2 1. The Wedding -2:51 2. The Nazarene -2:45 3. The Gentle Healer -2:02 4. Forgiving Eyes (Michael Card, Norbert Putnam) -4:07 5. God's Own Fool -3:18 ( Known By the Scars ) 6. Why -2:57 7. Known By the Scars -3:54 8. Ride On to Die -4:16 9. Come to the Table (Michael Card, Niles Borop) -3:49 10. In the Garden -3:58 11. Traitor's Look -3:31 12. Cross of Glory -3:50 13. He Was Heard (Michael Card, Randy Scruggs) -3:42 14. Crown Him -3:56 15. Joy in the Journey (from The Final Word ) -3:01 All tracks produced and remastered by Norbert Putnam Previous release: The Final Word  (1987)   Next release: Present Reality  (1988)

Present Reality is the sixth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on May 30, 1988 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Norbert Putnam. After Card wrapped up his first trilogy about The Life of Christ , Card returned with his first regular studio since 1983's Legacy before embarking on his next trilogy about the story of Israel in the Old Testament titled The Ancient Faith. Present Reality deals with the theological mystery of knowing God in the present moment. The title track, "Know You in the Now," is one of the songs about the topic. It's also the second single from the album which did really well on the Christian radio charts. "That's What Faith Must Be" and "Could It Be" were also radio hits. Present Reality peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card. 1. Know You in the Now -4:03 2. Maranatha -4:40 3. Could It Be -3:09 4. That's What Faith Must Be -2:42 5. Distressing Disguise -3:35 6. Live This Mystery -3:03 7. The Word -4:42 8. Meditation -#2, The Eucharist (instrumental) -4:02 9. In Stillness And Simplicity -2:07 10. Flesh of His Flesh -2:44 Radio singles 1988 "That's What Faith Must Be" -#14 Christian CHR, -#3 Christian AC 1988 "Know You in the Now" -#6 Christian CHR, -#3 Christian AC 1989 "Could It Be" -#2 Christian AC 1989 "Live This Mystery" -#30 Christian AC Previous release: The Life  (1988) (2-CD box set) Next release: Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Baby (1989)

The Final Word is the fifth studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on March 23, 1987 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Norbert Putnam and it is the third and final release of a 3-album trilogy titled The Life of Christ, but told in reverse. The Final Word is a more upbeat album that tells the story of the Incarnation and birth of Christ, but not necessarily a Christmas album although the track "Celebrate the Child" has sometimes been played on the radio during the holiday season. The album's two highlight tracks are "Immanuel" and "Joy in the Journey." It was the latter track that saw an increase in airplay two years later in 1989 and has become a popular favorite in Card's concerts. "Joy in the Journey" was also the name of two books that Card has published: the first is with Card's stories and song lyrics with calligraphy by Timothy Botts, published in 1996 by Thomas Nelson and in 2007, as a one-year devotional published by IVP Books. Each of the song's lyrics are scripture-based and is referenced from the Bible. The Final Word peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1988, Card won a Dove Award for The Final Word as Praise and Worship Album of the Year at the 19th GMA Dove Awards. The Final Word was repackaged, along with Known By the Scars and Scandalon , into a 2-CD boxed set titled The Life  in 1988. NOTE: "Joseph's Song" is a new recording of the track Card originally recorded on the Sparrow Records release 25 Songs of Christmas, Volume II . Track listing All songs written and composed by Michael Card. 1. To the Mystery -4:00 2. The Final Word -3:33 3. Spirit of the Age -4:17 4. Celebrate the Child -3:35 5. Joseph's Song -3:33 6. Overture to the Trilogy (instrumental) -3:44 7. The Promise -2:34 8. Immanuel -4:06 9. Carmen Christi -2:51 10. Joy to the Journey -3:03 Accolades Dove Award -Praise and Worship Album of the Year ( The Final Word ) Radio singles 1987 "The Final Word" -#11 Christian CHR, -#2 Christian AC 1987 "Celebrate the Child -#14 Christian CHR, -#2 Christian AC 1988 "To the Mystery" -#10 Christian CHR, -#5 Christian AC 1989 "Joy in the Journey" -#19 Christian AC Previous release: Scandalon  (1986)   Next release: The Life  (1988) (2-CD box set)

Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Baby is the seventh studio and first Children's music album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released around July 1989 by Sparrow Records. Card produced the album with Phil Naish. The original 1989 release contained 15 songs of lullabies for infants and toddlers including the title song, plus a new recording of Card's track " Jesus Let Us Come to Know You." A companion book titled Sleep Sound in Jesus: Gentle Lullabies for Little Ones and Inspirational Devotions for Parents is for first-time parents and for babies with full-color illustrations by Catherine McLaughlin alongside encouraging meditations for parents and the lullaby lyrics from the CD. Sleep Sound in Jesus was Card's best-selling Children's album. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart in 1990 and stayed on the chart for the next three years. It was enough to give Card his first (and only) Gold certified record, selling half a million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1994. In 2002, Sleep Sound in Jesus was reissued as a 2-CD Platinum Edition containing this album and his 1993 release Come to the Cradle on the second disc. Then in 2013, Sleep Sound in Jesus was reissued as a single-disc deluxe edition containing two additional tracks that Card recorded for this collection: "Shut Your Lamps" and "What Is a Tear?" Track listing for the deluxe edition All songs written by Michael Card. 1. Shut Your Lamps -2:14 2. Sleep Sound in Jesus -3:10 3. He'll Wipe Away Your Tears -3:29 4. Even the Darkness is Light to Him -2:40 5. Sweet Sleep Descends -2:28 6. Dreaming Jacob's Dream -2:30 7. Song of Jesus -1:56 8. Unseen Warriors -2:26 9. Wordless Ones -3:40 10. He Grants Sleep to Those He Loves -2:42 11. Jesus Let Us Come to Know You -2:41 12. All You Are -2:54 13. Lullaby for the Unborn -1:52 14. Sleepy Eye -1:32 15. Hold Me Gently -1:52 16. Barocha -1:25 17. What Is a Tear? -2:54 Production credits Michael Card and Phil Naish -producers (tracks 2 -16) Keith Compton -producer (tracks 1 and 17) RIAA certifications Gold certified in 1994. Previous release: Present Reality  (1988) Next release: The Beginning  (1989)

The Promise: A Celebration of Christ's Birth  is the tenth studio and Christmas album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card , released on October 10, 1991 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Phil Naish. The Promise is a Christmas album but is more focused on Christ's birth. The events are considered from the perspective of different biblical characters like Joseph, Mary, the shepherds and the magi. The album is, in some ways, a companion to his 1987 release The Final Word , which also focuses on the birth of Christ. It contains all original music, with new recordings of Card's songs, "Joseph's Song" and "Immanuel." Card co-wrote five songs with musician and songwriter Scott Brasher. The album's only single "We Will Find Him" peaked at number 2 in early 1992 on the Christian AC chart. Card also released a devotional book of the same name, as he writes about how the wise men was seeking wisdom and guidance to find the star to Jesus and how the reader can feel the angels and shepherds rejoice at His birth. The Promise peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs written by Michael Card, except where noted. 1. The Promise -3:42 2. Unto Us A Son is Given (A Promise) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:45 3. What Her Heart Remembered (Mary, A Witness) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -4:09 4. Joseph's Song (Joseph, A Witness) (new recording) -3:45 5. Vicit Agnus Noster (Our Lamb Has Conquered) (A Promise) -2:40 6. Shepherds' Watch (Witnesses) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:26 7. Jacob's Star (A Promise) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -2:46 8. We Will Find Him (Witnesses) -3:53 9. Thou the Promise (Praise Chorus) (Michael Card, Scott Brasher) -3:12 10. Immanuel (new recording) -3:58 Radio singles 1991 -1992 "We Will Find Him" -#16 Christian CHR, -#2 Christian AC Previous release: The Early Works  (1991) (Benson Records compilation album)   Next release: The Word: Recapturing the Imagination  (1992)

7 is technically the sixth studio album but the seventh release overall, hence the title, by Christian singer - songwriter David Meece , released in 1985 on Myrrh/ Word Records. Six of the album's nine songs were released as singles to Christian radio in 1985 and 1986. The song "You Can Go" is taken from Johann Sebastian Bach's Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A Minor. Meece co-wrote the song with fellow Christian singer -songwriter Michael Card and songwriter Mike Hudson. Meece co-produced two songs with Greg Nelson, along with additional production by Brown Bannister, Jonathan David Brown, Skip Konte and Keith Thomas and songwriting contributors from Thomas, Morgan Cryar and Gloria Gaither. Twila Paris provides guest vocals on the song "The Unknown Soldier." 7 peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Track listing All songs written by David Meece, except where noted. 1. You Can Go (David Meece, Michael Card, Mike Hudson) -3:15 2. Tumblin' Down -3:33 3. Forgiven -4:08 4. The Ladder (David Meece, Mike Hudson) -3:44 5. The Alien (David Meece, Keith Thomas) -4:31 6. We Can Overcome It All -3:32 7. The Unknown Soldier (guest vocals by Twila Paris) (David Meece, Morgan Cryar, Jonathan David Brown) -4:43 8. Lean On Each Other -3:49 9. I Can See (David Meece, Gloria Gaither) -5:30 Production credits Brown Bannister -producer (tracks 1 -3) Keith Thomas -producer (tracks 4 and 5) Skip Konte -producer (track 6) Jonathan David Brown (track 7) David Meece and Greg Nelson -producers (tracks 8 and 9) Radio singles 1985 "You Can Go" -#1 Christian CHR for 5 weeks, -#3 Christian AC 1985 "Forgiven" -#8 Christian CHR, -#8 Christian AC 1986 "We Can Overcome It All" -#10 Christian CHR 1986 "The Unknown Soldier" -#8 Christian CHR, -#16 Christian AC 1986 "The Alien" -#15 Christian CHR 1986 "Lean On Each Other" -#25 Christian AC Previous release: Count the Cost (1983) Next release: Chronology (1986) (compilation album)