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If We're Honest
''If We're Honest'' is the third studio album by American Christian singer and songwriter Francesca Battistelli that was released on April 22, 2014 by Word Entertainment and Fervent Records. The lead single from the album was " Write Your Story", which was released before the album on January 3, 2014 to radio and on January 14, 2014 as a commercially available single for download. Background ''If We're Honest'' is Battistelli's third studio album recording, which released on April 22, 2014 by Fervent Records, and it was produced by Ian Eskelin. Singles The lead single from the album, " Write Your Story", was released to radio stations on January 3, 2014, and as a digital download on January 14, 2014. It peaked at No. 3 on ''Billboard''s radio airplay chart. "He Knows My Name" is the second single from the album. It was released on July 21, 2014. "Holy Spirit" was released as the album's third single on March 30, 2015. After "Holy Spirit " was released as the third single, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian singer and songwriter. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, ''Just a Breath'', in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, '' My Paper Heart'', was released on July 22, 2008. Her first single, " I'm Letting Go", was released to radio stations on July 15, 2008, and charted on national Christian CHR charts. The song was the 16th most played song of 2008 on Christian radio stations according to R&R magazine.2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs , . Retrieved January 15, 2009 Battistelli received her first Grammy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Mansfield
Brian Mansfield (born September 24, 1963) is an American writer and journalist. Early life and education Mansfield grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from David Lipscomb High School. In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degree cum laude from Berklee College of Music. From 1984 to 1987 he attended Belmont University in Nashville, taking classes in journalism and the music industry. Career From 1988 to 1991, Mansfield was entertainment editor at ''Nashville Scene.'' He then began working as a freelance reporter covering music for ''The Tennessean'' in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, Mansfield was the Nashville editor of ''New Country'' magazine. He was Nashville editor of CountryNow.com from 1997 to 1999, then a senior editor at CD Now from 1999-2003. From 1997 to 2015, Mansfield was the Nashville correspondent for ''USA Today.'' During this time he also provided commentary on ''American Idol'' at the Idol Chatter blog for ''USA Today.'' In addition to his 18 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hammitt
Matt Hammitt (born October 19, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, speaker and author. He was the lead singer for Sanctus Real, which has released seven studio albums with Sparrow Records, toured internationally and released 14 top five and number one singles to Christian radio. Hammitt left Sanctus Real effective December 2015 to pursue a solo career. He has since released one solo album, ''Every Falling Tear''. Career Hammitt has been the recipient of three Dove Awards, has been nominated for two Grammys for his work with Sanctus Real, and has received multiple awards from SESAC and ASCAP for radio chart performance. He has also co-written songs for other artists, including for King & Country, Francesca Battistelli, Jamie Grace, Newsong, Hawk Nelson, Moriah Peters, Jason Gray, Citizen Way and Love and the Outcome. Hammitt is also currently a partner with FamilyLife Ministries out of Little Rock, Arkansas, as a speaker for their "Weekend to Remember" marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Harbor
City Harbor was a contemporary Christian music duo from Nashville, Tennessee. They released their first album, '' City Harbor'', on February 4, 2014 through Sparrow Records. The album and its two lead singles have achieved positive critical reception, commercial and radio airplay success. Background In 2011, City Harbor was formed in Nashville, Tennessee and it consisted of duo Molly Reed and Josh Varnadore. However, Varnadore left the duo in late 2012 for a ministry opportunity in Texas. So Robby Earle was added as the male part of the duo. In 2012, the duo were signed to Sparrow Records, a major Christian music label in the United States. ''City Harbor'' On February 4, 2014, they released '' City Harbor'' which had two singles: "Somebody Tell Them" that charted at a peak of No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs chart and "Come However You Are" that peaked at No. 31 on the same chart. They released version of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year "It's the Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Pardo
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Pardo (born December 18, 1981) is an American Christian musician, who is mainly a music producer, songwriter, and composer. He has received a Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Early life Pardo was born, Jeffrey Thomas Pardo, on December 18, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois. He relocated to Nashville to become a musician. Music career His music production songwriting career began about 2003 and he was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Song category. He was a co-writer with Rhett Walker Band's Rhett Walker Canipe on the single, " When Mercy Found Me". Awards and nominations GMA Dove Awards ! , - , rowspan="9" , 2022 , " Come What May" , Song of the Year , , rowspan="9" , , - , rowspan="2" , " My Jesus" , Song of the Year , , - , Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year , , - , "In Jesus Name (God of Possible)" , Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Anderson (Christian Musician)
Jared Anderson is a Christian worship leader from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He grew up in the New Life Church where he served for many years as part of New Life Worship and the Desperation Band. Anderson has released four solo albums with Integrity Music, titled ''Where to Begin'' (2006), ''Where Faith Comes From'' (2008), ''LIVE From My Church'' (2009) and ''The Narrow Road'' (2012). Discography *2001: ''12 Off the Shelf'' (independent) *2006: ''Where to Begin'' (Integrity Music) *2006: '' Arise: A Celebration of Worship'' (Integrity Music) *2008: ''Where Faith Comes From'' (Integrity Music) *2008: ''Two Days In the Same Place'' (independent) *2009: ''People of Troy'' (independent) *2009: ''Live from My Church'' (Integrity Music) *2012: ''The Narrow Road'' (Integrity Music) *2014: ''We Belong to Jesus ''We Belong to Jesus'' featuring Jared Anderson & Friends is the first album of praise and worship for children from New Life Church. New Life Worship released the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Mosley
Seth David Mosley (born October 17, 1987) is an American Christian musician and record producer, who plays Christian pop and Christian rock. He was the frontman for the Christian alternative rock band Me in Motion. Mosley was awarded the Songwriter of the Year for a non-artist, at the 2015 GMA Dove Awards, where he was also honored as the Producer of the Year. Early and personal life Mosley was born Seth David Mosley on October 17, 1987, in Circleville, Ohio, to parents James Arthur Mosley and Damaris Ruth Mosley (''née'', Flemming), He is the oldest of four children: Sarah, Josiah, and Rebecca. He graduated from Grove City Christian School in 2005 before embarking on his music endeavors. He married Swede Celi Ottosson on July 21, 2010, in a ceremony located at Kramfors, Sweden. Music career His music recording career began in 2006 with the band Me in Motion. This would lead him to launch his own music production career, eventually starting up Full Circle Music in Franklin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Fieldes
Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes (born 29 January 1983), is an Australian Christian musician. Her first album, ''There's a Reason'', was released by herself in 2009. She signed with Provident Label Group, where their imprint Essential Worship, released her debut extended play, '' Ashes'', in 2015. Early life She was born Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes, Work ID No. 888205937 ISWC No. T9161440091 in Australia on 29 January 1983, as the third triplet, to mother Glenda May Fieldes, with two other sisters, Darna and Kizziah, plus she has two more younger sisters, Ruby, and the youngest, Violet. While she was thirteen years old, Fieldes would write letters to God, asking Him various things, such as the profession she would undertake, as a songwriter. Her career in music ministry got underway, while she was seventeen years old, at Hillsong Church, in Sydney, Australia, where she would be based for ten years, learning her craft of songwriting and musicianship, all the while, growing in her faith. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Wood (musician)
Tony Wood is an American songwriter working primarily in the contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre. He has received five Gospel Music Association Dove Awards for songwriting. Early and personal life Wood was raised in Chase City, Virginia and graduated from Bluestone High School ( Skipwith, VA) and Averett College (now University in Danville, VA.) In 1987 he graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC). Music career His career began in 1990 when he signed a staff songwriting deal with Lorenz Creative Services (which was soon purchased and became the gospel division of BMG Music Publishing.) He was a staff writer for BMG for seven years while also serving as Minister of Youth/Music at Westwood Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. In 1998, he signed with Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing (Zomba/Universal) where he wrote exclusively until 2009 when he signed with Essential Music (SONY). From 2015 until the present he has been a staff writer for WORD Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Glover
Benjamin Allen Glover (born June 1, 1978) is a songwriter and producer hailing from Loveland, Colorado, a small city on the edge of the Rocky Mountains. Glover moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 after signing his first publishing deal the year prior. Music career Originally getting his start as an artist, Glover spent the early part of his career touring, but quickly discovered he preferred the lights of a studio to the ones on a stage so he chose to get off the road and focus his attention on the craft of writing and producing songs. The results of that decision proved successful as he has penned over thirty-five #1 hits in multiple genres of music and was named ASCAP's Christian Songwriter of the Year in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016. Glover wrote the hit county songs, "Hard to Love" by Lee Brice and "Love Don't Run" by Steve Holy along with numerous hits in Christian music including, "All This Time" and "The Lost Get Found" by Britt Nicole, "Write Your Story" by Francesc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Garcia (musician)
David Arthur Garcia (born January 18, 1983) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has received four Grammy Awards, and has won nine GMA Dove Awards, for his songwriting and record production. He was honored with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP Christian songwriter on the year award, in 2015. He co-wrote and produced the smash hit single "Meant to Be (Bebe Rexha song), Meant to Be" with Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line, and co-produced "Let You Down (NF song), Let You Down" by NF (rapper), NF. Early and personal life David Arthur Garcia was born in 1983, in Long Island, New York. He is married to Krystal Garcia (''maiden name, née'', Ogden). Music career His Record producer, music production songwriting career commenced around 2008, where he gained GMA Dove Awards for his music production in 2011 for ''Outta Space Love'', 2013 for ''Eye on It'', and 2014 for ''Overcomer (album), Overcomer'', while obtaining an award for comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks. The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated March 29, 1980, under the title "Best Selling Inspirational LPs". The current name was adopted on August 16, 2003, in an effort to "streamline" chart titles. The first number-one album was Candle's '' Music Machine''. Amy Grant's ''Age to Age'', released in 1982, topped the chart for 85 consecutive weeks, the longest for any album on the chart. As of the issue dated December 24, 2022, the current number-one album is ''Christmas Eve and Other Stories'' by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Artist milestones Most number-one albums Most cumulative weeks at number one Album milesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |