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Peter Furler
Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and record executive, best known as the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys. Biography Furler was born in McLaren Vale, South Australia on 8 September 1966, the third of six children of missionaries Bill and Rosalie Furler. Furler formed the Newsboys in 1985 with friends George Perdikis, Sean Taylor, and John James. He has written and produced most of Newsboys' songs, as well as co-writing/producing songs for other recording artists. He also frequently collaborated with Steve Taylor. Furler was originally the band's drummer, but became the band's lead singer after the departure of John James in 1997. In July 1999, Furler, along with fellow Australians Dale Bray and Wes Campbell, founded Inpop Records. In 2009, Furler left the Newsboys and began pursuing a solo career. He continued to make special appearances on tour with the band until his final a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Fire (Peter Furler Album)
''On Fire'' is the first studio album released by Australian Christian musician Peter Furler. It marks Furler's solo debut after his departure from Newsboys in 2009. youtube.com. Retrieved 04-20-2011. After some date changes, the album was finally released 21 June 2011. Critical reception ''On Fire'' garnered generally positive reception from . Peter Timmis of rated the album a nine out of ten, stating that the album is "an uplifting and intelligent ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLaren Vale, South Australia
McLaren Vale is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south of the Adelaide city centre and about south of the municipal seat at Noarlunga Centre. History The township was formed in 1923 from a merging of the two original villages of Gloucester and Bellevue, which were established in the 1840s. Boundaries for the locality were defined on 13 July 1995 for the portion within the former City of Noarlunga with the portion in the former District Council of Willunga being added on 28 January 1999. Land within the former locality of Landcross Farm was added on 16 March 2000. The source of the name has been attributed by several writers to either David McLaren of the South Australian Company or John McLaren of the colonial government's Land Office. Geoff Manning, a South Australian historian, investigated this matter and found that the latter person is the namesake. Geography and demographics The town and locality is located within the McLare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Ashamed
''Not Ashamed'' is the fourth studio album by Australian CCM band Newsboys, released in 1992. The album was the Newsboys' first commercially successful album, with "I'm Not Ashamed" becoming a hit on Christian radio. With this album, producer Steve Taylor started co-writing many of the band's songs with Peter Furler, who also began sharing lead vocals duties with then-primary vocalist John James. Track listing Note On "Where You Belong" / "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" John James has the lead vocals on "Where You Belong" and Peter Furler on "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". On "Boycott Hell" Steve Taylor's part is a rap. Music videos * "I Cannot Get You Out of My System" * "I'm Not Ashamed" * "Where You Belong"/" Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" * "Dear Shame" Radio singles Note: all ''CCM Magazine'' chart information is available in the book ''Hot Hits CHR 1978–1997'' (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers Personnel Newsboys * John James – lead vocals * Peter Furler – drums, vocals, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Albums
The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen, and from legal music downloads from a variety of online music stores. The chart began in the week of February 5, 2000. The top 25 positions are published through the ''Billboard'' website, with further chart positions available through a paid subscription to Billboard.biz. As with all ''Billboard'' charts, albums appearing on the Independent chart may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200, the main chart published based solely on sales, as well as any of the other ''Billboard'' charts. In addition, exclusive album titles which are only sold through individual retail sites may also be incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 mileston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Hands Of God
''In the Hands of God'' is the thirteenth studio album by Christian band Newsboys. It was released on 5 May 2009, being the last album the band released before the departure of singer and founding member Peter Furler. It also features the return of Jody Davis, after a five-year hiatus, the first album on which keyboard player Jeff Frankenstein took on some production duties, and is the first album to feature any recording with Michael Tait as lead vocalist since singing guest vocals on "The Fad of the Land" from their 2002 live DVD '' Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame''. Tait later replaced Furler. Release * ''In the Hands of God'' debuted at No. 1 on the CCM charts, and No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, peaking higher on the pop charts than any of their previous albums. Track listing Personnel Newsboys * Peter Furler – lead and backing vocals * Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, keyboard bass, backing vocals * Dunca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (Newsboys Album)
''Go'' is the twelfth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released on 31 October 2006. It is the band's last album with Phil Joel as a member, and is their first (and only full-length studio) album with Paul Colman. An EP, entitled '' Go EP'', was released on the iTunes Store as a preview of the album. It featured the songs "Wherever We Go", "Go (I Wanna Send You)", and "I Am Free" from the album. On 30 September 2008, nearly a year after its release, it spawned its own live CD/DVD, ''Houston We Are GO''. The album produced one music video for the single, "Something Beautiful". Singles A live version of "I Am Free" (cover of Desperation Band song) was released as a single to radio stations long before the release of the album (early 2006), and peaked at No. 11 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Christian Songs chart, as well as No. 11 on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts. The second single, "Wherever We Go", was released to radio stations on 18 August 2006, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotion (Newsboys Album)
''Devotion'' is the eleventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in November 2004. It is a follow-up album to the band's first worship-oriented project, '' Adoration''. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, and at No. 56 on the Billboard 200 charts. Several Christian artists made guest appearances on the album, including Rebecca St. James, Bethel World Outreach Choir, Stuart Garrard, and Jon Ellis of Tree63. The album's artwork includes photography of the band by Jimmy Abegg on a valley floor next to the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Williamson County, Tennessee. Because of the bridge's unique design which eliminates any spandrel columns, the perspective on many of photographs leverages the non-blocked views of the scenery and sky on the far side of the bridge behind the band. Track listing Note "Isaiah" was originally included as an "album only" track when Devotion was purchased from the iTunes Store. The track has since bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worship Album
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrive (Newsboys Album)
''Thrive'' is the ninth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 2002. It features the singles "It Is You", "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)", and "Lord (I Don't Know)". ''Thrive'' debuted at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 37,000 units. In 2005, ''Thrive – Special Edition'' was bundled with the previously released ''From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum'' concert DVD. When it was pre-ordered it came with the exclusive '' It Is You'' EP. Track listing Music Videos * "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Care Goodbye)" Radio singles *"It Is You" *"Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)" *"The Fad of the Land" *"John Woo" ''Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame'' Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame was released to DVD 18 June 2002. It was available in ''Thrive Limited Edition'' in 2005. *"Giving it Over" *"Live in Stereo" *"Who" – from '' Shine: The Hits'' *"Rescue" *"Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Liberty Disco
''Love Liberty Disco'' is the eighth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1999. In stark contrast to the band's usual pop rock sound, ''Love Liberty Disco'' focuses on 1970s era-inspired sounds and disco. Track listing Music videos * "Love Liberty Disco" Radio singles *"Love Liberty Disco" (1999) **peaked at No. 5 on ''CCMs Christian CHR chart, and later appeared on the ''WOW 2000'' compilation album *"Beautiful Sound" (2000) **Peaked at No. 6 on ''CCMs Christian AC chart, and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the Christian CHR chart. The song also appeared on the ''WOW Hits 2001'' compilation album. *"I Surrender All" / "Good Stuff" (2000) **Released as a double A-side single, with the former geared towards AC radio, and the latter towards the CHR and rock formats. While "I Surrender All" did not chart on any of ''CCMs Christian charts, "Good Stuff" peaked at No. 14 on the Christian Rock chart and No. 1 on the Christian CHR chart. Personnel Newsboys * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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