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Phil Joel
Philip Joel Urry (born 5 January 1973), known by his stage name Phil Joel, is a New Zealand musician and former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. Background Philip Joel Urry was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was lead singer and guitarist of the band Drinkwater. He joined the Newsboys as bassist in August 1994. In June 2000, he released his first solo album, ''Watching Over You'', on Inpop Records. He supported this album with the ''Strangely Normal Tour'' accompanied by LaRue, Luna Halo, Earthsuit, V*Enna & Katy Hudson (now known as Katy Perry). His second solo album, ''Bring It On'', was released in November 2002 also on Inpop. His third album, ''The deliberatePeople''. ''Album'' was released on 18 November 2005 in conjunction with Phil and Heather Joel's newly founded Christian ministry, deliberatePeople. The album was praised for its stripped down rock, reminiscent of the Jesus Music era of Christian Music. His wife, Heather, is a former host of ''All Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records). History In 1951, Word Records was founded in Waco, Texas by Jarrell McCracken, Baylor business major Henry SoRelle and radio/television executive Ted Snider. The label's name is based on a 16-minute spoken word recording written and narrated by McCracken, the first recording released by the label, entitled "The Game of Life". The 23-year-old KWTX sportscaster in Waco had read an article by Jimmy Allen, a former athlete who became a Baptist preacher, and based his recording on the article which is also called "The Game of Life". The event is based on a full-length match, between the forces of good and evil, with Jesus Christ and Satan coaching the two teams. McCracken was familiar with play-by-play broadcasting, having created virtual baseball games for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1973 Births
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Trade Services
Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music (CCM). History The label was founded in 1999 as INO Records, a division of M2 Communications.Richard DavermanLocal Christian label M2 to be sold to Integrity Inc. nashvillepost.com, USA, May 15, 2002 Integrity Media acquired the label in 2002. When Integrity Media was sold to David C. Cook in 2011, label founder and president Jeff Moseley purchased the label assets and renamed it Fair Trade Services. It was the parent label of SRE Recordings, which concentrated more on Christian rock releases until that label closed with the sale of INO Records to founder Jeff Moseley. All remaining SRE recording artists are under the banner of Fair Trade Services. The Mission of Fair Trade Services We desire to work with artists who have a unique message, excellent artistry and spiritual maturity while serving them well through partnering ... [...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 already 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 pronouns 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 pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...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] |
Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in 1992, Sparrow's parent underwent a demerger four years later to become the EMI Group, and the label is now part of the Capitol Christian Music Group. Sparrow Records rose to prominence with the signing of singer, songwriter, Contemporary Christian musician and minister Keith Green. Within a year of his 1976 signing by Sparrow, Green was the top selling Christian artist in America. As of 2009, Sparrow's artists include Britt Nicole, Chris Tomlin, Mandisa, Matt Redman, Matthew West, Steven Curtis Chapman and Switchfoot. Since 1996, a popular production of Sparrow Records has been the annual '' WOW Hits'' contemporary Christian music series. In 1998, the WOW franchise then added the annual ''WOW Gospel'' series of albums. The ''WOW Worship'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step Up To The Microphone
''Step Up to the Microphone'' is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998 through Star Song Communications. It was the Newsboys' first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, with Peter Furler and Phil Joel subsequently sharing lead vocal duties. Track listing Music videos *"Entertaining Angels" 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 * Peter Furler – lead vocals, drums, guitars, programming * Phil Joel – vocals, bass guitar, guitars * Jody Davis – lead and rhythm guitars, bass, vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keys, vocals, programming * Duncan Phillips – percussion, drums, vocals Additional musicians * Mylon LeFevre – Na-Nas on "WooHoo" * "Bull" – Na-Nas on "WooHoo" * Summer Furler – Na-Nas on "WooHoo" * The Love Sponge Strings – strings on "Entertaining Angels" * Blair Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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