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WOW Gold
''WOW Gold'' was released in 2000 and is part of the WOW series. It was a landmark two-album collection of thirty contemporary Christian music hits ranging from the 1970s to the time it was released. Marketing and distribution responsibilities for this title in the WOW series was relegated to Brentwood Records, part of the Provident Label Group. The compilation reached No. 111 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 2000, and No. 3 on the Top Contemporary Christian album chart. Album sales were certified as gold in the US in 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... (RIAA). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and stylistically rooted in Christian music. It was formed by those affected by the 1960s Jesus movement revival who began to express themselves in other styles of popular music, beyond the church music of hymns, gospel and Southern gospel music that was prevalent in the church at the time. Initially referred to as Jesus music, today, the term is typically used to refer to pop, but also includes rock, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, contemporary worship, punk, hardcore punk, latin, EDM, R&B-influenced gospel and country styles. It has representation on several music charts including '' Billboard''s Christian Albums, Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational and Christian Digital Songs as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
''God's Property'' is a collaboration studio album by God's Property, as well as Kirk Franklin's fourth album. It was released on May 27, 1997. At the time of its release, urban contemporary gospel had gained massive ground in the music industry, thus sending the album to its third position peak on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and making it the first gospel album to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it reached number one on five nonconsecutive weeks. Track listing Chart performance and RIAA certification The album debuted at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 119,000 copies, making it the highest charting gospel album at the time (until Marvin Sapp's ''Here I Am'' debuted at #2 in 2010). It was also #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 5 non-consecutive weeks making it the first gospel album ever to top that chart. It was also #1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 consecutive weeks also making it the longest streak at #1 on that char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Mullins
Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs " Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by ''CCM Magazine'' in their ranking of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, including ''A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band'' (1993) at No. 3, '' The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One'' (1991) at No. 7, and ''Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth'' (1988) at No. 31. His songs have been performed by numerous artists, including Caedmon's Call, Five Iron Frenzy, Amy Grant, Carolyn Arends, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith, John Tesh, Chris Rice, Rebecca St. James, Hillsong United and Third Day. During the tribute to Rich Mullins' life at the 1998 GMA Dove Awards, Amy Grant described him as "the uneasy conscience of Christian music.” Mullins was devoted to the Christian faith and heavily influenced by St. Francis of Assisi. In 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winds Of Heaven, Stuff Of Earth
''Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth'' is the third album by American singer and songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1988. The album received 31st place in the book '' CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music'' (2001). "Awesome God" became a very popular contemporary worship song, and received first place in the book ''CCM Presents: 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music'' (2006). Track listing # "The Other Side of the World" (Rich Mullins) – 2:45 # "With the Wonder" (Rich Mullins) – 4:32 # "Awesome God" (Rich Mullins) – 3:05 #*Appeared on compilation '' Songs'' 1996 # "If I Stand" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 3:46 #*Appeared on compilation '' Songs'' 1996 # "Home" (Rich Mullins) – 4:05 #*Appeared on compilation '' Songs 2'' 1999 # "Such a Thing as Glory" (Rich Mullins) – 2:44 # "...and I Love You" (Rich Mullins) – 3:55 # " Ready for the Storm" ( Dougie MacLean) – 3:42 #*Appeared on compilation '' Songs 2'' 1999 # "One True Love" (Rich Mullins, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awesome God
"Awesome God" is a contemporary worship song written by Rich Mullins and first recorded on his 1988 album, ''Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth''. It was the first single from the album and rose to the number one spot on Christian radio and subsequently became a popular congregational song. Its title is inspired by a biblical expression (Nehemiah 1:5, Nehemiah 9:32, Psalm 47, Daniel 9:4, etc.), variously translated as "Awesome God", ( JPS, in the old-fashioned meaning "awe-inspiring"), "great" (KJV), among other alternatives. Due to the popularity of the song, it became Mullins' signature song. Commentary Mullins did not consider the song to be one of his best. In an interview with ''The Lighthouse Electronic Magazine'' in April 1996, he said: You know, the thing I like about Awesome God is that it's one of the worst-written songs that I ever wrote; it's just poorly crafted. But the thing is that sometimes, I think, that when you become too conscientious about being a songwriter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delirious?
Delirious? (formerly known as The Cutting Edge Band) were an English contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith (English musician), Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G (full name Stuart Garrard) on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion. During their final two years, drumming duties were assumed by Paul Evans. They are perhaps best known for their modern worship songs "Rain Down (song), Rain Down", "Majesty", "Lord You Have My Heart", "Thank You for Saving Me", "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?", "What a Friend I've Found" and their 1994 song "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever", which has been called a "contemporary worship music, modern worship classic" and is their most popular song in the United States. The Cutting Edge Band had various members from 1992 to 1996 before the decision was made to take the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutting Edge (recordings)
''Cutting Edge'' is a series of recordings made by the British rock band Delirious?. The songs were originally written for a regular youth event, Cutting Edge, in the band's home town of Littlehampton. Through this, the band gained its first name, The Cutting Edge Band, which was later changed to Delirious? when the band went full-time in 1996. Reviewing the 1998 United States release, ''CCM'' magazine found that the band had created "a modern hymnody for generations raised on rock 'n 'roll." One major lyrical break from older styles of hymns. Releases The recordings were originally released in four separate cassette tapes to be sold at the events. However, the recordings are now sold on compact disc, with the Delirious? branding. In the United Kingdom, the recordings are available on two CDs: ''Cutting Edge 1 and 2'' and ''Cutting Edge 3 and Fore''. In 2007, they were re-released as a double album, ''Cutting Edge One, Two, Three and Fore''. In North America, they were relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever
"I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" is a popular Christian rock and worship song by the English contemporary Christian band Delirious?. The song's popularity has reached far beyond the band's; CCLI places the song among the 30 most-sung worship songs in the United States and has been called a "modern worship classic". According to Martin Smith, the author of the song: :"That song just wrote itself in about five minutes. The same chords the whole way through the song. I mean that's embarrassing really! It was just a little ditty. Did it at church. It was good but I don't think it really blew anybody away. It wasn't like, 'Oh Martin's written the most amazing song!' I still don't really think it is. But yes, that song, that moment changed our lives really. It's been one of the most sung songs in America and around the world. It's crazy really, this little ditty that we don't really do anymore. It's been great." Delirious? have released it several times in different forms. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca St
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Early life After the Binding of Isaac, Sarah died. After taking care of her burial, Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant (whom the Torah commentators identify as Eliezer of Damascus) to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own family, rather than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God (Rebecca St
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically conceived as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal and necessary existence. God is often thought to be incorporeal, evoking transcendence or immanence. Some religions describe God without reference to gender, while others use terminology that is gender-specific and . God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself, while in panentheism, the universe is part (but not the whole) of God. Atheism is an absence of belief in God or any other deity, while agnosticism is the belief that the existence of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Freak (album)
''Jesus Freak'' is the fourth studio album by the American Christian rap and rock trio DC Talk, released on November 21, 1995, on ForeFront Records. The style was a marked departure from the group's previous releases, incorporating a heavier rock sound and elements of grunge that was popular at the time. The album was released to both critical and commercial acclaim. It peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and six of the album's seven singles reached number one across various Christian radio formats. It won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album. ''Jesus Freak'' is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential albums in the history of contemporary Christian music (CCM). Background After three albums of hip-hop oriented sound, including DC Talk's Grammy award-winning third album, '' Free at Last'', which was based primarily on hip-hop- and pop-oriented songwriting, the trio decided to innovate and reinvent their style. After three years, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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