Christopher Andrew McClarney (born November 30, 1979) is an American
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...
ian. He released, ''Love Never Fails'', in 2008, and this was an independently made album. His first release with
Kingsway Music was an EP released in 2010, ''Introducing Chris McClarney''. The first studio album, ''Defender'', was released later in 2010 by Kingsway Music. The next release, a live album, ''
Everything and Nothing Less'', released on June 9, 2015 by Jesus Culture Music alongside
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 ...
.
Early life
McClarney was born on November 30,
1979,
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Music career
His music career commenced in 2006, but his first album, ''Love Never Fails'', was released independently on December 1, 2008.
This album was reviewed by
Cross Rhythms
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Hi ...
.
His song co-written with Anthony Warren Skinner,
"Love Never Fails", has been recorded by the
Newsboys
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, on their album
''God's Not Dead''. He released an
EP, ''Introducing Chris McClarney'', on January 26, 2010 by
Kingsway Music.
The EP was reviewed by
AllMusic
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,
Christian Music Review,
''
Christianity Today
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'',
Cross Rhythms,
Jesus Freak Hideout,
and Louder Than the Music.
His first studio album, ''Defender'', was released on August 10, 2010 by Kingsway Music.
The album was reviewed by AllMusic,
Christian Music Review,
Christian Music Zine,
Cross Rhythms,
Jesus Freak Hideout,
and Louder Than the Music.
Personal life
He is married to Jasmine,
and together they reside in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
, with their three children; Aliya, Ceili and Charlotte (Charlie).
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Love Never Fails'' (December 1, 2008, Independent)
* ''Defender'' (August 10, 2010,
Kingsway)
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
References
External links
*
AllMusic artist profileCross Rhythms artist profileJesus Freak Hideout artist profileNew Release Tuesday artist profileLouder Than the Music artist profile
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1979 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
Songwriters from Tennessee