''Greatest Hymns'' is the fifth studio album from the
Contemporary Christian group
Selah. It was released August 25, 2005 on
Curb Records
Curb Records (also known as Asylum-Curb and formerly known as MCG Curb) is an American record label started by Mike Curb, originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973, Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of ...
. The album contains renditions of classic
Christian hymns.
Track listing
Personnel
* Steve Brewster – drums
*
Jim Brickman – piano
* Jorgen Carlsson – guitar, bass
* Dane Clark – drums
* Melodie Crittenden – vocals
*
Eric Darken
Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.
Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
– percussion
* Eric Eldenius – drums
* David Grow – keyboards, percussion
* Allan Hall – piano, vocals
*
David Hungate
William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American bass guitarist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate. Along with most of his T ...
– bass
* Jakk Kinkaid – guitar
* Jason Kyle – backing vocals
* Chris Leiber – keyboards
* Jerry McPherson – guitar
* Randy Melson – bass
*
John Mock
John Mock is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, and photographer with a particular interest in the topic of maritime history and culture.
Biography Early years
Mock is a native of Connecticut’s eastern shore. His f ...
– whistle
*
Gordon Mote
Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...
– organ
*
The Nashville String Machine
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– strings
* Mark Pay – guitar
*
Chris Rodriguez – guitar
* John Andrew Schreiner – keyboards
* Jim Smith – vocals
* Laban Smith – vocals
* Shawn Tubbs – guitar
* Windy Wagner – backing vocals
*
Biff Watson – guitar
Awards
At the
37th GMA Dove Awards
The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, ...
, the album was nominated for
Inspirational Album of the Year.
Two songs from the album were also nominated for awards. "
Be Thou My Vision" was nominated for
Worship Song of the Year and "All My Praise" was nominated for
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year.
Charts
Certifications
References
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2005 albums
Curb Records albums
Selah (band) albums