''Heed the Call'' is the 25th studio album by Christian music group The Imperials, released in 1979 on

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. The group won their third

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for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for their album ''Heed the Call'' at the

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and were named Male Group of the Year at the

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. The track "Praise the Lord" won Song of the Year the following year given to its writers

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and Mike Hudson at the

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. The Imperials were the first group to have a number-one song ("Oh Buddha") on all three of the following charts: Contemporary, Inspirational and

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. ''Heed the Call'' debuted and peaked at number 3 on ''

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'' magazine's inaugural Top Inspirational Albums chart on March 29, 1980.

Track listing

Personnel

The Imperials *

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– lead vocals * Jim Murray – tenor, vocals * David Will – baritone, vocals * Armond Morales – bass, vocals

Charts

Radio singles

Accolades

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GMA Dove Awards *1980 Male Group of the Year

References

{{Authority control 1979 albums The Imperials albums Word Records albums