Patrick Ryan Clark (born August 31, 1977) 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 an album, ''Translation'', with Foreverything Records, in 2006. His subsequent release, an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, ''Search and Rescue'', was released in 2008, by Foreverything Records. The first studio album, ''Where Would I Be'', was released by

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 1 ...

in association with

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and alongside

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 ...

, in 2011. This album saw, two singles released, "What Was I Fighting For" and "Mercy", chart on various ''Billboard'' magazine

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charts. His most recent release, ''Lifted Up'', an extended play, was released in 2013, from Word Records in tandem with Curb Records. The extended play got one single, "God Is Able", to chart on two ''Billboard'' magazine Christian songs charts.

Early life

Clark was born as Patrick Ryan Clark, on August 31, 1977, in the city of

Norman, Oklahoma Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma C ...

. He relocated to

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

to start his music career.

Music career

He started his music recording career in 2004, with his first album, ''Translation'', and it was released on September 7, 2006, from Foreverything Records. His second release, an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, ''Search and Rescue'', was released from Foreverything Records, in 2008. The first studio album, ''Where Would I Be'', was released on August 23, 2011, just eight days before his 34th birthday, from

in association with

and alongside

. This release had two singles, "What Was I Fighting For" and "Mercy", chart on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts. The song, "What Was I Fighting For", reached a peak position of No. 26, on the Christian AC Indicator chart.Search for "What Was I Fighting For" on Christian AC Indicator
at billboard.com/biz Its second single, "Mercy", charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine

Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs ...

chart, at No. 50.Search for "Mercy" on Christian Songs
at billboard.com/biz This song was profiled in a New Release Tuesday's Behind the Song feature. His subsequent release, an extended play, ''Lifted Up'', was released by Word Records in tandem with Curb Records, on March 26, 2013. The extended play got one single, "God Is Able, to chart on two ''Billboard'' magazine charts, on the Christian Songs at No. 47.,Search for "God Is Able" on Christian Songs
at billboard.com/biz while it placed at a peak of No. 10 on the Christian Soft AC chart.Search for "God Is Able" on Christian Soft AC
at billboard.com/biz

Personal life

Clark is married to Gretchen, where they used to reside in Dallas, Texas, yet have since moved back to Norman, Oklahoma.

Discography

;Albums * ''Translation'' (September 7, 2006, Foreverythingmusic) * ''Where Would I Be'' (August 23, 2011, Word/Warner Bros./Curb) ;EPs * ''Search and Rescue'' (2008, Foreverythingmusic) * ''Lifted Up'' (March 26, 2013, Word/Curb) ;Singles * "What Was I Fighting For" (2011) Christian AC Indicator No. 26 * "Mercy" (2011) Christian Songs No. 50 * "God Is Able" (2013) Christian Songs No. 47 and Christian Soft AC No. 10

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Patrick Ryan 1977 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Oklahoma Musicians from Texas Songwriters from Oklahoma Songwriters from Texas