Sarah Elizabeth Reeves; born April 29, 1989) is an American musician and singer who primarily plays a
Christian pop
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 s ...
and
worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. It may involve one or more of activities such as veneration, adoration, praise, and praying. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recognition ...
style of music. She has released five extended plays and three studio albums (two of which are independently released).
Early and personal life
Reeves was born Sarah Elizabeth Reeves
on April 29, 1989,
in
Athens, Alabama
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 c ...
.
She is the daughter of John Mark "Hershey" Reeves
and Tina Key Reeves,
and has two younger sisters and an older brother.
One of her younger sisters, Mary Reeves,
is in the band Only in Stories.
Her father is a music producer and songwriter
who helped to establish Sound Cell Studios in
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
, where Sarah recorded her first album.
Reeves was given the call from God to become a
worship leader
Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...
at 15 years-old.
She is married to Philip Kothlow, and the couple 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 ...
together.
Music career
Reeves' music career started in 2006
with her first major-label release, ''
Sweet Sweet Sound'', an extended play that was released on April 21, 2009, from
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 ...
.
This extended play was her breakthrough release upon the
''Billboard'' magazine charts, placing No. 19 on the
Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly ...
chart and No. 9 on the
Heatseekers Albums
Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new an ...
.
The song "Sweet Sweet Sound" peaked at No. 27 on the
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
[Chart search for "Sweet Sweet Sound"](_blank)
at billboard.com on Christian Songs and at No. 24 on the
Christian AC Songs chart.
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at billboard.com on Christian AC Songs Her subsequent extended play, ''God of the Impossible'', was released on April 20, 2010, with Sparrow Records.
The first studio album, ''Broken Things'', was released on July 26, 2011.
She released ''Christmas'', a independently-made extended play, in 2013.
Her second studio album, ''Acoustic Worship Covers, Vol. 1'', was released on March 24,
2014.
On May 14, 2021,
the Belonging Co
The Belonging Co is a contemporary worship music band founded by Henry Seeley, originating from The Belonging Co church in Nashville, Tennessee. The collective has released five live albums, ''All the Earth'' (2017), '' Awe + Wonder'' (2019), ' ...
released "Eyes on You" featuring Sarah Reeves as the second promotional single from ''See the Light''.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
References
External links
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New Release Today profileAll About Worship interview
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1989 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
Musicians from Alabama
Musicians from Tennessee
Songwriters from Alabama
Songwriters from Tennessee
Sparrow Records artists