Avalon: The Greatest Hits
Avalon: The Greatest Hits (2009) is a greatest hits album by Contemporary Christian music vocal group Avalon. Titles appearing on the album include fan-favorites "Give It Up", "Adonai", "Can't Live A Day", "All", and "You Were There", as well as "Testify To Love", the latter of which became the longest-running No. 1 Adult Contemporary song in the history of the CCM Update AC chart.[3] Also included is then-new recording and radio single, "Still My God". The song garnered immediate attention and success, eventually becoming Avalon's 21st career #1 radio hit.[4] In addition, the song peaked at #2 on Radio & Records' Soft AC/Inspo chart.
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| Released | February 10, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-2009 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Inspirational | |||
| Length | 73:29[1] | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister, Charlie Peacock, Tedd Tjornhom, Shaun Shankel, Chris Harris | |||
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Content
Avalon: The Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits album released by Avalon alongside record label Sparrow Records, the first being 2003's offering Testify To Love: The Very Best Of Avalon. Avalon: The Greatest Hits marked the end of the quartet's career with Sparrow,[5] fulfilling a contract that spanned over a decade. Despite this, the group soon after released a new, studio album on E1 Music, aptly titled Reborn, on September 15, 2009.[6]
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album (Year) | Length |
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| 1. | "Testify to Love" | Paul Field, Henk Pool, Robert Riekerk, Ralph Van Manen | A Maze of Grace (1997) | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Give It Up" | Mark Heimermann, Grant Cunningham, Rikk Kittleman, Michael Passons, Janna Long | Avalon (1996) | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Cunningham, Matt Huesmann | A Maze of Grace (1997) | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Still My God" | Adam Smith, Stephan Sharp | New Recording | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Take You at Your Word" | Field, Cunningham | In a Different Light (1999) | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Can't Live a Day" | Joe Beck, Connie Harrington, Ty Lacy | In a Different Light (1999) | 4:46 |
| 7. | "The Glory" | Jim Cooper, Regie Hamm | Oxygen (2001) | 5:03 |
| 8. | "Wonder Why" | Cunningham, Huesmann | Oxygen (2001) | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Adonai" | Don Koch, Lorraine Ferro, Stephanie Lewis | A Maze of Grace (1997) | 4:01 |
| 10. | "New Day" | Long, Lydia Gott, Jody McBrayer, Tedd Tjornhom | Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon (2003) | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Everything to Me" | Chad Cates, Sue Smith | Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon (2003) | 4:48 |
| 12. | "I Don't Want to Go" | Jess Cates, Yancy Wideman | Oxygen (2001) | 5:24 |
| 13. | "All" | Tjornhom, Ian Eskelin, Brian White | The Creed (2004) | 3:47 |
| 14. | "You Were There" | Ben Glover | The Creed (2004) | 6:52 |
| 15. | "Orphans of God" | Twila Lebar, Joel Lindsey | Stand (2006) | 4:29 |
| 16. | "In Christ Alone" | Stuart Townend, Keith Getty | Faith: A Hymns Collection (2006) | 5:04 |
References
- "Avalon, "The Greatest Hits" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- Johnson, Jared. "Review: Avalon: The Greatest Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- Avalon - EMICMG Fact Sheet (2005) Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Avalon - Greg Oliver Agency". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- Melissa Greene's Next Step - CMCentral.com
- Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, July 2009: Avalon Is Reborn With A New Project, Releasing For Sept. 15th