Misty Edwards

Misty Dawn Edwards (born January 19, 1979), is an American contemporary Christian musician. Cross Rhythms has reviewed seven of her albums, 2003's Eternity, 2005's Always on His Mind, 2007's Relentless, 2009's Fling Wide, 2010's Point of Life, 2013's Only a Shadow, and 2014's Little Bird, while reviewing the extended play, 2011's Measure of Love, whereas Forerunner Music released these musical works. New Release Today has done five Behind the Song features on her songs. Edwards has seen five of her albums appear on the Billboard magazine charts, where they have achieved thirteen peak positions; the best was Only a Shadow, where it placed on the Billboard 200. The albums, Point of Love, Fling Wide, Only a Shadow, and Little Bird placed on the Christian Albums chart, while the extended play, Measure of Love, charted on it and the Heatseekers Albums chart, likewise, her previous albums placed on that chart, Point of Life and Fling Wide. There has been three placements on the Independent Albums chart, for, Fling Wide, Only a Shadow, and Little Bird.

Misty Edwards
Birth nameMisty Dawn Edwards
Born (1979-01-19) January 19, 1979
Andrews, Texas
OriginKansas City, Missouri
GenresCCM, worship, alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie rock, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, worship leader
Instrumentsvocals, keyboard
Years active2003–present
LabelsForerunner
Websiteihopkc.org/music/featured-artists/misty-edwards/

Early life

Edwards was born as Misty Dawn Edwards,[1] in Andrews, Texas, on January 19,[2][3] 1979.[4][5][6] She was exposed to music by her mother, a music teacher,[4][7] Donna Joyce Edwards (née, Winfrey).[5][8] Edwards' father, Robert Luther Edwards is a preacher[5][9] and she has an older sister, Sommer,[10] and a younger brother, Clay.[11] The siblings were all homeschooled until, at the age of 19, Edwards became one of the first five interns at her church, International House of Prayer, when the church was founded near Kansas City, MO.[4][12][13] She eventually became a worship leader at the church.[12][13] "IHoP" has sustained a constant prayer/worship-meeting going at their "Prayer Room", allowing them to connect with thousands of people across the globe.[14] Edwards initially had dreams of becoming a lawyer, but became a musician, as her home environment was hospitable and conducive for its development.[4] In 1998, at the age of 19, Edwards was diagnosed with cancer. She had chemotherapy and radiation therapy and it took six years before it went fully into remission.[4]

Music career

Edwards' music recording career commenced, with the release, Eternity, a studio album, on December 5, 2003,[15] by Forerunner Music.[16] Her second album, Always on His Mind, was released by Forerunner Music, on December 1, 2005.[17][18] The subsequent album, Relentless, was released on December 20, 2007, from Forerunner Music.[19][20]

She released, Fling Wide, on December 28, 2009, with Forerunner Music.[21][22] The album placed on three Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 21 on the Christian Albums, No. 46 on the Independent Albums, and No. 10 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[23]

Her next album, Point of Life, was released by Forerunner Music, on April 6, 2010.[24] This album saw placements on two Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 45 on the Christian Albums chart, and hitting a placement of No. 27 on the Heatseekers Albums.[23]

She released, an extended play with David Brymer, Measure of Love, and this was released on December 21, 2011,[25] from Forerunner Music.[26] The extended play charted on two Billboard magazine charts, with it placing on the Christian Albums at No. 24 and No. 16 on the Heatseekers Albums.[23]

The follow-up album, Only a Shadow, was released on March 19, 2013,[27] by Forerunner Music.[28][29][30] The album placed on three Billboard magazine charts, the Billboard 200 at a peak of No. 107, while placing on the Christian Albums at No. 7, and Independent Albums at No. 21.[23] She sat down with Kevin Davis, in two Behind the Song features, for New Release Today, where she discussed her songs "Shine Like the Stars" and "When You Think of Me" from this album.[31][32]

She released her seventh album, Little Bird, with Forerunner Music, on December 29, 2014.[33][34][35][36] This album charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed at No. 7 on the Christian Albums chart, while peaking at No. 23 on the Independent Albums chart.[23] Edwards talked to Kevin Davis, about the song "Little Bird" from this album, in a Behind the Song feature at New Release Today.[37] She was the subject in a podcast from Relevant Magazine, in the promotion of this album.[38] This interview appeared in the Relevant Magazine issue 74 for March and April 2015,[39] and published on their website.[40]

Edwards, again in two more Behind the Song features, with Kevin Davis from New Release Today, discussed her songs "The Gift" and "So Come".[41][42]

Discography
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[23]
US US
Christ		 US
Indie		 US
Heat
Eternity – – – –
Always on His Mind – – – –
Relentless – – – –
Fling Wide – 21 46 10
Point of Life – 45 – 27
Measure of Love (with David Brymer) – 24 – 16
Only a Shadow 107 7 21 –
Little Bird – 7 23 –

References
  1. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "Little Bird Work ID No. 888611672 ISWC No. T9166290013". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2015. Work ID No. 888611672 ISWC No. T9166290013
  2. Staff (January 19, 2015). "NRT News Roundup, January 19, 2015". New Release Today. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. Edwards, Misty (January 19, 2012). "Yep... it's my birthday!". Twitter. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. O'Keefe, Suzanne. "Misty Edwards". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  6. Intelius. "Misty Edwards in Kansas City, MO". Intelius. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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  11. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  12. Todd, Charley; Schmidt, Chuck (September 15, 2008). "Misty Edwards: Unplugged". Relevant. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  13. "Interview: Misty Edwards on Raising Up a World of Prayer". The Christian Post. Breathecast.com. August 31, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  14. "The Song of the Redeemed". Worship Leader. pp. 33–4. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  15. "Eternity by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  16. Bayley, Nigel (November 29, 2007). "Review: Eternity - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  17. "Always on His Mind by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  18. Cummings, Tony (October 22, 2007). "Review: Always on His Mind - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  19. "Relentless by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  20. Lennie, Tom (July 16, 2008). "Review: Relentless - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  21. "Fling Wide (live) by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  22. Lennie, Tom (August 20, 2010). "Review: Fling Wide - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  23. "Misty Edwards : Awards". Billboard. AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  24. Lennie, Tom (June 20, 2010). "Review: Point of Life - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  25. "Measure of Love by Misty Edwards and David Brymer". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  26. Holland, Doug (January 27, 2013). "Review: Measure of Love - Misty Edwards & David Brymer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  27. "Only a Shadow (Live) by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  28. Conner, Matt (July 1, 2013). "Review: Only a Shadow (Live)". CCM Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  29. Curry, Stephen (June 24, 2013). "Review: Only a Shadow: Misty Edwards Live - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  30. Davis, Kevin (March 31, 2013). "Misty Edwards (Only a Shadow)". New Release Today. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  31. Davis, Kevin (April 30, 2013). "#416 - "Shine Like the Stars" by Misty Edwards". New Release Today. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  32. Davis, Kevin (November 19, 2013). "#474 - "When You Think of Me" by Misty Edwards". New Release Today. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  33. "Little Bird by Misty Edwards". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  34. Conner, Matt (February 15, 2015). "Misty Edwards: Little Bird". CCM Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  35. Curry, Stephen (May 13, 2015). "Review: Little Bird - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  36. Davis, Kevin (January 5, 2015). "Misty's Love Letters". New Release Today. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  37. Davis, Kevin (January 27, 2015). "#587 - "Little Bird" by Misty Edwards". New Release Today. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  38. Huckabee, Tyler (March 13, 2015). "Episode 433: Misty Edwards". Relevant. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  39. Huckabee, Tyler. "The Drop Conversation: Misty Edwards". Relevant. p. 40. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  40. Huckabee, Tyler (March 16, 2015). "Worship Isn't Just Music". Relevant. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  41. Davis, Kevin (November 18, 2014). "#574 - "The Gift" by Misty Edwards". New Release Today. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  42. Davis, Kevin (June 30, 2015). "#631 - "So Come" by Misty Edwards". New Release Today. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
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