Going Public (Newsboys album)

Going Public is the fifth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1994. The album was the band's second commercial success (following Not Ashamed), and it featured "Shine," one of their most popular songs.

Going Public
Studio album by
Newsboys
Released26 July 1994
Recorded1993
GenreChristian pop, Christian rock
Length36:34
LabelStar Song
ProducerSteve Taylor, Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology
Not Ashamed
(1992)		 Going Public
(1994)		 Take Me to Your Leader
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blaze MagazineNo Rating[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]

The album was recognized with two Dove Awards at the 25th GMA Dove Awards, one for "Rock Album of the Year", and the other "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" for "Shine",[5] as well as nominations for Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Shine") and Song of the Year ("Shine"). Going Public was also nominated for a Grammy, for Best Rock Gospel Album.

In 2001, Going Public was recognized by CCM Magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (appearing at No. 70 on the list), and in 2006, "Shine" was included at No. 9 on CCM Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs of Christian Music.

The CD was recently included as the first in a series of influential Christian albums in Blaze magazine's Blast from the past section, saying that modern Christian artists owe a lot to the path this album created, because it "...showed music from a Godly perspective could sound extremely catchy, have lyrics that were honest and still glorify God".[6]

According to the liner notes the cover photo was taken at a 1948 Post-World War II meeting in Germany which was conducted by the Rev. George A Palmer for the European Evangelical Crusade.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Real Good Thing" Peter Furler2:53
2."Shine" Peter Furler3:42
3."Spirit Thing" Peter Furler3:27
4."Let It Rain" Peter Furler4:17
5."Going Public" John James3:30
6."Truth and Consequences" Peter Furler2:58
7."Lights Out"Peter Furler, Steve TaylorJohn James3:09
8."Be Still" Peter Furler, John James3:19
9."When You Called My Name" John James4:02
10."Elle G." Peter Furler5:12
Total length:36:34

Personnel
  • John James – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Peter Furler – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, programming
  • Kevin Mills – bass, backing vocals
  • Duncan Phillips – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jody Davis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeff Frankenstein – touring, keyboards, additional programming (Note: Frankenstein joined the band during the final recording stages of the album, and didn't really get to play on any of the tracks, but yet he is still mentioned in the album's liner notes.)

Charts

Singles

Note: all CCM Magazine' chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978–1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers

Single CCM
Chart		 Debut Peak
Date		 Peak
Pos		 Total
Wks		 Spins
(since 1998)
source: Mediabase		 Other Album
Appearances
"Be Still" AC 8/15/94 9/26/94 14 11 1,494 —
CHR 8/22/94 10/10/94 2 10
Inspirational 9/5/94 10/10/94 7 9
"Shine" CHR 11/7/94 1/2/95 1 11 39,018
  • WOW 1996 (1995)
  • Entertaining Angels (1998) (Shine 2000 remix)
  • WOW The 90s (1999)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • 8 Great Hits (2003)
  • The Best of Newsboys: 10 Best Series (2004)
  • Top Five (2006)
  • The Greatest Hits (2007)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)
  • Discover: 6 Essential Songs (2010)
  • My Newsboys Playlist (2011)
  • Back 2 Back Hits: Adoration/The Greatest Hits (2011)
    •
  • 10 Great Songs (2012)
"Let It Rain" CHR 1/23/95 3/6/95 7 9 56 —
AC 1/23/95 2/13/95 21 8
"Spirit Thing" CHR 4/17/95 5/29/95 1 11 2,475
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • The Greatest Hits (2007)
    •
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)
"Lights Out" Rock 7/3/95 8/21/95 3 16 2 —
"Real Good Thing" CHR 8/7/95 9/11/95 1 9 89
  • The Best of Newsboys: 10 Best Series (2004)
    •
  • The Greatest Hits (2007)
"Truth and Consequences" CHR 10/9/95 11/13/95 1 11 214 —
"Going Public" — — — — — 31 —

Music videos
  • "Shine"
gollark: If it's running on a remotely modern CPU it's probably using the CPU's virtualization extensions, which leaves you vulnerable to some exploits.
gollark: Just don't expect it to be entirely secure.
gollark: Yes, which means it can't be *easily* defeated, and likely can't be by a random program I guess.
gollark: And?
gollark: Ever heard of side channel attacks?

References
  1. Going Public at AllMusic
  2. http://blaze.prepare.co.za/html/newsboygp.html%5B%5D
  3. "Review: Going Public - Newsboys - Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Newsboys, "Going Public" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Blaze magazine's blast from the past review". prepare.co.za. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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