Rita Springer
Marguerita Estell "Rita" Springer (born April 17, 1967) is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released eleven studio albums, Love Covers (1995), All I Have (2000), Created to Worship (2001), Effortless (2002), Rise Up: Live Worship (2004), I Have to Believe (2005), Worth It All (2007), Beautiful You (2008), In This Forever (2011), The Playlist (2012), and Battles (2017).[1][2]
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Birth name | Marguerita Estell Springer |
Also known as | Rita Springer |
Born | Riverside County, California, U.S. | April 17, 1967
Origin | Southlake, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Floodgate, E1, Koch, Word, Found, Integrity, Gateway |
Website | ritaspringer |
Early life
Springer was born, Marguerita Estell Springer,[3][4] on April 17,[5] 1967, in Riverside County, California,[6][7] while she would relocate frequently with her parents in her childhood.[8] She is a single mother raising her adoptive child in Hurst, Texas.
Music career
Her music recording career started in 1995, with the first studio album being, Love Covers.[2] While she has since released ten more studio albums, All I Have in 2000 with Floodgate Records,[9][10][11] Created to Worship in 2001 with E1 Music,[12][13] Effortless in 2002 with Word Records,[14][15] Rise Up: Live Worship in 2004 with Floodgate Records,[16][17][18][19] I Have to Believe in 2005 with Found Records,[20][21][22][23] Worth It All in 2007 with Koch Records, Beautiful You in 2008 with E1 Music, In This Forever in 2011 with Integrity Music,[24] The Playlist in 2012 with Integrity Music,[1][25][26] and Battles in 2017 with Gateway Records.[27][28][29][30]
Discography
- Love Covers (1995, Independent)
- All I Have (2000, Floodgate)
- Created to Worship (2001, E1 Music)
- Effortless (2002, Word)
- Rise Up: Live Worship (2004, Floodgate)
- I Have to Believe (2005, Found)
- Worth It All (2007, Koch)
- Beautiful You (2008, E1 Music)
- In This Forever (2011, Integrity)
- The Playlist (2012, Integrity)
- Battles (2017, Gateway)
References
- AllMusic. "Rita Springer : Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Cross Rhythms. "Rita Springer : Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: Springer Rita E". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Intelius. "Rita E Springer in Euless, TX". Intelius. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Rita Springer (@Ritaspringer) (April 17, 2013). "Great group of amazing women! Happy Birthday to me!!! @ Rise No. 1". Twitter. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Rita Springer (@ritaspringer) (January 23, 2014). "I was born here, raised here, and Will always be a California girl!". Instagram. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- California Birth Index. "Margueri E Springer, Born 04/17/1967 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Hendricks, Shawn (March 1, 2001). "Talent Pool: Rita Springer". CCM Magazine: 24. Also confirms age as 33 as of March 1, 2001, meaning born 1967
- Blodgett-Williams, Dacia A. "All I Have - Rita Springer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Carr, Brian (May 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have - Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Millheim, Dan (January 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 60. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Smith, Alan (July 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship - Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Chapin, Amy (March 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 48–50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Crawley, Philip (November 8, 2002). "Review: Effortless - Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Breimeier, Russ (August 1, 2002). "Review: Effortless - Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Luff, Stephen (September 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up: Live Worship - Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Seay, Davis; Park, Andy; Fontaine Godwin, Susan; Guerrero, Tony (March 1, 2004). "Featured Review: Rise Up: Live Worship - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 52–3. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Breimeier, Russ (February 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up - Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Marihugh, Josh; Nothstine, Barry (May 17, 2004). "Springer, Rita - Rise Up: Live Worship Reviews". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Holland, Doug (July 20, 2006). "Review: I Have to Believe - Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Staff (October 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 64. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Farias, Andree (September 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe - Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Lake, Scott (October 8, 2005). "Springer, Rita - I Have to Believe Review". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Hunter, Andrea (May 1, 2011). "Review: In This Forever - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 61. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Cross, Randy (October 1, 2011). "Review: The Playlist - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 69. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Davis, Kevin (September 9, 2011). "The Playlist Review". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Gilles, Kristen (March 1, 2017). "Review: Battles - Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Feltham, Phill (March 22, 2017). "Winning Battles". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Chambers, Laura (March 12, 2017). "Rita Springer 'Battles'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Yap, Timothy (March 17, 2017). "Rita Springer "Battles" Album Review". Hallels. Retrieved March 27, 2017.