Songs (Rich Mullins album)
Songs is a compilation of well-known songs by American singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released on July 30, 1996. It was the last album to be released by Mullins before his death in a car accident on September 19, 1997. A follow-up hits compilation, Songs 2, was released in 1999.
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| Released | July 30, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian Music | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
| Producer | Reed Arvin, Rich Mullins, A Ragamuffin Band | |||
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The album featured three new recordings: new versions of the previously recorded songs "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" and "Elijah", and a brand new track, "We Are Not as Strong as We Think We Are". In addition, the album featured the full-length radio single version of "Screen Door", which had been commercially unavailable prior to this release.
In 2001, Songs was certified as a Gold record (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA.[1]
The album was nominated for "Recorded Music Packaging" of the year at the 1997 Dove Awards.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rich Mullins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally released on | Length |
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| 1. | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | new recording of song from Behold the Man (1981) | 5:38 | |
| 2. | "Awesome God" | Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) | 3:03 | |
| 3. | "Sometimes By Step" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two (1992) | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Creed" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) | 5:22 |
| 5. | "We Are Not as Strong as We Think We Are" | new song | 4:48 | |
| 6. | "If I Stand" | Rich Mullins and Steve Cudworth | Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Screen Door" | Pictures in the Sky (1987) | 2:11 | |
| 8. | "Let Mercy Lead" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | Brother's Keeper (1995) | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Elijah" | new recording of song from Rich Mullins (1986) | 5:17 | |
| 10. | "Calling Out Your Name" | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One (1991) | 4:50 | |
| 11. | "My One Thing" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 3:50 | |
| 12. | "Boy Like Me/Man Like You" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One (1991) | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Alrightokuhuhamen" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 4:12 | |
| 14. | "While the Nations Rage" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 4:51 | |
| 15. | "Verge of a Miracle" | Pictures in the Sky (1987) | 4;10 | |
| 16. | "Hold Me Jesus" | A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) | 3:06 |
References
- Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine