Avalon: The Greatest Hits

Avalon: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Avalon
Released February 10, 2009
Recorded 1996-2009
Genre CCM, Inspirational
Length 73:29[1]
Label Sparrow
Producer Brown Bannister, Charlie Peacock, Tedd Tjornhom, Shaun Shankel, Chris Harris
Avalon chronology
Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics
(2008)		 Avalon: The Greatest Hits
(2009)		 Reborn
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Avalon: The Greatest Hits (2009) is a 16-track collection of some of the most powerful and influential songs as recorded by CCM 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.

Album Notes

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. As expected, Avalon: The Greatest Hits marked the end of the quartet's career with Sparrow,[5] fulfilling a contract that spanned over a decade and included countless awards and achievements. 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
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

  1. ↑ "Avalon, "The Greatest Hits" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Jared. "Review: Avalon: The Greatest Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Avalon - EMICMG Fact Sheet (2005)
  4. ↑ Avalon - Greg Oliver Agency
  5. ↑ Melissa Greene's Next Step - CMCentral.com
  6. ↑ Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, July 2009: Avalon Is Reborn With A New Project, Releasing For Sept. 15th
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