Candle (band)
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Candle is a Christian
band that is best known for their Agapeland
related children's albums
Music Machine and Bullfrogs and Butterflies
. They recorded children's albums for Sparrow Records
' Birdwing branch.
They have won many awards including the Dove Award. They have also been nominated for a Grammy Award
.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
band that is best known for their Agapeland
Agapeland
Agapeland, or "Land Called Love," is a fictional place created for a series of children's Christian musical albums by Candle, Birdwing Kid's Korus, Barry McGuire, Tony Salerno, Jim and Dee Patton, and Agape Force in the 1970s and 1980s...
related children's albums
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
Music Machine and Bullfrogs and Butterflies
Bullfrogs and Butterflies
Bullfrogs and Butterflies is a series of Agapeland related Christian albums. The series was an off-shoot of the album titled Agapeland. The series has won two Dove Awards for "Children's Music Album of the Year," and it has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for "Best Recording for...
. They recorded children's albums for Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
' Birdwing branch.
They have won many awards including the Dove Award. They have also been nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
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Selected list of Candle albums
- AgapelandAgapeland (album)Agapeland is an album by multiple Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated music group Candle. Most of the music on this album was written by Jim and Dee Patton and produced and arragned by Jim Patton. Jim and Dee conceptualized the album and wrote the dialogue...
- Animals and Other Things - 1982 Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominee for "Best Recording for Children." - Music MachineMusic Machine (album)Music Machine is a Christian children's album by Candle. It is set in Agapeland, and teaches children about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. It features the characters Stevie and Nancy...
- Music Machine IIMusic Machine IIMusic Machine II is a Christian children's album by Candle that is a continuation of the Music Machine album from 1977. It is set in Agapeland, and teaches children about the Love. It features the characters Stevie and Nancy. It is part of a series of spin-offs of Music Machine albums, books,...
- Winner of the 1983 Dove Award for "Children's Music Album of the Year." Nominated for 1983 Grammy Award "Best Recording for Children." - Music Machine IIIMusic Machine IIIMusic Machine III is a Christian children's album. It is not set in Agapeland this time, but it features the characters Stevie and Nancy receiving a miniature music machine from the Conductor in the mail...
- Music Machine Club Fun AlbumMusic Machine Club Fun AlbumMusic Machine Club Fun Album is a Christian children's album. It is set in Agapeland, and it features the characters known as Sloops who were introduced in Music Machine II: All About Love. It is part of a series of spin-offs of Music Machine albums, books, and Music Machine movies. Unlike the...
- Bullfrogs and ButterfliesBullfrogs and Butterflies (album)Bullfrogs and Butterflies is the first album in the Dove Award-winning Christian children's series called Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It is set in Agapeland, and is an off-shoot of the Agapeland album...
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies II is the second album in the Dove Award winning Christian children's series called Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It is set in Agapeland, and is an off-shoot of the Agapeland album...
- Nominated for 1985 Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for "Best Recording for Children." Winner of the 1985 Dove award for "Children's Music Album of the Year." - Bullfrogs and Butterflies III - 1987 Dove award winner for "Children's Music Album of the Year." Nominated for 1987 Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children."
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies IV: I've Been Born Again - Nominated for 1989 Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children."
- Ants'hillvaniaAnts'hillvaniaAnts'hillvania is a Sparrow Records production that was written by Jimmy and Carol Owens with Cherry Boone O'Neil and produced by Dan Collins. It is well known for being full of "Ant"-puns...
- Ants'hillvania II: The Honeydew AdventureAnts'hillvania II: The Honeydew AdventureAnts'hillvania II: The Honeydew Adventure is a the second album in the Agapeland related series, Ants'hillvania. It was written by Jimmy and Carol Owens with Cherry Boone O'Neil. It is well known for being full of "Ant"-puns...
- Once Upon a Christmas: The Original StoryOnce Upon a Christmas: The Original StoryOnce Upon a Christmas: The Original Story is a Christmas Christian children's album. Although it doesn't bear the "Music Machine" name, it is set in Agapeland, and it features the characters Stevie and Nancy who have only previously appeared in the Music Machine series. It is part of a series of...
- Sir Oliver's SongSir Oliver's SongSir Oliver's Song is a Christian children's album by the Dove Award winning and Grammy Award nominated group Candle. It is an Agapeland related album, and teaches the 10 Commandments through songs that are based on musical styles from around the world...
- Nathaniel the GrubletNathaniel the GrubletNathaniel the Grublet is a Christian children's album by the Dove Award winning and Grammy Award nominated group Candle and Dean Jones. It is an Agapeland related album. In 1987 a live action 30 minute film was released that was based on the original album. The record album included an...