For the Sake of the Call (song)
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"For the Sake of the Call" is a song by contemporary Christian
singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman
from his fourth studio album, For the Sake of the Call. It was released in 1991 as the album's Lead single
, and it reached number 1 on Christian radio the same year.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
from his fourth studio album, For the Sake of the Call. It was released in 1991 as the album's Lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
, and it reached number 1 on Christian radio the same year.
Trivia
- AvalonAvalon (band)Avalon is an American contemporary Christian vocal quartet who has earned multiple RIAA-certified gold records, sold four million albums, and released 22 number one Christian hits.- 1995–1997: Formation of Avalon and A Maze of Grace :...
covered this song in their album Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian ClassicsAnother Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian ClassicsAnother Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics is Avalon's eleventh release and their eighth studio album. The final album featuring Jody McBrayer as a member of Avalon, it contains remakes of classic songs that have defined and shaped the sound of Contemporary Christian Music...
. - Steven Curtis Chapman included it in his albums The Live AdventureThe Live AdventureThe Live Adventure is the first live album from Steven Curtis Chapman, released on September 7, 1993. The album was recorded during Chapman's tour for The Great Adventure on May 6, 1993....
, The Abbey Road Sessions, Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Steven Curtis Chapman album)Greatest Hits is a compilation album from Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman released on October 21, 1997 by Sparrow Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Chapman, except where noted.#"Not Home Yet" - 5:34...
and his new album re:creationRe:creationRe:creation is the seventeenth album by Contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. Released on August 9, 2011, the album features 8 new mixes of some of Chapman's songs, as well as 5 new songs and a Christmas hymn...
.