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PERSONAL
Born November 21, 1962, in Paducah, KY; son of Herb and Judy Chapman; married 1984; wife’s name Mary Beth; children: Emily, Caleb, Will, Shaohannah Hope, Stevey Joy, and Maria Sue (died, 2008).
EDUCATION:Attended Georgetown College, Anderson College, and Belmont University.
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CAREER
Christian singer-songwriter, recording artist, activist, and writer. Albums include (with Sparrow, except as noted): First Hand, 1987; Real Life Conversations, 1988; More to This Life, 1989; For the Sake of the Call, 1990; The Great Adventure, 1992; Heaven in the Real World, 1994; The Music of Christmas, 1995; Signs of Life, 1996; Speechless, 1999; Declaration, 2001; All about Love, 2003; Christmas is All in the Heart, 2003; All Things New, 2004; The Abbey Road Sessions, 2005; All I Really Want for Christmas, 2005; This Moment, 2007; Beauty Will Rise, 2009; re:creation, 2011; JOY (Provident), 2012; Deep Roots (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store/SCC), 2013; The Glorious Unfolding (Reunion), 2013; and Worship and Believe (Reunion), 2016.
AWARDS:Fifty-eight Gospel Music Association Dove awards; five Grammy awards; awarded Nashville Walk of Fame star, 2008; Honorary Doctorate of Music, Anderson University, 2011.
RELIGION: ChristianWRITINGS
SIDELIGHTS
Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman began his career in the 1980s has become one of the most celebrated artists in the genre. Chapman is also the co-founder, with his wife Mary Beth, of the international adoption charity Show Hope, and the couple have collaborated on a series of children’s books about adoption. Chapman has also written spiritually-themed books with pastor Scotty Smith, as well as a memoir.
Shaoey and Dot
The “Shaoey and Dot” books, inspired by the Chapmans’ adoption of three little girls from China, focus on a ladybug named Dot and her friendship with an orphan girl named Shaoey. When Dot first meets Shaoey, in Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle, the girl is swaddled into a bundle of blankets and is waiting to be taken to the place where eager parents are waiting to find babies. Dot vows to stay with Shaoey while the infant finds a new home with her adoptive family. The book is written in four-line verse stanzas with engaging rhythm and rhyme.
In Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story, little Shaoey is now a toddler. Frightened when a storm cuts off the lights to her house one night, Shaoey turns to Dot for comfort. The beetle gently explains that there are many things that Shaoey might be afraid of, such as having a huge elephant in the bunk bed over her head or having to help an alligator brush his teeth, but that the darkness is not scary because God, who is everywhere, is there as well. Reviewers found the books warm and inspiring.
Between Heaven and the Real World
Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story, written with Ken Abraham, presents an honest examination of Chapman’s professional, spiritual, and personal life. Chapman was born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky, and briefly attended Georgetown College as a pre-med student and then Anderson College before moving to Nashville in hopes of launching a songwriting career. His break came soon thereafter with his song “Built to Last,” which was recorded by the popular gospel group The Imperials. The success of this single led to a songwriting contract with Sparrow Records, where Chapman went on to write material for several major artists including Sandi Patty, Billy Dean, Glen Campbell, and Roger Whittaker.
Chapman released his first album, First Hand, in 1987. One of its songs, “Weak Days,” reached number two on the Contemporary Christian Music chart. Chapman’s next release, the album Real Life Conversations, included four more hit songs, most notably “His Eyes,” co-written with James Isaac Elliott. With a Gospel Music Association Best Songwriter of the Year award in 1989, Chapman was en route to stardom. He reached a broader audience in 1992 with the album The Great Adventure, for which he won two more Grammy awards. He continued to record prolifically and to tour, earning recognition for his easy rapport with audiences. In 2006 he drew massive crowds while touring in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai, China. In 2008, Chapman was awarded a star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame, and in 2011 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Anderson University. As of 2017 he has sold more than eleven million albums and has had eight of his albums certified gold or platinum. He has also won five Grammy Awards and a record-setting fifty-eight Gospel Music Association Dove Awards.
Observing that Chapman’s comments on his hit songs are a “strong thread” in the memoir, a reviewer for Publishers Weekly felt that the book’s “real treasure is his relationship with his wife . . . and their children.” Chapman met his future wife, Mary Beth Chapman, while both were students at Anderson University, and they married in 1984. He writes candidly about the strain that his artistic lifestyle, with its erratic hours and frequent travel, placed on his wife, who preferred an orderly and predictable life. Their strong faith and their deep commitment to each other, he writes, helped them through each crisis. Chapman also writes honestly about his role as a father, admitting his doubts and insecurities as well as his joy in family life. After raising a daughter and two sons, he and his wife later adopted three daughters from China. Their first adoption, finalized in 2000, inspired the couple to found the charity Show Hope, an organization formalized in 2003 to reduce barriers to adoption and to provide holistic care for orphans around the world.
A devastating tragedy hit the family in 2008 when their youngest child, Maria Sue, died after being hit by a car at age five. The author writes that his spiritual music and his faith have become even more important to him since this tragedy. His 2011 album re-creation, which contains several remixes of his older songs as well as some new ones, conveys the emotional changes he experienced following Maria Sue’s death. The Publishers Weekly reviewer felt that Chapman’s account of his grief and healing occasionally feels “rushed,” and that the memoir fails to fully illuminate the pain and confusion of living with unanswered spiritual questions. Even so, the reviewer admired the author’s deep sincerity and concluded that his beliefs “will encourage others.”
Speaking with Huffington Post interviewer Amy Cummins, who described Between Heaven and the Real World as a “poignant, honest, and vulnerable” book, Chapman said that he had always known that he would want to write his life story. Seeing how much readers were helped by his wife’s book about losing Maria Sue, he felt that he could also benefit others by sharing his story. Chapman explained that he has always been inspired by others’ lives, especially when these involve struggle and even failure. “My goal in sharing my story isn’t to say ‘If you do this and this and this, then you can get it all together and have it figure out,'” he said. “It’s more to say, ‘You know what? My journey is full of steps forward, steps back, missteps, and pain, and that’s OK.’ I hope in sharing that, people would feel less alone in their journeys.”
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BOOKS
Chapman, Steven Curtis, and Ken Abraham, Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story, Revell (Grand Rapids, MI), 2017.
PERIODICALS
Billboard, April 27, 1996, Deborah Evans Price, “With Media Exposure and Chart Success, Contemporary Christian Artists Are Baptized into the Mainstream,” p. 34.
Publishers Weekly, June 27, 2005, review of Restoring Broken Things: What Happens When We Catch a Vision for the New World Jesus Is Creating, p. 58; May 20, 2013, review of You Were Always in My Heart: A Shaoey and Dot Adoption Story, p. 63; January 9, 2017, review of Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story, p. 60.
ONLINE
Huffington Post, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ (October 11, 2017), Amy Cummins, interview with Chapman.
Steven Curtis Chapman Website, https://stevencurtischapman.com (October 11, 2017).*
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Over the past 20 years, the worship music movement has become the forefront of Christian music as an industry. Nearly every artist has left his or her mark on it over the years, contributing to a rich tapestry of musical expression all aimed at directly praising God—either as individuals or as a corporate body.
But it’s a genre Steven Curtis Chapman, who has earned more awards than any single recording artist in Christian music history, has never contributed to—until now.
Worship and Believe marks the first worship album by the 58-time Dove Award-winning artist, who has sold nearly eleven million albums in his three decade-long career of creating music.
The 11 studio tracks, and six live tracks recorded at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, form a theologically thoughtful collection designed for vertically-focused praise and worship. Lyrically, Worship and Believe presents ten core truths from Scripture as “proclamations of Truth that we can declare together,” Chapman says.
Co-produced with Chapman’s longtime producer and friend, Brent Milligan, Worship and Believe is Chapman’s 23rd career album and serves as a musical worship companion to the BELIEVE curriculum, a 30-week church curriculum written by one of Oak Hills’ pastors, Senior MinisterRandy Frazee.
As a follow-up to the 2013 best-selling project, The Story, BELIEVE is a resource designed to help churches engage the Bible. While on tour with The Story, Frazee began to share with Chapman about the BELIEVE curriculum, and believed Chapman was the perfect fit to oversee the musical backdrop.
"As Randy talked about how important it is for us as the Church to know what we believe and why, I began to get excited, thinking, ‘I want to write those songs, create those musical declarations that we as the church can sing together.'”
He enlisted the co-writing help of several established worship artists and songwriters like Matt Maher, Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin, whom Chapman refers to tongue-in-cheek as the “real [worship] professionals.”
While Chapman had never felt the impetus to record a worship album until now, he recognized his unique vantage point when writing: “I thought maybe I could be a guy who is not in a particular worship camp community,” he says. “I’m not a Passion artist or Bethel artist or Gateway. I thought, ‘What if I were to bring all those different communities together musically in a way to create this project?'”
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Worship and Believe combines these influences and those from years past from artists like Rich Mullins and Wes King, to create a classic collection that appeals to the diverse audience of church bodies today.
“For me, some of the greatest worship music maybe wasn’t even called worship music at the time,” he says. “Rich Mullins’ ‘Step by Step’ is probably the song I sung before I even knew what those songs were called. I would do it in concert just because I love singing that song and so many of his, like ‘Awesome God.’ If I’m going to make this kind of music, I want it to draw on some of the influences that have most inspired me."
Scripture and worship music have been lifelines for Chapman during the past several years as his family has grieved the loss of his youngest daughter, Maria, in an accident on May 21, 2008.
What sustained him was proclaiming truth. “Really, out of desperation what came to my heart and my lips was, ‘Blessed be the name of the Lord. You give and take away.’ And I just kept saying it. I kept singing it and whispering it. I’d go where nobody could hear me, and I screamed it until I didn’t have a voice left, and every time I did, it was like I would feel something pull me back a little bit from that abyss, and I’d have a little more oxygen in my lungs to say it again. It was like the only clarity I had would come when I would say, ‘God, I’m going to bless Your name. You give and Youtake away. I’m going to trust You.'"
“Blessed Be the Name of the Lord,” written by his friend Matt Redman, was sung as Redman led worship at the five-year-old’s funeral. The song continues to be prominent with the Chapman family in the loss, and in the celebration, of their daughter’s life.
And for the following two years, any time Chapman took the stage, he began with that song. “I would just drive a stake in the ground and say, ‘God, this is what’s most true. The pain is true. The questions are real. The grief is real. The anger is real. But what’s most real, and what’s most true, is that you are God. You’re faithful.’”
It’s from that place of suffering and surrender Chapman began to write songs to illuminate promises of God and declare truths from Scripture. From the anthemic “We Believe” to the tender “Hallelujah, You Are Good” to the triumphant “King of Love” and hopeful “God of Forever,” these songs mark a new season for Chapman — creating more vertically focused worship songs spurred on by a soul awakening to worship music he experienced as he held fast to songs of the church through a season of loss.
“These songs have come out of my own journey, particularly of the last seven years of learning the life-giving power of hearing my own voice and the voice of other believers around me declare what is most true and most real,” he says. “What God says is true — even when pain, doubt, grief and confusion are very real as well. There’s an incredible power in agreeing with each other, and especially with God.”
Worship and Believe is both a call to and celebration of unity, as Christians rally around who and what we worship and believe, declaring it together, as one body.
# 1 RADIO HITS
Love Take Me Over The Glorious Unfolding
Joy Christmas Time Again
Recreation Do Everything
This Moment Yours
All Things New
Much Of You
Believe Me Now
All About Love All About Love Moment Made For Worshipping
DeclarationLive Out LoudGod Is God Magnificent Obsession
Speechless The Change Fingerprints of God The Invitation Great Expectations Be Still and Know Dive Speechless
The Apostle Movie I will Not Go Quietly
Greatest Hits Not Home Yet
Signs of Life Lord of The DanceSigns of Life Let Us Pray Free Hold Onto Jesus
The Music Of ChristmasChristmas Is All In The Heart
My UtmostSometimes He Comes In The Clouds
Heaven in the Real WorldHeaven in the Real WorldKing of the Jungle Dancing with the Dinosaur The Mountain Heartbeat of Heaven
The Great AdventureThe Great AdventureWhere We Belong Go There With You Still Called today (feat.Bebe Winans)
For The Sake Of The CallFor The Sake Of The CallNo Better Place Busy Man What Kind Of Joy
More to This LifeMore to This LifeI Will Be Here Love You With My Life Treasure Island
Real Life ConversationsHis EyesMy Turn Now
AWARDS
5 Grammys
58 GMA Dove Awards (Gospel Music’s most awarded artist)
1 American Music Award
CERTIFIED ALBUMS
R.I.A.A Certified Platinum Recording (1 Million Units) Heaven In The Real World, Speechless R.I.A.A Certified Gold Recording (500,000 Units) All About Love, Declaration, Greatest Hits, Signs Of Life, The Music Of Christmas, The Great Adventure, More To This Life, For The Sake Of The Call, Heaven In The Real World, Speechless
Television Appearances
Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBS Sunday Morning, Fox & Friends, , CNN, 60 Minutes, MSNBC, Hallmark Channel’s “Adoption” Series, Fox TV, ABC’s American Music Awards, The White House, Live...With Regis & Kathie Lee, The Sunday Today Show, CBS “Home for the Holidays” TV Special, CBS This Morning, PAX TV – “Doc”, Channel One News, Huckabee Show, Extra!, E! Entertainment, CNN Showbiz, Donny & Marie, A Musical Christmas At Disney World
VIDEOGRAPHY
(2003) Abbey Road Sessions/The Walk DVD
(2003) Steven Curtis Chapman Live DVD
(2002) Videos, Video Hits Collection
(1997) The Walk
(1993) The Live Adventure
(1992) The Great Adventure
(1990) Front Row
DISCOGRAPHY
(2016) Worship and Believe
(2013) The Glorious Unfolding
(2013) #1's, Vol 2
(2012) Joy
(2011) re:creation
(2009) Beauty Will Rise
(2008) This Moment: Cinderella Edition
(2007) This Moment
(2005) All I Really Want For Christmas
(2004) All Things New
(2003) All About Love
(2003) Christmas Is All In The Heart (Hallmark)
(2001) Declaration (RIAA certified Gold)
(1999) Speechless (RIAA Certified Platinum)
(1997) Greatest Hits (RIAA Gold)
(1996) Signs Of Life (RIAA Gold)
(1995) The Music Of Christmas (RIAA Gold)
(1994) Heaven In The Real World (RIAA Platinum)
(1993) The Live Adventure
(1992) The Great Adventure (RIAA Gold)
(1990) For The Sake Of The Call (RIAA Gold)
(1989) More To This Life (RIAA Gold)
(1988) Real Life Conversations
(1987) First Hand
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Steven Curtis Chapman
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Steven Curtis Chapman
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Chapman in a concert
Background information
Birth name Steven Curtis Chapman
Born November 21, 1962 (age 54)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Contemporary Christian music
Occupation(s)
Musician singer songwriter record producer actor author
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1987–present
Labels
Sparrow EMI Epic PolyEast Sony BMG Provident
Website stevencurtischapman.com
Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.
After starting his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing over 20 albums. Chapman has also won five Grammy awards and 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, more than any other artist in history. His seven "Artist of the Year" Dove Awards, his latest in 2009, are also an industry record.[1] As of 2014, Chapman has sold more than 10 million albums[2] and has 10 RIAA-certified Gold or Platinum albums.[3]
Chapman is also a vocal advocate for adoption, along with his wife Mary Beth. Together, they have started a charity organization called Show Hope (formerly called Shaohannah's Hope), that mobilizes individuals and communities to care for orphans through its international orphan care work as well as adoption aid grants to help put more orphans from overseas and the U.S. in loving families. In 2009, Show Hope finished building Maria's Big House of Hope, a medical care center in China that provides holistic care to orphans with special needs. He is also a contributor to Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith of British Christian band Delirious?.
Chapman was recognized in the Fall 2010 issue of Wood & Steel discussing the new Taylor 714 Signature Series guitar in honor of his youngest daughter Maria Sue.[4] The guitar features the flower from Maria's picture and the word "SEE" on the 12th fret in Maria's handwriting. In 2003, Chapman starred in the Christian film Christmas Child.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
1.1 First albums (1987–1990)
1.2 Going mainstream (1992–2005)
1.3 Later years (2006–2011)
1.4 New label (2012–present)
2 Personal life
2.1 Death of Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman
2.2 Honorary Doctorate
3 Activism and charity work
4 Discography
4.1 Studio albums
5 Awards
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Steven Curtis Chapman was born to Judy and Herb Chapman in Paducah, Kentucky, on November 21, 1962.[6] Chapman's father is a guitar teacher in Paducah, and young Steven and Herb Jr. grew up playing the guitar and singing.
Upon finishing high school, Chapman enrolled as a pre-med student at Georgetown College in Kentucky. After a couple of semesters he transferred to Anderson College in Indiana. However, he soon dropped out and went to Nashville to pursue a career in music. While in Nashville he briefly attended Belmont University. He began working a music show at Opryland USA while dedicating time to songwriting.[7][8]
In the 1980s, Chapman wrote a song called "Built to Last", which was recorded by prominent gospel group The Imperials. The strength of the song prompted him to be signed to a songwriting deal with Sparrow Records, where he rose to prominence. As of 2007, artists like Sandi Patty, Billy Dean, Glen Campbell, the Cathedral Quartet and Roger Whittaker have recorded Chapman's songs.[7]
First albums (1987–1990)[edit]
In 1987, Chapman released his first album, First Hand. The album included the song "Weak Days", which peaked at No. 2 on the Contemporary Christian Music chart. In 1988, he followed with his second album, Real Life Conversations, which earned him four more hits, including the No. 1 song "His Eyes". The song, which was co-written by James Isaac Elliott, earned the Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year award from the Gospel Music Association in 1989. That year, he also won a GMA Award for Best Songwriter of the Year.
After that, Chapman followed with more albums like More to This Life and For the Sake of the Call. All of these albums featured several No. 1 singles and were awarded several GMA Awards. The latter also gave Chapman his first Grammy in the Best Pop Gospel Album category. These achievements strengthened his position in the Christian music scene.[7]
Going mainstream (1992–2005)[edit]
In 1992, Chapman made a successful shift into a more mainstream audience with his album The Great Adventure. The album garnered Chapman two more Grammys, for the album and for the title track video. After Sparrow Records was purchased by EMI/Liberty, they began to market the album to a broader audience, pushing it to gold status in 1993. The success of the album prompted Chapman to record one of his concerts and release it as The Live Adventure, both as a video and a CD. This continuation won Chapman more GMA Awards, and also a new award from American Songwriter magazine for Songwriter and Artist of the Year.[7]
Chapman continued to enjoy success with albums like Heaven in the Real World, Signs of Life, and Speechless. In 2001, with the release of Declaration, Chapman got more attention in the Top 200. That album, along with 2003's All About Love, peaked in the Top 15. The follow-up, All Things New, made it to No. 22.[7]
Chapman has also released three Christmas albums, beginning with 1995's The Music of Christmas. In 2005, he released All I Really Want for Christmas, and this was followed by a re-release of The Music of Christmas in 2004, distributed only at Hallmark Cards stores.
In the Christian video game Dance Praise, four songs from Chapman are included: "All About Love", "Dive", "Live Out Loud", and "Only Getting Started". The Dance Praise expansion pack, Dance Praise Expansion Pack Volume 1: Modern Worship, adds the following songs to the game: "Children of the Burning Heart", "Let Us Pray", "See the Glory", "Fingerprints of God", and "I Do Believe".
Chapman also hosts the Gospel Music Channel show, "The Best of the Dove Awards".
Later years (2006–2011)[edit]
In 2006, Chapman went on tour to several Asian countries. His website claims his concert for U.S. troops serving in South Korea was the first Christian concert ever performed for the troops in that country, and a concert in Shanghai, China, was "the first public performance by a Gospel recording artist event in the city open to China passport holders", and the third-largest concert in Shanghai that spring.[9] The tour also took the artist to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore. During the same period, his song "The Blessing" reached No. 1 on Thailand radio charts. His No. 1 songs are "Dive", "Live Out Loud", "Cinderella", and "Do Everything".
In 2007, Chapman co-headlined Newsong's annual Winter Jam tour with Jeremy Camp. For the tour, he brought his sons' band, Colony House, out on tour to play as his backing band, along with longtime keyboardist Scott Sheriff. Chapman also released This Moment, which included the hit singles "Cinderella" and "Yours", in October 2007. He was chosen for WOW Hits 2009 for Cinderella. He continues to tour with his sons, Caleb and Will.
On April 20, 2008, Chapman was awarded a star on Nashville's Walk of Fame for his contributions in Christian music.
On November 3, 2009, Chapman released his seventeenth album Beauty Will Rise. Many of the songs from this album are inspired by the death of his daughter, Maria Sue. He claims that the songs on the album are his "personal psalms". Chapman, his wife and two sons each got a tattoo of the flower that Maria drew before her untimely death. "Beauty Will Rise", "Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope", Chapman's new song "Meant to Be", and "re:creation" are dedicated to Maria's memory.
Chapman's album, re:creation, contained six new songs as well as new versions of some of his most memorable songs of the past. Stated that he felt that this album is an opportunity to let everyone know he and his family believe God is recreating many wonderful things in their lives after the death of Maria Sue.
New label (2012–present)[edit]
In August 2012, Chapman announced his departure from Sparrow Records and his signature to Sony's Provident Label Group.[10]
He released the Christmas album, JOY, on October 16, 2012.[11] Sales were disappointing for a new release, ending the week after Christmas stood at 36,382.[citation needed]
Chapman released Deep Roots exclusively through Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. on March 11, 2013.[12]
In September 2013, Reunion Records released Chapman's eighteenth album (the second with Reunion Records), The Glorious Unfolding, which is also his first studio album in seven years that features completely original material.[13] The album received critical acclaim, with many critics ranking it among his other chart-topping albums. The album peaked at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200.[14]
Beginning in September 2014 until April 2015, Chapman hosted the "Sam's Place: Music for the Spirit" concert series at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and featured performances by the likes of MercyMe, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Third Day.[15][better source needed]
In 2015, Chapman released "Warrior" as the official song for the soundtrack to War Room.[citation needed]
A new single, "Amen", will be sent to Christian AC radio on October 6, 2015.[16]
Personal life[edit]
Steven and Mary Beth in the booklet of the album, The Music of Christmas released in 1995
Chapman is a devout Christian and is married to Mary Beth Chapman (née Chapman). The couple met in the early 1980s at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and married in the fall of 1984.[17]
The couple currently live in Franklin, Tennessee, and have six children: three biological—Emily, Caleb and Will— and three daughters—Shaohannah Hope, Stevey Joy and Maria Sue—adopted from China.[18] After going on a mission trip to Haiti with Mary Beth in 1997, his daughter asked her parents about adopting and they initially refused but later adopted three young girls from China.[19]
Together, Chapman and his wife have written three children's books with adoption themes: Shaoey And Dot: Bug Meets Bundle (2004), Shaoey and Dot: The Christmas Miracle (2005), and Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story with illustrations by Jim Chapman (2006). Chapman's modern fairytale, Cinderella: The Love of a Daddy and His Princess (2008) chronicles and celebrates the blessings of childhood, family, love, and life. Together with minister Scotty Smith, Chapman has authored two books for the adult inspirational market: Speechless (1999), and Restoring Broken Things (2005). Chapman's song "All About Love" has been featured in commercials for the Fox television show Celebrity Duets.[citation needed]
Chapman and his sons recorded "I Love My Lips" under the name of "Stevenson" after his oldest son Caleb Stevenson for the 2003 Veggie Rocks album.[citation needed] His sons Caleb and Will perform together as the band Colony House.[citation needed] Chapman recorded a song for the Veggie Tales film, It's a Meaningful Life, titled "Meant to Be".[citation needed] Chapman is best friends with Geoff Moore. The Chapmans are members of Christ Community Church..[citation needed] The Chapmans own two dogs, Duke and Winston.[citation needed]
On November 10, 2011, Chapman and his wife became grandparents for the first time when a baby girl, Eiley Eliza Richards, was born to Emily and her husband Tanner Richards, in Ireland. The baby was born at 9:30 am. Ireland time or 3:30 am. Tennessee time.[20]
Jillian Edwards is Chapman's daughter-in-law.
Chapman's brother-in-law, Jim Chapman, was the bass vocalist in the 1990s country music group 4 Runner.[21] His son Will Chapman married folk musician Jillian Edwards in December 2012.
Death of Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman[edit]
Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman died from her injuries and blood loss in a driveway accident on May 21, 2008.[22] Will Chapman was pulling into the driveway of their house after he auditioned for a musical at school and Maria Sue was running to meet him so she could ask him to put her on the monkey bars. They didn't see each other in time and he accidentally ran over her. She was airlifted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.[23] EMS paramedics attempted to resuscitate her en route the hospital, but were unsuccessful. Maria was pronounced dead on arrival.[24] At the time of Maria's death, the Chapman family was preparing to celebrate Caleb's high school graduation from Christ Presbyterian Academy and Emily's engagement just hours before the accident.[25]
During the memorial service for Maria, the family expressed their faith in God and their love for one another.[26][27]
After Maria's accident, the Chapman family spoke publicly about their loss and the role that faith played in their healing. They have appeared on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, in People, The 700 Club, and Huckabee.[28][29] Maria was buried in the flower girl dress that she was planning to wear to Emily's October wedding. The family put Maria's ballet shoes, her favorite doll, letters from her brothers and sisters, and other personal mementos to Maria in her coffin. During the funeral service, Will kept Maria's security blanket around his shoulders. Maria is buried in Williamson Memorial Gardens in Franklin, Tennessee. Chapman's subsequent album, Beauty Will Rise, focuses on Maria's death and its aftermath. Chapman almost quit his singing career due to Maria's death and he nearly chose to never sing "Cinderella" again, but soon realized that Maria would have wanted him to continue singing and to honor her memory by singing "Cinderella". An investigation of Maria's death was performed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. However, it was ruled as a tragic accident and no charges were filed. In November 2009, a year after Maria died, Chapman performed at a special concert at Harvest Christian Fellowship. Greg Laurie, the pastor of Harvest, suffered the loss of his own son, Christopher Laurie, just months after Chapman's loss. Chapman performed several songs from Beauty Will Rise.[30]
Since Maria's unexpected death, Mary Beth Chapman has written and released a book about the death of her daughter called Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope.[31]
Honorary Doctorate[edit]
On May 7, 2011, Chapman received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Anderson University and was the commencement speaker for the class of 2011.[32]
Activism and charity work[edit]
Chapman's first adopted daughter, Shaohannah Hope, was featured on his album All I Really Want for Christmas
In the late 1990s, Chapman became involved in youth violence prevention efforts following the 1997 Heath High School shooting at his alma mater in West Paducah, Kentucky.[33] Chapman even dedicated a song, "With Hope", from his 1999 album, Speechless, to the families who lost someone in the shooting.[34] In addition, he was asked to sing at the joint funeral held for the three victims. Chapman later gave a memorial concert and joined Charles Colson and others in creating a video designed to sensitize teenagers to the signs of serious violence planning among peers and to encourage them to report plans that are told to them.[35]
In 2009, Show Hope finished building Maria's Big House of Hope, a medical care center in China that provides holistic care to orphans with special needs. Maria's Big House of Hope is also dedicated to the memory of the late Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman. Also in 2009, Chapman and his wife received the Children's Champion Award from the charitable organization Children's Hunger Fund for their work with Show Hope.
In September 2011, Chapman and his wife were awarded the Congressional Angels in Adoption award by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) in Washington, D.C.[36]
Chapman also has promoted the international charity World Vision for at least a decade, serving as spokesman for Project Restore, its program serving the U.S. Gulf Coast region in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, in cooperation with the Gospel Music Association. He has also occasionally traveled to Uganda to help with the problem of street children, and to help orphans and adoption organizations. He has played at local churches, including KPC (Kampala Pentecostal Church) in Kampala.
Discography[edit]
Main article: Steven Curtis Chapman discography
Chapman has released 18 studio albums, more than 20 albums total in his career, including three Christmas, one live, and several compilation albums. He has sold more than ten million total albums (including two certified Platinum albums, seven certified Gold albums) and has had 48 No. 1 Christian radio songs.[37][not in citation given]
Studio albums[edit]
First Hand (1987)
Real Life Conversations (1988)
More to This Life (1989)
For the Sake of the Call (1990)
The Great Adventure (1992)
The Live Adventure (1993)
Heaven in the Real World (1994)
Signs of Life (1996)
Speechless (1999)
Declaration (2001)
All About Love (2003)
All Things New (2004)
The Abbey Road Sessions (2005)
This Moment (2007)
Beauty Will Rise (2009)
re:creation (2011)
JOY (2012)
Deep Roots (2013)
The Glorious Unfolding (2013)
Worship and Believe (2016)
Awards[edit]
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Another Time... Another Place
Sandi Patti
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
1992–1994
For the Sake of the Call
The Great Adventure
The Live Adventure
Succeeded by
Mercy
Andrae Crouch
Preceded by
This Is My Song
Deniece Williams
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
2000
Speechless
Succeeded by
If I Left the Zoo
Jars of Clay
Preceded by
Worship Again
Michael W. Smith
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
2005
All Things New
Succeeded by
Lifesong
Casting Crowns
Preceded by
Avalon American Music Award for Favorite Inspirational Contemporary Artist
2003 Succeeded by
MercyMe
Preceded by
"Place in This World"
Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick
GMA's Song of the Year
"The Great Adventure"
1993
Succeeded by
"In Christ Alone"
Shawn Craig, Don Koch
Preceded by
Larnelle Harris GMA's Songwriter of the Year
1989–1995 Succeeded by
Michael W. Smith
Preceded by
Michael W. Smith GMA's Songwriter of the Year
1997–1998 Succeeded by
Rich Mullins
Preceded by
Wayne Watson GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
1990–1991 Succeeded by
Michael English
Preceded by
Michael English GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
1995 Succeeded by
Gary Chapman
Preceded by
Gary Chapman GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
1997–1998 Succeeded by
Chris Rice
Preceded by
Chris Rice GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
2000–2001 Succeeded by
Mac Powell
Preceded by
Amy Grant GMA's Artist of the Year
1990–1991 Succeeded by
Amy Grant
Preceded by
Amy Grant GMA's Artist of the Year
1993 Succeeded by
Michael English
Preceded by
Michael English GMA's Artist of the Year
1995 Succeeded by
DC Talk
Preceded by
DC Talk GMA's Artist of the Year
1997 Succeeded by
Rich Mullins
Preceded by
Michael W. Smith GMA's Artist of the Year
2000 Succeeded by
Third Day
Preceded by
tobyMac GMA's Artist of the Year
2009 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Go West Young Man
Michael W. Smith
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
1992–1993
For the Sake of the Call
The Great Adventure
Succeeded by
Hope
Michael English
Preceded by
Hope
Michael English
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
1995
Heaven in the Real World
Succeeded by
The Whole Truth
Point of Grace
Preceded by
The Whole Truth
Point of Grace
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
1997
Signs of Life
Succeeded by
Behind the Eyes
Amy Grant
Preceded by
Live the Life
Michael W. Smith
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
2000
Speechless
Succeeded by
This is Your Time
Michael W. Smith
Preceded by
This is Your Time
Michael W. Smith
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
2002
Declaration
Succeeded by
Woven & Spun
Nichole Nordeman
Preceded by
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
1989
"His Eyes"
Succeeded by
"Heaven"
BeBe & CeCe Winans
Preceded by
"Home Free"
Wayne Watson
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
1993–1995
"The Great Adventure" (with Geoff Moore)
"Go There With You"
"Heaven in the Real World"
Succeeded by
"The Great Divide"
Point of Grace
Preceded by
"Between You and Me"
DC Talk
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
1998
"Let Us Pray"
Succeeded by
"Testify to Love"
Avalon
Preceded by
"Testify To Love"
Avalon
GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
2000
"Dive"
Succeeded by
"Redeemer"
Nicole C. Mullen
Preceded by
GMA's Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
1990
"I Can See the Hand" (with Jim Chapman III)
(recorded by The Cathedrals)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
1990
"His Strength is Perfect" (with Jerry Salley)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
2005
"Voice of Truth" (with Mark Hall)
(recorded by Casting Crowns)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Instrumental Album of the Year
2007
'End of the Spear Soundtrack
(with Ronald Owen, Howell Gibbens, Matt Cody, David Mullen, Jamie Moore, Brown Bannister, Otto Price)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Praise and Worship Album of the Year
1995
Corem Deo II
(with Out of the Grey, Steve Green, Margaret Becker, Charlie Peacock, CeCe Winans, Bob Carlisle)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
1996
My Utmost for His Highest
(with Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, 4HIM, Cindy Morgan, Sandi Patty, Bryan Duncan, Twila Paris, Phillips, Craig & Dean)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
1998
God with Us – A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics
(with Anointed, Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Sandi Patty, Chris Willis, Steve Green, Cheri Keaggy, Avalon, Out of the Grey, Ray Boltz, Clay Crosse, CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
2005–2006
The Passion of the Christ: Songs
Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Short Form Music Video of the Year
1993
"The Great Adventure"
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Long Form Music Video of the Year
1994
The Live Adventure
Succeeded by
Preceded by
GMA's Long Form Music Video of the Year
1999
My Utmost for His Highest: The Concert
Succeeded by
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Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
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Steven Curtis Chapman, with Ken Abraham.
Revell, $22.99 (448p) ISBN 978-0-8007-2688-1
Accomplished Christian musician Chapman shares struggles and successes throughout his career and personal life,
including how his faith was tested when his youngest daughter died after being hit by a car. Born and raised in
Paducah, Ky., Chapman never dreamed he'd win multiple Grammy and Dove awards--he couldn't even sing that well--
but he was gifted at writing lyrics and connected with his audience through snippets of conversation while performing.
His hit songs are a strong thread throughout the book, but the story's real treasure is his relationship with his wife,
Mary Beth, and their children. She preferred order and predictable schedules; he was cut from a creative cloth. The
clash threatened their marriage, but at each crossroads they found their way. Then, while raising three kids, the
Chapmans decided to adopt from China. When their third adopted child, Maria, was killed in a tragic accident at the
age of five, the family was devastated. Chapman's pain is evident, yet his grief feels rushed in places because he's so
intent on sharing Bible verses and a faith message. Indeed, Chapman admits to a lifelong tendency to want to "fix"
things. What's lost with that approach is a sense of how difficult it is to live with unwanted circumstances and
unanswered questions about God. Even so, there's little doubt his beliefs are sincere and will encourage others. (Mar.)
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The great adventure. (Parents)
Jennifer
Christian Parenting Today.
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As a fan of singer Steven Curtis Chapman, I found this gift book and CD combo a wonderful present to my own
family. "The Great Adventure," perhaps Chapman's most noted song, describes the incredible journey that calls us
closer to God. In the book's introduction, Chapman talks about a time he felt inadequate as a husband, father, child of
God. Through his willingness to open up to friends, Chapman found a depth of faith he hadn't known. The Great
Adventure is the outcome of his experience and a glorious testimony of how God's grace can redeem everything.
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Restoring Broken Things: What Happens When
We Catch a Vision for the New World Jesus Is
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Singer-songwriter Chapman teams up with Smith, a well-known evangelical pastor, to explore the biblical promise that
even in a broken, despairing world Jesus is actively working to make all things new. Both authors expound upon this
promise as they share numerous heart-wrenching, soul-searing stories of those who behold Christ amid suffering and
recognize that brokenness is the journey to newness. Chapman and Smith tell profound personal tales of discovery.
Especially poignant is Smith's admission of failure in his marriage and his realization that he had stayed "hidden" from
his wife by resorting to busyness and self-contempt. Smith understands brokenness and candidly admits that although
he is a seasoned believer, he sometimes embraces faulty theology or does not believe the gospel's powerful truth.
Together and sometimes singly (which causes some confusion as to which author is speaking), the writers discuss what
restoration looks like in creation, worship, culture and in a flawed church. Readers will likely pause for much-needed
reflection in this occasionally uneven, yet always hopeful, book that tugs at the heartstrings. (Sept.)
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Mary Beth Chapman. Revell, $21.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-8007-1991-3
Chapman, wife to singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman, tells the story of her life and loss in this tender memoir.
Chapman discloses how unsuited she is to be the public figure spouse to a charismatic and outgoing husband. Marrying
him totally upset her orderly mental image of a quiet life in the suburbs with a 9 to 5 working husband. Instead, she
discovered that God gave her a life she didn't expect that has taken her places she didn't want to go. As Chapman tells
it, fame, travel, and adoption of children took this quiet woman out of her comfort zone more times than she cares to
remember. In 2008, the tragic death of their five-year-old daughter, Maria, led to still more inner heartache. The
Chapmans' story is harrowing and deeply sorrowful, yet the author finds a way to communicate their hope, faith, and
love for a faithful God in every moment by grace-infused moment. (Sept.)
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With media exposure and chart success,
contemporary Christian artist are baptized into
the mainstream
Deborah Evans Price
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From the full-page photo of DC Talk that ran in Time magazine to segments on "CBS Evening News" and a variety of
electronic and print outlets in between, Christian music this year is enjoying a higher profile than ever before. With
increased media exposure, continued involvement by mainstream companies and the arrival of SoundScan in the
market, Christian music has enjoyed a banner year. Yet beneath the headlines and beyond the charts lies an industry
still dealing with its own unique challenges.
According to a study conducted by the Gospel Music Association, total sales in the industry grew by 290% between
1985 and 1994. Total sales of CDs, cassettes and videos were $390 million in 1994 and estimated to be $481 million
for 1995, reflecting a 22% growth each year since 1991.
SOUNDSCAN TRACKS
SoundScan's tracking of Christian music sales proved Christian acts can and do sell records. When Billboard began
incorporating Christian sales data into The Billboard 200, Michael W. Smith's "I'll Lead You Home" album entered the
chart at No. 16. In November, DC Talk also entered at No. 16, during the same week that the Beatles and Garth Brooks
converged upon retail. Smith and DC Talk weren't the only Christian acts to rub shoulders with mainstream artists on
the charts. Steven Curtis Chapman, Point Of Grace, Jars Of Clay, Ron Kenoly, Petra and other Christian artists began
appearing on both The Billboard 200 and Heartseekers charts.
Concrete sales figures and impressive chart numbers fueled mainstream media's interest in the genre. Numerous
networks, magazines and newspapers began investigating Christian music and found truth in the catchphrase "It's Not
Just For Sundays Anymore." From Southern gospel stalwarts the Cathedrals appearing on "The Today Show" to rock
outfit Johnny Q. Public's video being played on MTV's "120 Minutes" program, America was exposed to the diversity
of musical styles today's Christian music encompasses.
Such exposure didn't go unnoticed by the mainstream record companies. For the past several years, it's been a
continuing trend for mainstream companies to buy up Christian labels, as evidenced by EMI purchasing Sparrow and
Star Song, Music Entertainment Group's (MEG) acquisition of Benson and Diadem, Zomba's involvement with
Brentwood, and BMG purchasing the remaining 50% of Reunion. This year, there were also several instances of
mainstream companies signing Christian acts to their rosters. Virgin inked a deal with the Newsboys to push them to
the general market and at press time were trying to crack mainstream pop radio. Elektra signed Gotee act Johnny Q.
Public to a mainstream deal, and Silvertone is finding success with Jars Of Clay in the general market.
As the major Christian labels and artists are enveloped by the big music conglomerates, an emerging trend seems to be
the start-up of independent labels. Former Prince guitarist Dez Dickerson's Absolute Records released its first project in
March on Paul Q-Pek. Portland-based Pamplin Entertainment developed Pamplin Music. Questar/Mission Records
became an affiliate of Warner Alliance and issued its debut release by Tom Shumate. Veteran writer/ artist/producer
Charlie Peacock opened the doors to his own label, re:think.
"I have to say these are very exciting times in our business," says Steve Fret, CEO of MEG. "I think there is a much
bigger opportunity for Christian music to move forward and into broader acceptance."
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The caliber and diversity of talent in the Christian marketplace continue to be one of the genre's strong points.
Christian music in the 1900s encompasses numerous styles, including Christian country artists like Ken Holloway, Jeff
Silvey and MidSouth; rock acts such as Petra, Guardian, Kenny Marks and Whiteheart; alternative acts such as
Sixpence None The Richer, The Choir and The Waiting; Southern gospel artists such as the Cathedrals, the New
Hinsons and The Gaither Vocal Band; and pop artists like Steven Curtis Chapman, Twila Paris, Michael W. Smith and,
of course, Amy Grant. Then there's the Christian reggae sounds of Christafari and the praise & worship style of Ron
Kenoly, which continue to illustrate the depth and scope of Christian music.
HOW'S BUSINESS
Though Christian music has never been more visible, things are far from perfect. "I think there are definitely some
great things happening," Word president Roland Lundy says. "People are continuing to recognize that this genre of
music is something that is viable. I'm still very positive about being in the Christian music business. I just think we are
in one of those cycles, where things are a little soft and business is tough. It means we have to be a little smarter at
what we're doing."
Jeff Moseley, CEO of Star Song Communications, also shares Lundy's optimistic but cautious attitude. "I think
Christian music is very healthy and is continuing to grow," Moseley says. "However, [there are] signs at the beginning
of this year that it may not have grown quite as fast this year as it has in the past. One reason, I think, for that is we are
seeing the death of cassettes. I think returns are up a little bit, and most of the returns we are seeing are primarily
cassettes."
Another frustration with the retail situation involves the fact that Christian record companies aren't moving the number
of unis in the general market they would like. "Mainstream is kicking in better, but we still aren't there," says Greg
Hamm, ForeFront Communications senior VP. "I want to reach the people who haven't been reached, and that's who
the mass market reaches--Christian people who live in mainstream society."
One problem that is hindering the expansion of that base is Christian radio. "It seems like we have lost more majormarket
Christian radio stations this year," EMI Christian Music Group CEO Bill Hearn says. "Quite a few [stations] are
being bought and converted to talk radio or other formats. In the past several years, we've lost stations in New York,
Chicago and Washington, D.C.--all to the Christian-talk format. They say they'll play music, but it's very limited."
Hearn and others in the industry also would like to see Christian-music radio support more progressive music. "The
Christian-music industry is lagging behind in its ability and willingness to really reach out and grab the youth culture.
Jars Of Clay is becoming very popular very rapidly because some people took a chance and made some progressive
music for the young people. Christian radio is staying very much on the adult contemporary side, and I think that's one
of the reasons they are struggling right now. I think the Christian radio formats have to get more aggressive and support
the progressive music that is coming out of the Christian record companies, or it's going to dry up. I think the day has
come and the door is wide open for a new aggressive Christian radio format."
"If you think of the one difference that pop music or country music has over us, it's radio saturation," says Lundy. "We
just don't have an across-the-country spread of radio stations that are playing our songs."
Despite the lack of radio support, the Christian industry has successfully broken a few new acts. "I think it's possible to
break faster in the Christian marketplace," Hearn says. "The problem is we aren't breaking enough new artists fast
enough. If you look at Point Of Grace and Jars Of Clay, they have broken bigger and faster than [other artists] in recent
years. The problem is there are only two. We need more than just one or two a year,"
In the absence of strong radio support, Christian labels are turning to other means to break acts. Z Music Television,
Christian music's video channel, is an important tool for exposing acts. Also, touring continues to be an integral part of
the puzzle. "You have to get them on tour, and hopefully they can [open for] somebody who is drawing a lot of
people," Lundy says.
EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES
Expansion seems to be the buzzword in the Christian music industry--expansion into mainstream radio, retail and
charts, as well as expansion into international markets. Expanding the audience and delivering the message to the
greatest number of people seems to be the primary goal, and the good news is they aren't watering down the message
or beliefs to attain crossover success.
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"We are the only genre of music that is categorized by our lyrical content versus our musical style," Hamm says. "I'm
proud to be in the Christian music business, but I do hate the censorship that comes with it."
Gospel Music Association president Bruce Koblish says that many of the acts who are enjoying the greatest success
this year are doing so with overtly Christian product and cites Michael W. Smith as an example. "We are going through
so many changes in the industry, and there is so much discussion about Christian music going into the mainstream," he
says. "To some, that means a watered-down version of this or a more pop crossover kind of act. It's exciting to see
Michael [W. Smith] really come back with strong message-centered music and enjoy this kind of success. People want
to hear music that is not only positive, but has a strong message. That's the essence of our music."
Adds Hamm, "Toby McKeehan [of DC Talk] always says one thing, and I'm going to quote him: 'If I cross over, I'll
take the cross over.' That sum it up for me."
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
Price, Deborah Evans. "With media exposure and chart success, contemporary Christian artist are baptized into the
mainstream." Billboard, 27 Apr. 1996, p. 34+. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
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You Were Always in My Heart
Publishers Weekly.
260.20 (May 20, 2013): p63.
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You Were Always in My Heart Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, illus. by Jim Chapman. Thomas Nelson,
$12.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4003-2276-3
A letter to families prefacing the story explains the authors' inspiration: "Adoption is a perfect picture of what God has
done for each of us." The Chapmans' third Shaoey and Dot Adoption Story, written in four-line rhymed stanzas from
the perspective of a ladybug named Dot, tells of Dot's discovery and immediate attachment to a wiggling bundle in a
basket and subsequent journey with the "creature." Arriving in a room filled with "dozens of almond-shaped eyes," Dot
investigates, then tells her friend, "We are where mommies and daddies come looking/to find special babies like you?"
As the story progresses, geometric patterns on baskets, quilts, curtains, and cribs give way to rounder, softer lines in
Jim Chapman's illustrations, painted in hues of green, gold, and blue. Dot, adorned with antenna barrettes, different
shoes for each foot, and a hat, makes a visually entertaining companion whose promise of lifelong devotion
foreshadows the adoptive parents' commitment. Despite occasionally awkward rhythms ("Cause if you know anything
about ladybugs,/You know they always keep their word"), the story is emotionally stirring. Ages 4-7. (June)
Source Citation (MLA 8th
Edition)
"You Were Always in My Heart." Publishers Weekly, 20 May 2013, p. 63. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA331079854&it=r&asid=96731ae2dc45be39f54b4e55fef5ba57.
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