Genre: Pop/Rock
For fans of: Amy Grant, Bonnie Raitt, Out of the Grey, Ashley Cleveland, Cindy Morgan
Label: Cross Driven Records

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Some things you just have to stay home to do: to enjoy your friends, to mentor ambitious dreamers and to change the water bowl for a dog named Max. So Margaret Becker is staying put these days, discovering home to be a "wonderful place of expression" in her life.

The latest sign of that is Just Come In (Cross Driven Records, a division of Here to Him Music), an 11-track collection of songs spanning 16 years as one of Christian music's most prolific and respected recording artists. Unlike her previous efforts, Margaret offers new, stripped-down, acoustic versions of six of her most-loved songs. Plus, for the first time in nearly four years, the singer/songwriter/producer lends her talents to five songs that have never before appeared on a Margaret Becker album. Just Come In is a reflection from the deep pool of an artisan's work. It's a testament to the power of art to help people discover another face of faith. It's a gift to fans that have helped a young girl from Long Island fulfill her musical dreams.

It's fair to say Margaret's spent the lion's share of her musical career anywhere but at home. In the studio, she's created 10 solo records while contributing to a bevy of compilation projects. She's landed 19 No. 1 radio hits, plus her songwriting has been recognized by SESAC and American Songwriter magazine. Immigrant's Daughter, Margaret's 1989 solo effort, is listed in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Her music has taken her to Australia, Ireland, England, Finland, Germany, Holland and South Africa, journeys inspiring her extensive work as a spokesperson for World Vision, a Seattle-based global relief organization.

But as she was crafting her 1999 critically-acclaimed What Kind of Love, the three-time Dove winner and four-time Grammy nominee felt change might be in the air. "I was about to turn 40 and I just thought, I have to take a breath here and ask myself what I want to do for the next 10, 20 years. Do I want to use all my energy to focus on being an artist?" After more than a decade and a half of a relentless cycle of writing records, recording records, and promoting records, Margaret wanted to invest again in her friends and watch their families grow.

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