Top 12 Christian Albums of 2001
Managing editor for Campus Life magazine.
by Mark Moring | posted 1/01/2001
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#12
Act the Scat
Denver & The Mile High Orchestra
Lion of Zion
Arguably the most fun album of the year. Think big band. Think swing. Think, "If Frank Sinatra or Harry Connick Jr. were a Christian … " Well, you'd get something like this!
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#11
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Superchic[k]
Inpop
This gets the other argument for the year's funnest album. Superchic[k], founded by Church of Rhythm's Max Hsu, has a great message for teen girls struggling with self-esteem: God don't make mistakes, and he thinks you're beautiful!
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#10
Worship
Michael W. Smith
Reunion
This CD released on September 11 with a message for a nation gripped with fear: God is still in control and worthy of praise. People who attended the live taping for Worship say it was one of the most spiritually moving times of their lives, and the CD captures that spirit very well.
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#9
In the Company of Angels
Caedmon's Call
Essential
Before they were famous, Caedmon's was leading worship services at its home church in Houston. And they still do. So it's fitting that they would do a worship album, and this one's better than most.
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#8
The Last Street Preacha
T-Bone
Flicker
What makes T-Bone's rap music vital is its ability to reach kids on the streets — where he was before finding Christ. He uses street language-such as pimpin' and crack houses — that's, frankly, sometimes disturbing. But the lyrics are also jam-packed with the life-saving message of the gospel. One of the most socially relevant albums of the year.
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#7
Declaration
Steven Curtis Chapman
Sparrow
What do you expect from a guy who brings home Doves and Grammys by the truckload? You expect more great music. Chapman certainly delivers here, with "walls of guitars," as he describes it. Add the most confessional lyrics of his career — with lines such as, "The pain falls like a curtain on the things I once called certain / And I have to say the words I fear the most: I don't know" — and you've got another award winner.
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#6
Talk About It
Nicole C. Mullen
Word
After an incredible self-titled debut — which garnered Dove Awards for Song of the Year ("Redeemer") and Songwriter of the Year — expectations for Nicole C. Mullen's sophomore project were high. But she has delivered and then some. Stunning vocals and an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, gospel and more will make this a regular in my player for years.
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#5
Come Together
Third Day
Essential
The best rock band in Christian music keeps getting better. There's plenty of the band's typical Southern rock, plus a few fine worship songs — the genre in which Third Day snagged five Dove Awards from last year's Offerings CD. Come Together's title cut is a rousing call to break down denominational walls, also sure to be a favorite.
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#4
The Way I Am
Jennifer Knapp
Gotee
Jennifer Knapp's music has always swept me away, and The Way I Am is no different. It includes a good mix of rock and folk, with sumptuous support from the London Symphony Orchestra. But it's Knapp's knack with a pen that makes her music soar. One of the finest lyricists around — Christian or secular — Knapp's songwriting takes the listener to another place.
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