Avalon: The Greatest Hits

Avalon: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Avalon
Released February 10, 2009
Recorded 1996-2009
Genre CCM, Inspirational
Length 73:38
Label Sparrow
Producer Brown Bannister, Charlie Peacock, Tedd Tjornhom, Shaun Shankel, Chris Harris
Avalon chronology

Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics
(2008)		 Avalon: The Greatest Hits
(2009)		 Reborn
(2009)
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Allmusic [1]

Avalon: The Greatest Hits (2009) is a 16-track collection of some of the most powerful and influential songs as recorded by CCM vocal group Avalon. Titles appearing on the album include fan-favorites "Give It Up", "Adonai", "Can't Live A Day", "All", and "You Were There", as well as "Testify To Love", the latter of which became the longest-running No. 1 Adult Contemporary song in the history of the CCM Update AC chart.[2] Also included is then-new recording and radio single, "Still My God". The song garnered immediate attention and success, eventually becoming Avalon's 21st career #1 radio hit.[3] In addition, the song peaked at #2 on Radio & Records' Soft AC/Inspo chart.

Album Notes

Avalon: The Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits album released by Avalon alongside record label Sparrow Records, the first being 2003's offering Testify To Love: The Very Best Of Avalon. As expected, Avalon: The Greatest Hits marked the end of the quartet's career with Sparrow,[4] fulfilling a contract that spanned over a decade and included countless awards and achievements. Despite this, the group soon after released a new, studio album on E1 Music, aptly titled Reborn, on September 15, 2009.[5]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Original Album (Year)
1. "Testify To Love" Paul Field, Henk Pool, Robert Riekerk, Ralph Van Manen A Maze Of Grace (1997)
2. "Give It Up" Mark Heimermann, Grant Cunningham, Rikk Kittleman, Michael Passons, Janna Long Avalon (1996)
3. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" Cunningham, Matt Huesmann A Maze Of Grace (1997)
4. "Still My God" Adam Smith, Stephan Sharp New Recording
5. "Take You At Your Word" Cunningham, Field In A Different Light (1999)
6. "Can't Live A Day" Joe Beck, Connie Harrington, Ty Lacy In A Different Light (1999)
7. "The Glory" Jim Cooper, Regie Hamm Oxygen (2001)
8. "Wonder Why" Cunningham, Huesmann Oxygen (2001)
9. "Adonai" Don Koch, Lorraine Ferro, Stephanie Lewis A Maze Of Grace (1997)
10. "New Day" Lydia Gott, Long, Jody McBrayer, Tedd Tjornhom Testify To Love: The Very Best Of Avalon (2003)
11. "Everything To Me" Chad Cates, Sue Smith Testify To Love: The Very Best Of Avalon (2003)
12. "I Don't Want To Go" Jess Cates, Yancy Wideman Oxygen (2001)
13. "All" Ian Eskelin, Brian White, Tjornhom The Creed (2004)
14. "You Were There" Ben Glover The Creed (2004)
15. "Orphans Of God" Twila Lebar, Joel Lindsey Stand (2006)
16. "In Christ Alone" Stuart Townend, Keith Getty Faith: A Hymns Collection (2006)

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Jared. "Review: Avalon: The Greatest Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Avalon - EMICMG Fact Sheet (2005)
  3. ↑ Avalon - Greg Oliver Agency
  4. ↑ Melissa Greene's Next Step - CMCentral.com
  5. ↑ Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, July 2009: Avalon Is Reborn With A New Project, Releasing For Sept. 15th