Roaring Lambs

Roaring Lambs
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released May 30, 2000
Genre CCM
Label Squint Entertainment
Producer Steve Taylor

Roaring Lambs (released in 2000) is a collaborative album based on the book, Roaring Lambs: A Gentle Plan to Radically Change Your World, by Bob Briner. Conceived and directed Dave Palmer, and produced by Steve Taylor, the recording includes a number of CCM artists' musical interpretations of Briner's message about the need to have a positive impact on their culture. The work was nominated for three GMA Dove awards, winning for "Recorded Music Packaging of the Year".[1] Critical reception of the album was mixed, but it was noted for its eclectic artist pairings.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Christianity Today (favorable)[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout [4]
The Phantom Tollbooth [5]

Track listing

  1. "Headstrong" - Jars of Clay
  2. "Salt and Light" - Ashley Cleveland and Michael Tait
  3. "Out There" - Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W. Smith
  4. "One Thing" - Ginny Owens and Brent Bourgeois
  5. "Shortstop" - Steve Taylor
  6. 'Kingdom Come" - PFR
  7. "'Akehlulek' Ubaba (With God Everything is Possible)" - Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Charlie Peacock
  8. "Touch" - Deliriou5?
  9. "Daisies and Roses" - Burlap to Cashmere
  10. "Goodbye" - Over the Rhine
  11. "Wondering Where the Lions Are" - Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes of Love
  12. "The Ground You Shook" - Sixpence None the Richer

References

  1. "Dove Award Recipients for 2001".
  2. "Roaring Lambs (album review)". CCM Magazine. June 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-01-10.
  3. Greg Clugston (October 2, 2000). "The CT Review: Singing Briner's Praises: A review of the Roaring Lambs CD.". Christianity Today. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  4. John DiBiase (May 15, 2000). "various artists, Roaring Lambs Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. Trish Patterson (June 17, 2000). "Roaring Lambs - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved September 14, 2011.