Step Up to the Microphone

Step Up to the Microphone
Studio album by Newsboys
Released June 30, 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Contemporary Christian, pop rock, bubblegum pop[1]
Length 42:06
Label Star Song
Producer Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology

Take Me to Your Leader
(1996)
Step Up to the Microphone
(1998)
Love Liberty Disco
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Cross Rhythms [2]
HM Magazine No Rating [3][4]
Jesus Freak Hideout [5]
The Phantom Tollbooth No Rating [6]

Step Up to the Microphone is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998 through Star Song Communications. It was the Newsboys first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997.

Track listing

Album release
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "WooHoo"  Peter Furler, Phil JoelPhil Joel 3:15
2. "Step Up to the Microphone"  Jeff Frankenstein, Furler, JoelPeter Furler 3:43
3. "Entertaining Angels"  Jody Davis, Furler, JoelPhil Joel & Peter Furler 4:18
4. "Believe"  Furler, JoelPeter Furler 4:33
5. "Tuning In"  Furler, Joel, Steve TaylorPeter Furler 4:17
6. "Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot"  Furler, Joel, TaylorPeter Furler, Phil Joel & Jody Davis 4:00
7. "Deep End"  Davis, Frankenstein, Furler, JoelPeter Furler 4:06
8. "Hallelujah"  Frankenstein, Furler, JoelPeter Furler 3:56
9. "The Tide"  Furler, JoelPeter Furler, Phil Joel 5:01
10. "Always"  Furler, JoelPeter Furler 5:01
Total length:
42:08

Music Videos

Radio singles

Note: all CCM Magazine' chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers

Single CCM
Chart
Debut Peak
Date
Peak
Pos
Total
Wks
Mediabase
Spins
(since 1998)
Other Newsboys album appearances Various artists album appearances
"Entertaining Angels" CHR 4/20/98 6/8/98 1 14 9,887
  • The Simply Xcellent New Music Sampler
  • Life on the Edge
  • WOW 1999 (1998)
  • The Joyriders (Soundtrack) (2000)
  • Stadium Jam (live)
  • Extreme Days (Soundtrack) (2001)
AC 5/25/98 6/29/98 32 8
"Believe" AC 7/6/98 9/21/98 4 17 3,114
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)

CHR 12/14/98 3/1/99 1 13
"Hallelujah" Rock 7/13/98 9/28/98 4 18 144
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Listen Louder (1999) (Illumination Remix)
"WooHoo" CHR 7/27/98 9/21/98 1 16 615
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)

Rock 1/11/99 3/15/99 20 8
"Step Up to the Microphone" CHR 5/3/99 6/14/99 1 16 503
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • 8 Great Hits (2003)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)
  • 10 Great Songs (2012)

Personnel

Additional Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Step Up to the Microphone at AllMusic
  2. "Newsboys - Step Up To The Microphone | CROSS RHYTHMS REVIEW". Crossrhythms.co.uk. 1998-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2001-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  4. McGovern, Brian Vincent (September–October 1998). "Album Reviews: NEWSBOYS Step Up to the Microphone". HM Magazine (73). ISSN 1066-6923.
  5. "Newsboys, "Step Up to the Microphone" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  6. "Newsboys review by The Phantom Tollbooth". Tollbooth.org. Retrieved 2012-03-04.