Rebecca St. James

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rebecca St. James


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rebecca Jean Smallbone
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Born = birth date and age|1977|07|26
Origin = Sydney, Australia
Instrument = Singing
Genre = Christian pop, Christian rock
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1991–present
Label = ForeFront Records
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URL = http://www.rsjames.com/

Rebecca St. James (born Rebecca Jean Smallbone on July 26, 1977), is a Grammy Award winning Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, and published author. She was born in Sydney, Australia, to David and Helen Smallbone. She is the oldest of seven children and currently lives in San Diego, California.

Introduction

St. James' musical career began in 1990 when she opened shows for CCM artist Carman during his Australian tour. In 1991, she released her first album, "Refresh My Heart", under the name Rebecca Jean. Later that year, she moved to the United States upon signing with ForeFront Records, and took her stage name at the label's request.

Appearances

* In 2006 she played the part of Colleen (the wife of Keith, the main character) in the movie "Unidentified".

* In 2003 she played the part of Maggie (Mary Magdalene) in the "Hero" rock opera.

* She provided the voice of Hope in "VeggieTales: An Easter Carol" from Big Idea Productions.

*She had a small, uncredited role in "Left Behind" as Kirk Cameron's assistant.

* Three of her songs appear in the Dance Praise series:

Source for "Take All of Me" Single: [http://www.rsjames.com/newspop.aspx?iid=497263]

Music videos

Main Videos

*"Side by Side" (1994) (Not available on DVD)
*"God" (1996) (Available on the "WoW 1998-97 DVD")
*"You're the Voice" (1996) (Available on the "WoW 1998-97 DVD")
*"Pray" (1998) (Available on the "WoW 2000 DVD")
*"Reborn" (2000) (Available on the "WOW Hits 2002 DVD" and "WorshipGOD DVD")
*"Wait for Me" (2001) (Available on the "WorshipGOD DVD")
*"Song of Love" (2002) (Available on the "WOW Hits 2003 DVD" and "WorshipGOD DVD")
*"I Thank You" (2003) (Available on the "WOW Hits 2004 DVD")
*"Expressions of Your Love" (2004) (Available on the "WOW Worship DVD")
*"You Are Loved" Acoustic (2004) (Not available on DVD)
*"God Help Me" (2006) (Available on the "aLIVE in Florida DVD")
*"Forgive Me" (2006) (Available on the "aLIVE in Florida DVD")
*"Lion" (2006) (Not available on DVD)Watch all the above [http://www.rsjamesonline.com/MusicVideos.htm here] Watch "You Are Loved" Acoustic [http://media.emicmg.com/ffd11566/video/wma/100/rsjacoustic_youareloved.asx here]

Rare videos

*"O Come All Ye Faithful" (1997)
*"Yes, I Believe in God" (2005)There are no links available.

Tours

"This list is incomplete"

*Side By Side Tour
*It's All About God - The Tour
*Pray Tour
*Transform Tour with LaRue, Tree63, and FuseBox
*Worship God Tour with Charmaine
*Let My Words Be Few Tour
*Adoration Tour with Newsboys and Jeremy Camp
*If I Had One Chance To Tell You Something Tour with BarlowGirl and Jadon Lavik
*Worship Revolution Spring 2007 Tour with Delirious? and Vicky Beeching

Bibliography

Source is [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/RebeccaStJames.asp here]

Filmography

Source: [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/RebeccaStJames.asp]

Articles

Interviews

2002:
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2002/006/2.26.html Rebecca Unplugged] by Mark Morning (For "Campus Life")2004:
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2004/rebeccastjames-0204.html Singer, Author, Actress] by Mark Morning (For "Christian Music Today")2005:
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/tcw/2005/002/1.30.html Balancing Act] by Camerin Courtney (For "Christian Women Magazine")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/evieandrebecca-0305.html A Two Way Street w/ Evie Tornquist] by Russ Breimeier (For "Christian Music Today")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/rebeccastjames-1105.html Rebecca Gets Real] by Andree Farias (For "Christian Music Today")2006:
* [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/205/story_20555_1.html Turning in to the Voice of God] by Dena Ross (For "Beliefnet")

Devotionals

Other than her devotional books, Rebecca St. James has written devotionals for other sites and for her own. Links for these devotionals are here:
* [http://www.rsjames.com/newspop.aspx?iid=499191 Take All of Me Devotional] (For www.rsjames.com)
* [http://www.rsjames.com/newspop.aspx?iid=493758 Forgive Me Devotional] (For www.rsjames.com)
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/9c5/9c5072.html Lean On Me] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/9c4/9c4080.html Let Love Rule] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/8c3/8c3088.html The Power to Forgive] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/8c2/8c2096.html Feeling Lonely] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/8c1/8c1064.html Do I Care Enough?] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/8c6/8c6064.html Family Ties] (For "Campus Life")
* [http://www.s2sradio.com/rebeccastjames.html 60 Second Devotional Sound Clips] (For "Soul2Soul")

References

*cite web | title=The Importance of Family in Becoming SHE | work=AFAJournal.org | url= http://www.afajournal.org/2004/october/1004she.asp | accessmonthday=December 12 | accessyear=2005
* [http://www.unidentifiedthemovie.com Official site of "Unidentified:The Movie"]

External links

* [http://rsjames.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.forefrontrecords.com/artist_rsj.aspx Artist site at ForeFront Records]
* [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=rebecca+st+james+thoughtquotient.com Rebecca St. James Video Podcasts: ThoughtQuotient.com]
*MySpace|rebeccastjames|Rebecca St. James
* [http://groups.myspace.com/Rebeccites Largest RSJ group on MySpace]
* [http://www.christianactivities.com/artistspotlight/story.asp?ID=3497 Rebecca St. James Announces 2004 Concert Project]
* [http://www.christianactivities.com/artistspotlight/story.asp?ID=4759 Ms. St. James Goes to Washington]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.artists.reb-st-james/topics?gvc=1 The reb-st-james newsgroup]
* [http://www.compassion.com/about/musicartists/rebeccastjames.htm Rebecca St. James and Child Sponsorship With Compassion International]
* [http://www.compassion.com/rebecca_st_james/ Watch a video of Rebecca's visit to Africa to visit her sponsored child.]
* [http://rebeccastjamesreference.googlepages.com/ Rebecca St James Reference] (unofficial site with many links, photos, music samples)