- Going Public
Infobox Album |
Name = Going Public
Type = Studio album
Artist =Newsboys
Released =July 26 ,1994
Recorded =1993
Genre =Christian pop ,Christian rock
Length = 36:36
Label = Star Song
Producer = Steve Taylor & Peter Furler
Reviews = *Cross Rhythms rating-10|10 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Newsboys/Going_Public/7774/ link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/GoingPublic.asp link]
*Blaze Magazine [http://blaze.prepare.co.za/html/newsboygp.html link]
Last album ="Not Ashamed " (1992)
This album ="Going Public" (1994)
Next album = "Take Me to Your Leader"
(1996)"Going Public" is the fifth
studio album by Christianpop rock bandNewsboys , released in 1994. The album was the band's first commercial success, and it featured "Shine," one of their most popular songs.The album was recognised with two
Dove Awards , one for "Rock Album of the Year", and the other "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" for "Shine". [http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=1995 ] , as well as nominations for Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Shine") and Song of the Year ("Shine"). "Going Public" was also nominated for a Grammy, for Best Rock Gospel Album.In 2001, "Going Public" was recognized by "
CCM Magazine " as one of the "100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music", and in 2006, "Shine" was included included in the top ten of CCM's "100 Greatest Songs of Christian Music".The CD was recently included as the first in a series of influential Christian albums in Blaze magazine's Blast from the past section, saying that modern Christian artists owe a lot to the path this album created, because it "...showed music from a Godly perspective could sound extremely catchy, have lyrics that were honest and still glorify God" [http://blaze.prepare.co.za/html/newsboysgp.html Blaze magazine's blast from the past review] ]
According to the liner notes the cover photo was taken at a
1948 Post-World War II meeting inGermany which was conducted by the Rev. George A Palmer for the European Evangelical Crusade.Track listing
# "Real Good Thing" – 2:53
# "Shine" – 3:42
# "Spirit Thing" – 3:28
# "Let It Rain" – 4:17
# "Going Public" – 3:30
# "Truth and Consequences" – 2:58
# "Lights Out" – 3:09
# "Be Still" – 3:19
# "When You Called My Name" – 4:03
# "Elle G." – 5:13Radio singles
*Shine
*"Spirit Thing"
*"Truth and Consequences"
*"Real Good Thing"
*"Let It Rain"
*"Going Public"
*"Be Still"Videos
*"Shine" – Received a Dove Award nomination for Short Form Music Video of the Year, as well as an Intl. Angel Award.
Personnel
*John James - lead vocals, backing vocals
*Peter Furler - lead vocals, backing vocals, drums, programming
*Kevin Mills - bass, backing vocals
*Duncan Phillips - keyboards, backing vocals
*Jody Davis - guitar, backing vocals*Jeff Frankenstein - touring, keyboards, additional programming (Note: Jeff joined the band during the final recording stages of the album, and didn't really get to play on any of the tracks, but yet he is still mentioned in the album's liner notes.)
References
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