East to West

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Name = East to West


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Origin = Cleveland, Tennessee
Genre = Christian
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East to West was a Contemporary Christian music duo from Cleveland, Tennessee formed in 1993.

Background

Neal Coomer and Jay DeMarcus met at Lee College and decided to form a Christian pop group along the lines of Level 42 or Go West. They released two albums, "East to West" in 1993 and "North of the Sky", in 1995, which hit #16 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart that same year. [cite web|url=http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hxfwxqqgldde~T5|title=Billboard|work= Allmusic.com] The group toured in the United States with Al Denson and 4Him before breaking up in 1997.cite book|first=Mark Allan|last=Powell|title=The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music|publisher=Hendrickson|date=2002|page=288] DeMarcus later went on to become a member of the group Rascal Flatts.

The group's Christian radio hits included "Welcome to the Next Level" (#3, 1994), "Prince of Peace" (#1, 1994), "Hungry for You" (#3, 1995), "Heart on the Line" (#16, 1995), "This Time Around" (#5, 1995), "Still in Love" (#9, 1995), "Live Like I'm Leaving" (#19, 1996), and "Talk to Me" (#15, 1996).

Discography

*"East to West" (Benson Records, 1993)
*"North of the Sky" (Benson, 1995)

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