Step Up to the Microphone

Infobox Album |
Name = Step Up to the Microphone
Type = Studio album
Artist = Newsboys


Released = June 30, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Contemporary Christian, pop rock
Length = 42:08
Label = Sparrow
Producer = Peter Furler
Reviews = *Cross Rhythms rating-10|8 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Newsboys/Step_Up_To_The_Microphone/4173/ link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/StepUp.asp link]
*HM Magazine [http://web.archive.org/web/20010713015007/www.hmmagazine.com/issue73/73Albums.htm link] cite journal |last=McGovern |first=Brian Vincent |year=1998 |month=September/October |title=Album Reviews: NEWSBOYS "Step Up to the Microphone" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=73 |pages= |accessdate= |url=]
*The Phantom Tollbooth [http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/nboys.html link]
Last album = "Take Me to Your Leader" (1996)
This album = "Step Up to the Microphone" (1998)
Next album = "Love Liberty Disco"
(1999)

"Step Up to the Microphone" is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998. It was the Newsboy's first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, as well as their first release on a major label, the EMI-owned Sparrow Records.

Track listing

# "WooHoo" – 3:15
# "Step Up to the Microphone" – 3:43
# "Entertaining Angels" – 4:19
# "Believe" – 4:33
# "Tuning In" – 4:17
# "Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot" – 4:00
# "Deep End" – 4:05
# "Hallelujah" – 3:55
# "The Tide" – 5:00
# "Always" – 5:01

Music videos

*"Entertaining Angels"
*"Truth Be Known-Everybody Gets A Shot (Live)"

Radio singles

* "Entertaining Angels"
* "Believe"
* "Step Up To The Microphone"
* "Woo Hoo"
* "Hallelujah"

Personnel

*Peter Furler - lead vocals, drums, guitar
*Phil Joel - vocals, bass guitar, guitars
*Jody Davis - lead/rhythm guitars, bass, vocals
*Jeff Frankenstein - keys, vocals
*Duncan Phillips - percussion, drums, vocals

References