24 (album)

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24
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 8, 2003
Recorded1993–2001
Genre Christian pop
Label Word Records
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Point of Grace chronology
Girls of Grace
(2002)
24
(2003)
I Choose You
(2004)
Singles from 24
  1. "Day by Day"
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24 is the first greatest hits album by contemporary Christian music group Point of Grace. It was released in 2003 by Word Records. The album title refers to the group's 24 consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard Contemporary Christian Songs chart.

One new song was recorded for the album: "Day by Day," which was founding member Terry Jones' final recording with the group, prior to her departure in 2004, when she was replaced by Leigh Cappillino.

The album was originally released in a digipak with only the words "Point of Grace" and "24" on the cover. It was later reissued in a standard 2CD jewel case with a photo of the group added to the cover, then again with a photo including Cappillino, though she does not appear on the album. [2]

Two tie-ins to the album were released: a book written by the group, titled Keep the Candle Burning: 24 Reflections on Our Favorite Songs, and a DVD of music videos, titled 7 (a play on the phrase "24/7").

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Day by Day" Christa Wells, Tiffany Arbuckle Lee Shaun Shankel [3] 3:32
2."I'll Be Believing"Becky Thurman, Geoff ThurmanScott Williamson, Robert Sterling 3:18
3."One More Broken Heart"Dwight Liles, Jeff SlaughterWilliamson, Sterling4:03
4."Jesus Will Still Be There"John Mandeville, SterlingWilliamson, Sterling4:30
5."Faith, Hope & Love"Kevin Stokes, Ty LacyWilliamson, Sterling4:27
6."I Have No Doubt"Dawn Thomas, Tommy GreerWilliamson, Sterling4:30
7."No More Pain"Thurman, Thurman, Michael English Williamson, Sterling4:42
8."The Great Divide"Grant Cunningham, Matt HuesmannSterling4:18
9."Dying to Reach You"Geoff Thurman, Michael PuryearSterling4:14
10."Gather at the River"Joel Lindsey, Regie HammSterling3:27
11."God Is with Us"SterlingSterling4:00
12."Love Like No Other"John Mandeville, LacySterling4:14
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Keep the Candle Burning"Gayla Borders, Jeff Borders, Lowell AlexanderPhil Naish4:34
2."You Are the Answer"Huesmann, HammNaish4:28
3."Circle of Friends"Douglas McKelvey, Steve SilerNaish4:14
4."That's the Way It's Meant to Be" Bruce Sudano, Michael Omartian Omartian3:29
5."Steady On"Cunningham, Huesmann Brown Bannister 4:48
6."Saving Grace"Cunningham, HuesmannBannister4:33
7."When the Wind Blows"Chuck HargettBannister4:27
8."The Wonder of It All" Brent Bourgeois, Michael W. Smith Bannister4:11
9."My God"Carla SullivanBannister5:03
10."The Song Is Alive"Borders, Borders, AlexanderBannister4:25
11."Blue Skies"Cunningham, HuesmannBannister4:31
12."He Sends His Love"Jeremy Bose, Paul Evans Nathan Nockels 4:40
13."Praise Forevermore" Darlene Zschech Nockels, Tom Laune4:37

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r634693
  2. 24 at Discogs (list of releases)
  3. "Hot Christian Songs Chart (August 9, 2003)". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2021-02-26.