7 (David Meece album)

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Released1985
Genre Contemporary Christian Music, Christian rock
Label Myrrh
Producer
David Meece chronology
Count the Cost
(1983)
7
(1985)
Chronology
(1986)

7, sometimes called Seven, is the seventh album by artist David Meece. [1] Five of the nine tracks charted on Christian radio in 1985 and 1986.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by David Meece, except where noted. [2]

  1. "You Can Go" (Meece, Michael Card, Mike Hudson) – 3:13
  2. "Tumblin' Down" – 3:33
  3. "Forgiven" – 4:08
  4. "The Ladder" (Meece, Hudson) – 3:44
  5. "The Alien" (Keith Thomas, Meece) – 4:33
  6. "We Can Overcome It All" – 3:32
  7. "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris (Meece, Morgan Cryar, Jonathan David Brown) – 4:43
  8. "Lean On Each Other" – 3:49
  9. "I Can See" (Meece, Gloria Gaither) – 5:34

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Chart performance for 7
Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] 9

Singles

  1. "You Can Go" – No. 1 for five weeks in 1985 [1]
  2. "Forgiven" – No. 8 in 1985
  3. "We Can Overcome It All" – No. 10 in 1986
  4. "The Unknown Soldier" with Twila Paris – No. 8 in 1986
  5. "The Alien" – No. 15 in 1986

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References

  1. 1 2 Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 584–5. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  2. "7 - David Meece | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "David Meece Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.