City Harbor

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City Harbor
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. [1]
Genres Contemporary Christian music, [2] pop rock [3] acoustic [2]
Years active2011 (2011)–2016 [2]
Labels Sparrow
Associated acts Grayson|Reed
Website cityharbormusic.com
Past membersJosh Varnadore [2] Molly Reed, Robby Earle

City Harbor was a contemporary Christian music duo from Nashville, Tennessee. They released their first album, City Harbor , on February 4, 2014 through Sparrow Records. The album and its two lead singles have achieved positive critical reception, commercial and radio airplay success.

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Background

In 2011, City Harbor was formed in Nashville, Tennessee and it consisted of duo Molly Reed and Josh Varnadore. However, Varnadore left the duo in late 2012 for a ministry opportunity in Texas. So Robby Earle was added as the male part of the duo.

In 2012, the duo were signed to Sparrow Records, a major Christian music label in the United States.

City Harbor

On February 4, 2014, they released City Harbor which had two singles: "Somebody Tell Them" that charted at a peak of No. 32 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and "Come However You Are" that peaked at No. 31 on the same chart. [4] [5] They released version of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", which charted at No. 47 on the Christian Songs chart. [5]

Members

Former

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ
US
Heat
City Harbor 4027

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYear(s)Peak chart positionsAlbum
US Christian Songs [5] US Christian AC US Christian AC IndUS CHR AIR [6]
"Somebody Tell Them"2012–1332 [4] 2728 City Harbor
"Come However You Are"2013–14312225
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"47

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References

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  6. Christian Airplay Chart