Dustin Smith

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Dustin Smith
Birth nameDustin Ray Smith
Born (1975-07-17) July 17, 1975 (age 48)
Origin Kansas City, Missouri
Genres CCM, worship
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels Integrity
Website dustinsmith.com

Dustin Ray Smith (born July 17, 1975) is an American Christian musician. His first release with Integrity Music was in 2012, You Are the Fire. This album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Heatseekers Albums chart. The subsequent release, Rushing Waters, was just a re-release of You Are the Fire with a bonus DVD disc, but minus the 3 studio tracks. It failed to chart. In 2014 he released a fresh album called Coming Alive, and this charted on the aforementioned chart alongside a charting on the Christian Albums chart.

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Early life

Smith was born Dustin Ray Smith on July 17, [1] 1975, [2] and is a preacher's son. [3]

Personal life

He was the worship leader at World Revival Church located in Kansas City, Missouri, [3] where his services were watched from over 200 nations spanning the globe. [4] Smith is married to Jeanna, and they have three children together, two sons and a daughter. [5]

Dustin formed the music group "Here Be Lions" with his wife and others.

He and his wife, Jeanna, are now the Pastors at HopeUC Nashville.

Music career

Smith's music career commenced with his album, You Are the Fire, was released on July 24, 2012, by integrity Music. [6] This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 50. [7] The third album, Rushing Waters, was released by Integrity Music on September 10, 2013, [8] yet this album failed to place on any charts. [7] His fourth album, Coming Alive, was released on September 23, 2014, from Integrity Music. [9] This album placed on the aforementioned chart at No. 11 and Christian Albums at No. 19. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [7] [10]
US
Christ
US
Heat
You Are the Fire
  • Released: July 24, 2012
  • Label: Integrity
  • CD, digital download
50
Rushing Waters
  • Released: September 10, 2013
  • Label: Integrity
  • CD, digital download
Coming Alive
  • Released: September 23, 2014
  • Label: Integrity
  • CD, digital download
1911

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References

  1. Smith, Dustin (July 17, 2013). "This is how I spent part of my birthday! Lets just say it was a REALLY good day!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. Intelius. "Dustin R Smith in Kansas City, MO". Intelius. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Monger, James Christopher. "Dustin Smith : Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "Dustin Smith Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. Smith, Dustin. "About". Dustin Smith. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  6. Smith, Dustin (July 24, 2012). "You Are the Fire by Dustin Smith". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Billboard. "Dustin Smith : Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  8. Smith, Dustin (September 10, 2013). "Rushing Waters by Dustin Smith". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  9. Smith, Dustin (September 23, 2014). "Coming Alive by Dustin Smith". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  10. Chart search for Dustin Smith at billboard.com/biz