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| Home Sweet Home Records | |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Chris Christian |
| Distributor(s) | Benson Records, Word Records, Diadem Records |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Gospel music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Official website | http://www.homesweethomerecords.com/ |
Home Sweet Home Records (also known as CC Entertainment) is a record label, based in Dallas, Texas.
Home Sweet Home was founded in 1981, in Nashville, Tennessee, by singer, songwriter and producer, Chris Christian. Since its introduction into the music industry, the label has released over one hundred projects, including many that charted on the Christian charts.[ citation needed ]
In the 1980s, Home Sweet Home held a prominent position in the contemporary Christian music market; releasing albums by such artists as Steve Archer, Dan Peek, Chris Christian, White Heart and others. In 1983 Home Sweet Home released what is believed to be the first ever Contemporary Christian Music Video with Steve Archer's Through His Eyes of Love.
Perhaps its most well-known artist would turn out to be Mark Heard, who released five albums with the label in the early 1980s. Christian decided to sign Heard because of his deep lyrics and on the edge music that no other Christian label would sign or release at the time. After Heard's death in 1992, the label re-issued edited versions of his albums and some unreleased material in the late 90s in the CD format.
Since 2005, Home Sweet Home has been known as CC Entertainment and YMC Records. The label also began reissuing the catalog in CDs. Its parent company, YMC Productions, is owned by Chris Smith, Savannah Smith, Casey Smith, Courtney Smith and Preston Smith.
Below are a few of the artists that have recorded on Home Sweet Home Records[ citation needed ]
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She started in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before a successful crossover to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop".
John Mark Heard III was an American record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, United States. Heard released 16 albums, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips, Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M., John Austin, The Choir, Randy Stonehill and Michael Been of The Call. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's The Rumor, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong".
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White Heart, also listed as Whiteheart, was an American contemporary Christian music pop-rock band which formed in 1982. White Heart's discography includes thirteen albums, the most recent of which was released in 1997. Original members Billy Smiley and Mark Gersmehl worked with a continually-changing cast of band-mates. In 1985, former roadie Rick Florian became the lead singer.
Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocketown Records and releasing his debut album, Deep Enough to Dream.
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Brandon Heath Knell is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released six studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable (2006), What If We (2008), Leaving Eden (2011), Blue Mountain (2012), No Turning Back (2015), and Faith Hope Love Repeat (2017). He is best known for the No. 1 singles: "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of 2008 and won in the "New Artist of the Year" category. His second album was nominated for "Gospel Album of the Year" at the 51st Grammy Awards of 2009.
This is the discography of American pop rock band Sixpence None the Richer. To date, the group has released six studio albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and fourteen singles. They gained mainstream popularity in 1997 with their self-titled album, producing the hit single "Kiss Me", which was an international hit. The song topped the Australian charts, and reached the top five in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the band's native United States.
All Things Are Possible is the solo debut album by Dan Peek after his departure from the popular soft rock band America. The album was released in 1979 and was a hit on contemporary Christian music radio stations. It was released by Pat Boone's label Lamb & Lion Records and was produced by Chris Christian, who also helped with the songwriting and contributed acoustic guitar and backing vocals on the album.
The Best of Dan Peek is the fifth solo album by former America member Dan Peek and his first compilation. Released in 1988, it includes songs from his first four albums, All Things Are Possible, Doer of the Word, Electro-Voice, and Cross Over. Several of the songs were hits on contemporary Christian music stations. While he would collaborate with Ken Marvin and Brian Gentry on several projects, this would be Peek's last solo release for more than a decade.