Oxygen | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | CCM, Inspirational | |||
Length | 54:10 [1] | |||
Label | Sparrow | |||
Producer | Brown Bannister | |||
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Singles from Oxygen | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Oxygen is Avalon's fifth studio album, released on May 22, 2001, and produced by Brown Bannister. The album included six singles that reached #1 on Christian adult contemporary or Christian contemporary hit radio, [5] the most of any Avalon album to date.
A collector's edition of the album was released, including one bonus track, "Beyond the Clouds."
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Wonder Why" |
| Janna, Jody | 4:00 |
2. | "The Best Thing" |
| Michael, Cherie | 4:55 |
3. | "By Heart, By Soul" (featuring Aaron Neville) |
| All | 4:08 |
4. | "Undeniably You" |
| Cherie | 3:57 |
5. | "I Don't Want to Go" |
| Janna | 5:25 |
6. | "Never Givin' Up" |
| All | 4:26 |
7. | "Make It Last Forever" |
| Michael, Jody, Cherie | 3:23 |
8. | "The Glory" |
| Jody, Cherie | 5:02 |
9. | "Oxygen" | Michael, Janna | 4:53 | |
10. | "Love Remains" | Jody | 4:31 | |
11. | "Come and Fill My Heart" |
| Michael | 5:09 |
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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12. | "Beyond the Clouds" | Janna, Cherie | 4:22 |
Oxygen was successful on Christian radio, with all of its singles reaching #1. [5] "The Glory," the album's first Christian adult contemporary single, was added by all 41 reporting stations its debut week. "Make It Last Forever," released simultaneously to Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR), received an initial 14 adds out of 19 reporting stations.
Oxygen sold more than 33,400 copies its first week of release, [6] debuting at #37 on the Billboard 200 [7] and reached #1 on Billboard's Christian albums chart. [8] Both chart positions represent the highest performances on their respective charts in the group's career.
A CD single containing four tracks was released at Christian retail as a free bonus to customers who pre-ordered the album. [9] The single included the album's first two singles, "The Glory" (in its radio version) and "Make It Last Forever"; "Fly to You," from the 1999 film Jesus , also presented in its radio version; and a live version of "Testify to Love" from the group's second album, A Maze of Grace .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Glory" (radio version) | 4:19 | |
2. | "Make It Last Forever" |
| 3:26 |
3. | "Fly to You" (radio version) |
| 3:52 |
4. | "Testify to Love" (live) |
| 5:22 |
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