Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life

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Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998
Studio
Genre CCM, praise and worship, inspirational, hymns
Length42:20
Label Sparrow/EMI
Producer Brown Bannister
Twila Paris chronology
Where I Stand
(1996)
Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life
(1998)
True North
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life is the twelfth studio and second praise and worship album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released on March 24, 1998 by Sparrow Records. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

It is Paris' second praise and worship album since her 1991 Dove Award winning album Sanctuary . The album is more contemporary than Sanctuary, whereas that album was more ethereal and tranquil. Perennial is a combination of hymns and original songs, including a re-recording of her Kingdom Seekers track "Faithful Men." The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. A concert video was released on VHS called Perennial In Concert: A Season of Worship featuring Paris accompanied by an orchestra performing songs from Perennial. Paris was nominated in two categories at the 30th GMA Dove Awards for Inspirational Album of the Year and Long-Form Video of the Year. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Seek His Face" Twila Paris 5:47
2."Father, We Are Here"T. Paris3:10
3."Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"Traditional4:05
4."Faithful Men"T. Paris3:13
5."Be Thou My Vision"Traditional3:08
6."Amazing Grace" John Newton 4:51
7."Come Thou Fount..." (Reprise)Traditional1:31
8."Fountain of Grace"T. Paris3:28
9."When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder" James Milton Black 4:32
10."My Lips Will Praise You"T. Paris4:04
11."Perennial"T. Paris4:31

Personnel

Pre-Production Track Arrangements

Production

Companion book

Paris has also released a companion book called Perennial: Meditations for the Seasons of Life with her sisters Starla with the co-writing and Angie with the illustrations, published by Zondervan Publishing. [7] Paris and Starla share sixty meditations on gardening, recipes and life's lessons, arranged by the four seasons.

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard) [8] 5

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