Pray | ||||
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Released | October 20, 1998 | |||
Genre | CCM, pop rock | |||
Length | 60:04 | |||
Label | ForeFront | |||
Producer | Tedd T | |||
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Singles from Pray | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Pray is the fifth studio album from Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James. It was released on October 20, 1998, by ForeFront Records and was certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2006. [3] The album won a Grammy Award for Rock Gospel Album of the Year, St. James's only Grammy so far. The album was produced by Tedd T.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pray" | Rebecca St. James, Quinlan, Tedd T. | 4:28 |
2. | "OK" | St. James, Becca Boucher, Butterfly Boucher, Joshua Thompson | 4:37 |
3. | "Give Myself Away" | St. James, Paul A. Claegnes, Peter Morgan | 3:48 |
4. | "Hold Me Jesus" (Rich Mullins cover) | Rich Mullins | 5:04 |
5. | "I'll Carry You" | St. James, T. | 4:41 |
6. | "Come Quickly Lord" | St. James, Daniel Smallbone | 4:29 |
7. | "Peace" | St. James, T. | 5:50 |
8. | "Mirror" | St. James, T. | 4:35 |
9. | "Lord You're Beautiful" (Keith Green cover) | Keith Green | 6:07 |
10. | "Love To Love You" | St. James, Quinlan, T. | 5:01 |
11. | "Omega" (with hidden track "Be Thou My Vision") | St. James, T. | 11:19 |
Choir on "Omega"
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | Top Heatseekers | 5 |
The Billboard 200 | 168 | |
Top Contemporary Christian | 5 |
Singles - CCM Magazine (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1998 | "Mirror" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 24 |
"Pray" | 2 | ||
1999 | "Peace" | 3 |
In the United States the lead single "Pray" did well on the Christian Charts, while "Omega (Radio Remix)" also got good radio airplay. The song "Peace" did extremely well and is still heard on Christian Radio, ten years later in 2008. In the UK, "Pray", "I'll Carry You" and "Peace" all landed in the Top 100 Songs of 1999, while in Australia "Peace", "Give Myself Away", "Pray" and "OK" all made the Top 100 Songs of 1999. In 2000 "Omega" and "Come Quickly Lord" both landed in the Top 100 Songs of 2000 in Australia. Though never released as a single the song "Mirror" has become a major fan favorite.
In 1999, Rebecca released a VHS to go with the Pray album. It was entitled No Secrets and it featured interviews with herself, her family and some of her friends and fellow recording artists, plus the "Pray" Music Video. For a limited time the VHS came with a Yes, I Believe In God Single with 3 tracks:
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