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Songs | ||||
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Released | July 30, 1996 | |||
Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
Length | 67:39 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
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Rich Mullins chronology | ||||
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Songs is a compilation of well-known songs by American singer-songwriter Rich Mullins, released on July 30, 1996. It was the last album to be released by Mullins before his death in a car accident on September 19, 1997. A follow-up hits compilation, Songs 2 , was released in 1999.
The album featured three new recordings: new versions of the previously recorded songs "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" and "Elijah", and a brand new track, "We Are Not as Strong as We Think We Are". In addition, the album featured the full-length radio single version of "Screen Door", which had been commercially unavailable prior to this release.
In 2001, Songs was certified as a Gold record (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA. [1]
The album was nominated for "Recorded Music Packaging" of the year at the 1997 Dove Awards.[ citation needed ]
All tracks are written by Rich Mullins, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally released on | Length |
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1. | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | new recording of song from Behold the Man (1981) | 5:38 | |
2. | "Awesome God" | Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) | 3:03 | |
3. | "Sometimes By Step" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume Two (1992) | 4:54 |
4. | "Creed" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) | 5:22 |
5. | "We Are Not as Strong as We Think We Are" | new song | 4:48 | |
6. | "If I Stand" | Rich Mullins and Steve Cudworth | Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) | 3:44 |
7. | "Screen Door" | Pictures in the Sky (1987) | 2:11 | |
8. | "Let Mercy Lead" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | Brother's Keeper (1995) | 4:26 |
9. | "Elijah" | new recording of song from Rich Mullins (1986) | 5:17 | |
10. | "Calling Out Your Name" | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One (1991) | 4:50 | |
11. | "My One Thing" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 3:50 | |
12. | "Boy Like Me/Man Like You" | Rich Mullins and Beaker | The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One (1991) | 3:17 |
13. | "Alrightokuhuhamen" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 4:12 | |
14. | "While the Nations Rage" | Never Picture Perfect (1989) | 4:51 | |
15. | "Verge of a Miracle" | Pictures in the Sky (1987) | 4;10 | |
16. | "Hold Me Jesus" | A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) | 3:06 |
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