Step Up to the Microphone

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Step Up to the Microphone
Stepmicro.jpg
Studio album by
Newsboys
Released30 June 1998
Recorded1998
StudioThe Board Room, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre CCM, pop rock, bubblegum pop [1]
Length42:06
Label Star Song
Producer Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology
Take Me to Your Leader
(1996)		Step Up to the Microphone
(1998)		 Love Liberty Disco
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HM Magazine No rating [3] [4]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Phantom TollboothNo rating [7]

Step Up to the Microphone is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998 through Star Song Communications. It was the Newsboys' first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, with Peter Furler and Phil Joel subsequently sharing lead vocal duties.

Contents

Track listing

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."WooHoo" Peter Furler, Phil Joel Phil Joel 3:15
2."Step Up to the Microphone" Jeff Frankenstein, Furler, Joel Peter Furler 3:43
3."Entertaining Angels"Jody Davis, Furler, JoelPhil Joel & Peter Furler4:18
4."Believe"Furler, JoelPeter Furler4:33
5."Tuning In"Furler, Joel, Steve Taylor Peter Furler4:17
6."Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot"Furler, Joel, TaylorPeter Furler & Phil Joel4:00
7."Deep End"Davis, Frankenstein, Furler, JoelPeter Furler4:06
8."Hallelujah"Frankenstein, Furler, JoelPeter Furler3:56
9."The Tide"Furler, JoelPeter Furler, Phil Joel5:01
10."Always"Furler, JoelPeter Furler5:01
Total length:42:08

Music videos

Radio singles

Note: all CCM Magazine' chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers

SingleCCM
Chart		DebutPeak
Date		Peak
Pos		Total
Wks		Mediabase
Spins
(since 1998)		Other Newsboys album appearancesVarious artists album appearances
"Entertaining Angels"CHR4/20/986/8/981149,887
  • The Simply Xcellent New Music Sampler
  • Life on the Edge
  • WOW 1999 (1998)
  • The Joyriders (Soundtrack) (2000)
  • Stadium Jam(live)
  • Extreme Days (Soundtrack) (2001)
AC5/25/986/29/98328
"Believe"AC7/6/989/21/984173,114
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)

—

CHR12/14/983/1/99113
"Hallelujah"Rock7/13/989/28/98418144
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Listen Louder (1999) (Illumination Remix)
"WooHoo"CHR7/27/989/21/98116615
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)

—

Rock1/11/993/15/99208
"Step Up to the Microphone"CHR5/3/996/14/99116503
  • Live: One Night in Pennsylvania (1999) (concert video)
  • Shine: The Hits (2000)
  • 8 Great Hits (2003)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2009)
  • 10 Great Songs (2012)
—

Personnel

Newsboys

Additional musicians

Production

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References

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  2. ↑ "Newsboys - Step Up to the Microphone | CROSS RHYTHMS REVIEW". Crossrhythms.co.uk. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 13 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 4 March 2012.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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  5. ↑ "Newsboys, "Step Up to the Microphone" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Sherry, James (5 September 1998). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 715. EMAP. p. 46.
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