| The Fatherless and the Widow | ||||
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| Released | April 26, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | The Sonic Temple, Elgin, IL and Select Sound, Buffalo, NY | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 40:22 | |||
| Label | R.E.X. | |||
| Producer | Armand John Petri | |||
| Sixpence None the Richer chronology | ||||
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The Fatherless and the Widow is the debut studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1994.
All songs written by Matt Slocum, except "Spotlight" by T.J. Behling.
Additional musicians
Sixpence None the Richer is an American alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes". The name of the band is inspired by a passage from the book Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.
This Beautiful Mess is the second studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1995. The recording was produced by Armand John Petri, who also managed the band from 1993 to 1997. This Beautiful Mess surpassed 50,000 copies sold during its first year of release and laid the foundation for Sixpence's self-titled breakout album two years later. This Beautiful Mess won the 1996 Dove Award for "Alternative/Modern Rock Album of the Year." The songs "Within a Room Somewhere" and "I Can't Explain" were both minor hits on the Christian music charts.
Sixpence None the Richer is the third studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1997. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 9, 2000, for a million certified units in the United States and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album.
Divine Discontent is the fourth studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released on October 29, 2002.
All Things New is the twelfth studio album by Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on September 9, 2004, by Sparrow Records.
Arriving is a studio album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1 and "Holy Is the Lord" is No. 7 on CCLI's Top 100 songs used in churches in the U.S.
Healing Rain is Michael W. Smith's nineteenth album, released in 2004 and debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is a departure from his previous two albums which are live worship albums. Healing Rain is a pop CCM album, in a similar vein to his 1999 album This Is Your Time. The album was reissued as a DualDisc in 2005. Some of the album's tracks were recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound, located in Marin County, California.
Redemption Songs is the sixth full-length studio album by Jars of Clay. It was released by Essential Records on March 22, 2005.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is a studio album by worship artist Matt Redman.
Beyond Measure is the fifth album by Jeremy Camp, released on October 31, 2006. It includes the singles, "Tonight", "What It Means" and "Let It Fade".
Faith: A Hymns Collection is Avalon's tenth release and their seventh studio album. Their first worship album, it contains remakes of old and modern hymns. It was released on October 17, 2006.
Live in Seattle is the first live album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records.
Drummer Boy is an EP release by Christian folk group Jars of Clay featuring a new interpretation of the classic 1958 Christmas Carol "Little Drummer Boy". The EP was originally released by Essential Records in the Christmas following the release of Jars Of Clay in 1995. The EP was re-released as a two-pack with Jars of Clay prior to their second album, Much Afraid.
A-lan-nah is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alannah Myles. It was in released in 1995 on Atlantic Records. Miles Copeland was credited as the executive producer.
By Surprise is the second album by Christian pop/rock artist Joy Williams. It features the songs "Every Moment", "Surrender", "I Wonder" and the title track.
Hello Love is the fifth studio album by Chris Tomlin, released on September 2, 2008. It debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 52,000 units, his best sales and charting week to date. The album also debuted at No. 2 on the Christian album charts. It was Grammy-nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2010.
Maybe This Christmas Too? is a holiday compilation album released in October 2003 through Nettwerk Records featuring contemporary musicians performing both classic and original Christmas songs. The compilation served as a sequel to Maybe This Christmas (2002) and preceded Maybe This Christmas Tree (2004). A portion of the proceeds from the album went to Toys for Tots, a charity supported by the United States Marine Corps. Critical reception of the compilation, which failed to chart in any nation, was mixed.
Kari Jobe is the eponymous debut album by Christian music singer Kari Jobe. The album was released on February 10, 2009 by Integrity Media and Gateway Create Publishing. The album reached No. 67 on the Billboard 200, and No. 3 on the Billboard Christian music chart. Featured on the album are Jobe's first singles, "I'm Singing" and "Healer". "I'm Singing" debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Christian music charts and "Healer" debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Soft A/C chart. Alongside the original album, Jobe released Le Canto, a Spanish language version of the album. Le Canto won a Dove Award in 2010 for Best Spanish Language Album of the Year.
Directions Home is the sixteenth album and tenth studio album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on April 7, 2015.
Twice Told Tales is the ninth studio album by Jamestown, New York band 10,000 Maniacs. It is an album that consists of many traditional folk songs from the British Isles. For this album, they team up with producer Armand John Petri, who had worked with the band since 1991, as well as producing their 1999 album The Earth Pressed Flat. Coming back into the fold was founding member John Lombardo, who had supplied the band with a cassette full of songs he loved, as well as putting together the arrangements. The band funded the project through the online direct-to-fan music platform PledgeMusic. The funding drive ran from May 2014 to March 2015. Early promotion of the project included a concert held at the Reg Lenna Center For The Arts in Jamestown, which was also streamed online. The album was released through Cleopatra Records on April 10, 2015.
