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Cry For The Desert
''Cry for the Desert'' is the eighth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released in 1990 by Star Song Records. The album is Paris' first time working with producer Brown Bannister, who is best known for producing Christian pop superstar Amy Grant's albums and recently produced the Christian rock group White Heart's 1989 album ''Freedom (White Heart album), Freedom'' and features the band's rhythm section of guitarist Gordon Kennedy (musician), Gordon Kennedy, bassist Tommy Sims and drummer Chris McHugh. Producer Bannister updated Paris' sound on ''Cry for the Desert'' to sound more contemporary pop while still incorporating her praise and worship music. Paris' song "How Beautiful" is now considered a hymn, modern day hymn and is used during Easter services during Eucharist, communion. The song is ranked in the Top 20 from ''CCM Magazines 2006 book ''The 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music''. Paris was nominated in two categories at the 22nd GMA Dove Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twila Paris
Twila Paris (born December 28, 1958) is a contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, author and pianist. Since 1980, Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Many of her earlier songs such as "He Is Exalted", "We Will Glorify", "Lamb of God", and "We Bow Down", are found in church hymnals or otherwise sung in church settings. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in May 2015. Career As a child she released her first album, ''Little Twila Paris'', in 1965. The album included songs drawn from among those she sang with her family in their evangelistic outreaches. Paris released her first full-length album, '' Knowin' You're Around'', in 1980, and along the way she has written books, recorded children's music, and created worship songs. In the 1980s and 1990s, Paris released mainly contemporary Christian pop songs. But in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |