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Carried Away was a Canadian
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al group from
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, Canada. Signed to
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Glide Records until 2009, the group released three studio albums.


History

Pam Walker and Colleen Walker are sisters who, along with their cousin Christine Prankard, formed the group Carried Away in 2000. The women were inspired by the song "Carried Away" by
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, in which
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sang the chorus. They met producer
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who had co-written the song. Price agreed to produce Carried Away's debut album in 2005, ''Closer to You'', which included the eponymous song with Deyo. Price was also a producer for Christian rock girl band
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throughout its career. The album had two number-one hit singles in Canada and also won two GMA Canada Covenant Awards that year. The group subsequently produced its music independently, without further help from Price. ''I Want You'', Carried Away's sophomore album, was released in 2007. It received three nominations for that year's GMA Canada Covenant Awards. Of these, the group won the Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year award for "I Want You". The album received a second subsequent nomination for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year in 2008, but it lost once again. On June 20, 2008, Colleen Walker left Carried Away and was replaced by Tyler Seidenberg. The group went on to release the studio album ''No Compromise'', and a Christmas EP ''I Saw Lights''. Tyler Seidenberg left the band sometime in 2009.


Achievements

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Discography


''Closer to You'' (2005)

#"I Will Live for You" #"Lift" #"Jesus Beautiful Jesus" #"Closer to You" #"Be Exalted" #"Carried Away" (with
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of
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) #"Spinning Around" #"Alive" #"Hallelujah" #"I Know" #"Let It Flow" #"My Delight"


''I Want You'' (2007)

"Alive" was originally featured on ''Closer to You''. The song was rerecorded for ''I Want You'' with different instrumentation and vocals, replacing the strings with a rockier sound and including a choir from the bridge onward.


''No Compromise'' (2009)


''I Saw Lights'' (2009)

# "More Like Christmas" # "O Holy Night" # "I Saw Lights" # "Silent Night" # "Snow Falls" Of these songs, "Snow Falls" was previously released on December 3, 2007 and "More Like Christmas" was previously released on November 25, 2008. Whereas the original "Snow Falls" had a fade out effect at the end, the ''I Saw Lights'' version uses an echo effect instead.


Singles

* "I Know" (2005) * "Soaring Through the Sky" (2006) * "Mystery" (2007) * "Snow Falls" (2007) * "More Like Christmas" (2008)


Appearances

* ''
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'', "I Know" (CMC, 2006) * ''Sea to Sea: The Voice of Creation'', "Mystery" (CMC, 2007) * ''
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'', "I Know" (CMC, 2008) * ''Sea to Sea: Christmas'', "More Like Christmas" (Lakeside, 2009)


Music videos

* Lift (2005) * I Know (2006) * "Alive" (2008)


References


External links


Official Carried Away Site

Carried Away
on 100 Huntley Street
New Release Today interview
on August 27, 2007

article in ''
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'' magazine
Carried Away: They Want You
(constructive criticism of the band's marketing)
Shoutlife Page
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