Paul Field is a British Christian musician and songwriter who has been active since the mid-1970s, first with

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and later as a solo artist. He has continued to write music and his works have won several awards.

Background

He began his career in the early 1970s with the folk trio called Jesus Revolution. The group, including Heather Bennett and Pam Thiele, renamed itself

and recorded two albums. The group was called an English version of 2nd Chapter of Acts. Bennett and Thiele left and were replaced by Annie McCaig and Mo McCafferty and released two further albums. After the release of ''Believe it or Not'' in 1979, the band changed its name to Network 3 and released two singles, both produced by

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. Between 1979 and 1981, the group toured as backing singers and support act with Cliff Richard. Network 3 disbanded and Field embarked on a solo career, releasing ''Restless Heart'' in 1982. He has written six musicals, ''Daybreak'', ''Visions'', ''Breaking Bread'', ''Burning Questions'', ''Hopes and Dreams'' and ''Here and Now''. He continued to combine his solo career with production, songwriting and arranging. He has also written music for film, television and advertising,including

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, the

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, '' Astro Farm'',

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, Australian TV and the

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. Field's song "Testify to Love", co-written with Ralph van Manen and Henk Pool, reached No. 1 on the Christian songs chart in the US for

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. It was later recorded by

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for the double-platinum soundtrack album for the TV show, ''

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'' which reached No. 3 in the

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. More recently, the song was re-released as the title track on Avalon's ''Greatest Hits'' album. Field's songs have been recorded by Cliff Richard. These include " Thief in the Night", " This Love", " All That Matters" and the controversial " The Millennium Prayer". In the US, Field's songs have been recorded by artists including Rebecca St James, Jaci Velasquez,

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and

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and he regularly works in

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on various projects. In 2001 and 2002, he travelled to India with Garth Hewitt. They co-wrote and produced an album for

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in support of the

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people. ''The Dalit Drum'' uses live recordings of Dalit drummers. In 2004, one of Field's children's songs, "Surrounded by His Love", was used as part of the Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message, broadcast on Christmas Day. Field has written and providing production for Jonathan Veira. He has written songs for a Dutch film and completed two albums of children's songs. He has also provided backing vocals for Brian Houston and written lyrics for a

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project for school assemblies. He produced ''Beyond Belief'' with Martin John Nicholls, for Christian Aid. He also worked on ''Cargo'', a project seeking the abolition of the slave trade. This has been developed with

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, Stop the Traffik and the UK Human Trafficking centre. Throughout 2007, ''Cargo'' toured with

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, Mike Haughton, Sadie Chamberlain and Dan Wheeler. Field has won an

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from the

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and a

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from the

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in Nashville. He has been nominated for Dove Awards on two other occasions. Many artists around the world have recorded his songs and his production and arrangement credits range from country to gospel to classical and back to rock and pop.

Discography

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'' (1976, Myrrh, MYR1029) * '' Flyaway'' (1977, Myrrh, MYR1056) * '' Begin Again'' (1978, Myrrh, MYR1067) * '' Believe it or Not'' (1979, Myrrh, MYR1084) * '' Best of Nutshell'' (1981, Myrrh, MYR1099) Network 3 * ''Last Train Home'' (1980, EMI, single, 5120) * " Dangerous Game" (1981, EMI, single, 5205) Solo * ''

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'' (1982, Myrrh, MYR1117) * '' Daybreak'' usical(1983, Dayspring, DAY4008) * '' Building Bridges'' (1984, Myrrh, MYR1168) * '' Visions'' usical(1985, Myrrh, MYX1191) * ''Different Yet the Same'' with Roy Martin (1986, Myrrh. MYRR1211) * ''Breaking Bread'' usical(1986, Kingsway) * ''Love Between the Lines'' (1988, Edge, ER7011) * ''Tattoo'' (1989, Independent) * ''For the World One Voice'' (1991, Go For Music) * ''State of the Heart'' (1992, ICC) * ''Pass it On'' (1992, ICC) * ''Burning Questions'' usical(1993, Kingsway) * ''Big Dreams and Little Rebellions'' (1994, ICC) * ''Fit for Life'' (1995, ICC) * ''Empty Page'' (1997, ICC, ICCD21430) * ''Hopes and Dreams'' (1998, Kingsway) * ''Time Will Tell'' usical(1999, Independent) * ''Dangerous Journey'' usical(2000, ICC) * ''In the Long Run'' (2000, ICC, ICCD51630) * ''Here and Now'' usical(2002, Kingsway, KMCD2423) * ''Make a Joyful Noise'' (2003, ICC) * ''Let There be Peace'' (2003, ICC, ICCD77130) * ''Still You Speak'' (2004, ICC) * ''Without the Song and Dance'' (2005, Nearfield) * ''CARGO'' usical(2007, Nearfield) * ''Being Myself'' (2016, Independent) * ''The Politics of Kindness'' (2021, Independent) Design with Paul Field * ''Invisible Fire'' (1988, Krea Holland) Garth Hewitt and Paul Field * ''The Dalit Drum'' (2001, Christian Aid)

References

External links

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''Cross Rhythms'' profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Paul Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English rock singers Ivor Novello Award winners British performers of Christian music