WOW 1997

---

title: "WOW 1997" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1996-compilation-albums", "wow-hits-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOW_1997" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]

Field	Value
name	WOW 1997
type	compilation album
artist	Various artists
cover	Wow 1997.jpg
released	October 29, 1996
genre	Contemporary Christian music
label	Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group
producer	Various
prev_title	WOW 1996
prev_year	1995
next_title	WOW 1998
next_year	1997
::

| name = WOW 1997 | type = compilation album | artist = Various artists | cover = Wow 1997.jpg | alt = | released = October 29, 1996 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Contemporary Christian music | length = | label = Sparrow/EMI Christian Music Group | producer = Various | prev_title = WOW 1996 | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = WOW 1998 | next_year = 1997 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score =

WOW 1997 is a compilation album of 30 Contemporary Christian music hits that was released on October 29, 1996. It charted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian chart in 1996, and at No. 2 in 1997. The album reached number 71 in 1996 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was certified as platinum in 1997 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Lord of the Dance" – Steven Curtis Chapman
2. "Between You and Me" – dc Talk
3. "All Kinds of People" – Susan Ashton
4. "Love Song for a Savior" – Jars of Clay
5. "Melodies from Heaven [Skate Remix]" – Kirk Franklin & the Family
6. "I'll Lead You Home" – Michael W. Smith
7. "Keep the Candle Burning" – Point of Grace
8. "Love's Been Following You" – Twila Paris
9. "The Message" – 4Him
10. "Every Time" – CeCe Winans
11. "Take Me to Your Leader" – Newsboys
12. "Under the Influence" – Anointed
13. "Man After Your Own Heart" – Gary Chapman
14. "Listen" – Cindy Morgan
15. "God" – Rebecca St. James

Disc two

1. "Right Place" – Petra
2. "Anything" – PFR
3. "Nothing at All" – Third Day
4. "Walk on Water" – Audio Adrenaline
5. "R.I.O.T." – Carman
6. "More than Gold" – Geoff Moore & the Distance
7. "True Devotion" – Margaret Becker
8. "Time to Believe" – Clay Crosse
9. "Sing Your Praise To The Lord" – Rich Mullins
10. "Mercy Came Running" – Phillips, Craig & Dean
11. "After This Day Is Gone" – Bryan Duncan
12. "After the Rain" – Aaron Jeoffrey
13. "I Know You Know" – Sierra
14. "Through It All" – Wayne Watson
15. "One Drop of Blood" – Ray Boltz

Certifications

References

References

1. [{{AllMusic
2. [https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php RIAA official site] {{webarchive. link. (December 31, 2009 . Retrieved on February 22, 2009.)

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::