WOW Essentials
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wow Essentials: All-Time Favorite Christian Songs |
| type | compilation |
| artist | Various artists |
| cover | WOW Essentials.jpg |
| released | August 5, 2008 |
| genre | CCM |
| label | EMI Christian Music Group |
| chronology | WOW Essentials compilation albums |
| next_title | WOW Essentials 2 |
| next_year | 2009 |
| :: |
| name = Wow Essentials: All-Time Favorite Christian Songs | type = compilation | artist = Various artists | cover =WOW Essentials.jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = August 5, 2008 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = CCM | length = | label = EMI Christian Music Group | producer = | chronology = WOW Essentials compilation albums | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = WOW Essentials 2 | next_year = 2009
WOW Essentials includes twelve songs on a single CD. It presents some of the best songs on the contemporary Christian music scene. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart in 2008.
Track listing
| headline = Album release | extra_column = Artist (Album) | title1 = Indescribable | writer1 = Jesse Reeves, Laura Story | length1 = 3:58 | extra1 = Chris Tomlin (Arriving) | title2 = Who Am I | writer2 = Mark Hall | length2 = 5:34 | extra2 = Casting Crowns (Casting Crowns) | title3 = Cry Out to Jesus | writer3 = Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, Mac Powell | length3 = 4:39 | extra3 = Third Day (Wherever You Are) | title4 = Dare You to Move | writer4 = Jon Foreman | length4 = 4:10 | extra4 = Switchfoot (The Beautiful Letdown) | title5 = Word of God Speak | writer5 = Pete Kipley, Bart Millard | length5 = 3:07 | extra5 = MercyMe (Spoken For) | title6 = He Reigns | writer6 = Peter Furler, Steve Taylor | length6 = 4:56 | extra6 = Newsboys (Adoration) | title7 = Held | writer7 = Christa Wells | length7 = 4:20 | extra7 = Natalie Grant (Awaken) | title8 = Here I Am to Worship | writer8 = Tim Hughes | length8 = 3:24 | extra8 = Jeremy Camp (Empty Me, Vol. 1) | title9 = Dive | writer9 = Steven Curtis Chapman | length9 = 3:58 | extra9 = Steven Curtis Chapman (Speechless) | title10 = Holy | writer10 = Mark Hammond, Nichole Nordeman | length10 = 3:19 | extra10 = Nichole Nordeman (Woven & Spun) | title11 = Blessed Be Your Name | writer11 = Matt Redman, Beth Redman | length11 = 3:49 | extra11 = Tree63 (The Answer to the Question) | title12 = You Raise Me Up | writer12 = Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland | length12 = 4:02 | extra12 = Selah (Hiding Place) | total_length = 49:16
References
References
- (2008). "''WOW Essentials''". Allmusic.
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