![]() But when you merge the strength of music with the heart, hope and passion of the Gospel… it has the ultimate power not only to change someone’s day, but to impact them for eternity. “The power of music can impact our mood, emotions, our day. In a 2012 interview, For King & Country described their philosophy. It was also number 4 on Billboard’s Christian Albums chart and stayed on the chart for 41 weeks. When their debut album, Crave came out, it was number 2 on the iTunes Top Christian & Gospel albums and number 42 on the overall chart. The group described the song as “really a universal cry of humanity for something greater than ourselves…We think we’ve got it all sorted out, and life will deal you those blows.” Busted Heart was the fastest-rising song in Christian Contemporary music. They had a song called Busted Heart (Hold On to Me) on that album that was released as a single and topped out at number 3 on Billboard’s Christian Songs chart. They released For King & Country: The EP IN 2011. And now it has become our mission, to lay down our lives for our King and our country.” “For King and Country” was the battle cry of English soldiers willing to lay down their lives for their king and their country. Our producer overheard our conversation and swung around in his chair and said, ‘What about For King & Country?’ And we all felt a sense of providence at that moment. We were in the studio recording our debut record that Joel had the idea of All The King’s Men, like the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. ![]() “We wanted a band name that carried more meaning. According to Wikipedia, Luke recalled the story of this name change. When this happened, they changed their name to For King & Country. Joel and Luke signed with Warner Music Group in 2009. As a bit of trivia, their sister, Rebecca St. The last three songs were Broken Lullabies, Believe Me Now, and Something’s Gotta Give. Three of the songs on that album, Missing, Sane, and Love’s to Blame, appeared on their debut album Crave, which was released on Februunder their current name. Later, they changed their name to Austoville before settling on their current name.īefore establishing their current name, Joel and Luke had a six-song EP released called A Tale of Two Towns. In 2007, they started their own band and were originally called Joel & Luke. James., as well as various other bands in live concerts across the U.S. In the beginning of their career, they supplied background vocals for their sister, Rebecca St. Joel recalled, “Honestly, in a lot of ways, I feel like music chose me, and as I grew older, I made a clear decision to fully lean into it.” Joel and Luke had the unique privilege of going to many concerts free due to their Dad’s job. She is also the sister of Joel and Luke Smallbone, who comprise the band for King & Country, and the wife of Foster the People's bassist Jacob "Cubbie" Fink.Their father was a music promoter, and his job required the family to relocate to Nashville in 1991. James is also an outspoken sexual abstinence and pro-life advocate, as well as a spokesperson for Compassion International. She has starred in the films Unidentified, Sarah's Choice, Rising Stars, The Frontier Boys, and Suing the Devil. ![]() Her ninth book, What Is He Thinking?, was released on 26 September 2011. To date, she has released nine published books and starred in five films, a musical stage show, and a VeggieTales episode ("An Easter Carol"). James is an accomplished author and actress. James has sold a total of two million albums.Outside of her musical career, St. Staple songs such as "Wait for Me", "Reborn", "Song of Love", "I Thank You", "Alive", and "Shine Your Glory Down", have all been derived from these releases. Since then she has established herself as one of the most prominent musical artists in Contemporary Christian music (CCM), with four additional full-length studio albums Transform, Worship God, If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something, and I Will Praise You. ![]() The albums spawned multiple singles, including "God", "Pray", and "Yes, I Believe in God". James rose to fame in the late 1990s with her RIAA certified Gold albums God and Pray, the latter of which won a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Rock Gospel Album. In 1993, she was signed to the record label ForeFront Records and released her major label debut a year later.St. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. James is an Australian-American Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Rebecca Jean Fink (née Smallbone born 26 July 1977), known professionally as Rebecca Jean or Rebecca St.
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