For the Sake of the Call

Track Listings
1. For the Sake of the Call    
2. What Kind of Joy    
3. Busy Man    
4. Lost in the Shadows    
5. Higher Ways    
6. Blind Lead the Blind    
7. You Know Better    
8. When You Are a Soldier    
9. No Better Place    
10. Show Yourselves to Be    
11. For the Sake of the Call (Reprise)    

For the Sake of the Call, Music, Steven Curtis Chapman, CCM, Country Gospel, Gospel/Christian Music, Inspirational, Pop, Religious / Contemp. Christian
For the Sake of the Call
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • For the Sake of the Call-a prelude
  • Chapman's 1st really good disc
  • a wolf in sheep's clothing
  • A Classic
  • Still my favorite of Steven's!
 For the Sake of the Call
Steven Curtis Chapman
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005KW5
Release Date: 1992-11-18

Tracks:

  1. For The Sake Of The Call
  2. What Kind Of Joy
  3. Busy Man
  4. Lost In The Shadow
  5. Higher Ways
  6. Blind Lead The Blind
  7. You Know Better
  8. When You Are A Soldier
  9. No Better Place
  10. Show Yourselves To Be
  11. For The Sake Of The Call (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars For the Sake of the Call-a prelude.......2007-05-18

This was a necessary CD for Steven. It is truly a defining moment in his career. This was the recording that would lead to his very best work,
"Speechless." It is always great when we can grow with an artist, and that is clearly established in this wonderful, extradinary,(sp?) must-have CD.
As usual, Chapman doesn't hold back. He tackles controversial subjects without never once backing down on his faith.
Must have, must have, must have!
God Bless You!

3 out of 5 stars Chapman's 1st really good disc.......2005-07-06

This album placed 5 hits on Christian radio (#3 title track,#3 "Busy Man",#11 "What Kind of Joy", #15 "You Know Better" and "No Better Place", which stayed at #1 for 2 weeks) and there's good reason why: this is a very solid album with few missteps. Chapman finds some passion in putting himself in the feet of the "twelve unlikely men" who helped found Christianity and themes the album around the idea of what it means specifically to follow Christ's call.

HIGHLIGHTS:
The title track is the epic here and the orchestral and choral flourishes lend it more weight, rather than being distractions intended to puff up a bit of fluff. Chapman reminds us that in the end, the 12 disciples accomplishments stem from this: "All they really knew for sure was Jesus had called to them/He said "Come follow Me" and they came". He writes the song as the disciples' manifesto that he hopes we'll make ours: "We will abandon it all for the sake of the call.." If you want to see the strides Chapman has made vocally, listen to the way he sings "No Better Place" and compare it to anything off FIRST HAND. The boy's coming out of his shell at last...

LOWS:
"Show Yourselves to Be" isn't particularly involving. "When You are a Soldier" is another "Stick up for your brothers" Christian anthem that's been done many many many times. In this case, it's not as captivating as, say, Michael W. Smith's "Friends" or Russ Taff's "We Will Stand".

BOTTOM LINE:
You don't have to be a diehard SCC aficionado to "get" this one. It feels like he went into the studio trying to make a grand statement here and for the most part he did. Recommended.

3 1/2 stars

4 out of 5 stars a wolf in sheep's clothing.......2004-10-03

With many more recordings under his belt since this release, Steven Curtis Chapman has had a chance to expand his horizons. Over the years he has gained confidence and more of an edge to his music. This is an excellent album, but very subdued in comparison to his later releases.

Consider songs like Blind Lead the Blind and You Know Better. Both contain very strong messages and powerful lyrics, but they are cloaked in very wimpy melodies - a wolf in sheep's clothing that can't find its way out. Lyrically Chapman is very strong, but I couldn't help feeling that he was still struggling to find his sound on this album, opting for the safe and familiar rather than taking new ground.

For any other artist, I might consider this a five star album. However, knowing how shy it fell of Chapman's true potential, I have to give it a four. Looking back, he'd probably tell you the same thing.

Larry Hehn, author of Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory

5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2003-08-23

When I was just beginning to seriously explore Christian music, I kept running into one name, Steven Curtis Chapman. I decided to give him a try with this disc, his current release at that time. The result? A new fan was born, and I've enjoyed every moment I've spent with this talented artist.

Even with all the high quality CD's he's released over the years, this is still arguably my favorite. Every song has come to mean something to me over the years, and listening to it again is like getting reacquainted with old friends.

The theme of this CD is captured so well by the title. Every song deals in some way with living our lives for God because that is what He's called us to do. Some songs are obvious, such as the title anthem and "Lost in the Shadow." Others look at the subject from a slightly different angle. "What Kind of Joy" and "When You Are a Soldier" discuss God's help as we follow Him. Of course, following God leads us to "No Better Place." And, the result is that you "Show Yourselves to be" followers of God.

I especially like "Higher Ways." While I don't usually live up to the faith expressed in this ballad, it's a challenge to place my faith in God, Who does know what He is doing, even when I don't. I have to pray this on a regular basis.

With his fourth release, Steven Curtis Chapman proved he was in Christian music to stay. In it, he took the simple theme of following God no matter what, and explored it from all possible angles. The result is a strong CD that holds up today just as well as it did 13 years ago.

5 out of 5 stars Still my favorite of Steven's!.......2002-08-29

I have been listening to S.C.C. since 1989, and he's my favorite artist, Christian or secular, of all time. This album is my favorite of all of his albums! All the songs have a great message, and none of them are "just fun without meaning". Two of my favorite songs on this album are "What Kind of Joy", and "Higher Ways". Higher Ways has gotten me through many-a-hard day!! This album can speak to you, no matter what your mood, or trial, or celebration!!
Being Julia
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful melody but lacks variety
 Being Julia
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Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065U0NG
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Curtain Up
  2. Real World - The Mills Brothers
  3. Lift
  4. Bei Mir Bist du Sch
  5. Farewell My Love
  6. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
  7. Never Seen Them Shine Like That Before
  8. Birthday Presents
  9. It Will Only End in Tears
  10. They Didn't Believe Me
  11. Charades
  12. I Saw the Light On
  13. Am I Late
  14. Not That Sort of Girl
  15. Take a Break
  16. Yes, Yes - Alison Jiear
  17. Avice Gets the Part
  18. Reunion - The Andrews Sisters
  19. Play for the Other Side
  20. Mad About the Boy
  21. Jimmy's Magic
  22. Avice Takes a Bow
  23. For Old Times' Sake
  24. Laird O'Drumblair
  25. Stage Is Set
  26. Curtain Call
  27. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  28. Quite Alone

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Based on Somerset Maugham's middling novel Theater, Annette Bening stars as the title character, an aging star of the London stage whose life and the melodramas she performs have come to mirror each other. Composer Mychael Danna sets those conflicts to a score that emphasizes theatrical surfaces and rigid role-playing, utilizing a finely honed classical pastiche approach with parallels to his previous period-evoking work on Vanity Fair. His cues here are rooted in the light romantic chamber music of the 19th century, though they frequently bristle with a more contemporary energy and aplomb. Offering counterpoint to Danna's dignified, oft-precious classical confections and mining the story's more sensual human dimensions are pop chestnuts from the era (The Andrews Sisters' saucy "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" and Mills Brothers' jaunty "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"), as well as fine contemporary takes of "They Didn't Believe Me" and Noel Coward's "Mad About the Boy" by Denzel Sinclair and Alison Jicar's elegant read of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful melody but lacks variety.......2005-04-11

Being Julia OST has a beautiful main melody which occurs over and over again throughout the tracks. I especially like "Curtain Up" and "Quite Alone". However, Being Julia OST doesn't have other strong melody to show along side with the main melody which seems a little too simple for a complete album. The movie is great too. Annette Bening's performance is outstanding.
Tudor Anthems
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Music at its best - English Church Music
 Tudor Anthems

Manufacturer: Guild
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025YOM
Release Date: 2005-01-17

Tracks:

  1. Ave Maria
  2. Let Thy Merciful Ears
  3. This Day Christ Was Born
  4. Call To Remembrance
  5. O Lord, In Thy Wrath
  6. Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake
  7. Salvator Mundi
  8. Hosanna To The Son Of David
  9. Give Almes Of Thy Goods
  10. Hosanna To The Son Of David
  11. When David Heard
  12. Ave Verum Corpus
  13. When David Heard
  14. Haec Dies
  15. O Lord, Arise
  16. Ascendit Deus
  17. Factum Est Silentium
  18. O Lord, The Maker
  19. If Ye Love Me
  20. O Nata Lux
  21. Sing Joyfully

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music at its best - English Church Music.......2003-11-21

If you only had these to sing, one surely wouldn't miss those very difficult ones with foreign words. Makes one very homesick for the old country
The Complete Psalms of David (Limited Edition) (Box Set)
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    For the Sake of the Call
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      		For the Sake of the Call
      Steven Curtis Chapman
      Manufacturer: Sparrow Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000E8B2
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      2. What Kind of Joy
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      4. Lost in the Shadows
      5. Higher Ways
      6. Blind Lead the Blind
      7. You Know Better
      8. When You Are a Soldier
      9. No Better Place
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