Greatest Hymns

by Selah

Overview

GREATEST HYMNS collects highlights from Selah's first four studio albums, and provides an ideal introduction to this Contemporary Christian outfit. Selah merges traditional hymns with soulful R&B and world-music flavors (particularly the folk music of Africa, where two the trio's members grew up), and their sound is distinguished by bright, accessible pop arrangements and the rich vocals of singer Nicol Sponberg. Songs as seemingly diverse as "Bika Mona Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior)" and "Amazing Grace" represent Selah's smooth, genre-blending Christian pop on this excellent sampler.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2005
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187889026

Tracks

1. Be Thou My Vision
2. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
3. Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior)/It Is Well with My Soul
4. There Is a Fountain
5. Amazing Grace
6. How Great Thou Art
7. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
8. Be Still My Soul/What a Friend We Have in Jesus
9. By and By (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
10. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
11. Part the Waters/I Need Thee Every Hour
12. Precious Lord, Take My Hand/Just a Closer Walk with Thee
13. There Is Power in the Blood
14. O Sacred Head Now Wounded
15. Be Thou Near to Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Selah   Primary Artist
Jim Brickman   Primary Artist,Piano
Jakk Kinkaid   Guitar (Electric)
Jason Kyle Saetveit   Vocals (Background)
Jim Grosjean   Viola,Strings
Vicki Hampton   Choir/Chorus
John Catchings   Strings
John Schreiner   Keyboards
Mark Pay   Guitar
Joergen Carlsson   Bass,Guitar
Wendy Moten   Choir/Chorus
Janet Askey   Strings
Sarighani Reist   Cello,String Quartet
Dane Clark   Drums
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Randy Melson   Bass
Melodie Crittenden   Vocals
Karen Winkelmann   Strings
David Angell   Violin,Strings,String Quartet
Windy Wagner   Vocals (Background)
Monisa Angell   Viola,Strings
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Gordon Mote   Organ
Nicol Sponberg   Vocals
Eric Darken   Percussion
Jerry McPherson   Guitar (Electric)
Gary VanOsdale   Strings
Bruce Watson   Guitar (Electric)
Christian Teal   Strings
Jimmy Smith   Vocals
Chris Leiber   Organ (Hammond)
Chris Rodriguez   Guitar
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   Strings
Todd D. Smith   Vocals
Allan Hall   Piano,Vocals
John Mock   Whistle (Human)
Robert Mason   Cello
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola,String Quartet
Shawn Tubbs   Guitar
Steve Brewster   Drums
Carl Gorodetzky   Strings
Pamela Sixfin   Violin,Strings,String Quartet
David Grow   Keyboards,Percussion
David Hungate   Bass
Erik Eldenious   Drums
Cate Myer   Strings
Catherine Umstead   Strings

Technical Credits

Laban Smith   Introduction
Ryan Lynn   Assistant Engineer
Jane L. Borthwick   Translation
Mrs. C.D. Martin   Composer
Jason Kyle Saetveit   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Track Annotations
Jeff Pitzer   Assistant Engineer
Paul Mills   String Arrangements
John Schreiner   Arranger,Producer
Lewis Jones   Composer
Mark Lambert   Mixing,String Engineer
Joseph Scriven   Composer
Robert Lowry   Composer
Brian Jensen   Management
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Jean Sibelius   Composer
Nicol Sponberg   Arranger,Producer
Charles Albert Tindley   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Glenn Sweitzer   Design,Art Direction
Jimmy Smith   Arranger
Aaron Bowlin   Mastering
Bryan Stewart   A&R
Annie Sherwood Hawks   Composer
William H. Doane   Composer
Greg Strizek   Assistant Engineer
Todd D. Smith   Arranger,Composer,Producer
William Cowper   Composer
Allan Hall   Arranger,Producer
Selah   Arranger
Steve Dady   Engineer
Lowell Mason   Composer
John Newton   Composer
Isaac Watts   Composer
Craig White   Engineer,String Engineer
Charles H. Gabriel   Composer
David Grow   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
David Maddux   Arranger
John Thompson   Assistant Engineer
Doug Beiden   Track Engineer
Jeff Aebi   Assistant Engineer