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Heed the Call is the 25th studio album by Christian music group The Imperials, released in 1979 on DaySpring Records. [2] The group won their third Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for their album Heed the Call at the 22nd Grammy Awards [3] and were named Male Group of the Year at the 11th GMA Dove Awards. [4]
Album Composer(s) 1978 Sail On 3 Sail On Chris Christian Water Grave 14 Steve & Annie Chapman 1979 Overcomer 15 Heed The Call James Hollihan Praise the Lord 1 Brown Bannister/Mike Hudson Oh Buddha 1 Mark Farrow: 1980 What I Can Do for You 12 One More Song for You Michael & Stormie Omartian I'm Forgiven 1
The album Free the Fire reverted a bit towards the soft pop sound and after its recording, Sloas became the next Imperial to seek a solo career. David Robertson replaced him but following 1990's Love's Still Changing Hearts , he opted to go solo with Jason Beddoe and Jonathan Hildreth (later known as Jonathan Pierce) joining the ranks.
Russ Taff was born to Joe and Ann Taff on November 11, 1953, the fourth of five sons, and grew up in Farmersville, California. Taff's father was a pastor of a small Pentecostal church - the Eastside Tabernacle Church which was located in an old laundromat - and machinist while his mother, Ann, was a field worker who picked fruit and chopped cotton.
The Very Best of the Imperials is a compilation album by American Christian music group the Imperials, released in late 1981 on DaySpring Records. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a collection of the Imperials' best songs from the Russ Taff years 1976–1980, covering their four albums Sail On , Heed the Call , One More Song for You and Priority .
Live (Greentree, 1977) which sold more than 600,000 copies and was the first Christian album to be certified gold. [2]: pg 419 [3] This album contains the song Rise Again which was one of the biggest radio hits in the history of Christian music. [3] The song has the distinction of garnering a GMA Dove Award in 1978 for Song of the Year.
Imperials Live was recorded at two venues: First Baptist Church in Waco, Texas and at The Kingsland Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri to promote their 1977 album Sail On. There are three songs that were recorded from 1976 that resulted in The Lost Album (2006) that the Imperials performed live for this album: "Sonshiny Day," "New Creation" and "I ...
In September 1978, "No Ways Tired" was recorded live at the Salem Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and Pringle was requested by Rev. Cleveland to sing on the track. In the middle of one of the refrains, Cleveland said "Sing it for me Keith." Pringle ad libbed and the song was a success. It was a gold record and nominated for a Grammy. [3]