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The 2006 Bless the Broken Road album was a project that teamed original Selah members Allan Hall and Todd Smith with a wide variety of guest singers. After auditioning 15 female vocalists, Amy Perry became a full-time member based on her vocal abilities and spirituality. [6]
Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album is an album from contemporary Christian group Selah. It features the collaboration of other artists of the genre in each song. The album was released on August 8, 2006.
In the United States and Canada, God Bless the Broken Road was released on September 7, 2018 alongside The Nun and Peppermint, and was projected to gross $2–4 million from 1,235 theaters in its opening weekend. [6] However, it ended up debuting to just $1.4 million, finishing 11th at the box office. [7]
"Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. Co-written by Marcus Hummon , Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna in 1994, it tells how the journey through relationship heartbreak and disappointment was an important series of lessons along the broken road to finding one’s true love.
Selah was originally formed by brother and sister, Todd and Nicol Smith, along with friend Allan Hall. Smith also worked on a solo project. His debut album Alive was released on August 10, 2004 with Curb Records. [8] The album steered from the common sound Selah offered, better known for well integrated harmonies, singing hymns and melodic ballads.
In 1998, "Bless the Broken Road" was recorded by Melodie Crittenden; this version charted on the Hot Country Songs record chart. In 2006, "Bless the Broken Road" was recorded by Rascal Flatts; this version won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Also in 2006, Selah recorded the song and it charted on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
"Bless the Broken Road" was initially recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and has also been recorded by Marcus Hummon, Melodie Crittenden (whose version was a number 42 country single in 1997), and Geoff Moore before the release of Rascal Flatts' version. It would later be a Top 5 Christian hit for Selah as well.
She recorded a self-titled debut album for Asylum/Elektra Records in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" (her version was titled simply "Broken Road"); [2] she would later record the song a second time as a member of the gospel group Selah.