Step Up to the Microphone

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Step Up to the Microphone
Studio album by Newsboys
Released June 30, 1998
Genre Contemporary Christian, pop rock
Length 42:06
Label Sparrow
Producer Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology
Take Me to Your Leader
(1996)		 Step Up to the Microphone
(1998)		 Love Liberty Disco
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars [1]
Cross Rhythms 8/10 stars [2]
HM Magazine No Rating [3][4]
Jesus Freak Hideout 3.5/5 stars [5]
The Phantom Tollbooth No Rating [6]
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Step Up to the Microphone is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998. It was the Newsboys first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, as well as their first release on a major label, the EMI-owned Sparrow Records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "WooHoo" – 3:15 lead vocals: Phil Joel
  2. "Step Up to the Microphone" – 3:43 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  3. "Entertaining Angels" – 4:18 lead vocals: Phil Joel and Peter Furler
  4. "Believe" – 4:33 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  5. "Tuning In" – 4:17 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  6. "Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot" – 4:00 lead vocals: Peter Furler, Phil Joel, & Jody Davis
  7. "Deep End" – 4:06 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  8. "Hallelujah" – 3:56 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  9. "The Tide" – 5:01 lead vocals: Peter Furler
  10. "Always" – 5:01 lead vocals: Peter Furler

[edit] Music Videos

  • Entertaining Angels
  • Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot

[edit] Radio singles

  • "Entertaining Angels"
  • "Believe"
  • "Step Up to the Microphone"
  • "Woo Hoo"
  • "Hallelujah"

[edit] Personnel

  • Peter Furler - lead vocals, drums, guitar
  • Phil Joel - vocals, bass guitar, guitars
  • Jody Davis - lead/rhythm guitars, bass, vocals
  • Jeff Frankenstein - keys, vocals
  • Duncan Phillips - percussion, drums, vocals

[edit] References

  1. ^ Step Up to the Microphone at Allmusic
  2. ^ http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Newsboys/Step_Up_To_The_Microphone/4173/
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20010713015007/www.hmmagazine.com/issue73/73Albums.htm
  4. ^ McGovern, Brian Vincent (September/October 1998). "Album Reviews: NEWSBOYS Step Up to the Microphone". HM Magazine (73). ISSN 1066-6923. 
  5. ^ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/StepUp.asp
  6. ^ http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/nboys.html
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