Robin Mark
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Robin Mark is a Northern Irish Christian singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robin has written several songs sung throughout the world. He is best known for his songs "Days of Elijah", "Revival", "All for Jesus", "The Wonder of The Cross", "Not by Might" and many more. He has published 13 albums in total with sales of over 2 million world wide and has won the GMA's international award.
Though known within the The United Kingdom and throughout Canada and Europe from the early 1990s it was not until his 1999 live album Revival In Belfast that Robin became known in the United States, Australia and the rest of the world. His signature song, Days of Elijah, has become one of the most sung worship songs ever and his album Revival In Belfast has become a worldwide best seller.
Robin attends Christian Fellowship Church Strandtown, Belfast, Northern Ireland on a weekly basis.
Discography
International releases
Revival in Belfast.
It was Robin's first international release in 1999 and was very commercially successful, with sales of around 500,000, half of which were in the US, where the album stayed in the top 50 worship albums sales chart for over four years and continues to be in the top 100. The album was certified Gold in Canada in 2004 and in Australia in 2006, it has also become one of the best selling worship albums ever in South Africa. The song "Days of Elijah", which had been firstly placed on a previous album that was only released in the United Kingdom, became one of the biggest songs in Christian music at that time.
Come heal this land
Two years after “Revival” the follow up "Come Heal this Land" continued where the first Integrity album left off, introducing new songs of praise and worship with the Celtic flavour inherent in Robin's work and reaching sales of around 300,000.
Revival in Belfast 2
His last live release “Revival in Belfast 2” is still selling well with over 100,000 sold in the first year of release having been the number one best selling worship album in Canada, the US and Australia.
East of the river
In 2007, his newest album and first studio based recording for eight years was released. Entitled East of the River, it has characteristically bible based lyrics and Celtic musical undertones in songs such as Heaven's Gates, Fortress and Lost and Found.
This City These Streets
"This City These Streets" is a studio album made up of Robin's own songs. True to form, this 1998 album is a fusion of contemporary Christian sounds with Celtic arrangements and instruments, which is evident in such songs as The Power of The Cross and How I Love You
Early career and Europe wide releases
A first Church based album in 1992, "Captive Heart", spawned several songs that are still being used in worship not only in his home church but throughout Northern Ireland and the world. Further locally produced albums, “Not by Might” and “Days of Elijah” became best sellers in Ireland in the mid 1990s. News of Robin's songs and albums was spreading fast and UK distributors, publishers and event organizers began to make contact.
Europe wide release of new albums followed including the award winning certified U.K. Gold selling "Mandate" conference series with a unique blend of old and new songs presented in the context of the largest men's conference in the U.K. held in Belfast's Waterfront Hall. Further songs also followed including the anthem "Revival", the poetic "Take us to the River", and many other psalms, hymns and spiritual songs used throughout the world by congregations for worship.
Studio recordings
- Not By Might (1993)
- Days of Elijah (1995)
- This City, These Streets (1998)
- Sanctuary (2000)
- My Song Is Love Unknown (2003)
- East of the River (2007)
- Year of Grace (2009)
Live recordings
- Room For Grace (1997)
- Mandate - All For Jesus (1999)
- Revival in Belfast (1999)
- Mandate- Men of Faith (2001)
- Come Heal This Land (2001)
- Revival in Belfast 2 (2004)