The Ministry Years
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| The Ministry Years | |
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| Compilation album series by | |
| Released | 1987 & 1988 |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music |
| Label | Sparrow |
| Producer | Bill Maxwell |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
The Ministry Years is a two-volume posthumous compilation album series by the American contemporary Christian music pianist and singer Keith Green, originally released in 1987 and 1988. Each two-disc volume covers half of Green's recording career: 1977–1979 and 1980–1982. Included with each volume is a 19-page booklet insert. These compilation albums include several previously unreleased songs (denoted by a ** below). Both volumes were re-released in 1999 with new covers patterned after the Songs of... series. The re-issue also includes a digital copy of the book No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green.
Track listings
[edit]Volume One: 1977–1979
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Because of You" | K. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 2:57 |
| 2. | "How Can They Live Without Jesus" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Walk and Talk [a][3]" | Terry Talbot | Firewind (1976) | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Run to the End of the Highway" | K. Green, M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Your Love Broke Through" | K. Green, Randy Stonehill, Todd Fishkind | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:31 |
| 6. | "The Victor" | Jamie Owens Collins | No Compromise (1978) | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Thank You Jesus" | K. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 2:57 |
| 8. | "The Prodigal Son Suite" | K. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 12:21 |
| 9. | "Stained Glass" | K. Green, M. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Go to the Hungry Ones" | K. Green, M. Green | previously unreleased (1987)** | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Love With Me (Melody's Song)" | K. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 3:23 |
| 12. | "You Put This Love in My Heart" | K. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:32 |
| 13. | "There Is a Redeemer" | M. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:13 |
| 14. | "No One Believes in Me Anymore" | K. Green, M. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:24 |
| 15. | "On The Road to Jericho" | K. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 3:25 |
| 16. | "You!" | K. Green, M. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:38 |
| 17. | "When I Hear the Praises Start" | K. Green, M. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 4:27 |
| 18. | "Asleep in the Light" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "He'll Take Care of the Rest" | K. Green, Wendell Burton | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Make My Life a Prayer to You" | M. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Easter Song" | Anne Herring | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:59 |
| 4. | "When There's Love" | K. Green, M. Green, Bobby Hart | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 2:56 |
| 5. | "The Battle Is Already Won" | K. Green, Wendell Burton | previously unreleased (1987)** | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Pledge My Head to Heaven [b]" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 3:55 |
| 7. | "My Eyes Are Dry" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 2:06 |
| 8. | "Song to My Parents (I Only Want to See You There)" | K. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Trials Turned to Gold" | K. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Dust to Dust" | M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 4:07 |
| 11. | "I Can't Believe It" | K. Green, M. Green | For Him Who Has Ears to Hear (1977) | 3:40 |
| 12. | "To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Soften Your Heart" | K. Green, M. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 2:52 |
| 14. | "I Don't Wanna Fall Away from You" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:12 |
| 15. | "Here Am I, Send Me" | Wendell Burton, K. Green | previously unreleased (1987)** | 3:45 |
| 16. | "I Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" | K. Green, M. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Dear John Letter (To the Devil)" | K. Green | No Compromise (1978) | 3:23 |
| 18. | "Rushing Wind" | K. Green, M. Green | The Keith Green Collection (1981) | 3:44 |
| 19. | "Don't You Wish You Had the Answers" | M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 3:22 |
| 20. | "Altar Call (Live Version)" | K. Green | I Only Want To See You There (1983) | 4:09 |
Volume Two: 1980–1982
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Are the One!" | M. Green, K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 2:40 |
| 2. | "A Billion Starving People" | K. Green, M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 3:51 |
| 3. | "If You Love the Lord" | K. Green, M. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 4:08 |
| 4. | "When I First Trusted You" | K. Green, M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 3:56 |
| 5. | "O God Our Lord" | K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Grace by Which I Stand" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Only by Following Jesus" | K. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 3:17 |
| 8. | "The Sheep and the Goats" | K. Green | The Keith Green Collection (1981) | 7:52 |
| 9. | "The Lord Is My Shepherd (23rd Psalm)" | M. Green, K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Unless the Lord Builds the House" | K. Green, M. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Summer Snow" | K. Green | previously unreleased (1988)** | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Lies" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Open Your Eyes" | M. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 4:42 |
| 14. | "I Will Give Thanks to the Lord (Psalm 9)" | M. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Romans VII" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 3:26 |
| 16. | "Keith's Piano Prelude" | K. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 4:16 |
| 17. | "Create in Me a Clean Heart" | K. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 4:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt" | K. Green, M. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 4:38 |
| 2. | "How Majestic Is Thy Name" | K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Scripture Song Medley"
| Les Garrett author unknown author unknown Jimmy Owens | The Keith Green Collection (1981) | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Until That Final Day" | K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Cut the Devil Down" | K. Green, M. Green | previously unreleased (1988)** | 3:42 |
| 6. | "I Want to Be More Like Jesus" | Kelly Willard, K. Green, M. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 4:25 |
| 7. | "The Promise Song" | K. Green, M. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Jesus Commands Us to Go!" | K. Green, M. Green | Jesus Commands Us to Go! (1984) | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Holy, Holy, Holy" | John B. Dykes, Reginald Heber | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Jesus Is Lord of All!" | K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Oh Lord, You're Beautiful" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Keep All That Junk to Yourself" | K. Green, M. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Draw Me" | K. Green, M. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:49 |
| 14. | "You Love the World (And You're Avoiding Me)" | K. Green | So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt (1980) | 2:39 |
| 15. | "Lord I'm Gonna Love You" | K. Green, M. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 2:53 |
| 16. | "Glory Lord Jesus" | K. Green | Songs for the Shepherd (1982) | 3:20 |
| 17. | "Song for Josiah" | K. Green | The Prodigal Son (1983) | 6:25 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ [duet with Barry McGuire, originally released on the 1976 various artists LP, Firewind, "A contemporary dramatic musical depicting the times after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as recorded in Acts 1–4."]
- ^ (featuring Bob Dylan on harmonica)
References
[edit]- ^ The Ministry Years: 1977-1979 at AllMusic
- ^ The Ministry Years: 1980-1982 at AllMusic
- ^ "Keith Green: Gospel Roots - Remembering the Jesus Music pioneer - Keith Green". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- "Various - Firewind". Discogs. Retrieved June 23, 2018.