CCM Top 100: Greatest Songs In Christian Music, Vol. 1

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Creative Trust
• ASIN: B0002XED4E
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #173,499 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Awesome God - Rich Mullins

2. Testify to Love - Avalon

3. People Get Ready ... Jesus Is Comin' - Crystal Lewis

4. Praise the Lord - The Imperials

5. Consuming Fire - Third Day

6. Lead Me On - Amy Grant

7. Where There Is Faith - 4Him

8. Warrior Is a Child - Twila Paris

9. In the Light - Charlie Peacock

10. We Are His Hands - WhiteHeart,

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. God of Wonders - City On A Hill

2. Love in Any Language - Sandi Patty

3. Place in This World - Michael W. Smith

4. Stand - Susan Ashton

5. Rise Again - Dallas Holm

6. Undo Me - Jennifer Knapp

7. What If I Stumble

8. Say the Name - Margaret Becker

9. Heaven - BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans

10. Strength of My Life - Leslie Phillips

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Memories, March 23, 2005

By	Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

After painstaking work, CCM Magazine came up with a list of what it considers the top 100 Christian songs of all times. But instead of simply creating the list or even releasing a book (which they did), they also decided to release those songs on four CD's. This is the first of that set.

This CD takes songs randomly from the list. These aren't the top 25 or the bottom 25. They worked hard to mix the songs from different decades as well to make sure the set was well rounded. For instance, they've got "Praise the Lord" from the 70's and "God of Wonders" from just a few years ago.

Naturally, with any list, you'll get some obvious choices. This time, the obvious choices include such classics as "Awesome God," "The Great Adventure", "Where There is Faith," "The Warrior is a Child," "Place in This World," and "What if I Stumble." There are even one of two songs I'm not a big fan of that I knew had to be included, like "People get Ready...Jesus is Comin'" and "Heaven."

And, equally as naturally, there are songs on the list that wonder why they are included. For me, the biggest question is "Stand." I'm a huge Susan Ashton fan, but always felt this was one of her weaker songs. Surely they could have found something else to include here. "Lead Me On" is another curious selection because I can think of several other Amy Grant songs that belong here instead. Not that I don't like that song. Of course, without seeing the entire list, it's hard to judge in this case.

23 of the songs are the original recordings by the original artists. Two of the songs are tribute recordings. The first is "When God Ran" as recorded by Across the Sky. When I first heard they'd be recording this song, I knew it was a perfect fit, and I was right. Also rerecorded here is "Oh Lord, You're Beautiful." This song is covered by Warren Barfield, who does a very good job with it.

Almost every song on this two-disc set has a place in my heart. I could go on about many of them and what they've met to me over the years. And if you've listened to Christian music for a significant length of time, you'll feel the same way. This is a great way to get many of those songs together in one place.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Christian Compilation, July 2, 2007

By	Christia D. Gugel (Sainte Genevieve, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed this particular compilation because it included hits over a wide timespan. I wasn't limited to hits from just the recent years, so I was thrilled to see this CD encompassed even the songs I grew up on in the Christian arena. I would recommend this particular product to anyone who wishes to have a wide range of contemporary Christian music.