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In the early 1970s Calvary Chapel was home to more than 15 musical groups [1] [2] that were representative of the Jesus movement.In 1971, Maranatha!Music was founded as a nonprofit outreach of Calvary Chapel to popularize and promote a new, folk-rock style of hymns and worship songs influenced by the Jesus people.
Released in 1971 on the Maranatha! Music label, the group's first album was titled Come to the Waters . In order to finance the project, the group borrowed $900 from Calvary Chapel pastor Chuck Smith in order to produce the album, which included what would become the group's best-known song penned by Marsha Stevens, For Those Tears I Died .
The 'side two' of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way that was reminiscent of The Beatles Sgt. Peppers album. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The band even made a number of concert performances at this time with a full orchestra backing them.
Psalty was introduced in the "Kids Praise" Series, which was produced by Maranatha! Music between 1980 and 1991. In 2006, Kerner became Director of Worship Leadership at Saddleback Church ; she trains and mentors worship leaders and oversees venues at the church's Lake Forest campus.
The album was released in 1971 on the Maranatha! Music label. More albums by the group followed, along with the individual band members making appearances on other Maranatha! projects such as The Praise Album in 1974. Prior to the release of Come to the Waters, Marsha Carter and bandmate Russ Stevens married, with Carter taking Stevens' last name.
First Things First (Maranatha! Music, 1979) (04/2007: Limited Edition Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Release) Matters of the Heart (CBS/Priority, 1982) (May 22, 2007: Re-released on iTunes and in Mp3 format on Amazon) Non-Fiction (Star Song, 1985) (May 22, 2007: Re-released on iTunes and in Mp3 format on Amazon)
The focus on this series is praise and worship. The first album features songs performed by the worship leaders who wrote them, including Darlene Zschech 's " Shout to the Lord ". It is a partnership between Integrity Music, Maranatha Music and Vineyard Music. [ 32 ]
The Kids Praise Album!, also known as Kids' Praise! 1: An Explosion of Happiness, is an American 1980 Maranatha! children's Christian music album that features Psalty the Singing Songbook. It is the very first album in a long-running series of Kids Praise! and other Psalty related albums.