WOW Hits 2005

WOW Hits 2005
WOW Hits 2005
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	October 5, 2004
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	140:43
Label	EMI Christian Music Group
Producer	Various
Various artists chronology

WOW Hits 2005 is a two-disc compilation album of hit songs that were selected to represent the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 5, 2004. The album includes thirty one songs plus three bonus tracks. It features songs by Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys, MercyMe, Jars of Clay, and many more high-profile groups and singers. The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200.^[3] It was certified as platinum in the US in 2005 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[4] The album was certified as gold in Canada in 2006 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]^[2]

Track listing edit

Purple disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist (album)	Length
1.	"Here With Me"	Jim Bryson, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Pete Kipley, Bart Millard, Dan Muckala, Brad Russell, Mike Scheuchzer, Robby Shaffer	MercyMe (Undone)	4:11
2.	"All Things New"	Steven Curtis Chapman	Steven Curtis Chapman (All Things New)	5:42
3.	"Who Am I"	Mark Hall	Casting Crowns (Casting Crowns)	5:33
4.	"You Are My King (Amazing Love)"	Billy James Foote	Newsboys (Adoration)	4:30
5.	"More"	Kenny Greenberg, Jason Houser, Matthew West	Matthew West (Happy)	4:27
6.	"You Raise Me Up"	Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland	Selah (Hiding Place)	4:03
7.	"Letters From War"	Cindy Morgan, Mark Schultz	Mark Schultz (Stories & Songs)	4:15
8.	"Unspoken"	Toby Gad, Orrin Hatch, Madeline Stone	Jaci Velasquez (Unspoken)	3:33
9.	"When I Fall"	Daniel Tashian, Ty Smith, Natalie Hemby, Rachael Lampa	Rachael Lampa (Rachael Lampa)	5:06
10.	"Ready To Fly"	Jeromy Deibler	FFH (Ready to Fly)	4:03
11.	"Disappear"	Chad Cates, Jess Cates	Bebo Norman (Try)	3:49
12.	"You Were There"	Ben Glover	Avalon (The Creed)	6:50
13.	"Everyday People"	Sylvester Stewart	Nicole C. Mullen (Everyday People)	3:22
14.	"There's Only One (Holy One)"	Randall Goodgame	Caedmon's Call (Share the Well)	3:42
15.	"Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)"	Chris Rice	Chris Rice (Run the Earth... Watch the Sky)	3:47
16.	"Pray"	Darlene Zschech	Darlene Zschech (Kiss of Heaven)	3:43
17.	"Gravity" (Bonus Track)	Shawn McDonald, Christopher Stevens	Shawn McDonald (Simply Nothing)	4:12

Silver disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist (album)	Length
1.	"Right Here"	Jeremy Camp	Jeremy Camp (Stay)	4:15
2.	"I Believe"	Mac Powell, Mark Lee, David Carr, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery	Third Day (Wire)	3:00
3.	"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"	Sabelle Breer, Harvey Mason Jr., Kevin Kadish, Damon Thomas, Lucy Woodward	Stacie Orrico (Stacie Orrico)	3:21
4.	"Gone"	Toby McKeehan, Christopher Stevens	tobyMac (Welcome to Diverse City)	3:28
5.	"Sea Of Faces"	Aaron Sprinkle, Jon Micah Sumrall, Kyle Mitchell, James Mead, Ryan Shrout	Kutless (Sea of Faces)	3:33
6.	"Blessed Be Your Name"	Matt Redman, Beth Redman	Tree63 (The Answer to the Question)	3:49
7.	"Never Alone"	Alyssa Barlow, Lauren Barlow, Rebecca Barlow	BarlowGirl (BarlowGirl)	4:29
8.	"All I Need"	David Barnes, Ed Cash, Bethany Dillon	Bethany Dillon (Bethany Dillon)	3:14
9.	"Glory Defined"	Jim Cooper, Kenny Lamb, Jason Roy	Building 429 (Space in Between Us)	3:23
10.	"Show You Love"	Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark	Jars of Clay (Who We Are Instead)	3:31
11.	"Open Skies"	David Crowder	David Crowder Band (Illuminate)	3:56
12.	"Grace Like Rain"	Todd Agnew, Crissy Collins	Todd Agnew (Grace Like Rain)	4:21
13.	"Beautiful Name"	Chrissy Conway, Alisa Girard, Kristin Swinford, Lynn Nichols, Tedd T.	ZOEgirl (Different Kind of Free)	4:42
14.	"Leaving 99"	Tyler Burkum, Ben Cissell, Bob Herdman, Will McGinniss, Mark Stuart	Audio Adrenaline (Worldwide)	3:27
15.	"Whatever It Takes"	Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard, Nate Sallie	Nate Sallie (Inside Out)	4:15
16.	"Cornerstone" (Bonus Track)	Joshua Brown, Gregg Hionis	Day of Fire (Day of Fire)	3:16
17.	"Control" (Bonus Track)	Darren King, Adam LaClave, Paul Meany	Mutemath (Reset)	7:09

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	39
US Christian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	123

References edit

^ review at Allmusic
^ review at The Phantom Tollbooth
^ ^a ^b "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 30, 2004.
^ RIAA official site Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.
^ CRIA official site Archived February 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.
^ "Christian Albums". Billboard. February 19, 2005.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

External links edit

[1] review at Allmusic

[2] review at The Phantom Tollbooth

[billboard_200-3] "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 30, 2004.

[4] RIAA official site Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.

[5] CRIA official site Archived February 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 8, 2009.

[6] "Christian Albums". Billboard. February 19, 2005.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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