Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician, who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in this World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums.
Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, an American Music Award recipient, and has earned 45 Dove Awards. In 1999, ASCAP awarded him with the "Golden Note" Award for lifetime achievement in songwriting, and in 2014 they honored him as the "cornerstone of Christian music" for his significant influence on the genre. He also has recorded 31 No. 1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. He has also starred in 2 films and published 13 books including This is Your Time, which he worked with Christian author Gary Thomas to write.
Early life
Michael Whitaker Smith was born to Paul and Barbara Smith in Kenova, West Virginia. His father was an oil refinery worker at the Ashland Oil Refinery, in nearby Catlettsburg, Kentucky. His mother was a caterer. He inherited his love of baseball from his father, who had played in the minor leagues. As a child, he developed a love of music through his church. He learned piano at an early age and sang in his church choir. At the age of 10, he had "an intense spiritual experience" that led to his becoming a devout Christian. "I wore this big cross around my neck," he would recall, "It was very real to me." He became involved in Bible study and found a group of older friends who shared his faith.
Michael W. Smith 2
Michael W. Smith 2 is the second album by Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Released in February 1984, the album produced the CCM hits "I Am Sure" and "Hosanna". Among the musicians who contributed to the recording, Dann Huff and Mike Brignardello went on to form the heavy metal band Giant. Huff was also a founding member of the CCM band White Heart.
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William Smith
William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:
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W. Smith (rugby league)
W. Smith (Sydney, Christian name unknown) was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, Australia's first major competition in the sport.
Smith, who played on the wing position, has the honour of being the first ever try scorer for the Eastern Suburbs club. The try, which came in Easts' opening match, is the only try he scored for the Tricolours. He was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by South Sydney in the first ever NSWRL premiership decider.
Smith moved to the Balmain club the following year before returning to the Eastern Suburbs club for the 1912 season, the year the club won its second premiership.
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Michael W. Smith
ALBUMS
- The Spirit of Christmas released: 2014
- Sovereign released: 2014
- Decades of Worship released: 2012
- Glory released: 2011
- Wonder released: 2010
- A New Hallelujah released: 2008
- It's a Wonderful Christmas released: 2007
- Stand released: 2006
- Healing Rain released: 2004
- The Second Decade (1993-2003) released: 2003
- Worship Again released: 2002
- Worship released: 2001
- The Acoustic Set: A Live Recording released: 2000
- Freedom released: 2000
- This Is Your Time released: 1999
- Christmastime released: 1998
- Live the Life released: 1998
- I'll Lead You Home released: 1995
- The First Decade (1983-1993) released: 1993
- Change Your World released: 1992
- 2 released: 1991
- Go West Young Man released: 1990
- Christmas released: 1989
- i 2 (EYE) released: 1989
- The Live Set released: 1987
- The Michael W. Smith Project released: 1987
- The Big Picture released: 1985
- The Wonder Years released:
- Healing Rain PRERELEASE released:
- Devotions released:
A Way
by: BiohazardThe sun is shining, but I don't know if it'll shine again,
The sky is clear now, but the clouds wait overhead,
The wind stopped blowing, but I see the trees are flowing,
The water's calm now feel the undertow towing me down,
towing me down.
The sun's gone down now behind the dark clouds looming,
Birds stop singing, silence so soothing,
Dark clouds open up, I hold my rain-soaked head,
Thoughts are racing by, I scream and wish that I was dead,
I wish that I was dead.
Gotta find a way in this world to cope,
Gotta find a place in this world with hope.
Gotta find a way to keep my head straight another day
I pray to let go of hate I break myself away from my mind,
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