Casting Crowns

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- The Altar And The Door
- Released 2007

- Peace On Earth
- Released 2008

- Lifesong: Live
- Released 2006

- Casting Crowns
- Released 2003

biography

The Christian pop group Casting Crowns formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group's initial lineup also included violinist Melodee DeVevo and a pair of guitarists, Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes. The musicians relocated to McDonough, GA, in 2001, and expanded their lineup by adding bassist Chris Huffman, keyboardist Megan Garrett, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area. One of the albums then found its way into the hands of Mark Miller, lead singer for the country group Sawyer Brown, who was struck by Casting Crowns' driving pop/rock style and Hall's vocal delivery of his hard-hitting but devout songs.

Miller signed Casting Crowns to his fledgling Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records with distribution by the Provident Label Group, and took the group into the studio along with co-producer Steven Curtis Chapman, himself a popular artist on the CCM musical scene. The resulting album, Casting Crowns, was released in 2003 on the Beach Street imprint. It fared extremely well in Christian markets, eventually going platinum and peaking at number two on the CCM charts. A sampler with five songs, Live from Atlanta, was released on Reunion Records in 2004, packaged with a bonus DVD containing band interviews and a music video. Lifesong, released in August 2005, became the band's most successful record yet, cracking the Top 10 in the secular market while maintaining the band's religious fanbase as well. Like its predecessor, the record went platinum, and Casting Crowns's increased popularity helped send their follow-up album, 2007's The Altar and the Door, to number two on the Billboard album charts. Meanwhile, the single "East to West" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks atop the Christian charts. A Christmas-themed album, Peace on Earth, appeared in 2008, tiding over the group's fans (and yielding a number one hit, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day") while Casting Crowns readied another LP of original material. Until the Whole World Sings arrived late the following year. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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- - "wHo aM i" Ü
  - - By bLueprincess22
    - 8/27/2009 23:37:55
  - i reaLLy Love this song.,!=)
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- - Casting Crowns
  - - By Saphirra Adi
    - 7/12/2009 14:18:54
  - Casting Crowns ws the first Christian band I ever listened to. Their lyrics touch the heart and apply to anyone, no matter their situation. I have seen them in concert twice and love wearing my Casting Crowns tee.
    Casting Crowns is a band worth listening to.
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- - oh ya
  - - By TrimaxxIII
    - 3/2/2009 01:52:11
  - casting crowns is a very good godly band and i hope they keep on doing what there doing keep it up casting crowns.
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- - Happy Girl tjw
  - - By Happy Girl tjw
    - 2/21/2009 19:55:40
  - I also love the group Casting Crowns their songs speak to my heart and my mind. Gives a great deal to think about The God who creates all.
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- - LOVE LOVE LOVE
  - - By CountryGirl124
    - 12/25/2008 19:15:18
  - I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THIS SONG AND CASTING CROWNS! : )
    
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