The Wonder Years (Michael W. Smith box set)
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The Wonder Years 1983-1993 book/2-CD package was released by Reunion Records
in 1993, and intended to be a greatest hits/career overview album. The elaborate slipcase packaging contained a tall spiral-bound book (10.5"x6") that contained facing pairs of pages highlighting each of his (at the time) 8 albums. Each spread featured photographs and an accompanying background story on this period in his career. Inside the back cover are 2 trays which contain the 2 picture CDs.
The album won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards
in 1993. This album has since gone out of print in favor of the more modest (and more focused) greatest hits collection The First Decade (1983-1993)
, which was released later that same year. This album is also notable to collectors for being the only issued CD containing the radio single version of "I Know" from The Live Set
.
Reunion Records
Reunion Records is a Christian music record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee and operating under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.-History:...
in 1993, and intended to be a greatest hits/career overview album. The elaborate slipcase packaging contained a tall spiral-bound book (10.5"x6") that contained facing pairs of pages highlighting each of his (at the time) 8 albums. Each spread featured photographs and an accompanying background story on this period in his career. Inside the back cover are 2 trays which contain the 2 picture CDs.
The album won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 24th GMA Dove Awards
24th GMA Dove Awards
The 24th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 1, 1993 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1992. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Barbara Mandrell.-Award recipients:*Artist of the Year**Michael English...
in 1993. This album has since gone out of print in favor of the more modest (and more focused) greatest hits collection The First Decade (1983-1993)
The First Decade (1983-1993)
The First Decade is a compilation album from Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. This album also features 2 new tracks "Do You Dream of Me?" and "Kentucky Rose"...
, which was released later that same year. This album is also notable to collectors for being the only issued CD containing the radio single version of "I Know" from The Live Set
The Live Set
Michael W. Smith's first live album highlights selections from his previous album The Big Picture. It also features three songs from his debut The Michael W. Smith Project and three new songs, but none from Michael W. Smith 2. The band included numerous Christian music stalwarts of the late...
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Disc One
- "Friends" - 4:20
- "You Need a Savior" - 3:35
- "Could He Be the Messiah" - 4:29
- "Great Is the Lord" - 2:54
- "A Way" - 3:52
- "Hosanna" - 2:30
- "I Am Sure" - 4:43
- "Pursuit of the Dream" - 5:12
- "Lamu" - 5:58
- "Rocketown" - 4:35
- "Old Enough to Know" - 4:20
- "Going Through the Motions" - 4:25
- "I Know" - 4:21
- "Emily" - 4:18
- "Secret Ambition" - 5:57
- "Pray For Me" - 3:53
- "I Miss the Way" - 4:34
Disc Two
- "I Hear Leesha" - 5:26
- "The Throne" - 6:55
- "All Is Well" - 4:08
- "Gloria" - 5:03
- "Go West Young Man" - 3:54
- "Love Crusade" - 4:23
- "Place in This World" - 3:58
- "Seed to Sow" - 6:14
- "For You" - 4:10
- "Picture Perfect" - 3:58
- "I Will Be Here For You" - 4:35
- "Somewhere Somehow" - 4:21 (Duet with Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
) - "Give It Away" - 5:07
- "Love One Another" - 4:53
- "Cross of Gold" - 4:20