Crowder (musician)
Crowder (* 29. November 1971 as David Wallace Crowder in Texarkana , Texas ) is an American singer , songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in the field of Christian pop music . He was the lead singer of the David Crowder Band , after whose breakup in 2012 he began a solo career.
biography
Crowder graduated from Baylor University in Waco , Texas, a Christian university. He began his music career to encourage more students to attend church.
After Jack Parker, Jason Solley, Jeremy Bush, Mike Dodson and Mike Hogan joined him, the first songs were released and in 2002, Can You Hear Us? the band's first studio album. By the time the David Crowder Band broke up in 2012, five more studio albums followed, and the band won a total of 14 Dove Awards during this time . The band had their last appearance in January 2012 at the Georgia Dome. In total, they sold over 1.6 million albums. While the other members became active in a new group called The Digital Age , Crowder first appeared in June 2012 with a new band.
In November 2012, Crowder released his first solo album, iTunes Session . His second studio album, Neon Steeple, followed in May 2014 and reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 . This album includes the song Come As You Are , which was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song . The third solo album American Prodigal was released in September 2016. In November 2018, Crowder released his fourth studio album, I Know a Ghost .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | ||||
| 2002 | Can You Hear Us? | - |
Christian17 (3 weeks) Christian |
First published: February 26, 2002
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| 2003 | Illuminate |
US84 (1 week) US |
Christian3 (24 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 16, 2003
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| 2005 | A collision Or (3 + 4 = 7) |
US39 (8 weeks) US |
Christian1 (55 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 27, 2005
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| 2007 | Remedy |
US22 (9 weeks) US |
Christian1 (50 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 25, 2007
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| 2009 | Church Music |
US11 (25 weeks) US |
Christian1 (68 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 22, 2009
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| 2012 | Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]) |
US2 (6 weeks) US |
Christian1 (37 weeks) Christian |
First published: January 10, 2012
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| Crowder | ||||
| 2012 | iTunes session |
US172 (1 week) US |
Christian9 (1 week) Christian |
First published: November 13, 2012
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| 2014 | Neon steeple |
US9 (9 weeks) US |
Christian1 (196 weeks) Christian |
First published: May 27, 2014
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| 2016 | American Prodigal |
US12 (3 weeks) US |
Christian1 (146 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 23, 2016
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| 2018 | I know a ghost |
US43 (2 weeks) US |
Christian2 (... weeks) Christian |
First published: November 9, 2018
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Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | ||||
| 2004 | The Lime CD | - |
Christian16 (6 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 23, 2004
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| 2008 | Remedy Club: Tour Edition |
US88 (1 week) US |
Christian5 (4 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 19, 2008
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | ||||
| 2013 | All This for a King: The Essential Collection |
US70 (1 week) US |
Christian3 (12 weeks) Christian |
First published: May 21, 2013
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Christmas albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | ||||
| 2011 | Oh for Joy |
US82 (7 weeks) US |
Christian6 (14 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 4, 2011
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Extended plays
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | ||||
| 2005 | Sunsets & Sushi | - |
Christian5 (4 weeks) Christian |
First published: February 15, 2005
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| 2006 | B collision |
US118 (1 week) US |
Christian5 (12 weeks) Christian |
First published: June 27, 2006
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| 2010 | Summer happiness |
US105 (1 week) US |
Christian5 (2 weeks) Christian |
First published: June 22, 2010
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| Crowder | ||||
| 2015 | Neon Porch Extravaganza | - |
Christian11 (1 week) Christian |
First published: January 15, 2008
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| David Crowder Band | |||
| 2003 | O Praise Him (All This for a King) Illuminate |
Christian21 (23 weeks) Christian |
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| 2004 | Open Skies Illuminate |
Christian7 (29 weeks) Christian |
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| 2005 | Here Is Our King A Collision Or (3 + 4 = 7) |
Christian7 (22 weeks) Christian |
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| 2006 | Wholly Yours A Collision Or (3 + 4 = 7) |
Christian7 (29 weeks) Christian |
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| 2007 | Foreverandever, Etc. A collision Or (3 + 4 = 7) |
Christian24 (8 weeks) Christian |
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| Everything Glorious Remedy |
Christian2 (34 weeks) Christian |
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| 2008 | Never Let Go Remedy |
Christian27 (6 weeks) Christian |
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| O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing Remedy |
Christian24 (8 weeks) Christian |
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| 2009 | How He Loves Church Music |
Christian8th  (27 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 1,000,000
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| 2010 | Oh, Happiness Church Music |
Christian38 (19 weeks) Christian |
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| SMS (Shine) Church Music |
Christian21 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2011 | Go Tell It on the Mountain Oh for Joy |
Christian34 (1 week) Christian |
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| The First Noel Oh for Joy |
Christian28 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| Joy to the World Oh for Joy |
Christian27 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| Let Me Feel You Shine Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]) |
Christian20 (17 weeks) Christian |
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| 2012 | After All (Holy) Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]) |
Christian19 (22 weeks) Christian |
|
| Crowder | |||
| 2013 | I am Neon Steeple |
Christian3 (34 weeks) Christian |
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| 2014 | Come As You Are Neon Steeple |
Christian3  (34 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2015 | Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) Neon Steeple |
Christian11 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| 2016 | Run Devil Run American Prodigal |
Christian22 (9 weeks) Christian |
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| My Victory American Prodigal |
Christian12 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | Forgiven American Prodigal |
Christian10 (27 weeks) Christian |
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| Back to the Garden American Prodigal |
Christian45 (1 week) Christian |
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| All my hope |
Christian3 (38 weeks)Christian |
feat. Tauren Wells
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 2018 | Red Letters I Know a Ghost |
Christian9 (29 weeks) Christian |
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| Wildfire I know a ghost |
Christian43 (1 week) Christian |
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| 2019 | Let It Rain (Is There Anybody) I Know a Ghost |
Christian10 (26 weeks) Christian |
feat. Mandisa
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| 2020 | I'm Leaning On You I Know a Ghost |
Christian19 (... wk.) Christian |
feat. Riley Clemmons
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| Night Like This I Know a Ghost |
Christian47 (... weeks) Christian |
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Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| Crowder | |||
| 2014 | Come as you are |
Christian43 (1 week) Christian |
Passion feat. Crowder
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| 2019 | Testify Never Fold |
Christian46 (2 weeks) Christian |
Social Club Misfits feat. Crowder
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Further guest contributions
- 2019: Home (Tedashii feat. Crowder)
More songs
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||
| Crowder | |||
| 2014 | My Beloved Neon Steeple |
Christian31 (3 weeks) Christian |
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swell
- ↑ Biography at learnreligions.com
- ↑ David Crowder * Band to Debut Final, Epic Collection of 34 Songs ( Memento from April 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ JFH news shorts for Tuesday March 27, 2012 , jesusfreakhideout.com
- ↑ David Crowder Releases First Solo Album 'iTunes Session' , louderthanthemusic.com
- ↑ Video Exclusive: Christian Artist Crowder Confirms That He's Still Very Much Alive (and Making Music) , Billboard
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Chart sources: US1 US2
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
Commons : David Crowder - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Crowder at Discogs (English)
- David Crowder Band at Discogs (English)
- official homepage
- Crowder at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crowder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crowder, David Wallace (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer of Christian pop music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Texarkana , Texas |