Crystal Lewis
Promotional photo in support of the Grammy-nominated album Fearless (2000).
Background information
Also known as	Crystal Lewis Ray
Born	September 11, 1969
Origin	Corona, California
Genre(s)	Contemporary Christian, Gospel
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter, author
Instrument(s)	vocals
Years active	1986-present
Label(s)	Frontline Records Metro One Music Myrrh Records Word Records Interscope Records GospoCentric Records
Associated acts	Wild Blue Yonder The Screamin' Rays
Website	http://www.crystallewis.com/

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Biography

In 1984, at the age of 15, Lewis audtioned for a children's musical called Hi Tops, written and produced by Ernie and Debbie Retino, creators of Psalty, the Singing Song Book. Lewis passed the audition and was able to go into the studio and participate in the Soundtrack recording with the rest of the cast members. While working with the musical, Lewis met a member of the Rockabilly band, The Lifters. After becoming friends with the members of that band, Lewis was asked to join. Soon after, the band changed its name to Wild Blue Yonder. Lewis also met her current husband, Brian Ray, through her association with the band. Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino are best known as the people who created the character of Psalty the Singing Song Book in the Kids Praise! series of Christian childrens musical albums. ... It has been suggested that Blooper (Kids Praise Character), Charity Churchmouse, Farley McFirefly, Melody (Kids Praise Character), Psaltina, Rhythm (Kids Praise Character) and Risky Rat be merged into this article or section. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest and most important styles of rock n’ roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ...

Wild Blue Yonder was together for two years and recorded a single full length album, produced by Daniel Amos frontman Terry Scott Taylor, for Frontline Records in 1986. She would also sing on D.A.'s album Fearful Symmetry in 1986, and Taylor's solo album A Briefing for the Ascent in 1987. After Wild Blue Yonder disbanded, Frontline offered Lewis a solo recording contract at the age of 17. Beyond the Charade, her first solo project, was released in 1987. Lewis went on to record two more albums for Frontline, Joy in 1988, and Let Love In in 1990, before starting her own record label, Metro One Music in 1992 with a distribution deal through Diamante Music Group. Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ... Terry Scott Taylor Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and the Swirling Eddies (credited as Camarillo Eddy). Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. ... Frontline Records was a Christian record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner. ... Fearful Symmetry is the title of a 1986 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Frontline Records. ... A Briefing for the Ascent is the title of the second solo album by Daniel Amos frontman, Terry Scott Taylor, released in 1987 on Frontline Records. ... Diamante Music Group was a Newport Beach, California based independent record label distributor active from 1993 through 2004. ...

For a brief time, Lewis starred in a Nickelodeon Television series called Roundhouse. Lewis left the show after one year. Roundhouse logo. ...

Her next solo project, Remember, was recorded and released on Metro One label in 1992, followed by The Bride in 1993, and Hymns: My Life in 1995. The Bride was listed at #97 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. A greatest hits collection released that year landed Lewis in the #1 spot on the Pop/Dance charts with her rendition of "Shine Jesus Shine." Beauty For Ashes was released in 1996, the first album from Metro One to be distributed through a new arrangement with Myrrh Records. Ashes was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and the song "People Get Ready...Jesus Is Comin'" was the #1 song of the year (1996) in Christian Radio. The album also won an ASCAP award for "Beauty For Ashes" as the most played song (1997). The album contained four #1 radio singles: "People get ready...Jesus is Comin' ", "Beauty of the Cross", "God's been good to me", and "Beauty for Ashes." Myrrh Records, founded in 1972 by Billy Ray Hearn as a division of Word Records, was one of the United States most successful Christian record labels. ... The RIAA Logo. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ...

Gold was released in 1998 and gave Lewis two #1 hits, "Lord, I Believe in You" and "Not the Same." Gold was later re-issued that same year with a new recording of "Lean On Me" (lead vocals by Crystal Lewis), which originally appeared on Kirk Franklin's album The Nu Nation Project that included "Lean on Me" featuring Mary J. Blige, R.Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis and The Family. That same year, Crystal won Dove Awards for "Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Spanish Language Album of the Year" for La Belleza de la Cruz. Lewis also joined Franklin along with Gerald Levert, Mary J. Blige, and Bono on stage at the 1999 Grammy Awards for a performance of "Lean on Me." Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Lewis returned to her Rockabilly roots briefly in 1999 with The Attack of the Screamin' Rays. The live project Live @ The Woodlands, recorded live in Houston, Texas on November 6, 1998, was also released that year. Crystal picked up two more Dove awards in 1999 for "Special Event Album" for her contribution to the project Exodus, and "Spanish Language Album" for Oro. In 2000, Lewis released Fearless, which was nominated for "Best Christian Pop Album of the Year" at the 2000 Grammy Awards. The song "Only Fools" from that album was voted song of the year by ASCAP. Her first Christmas album, Holiday! A Collection of Christmas Classics, went on to be voted the 5th Best Christmas album of all-time by CCM Magazine. Rockabilly is one of the earliest and most important styles of rock n’ roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... CCM Magazine is a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. ...

Lewis released More in 2001. A second live project, More Live - recorded at the Sun Theater in Anaheim, California on November 17, 2001, was released in 2002, along with another collection of hymns and gospel standards, Holy, Holy, Holy. See was released in 2005, and, the children's project, Joyful Noise was released in 2006. Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Orange Government  - Mayor Curt Pringle Area  - City  50. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

English Albums

Spanish Albums

Videography

• Hi-Tops (film) (1985) [VHS]
• Crystal Lewis On Film (1995) [VHS]
• Milk Break: A Metro One Sampler, hosted by T-Bone (1996) [VHS]
• One Voice: featuring Bryan Duncan, Anointed, and Crystal Lewis (1997) [VHS]
• Un Retrato Intimo: A Solas Con Crystal Lewis (1998) [VHS]
• WOW 1999/Bio Videos (1998) [VHS, double set]
• More (2001) [DVD, bonus]
• More Live (2002) [DVD]
• Jesus Video "American Heroes Edition" (2003)

Hi-Tops is a 1985 musical movie about the lives of several highschool students and the angels who come down to learn and study peer pressure, Satan also picks this time to visit the same high school. ...

Music Videos

• I Now Live (Remix) (1992) [feat. Rapper Peace]
• The Beauty Of The Cross (1996)
• Beauty For Ashes (1996) [feat. Ron Kenoly]
• Belleza Por Cenizas (1996) [feat. Marcos Witt]
• Lord, I Believe In You (Remix) (1998)
• Cristo Yo Creo En Ti (Remix) (1998)
• Lean On Me (1998) [Kirk Franklin with Mary J. Blidge, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis and The Family]
• Trust Me (2000)
• More (2001)
• His Eye Is On The Sparrow (2002)
• Be The Light (2003)

External links

• Official Crystal Lewis website
• Official Metro One website
• Crystal Lewis on MySpace - (official site)