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. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... Word Records is a giant in Christian Music. ... Christian music is music created by or adapted for the Christian church. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

In 1976, Hearn left Myrrh and founded Sparrow Records, which became a direct competitor to Word and Myrrh. Myrrh became the largest label on Word, releasing more records in a year than any other label owned by the company. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sparrow Records is a popular Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ...

Probably the biggest discovery to come along for Myrrh records was teenage singer Amy Grant, who hit the Contemporary Christian music scene in 1977. Grant's albums were so popular, both inside and outside of the Christian music industry, that Word entered into an agreement with A&M Records to reissue her entire back catalog in the mainstream music industry. In addition, A&M promoted Grant as a pop music artist in the mainstream. In 1985, Grant released her first concurrent Myrrh/A&M release, Unguarded, which featured four different album covers. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter whose music has strong Christian themes. ... The Beautiful Letdown, a 2003 CCM album by Switchfoot. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Christian music industry is a small part of the larger music industry, that focuses on traditional gospel music, southern gospel music, and Contemporary Christian music. ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... This article is about the year. ... Title: Unguarded Artist: Amy Grant Genre: Gospel/Christian Styles: CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop Recorded: ??? Released: May 15, 1985 Record Label: Myrrh/A&M Professional Reviews: [1] Track Listing Love Of Another Kind (Chapman, Grant, Kirkpatrick, Mullins) - 3:23 Find A Way (Grant, Smith) - 3:28 Everywhere I Go (Kortes) - 4...

Other popular artists signed to the label at one time or another include Malcolm & Alwyn, Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Petra, Billy Preston, Richie Furay, B.J. Thomas, Mark Heard (Myrrh/Home Sweet Home Label), Randy Stonehill, Leslie Phillips, Joe English (former drummer for Paul McCartney's Wings), Mylon & Broken Heart, Cliff Richard, The Choir, Steve Taylor, Phil Keaggy, One Bad Pig, The 77s, Salvation Air Force and others. Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter. ... 2nd Chapter of Acts was a Jesus Music and an early Contemporary Christian Music group comprised of sisters Annie Herring and Nelly Greisen and brother Matthew Ward. ... Petra is a Christian Rock band formed in the 70s. ... // Biography Soul musician Billy Preston was born on September 9, 1946 in Houston, Texas and raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Richie Furay is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter who started his musical career as a solo artist playing folk clubs in the 1960s. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ... John Mark Heard (1951-1992) was a record producer, singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia. ... Randy Stonehill is an American singer/songwriter from San Jose, California. ... Leslie Phillips, aka Sam Phillips, (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. ... Joe English is a musician who played drums in Paul McCartneys band Wings. ... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Core members of Wings, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney and Denny Laine. ... Mylon LeFevre (1944-) was born into a Southern Gospel family, The Singing LeFevres, but stopped attending church when he left home. ... Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is one of the United Kingdoms most popular singers. ... The Choir are an atmospheric alternative rock band. ... Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and director born in Brawley, California, and reared in Denver, Colorado. ... Phil Keaggy, born March 23, 1951, is a guitarist. ... The 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on lead guitar, Mark Harmon on bass and Bruce Spencer on drums. ... Salvation Air Force was first formed in the spring of 1972 by Donnie Gossett (guitar, keyboards, vocal) with his cousin Leon Rogers (bass) and school mates Ron Stelting (drums, vocal) and Grant Dunning (guitar, flute, vocal). ...

In the year 2000, Word Entertainment announced it was discontinuing the label and shifting the artist roster to Word. This article is about the year 2000. ...

In the year 2005, Word Entertainment re-launched the label as Myrrh Worship, focusing on Praise and Worship Music. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External link

• Official site