Steven Curtis Chapman
Chapman in a concert
Background information
Birth name	Steven Curtis Chapman
Born	November 21, 1962 (1962-11-21) (age 44)
Origin	Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Genre(s)	CCM Rock Pop
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter, Record Producer,
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	1987 - present
Label(s)	EMI/Sparrow
Website	www.stevencurtischapman.com

Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.) is a contemporary Christian musician who has won five Grammy awards and more Gospel Music Association awards than any other artist in history. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (683x1024, 284 KB) Steven Curtis Chapman, playing live. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Paducah is a city in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Sparrow Records is a popular Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paducah is a city in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... 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 Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. ...

Biography

Childhood and Youth

Steven Curtis Chapman was born in Paducah, Kentucky on November 21, 1962. Since he was a child, he showed interest in music while spending time at his father's music store. He learned to play several instruments, excelling at guitar and piano.^[1] Paducah is a city in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ...

Upon finishing high school, Chapman enrolled as a pre-med student at Anderson College in Indiana. However, he soon dropped out and went to Nashville to pursue a career in music. He began working a music show at Opryland USA while dedicating time to songwriting.^[2] For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... A pre-medical Degree is one preparing for medical school. ... Anderson College is a four-year university located in Anderson, South Carolina. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ...

In the 1980s, Chapman wrote a song called "Built to Last", which was recorded by prominent gospel group, The Imperials. The strength of the song prompted him to be signed to a songwriting deal with Sparrow Records where he rose to prominence. As of 2007, artists like Sandi Patti, Billy Dean, Glen Campbell, and Roger Whittaker, have recorded Chapman's songs.^[3] The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... The Imperials are a hugely successful American gospel music group. ... Sparrow Records is a popular Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ... Sandi Patty (born July 14, 1957) is a Contemporary Christian music singer. ... Billy Dean (born April 2, 1962 in Quincy, Florida) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... For the town in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, see Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania. ... Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker (born March 22, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British singer/songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of more than 55 million. ...

First Albums

In 1987, Chapman released his first album, First Hand. The album included the song "Weak Days", which peaked at #2 on the Contemporary Christian Music chart. In 1988, he followed with his second album, Real Life Conversations, which earned him four more hits, including the #1 song "His Eyes." The song, which was co-written by James Isaac Elliott, earned the Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year award from the Gospel Music Association in 1989. That year, he also won a GMA Award for Best Songwriter of the Year.^[4] Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... First Hand is the debut album released by Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Album released by Steven Curtis Chapman. ... The Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Gospel Music Association Dove Awards (shortened to GMA Dove Awards), known as the GMA Music Awards from 2004-2006, and a few years before but better known even then as the Dove Awards, were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary...

After that, Chapman followed with more albums like More to This Life and For the Sake of the Call. All of these albums featured several #1 singles, and were awarded several GMA Awards. The latter also gave Chapman his first Grammy in the Best Pop Gospel Album category. This achievements strengthened his position in the Christian music scene.^[5] Album released by Steven Curtis Chapman. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 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... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Going Mainstream

In 1992, Chapman made a successful shift into a more mainstream audience with his album The Great Adventure. The album garnered Chapman with two more Grammys for the album, and the title track video. After Sparrow Records was purchased by EMI/Liberty, they began to market the album to a broader audience, pushing it to gold status in 1993. The success of the album prompted Chapman to record one of his concerts and release it as The Live Adventure both as a video and a CD. This continuation won Chapman more GMA Awards and also a new award from American Songwriter magazine for Songwriter and Artist of the Year.^[6] Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Released by Steven Curtis Chapman on November 18th, 1992. ... 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... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Released by Steven Curtis Chapman on September 7th, 1993 Tracks: 1. ...

Chapman followed to enjoy success with albums like Heaven in the Real World, Signs of Life and Speechless. In 2001, with the release of Declaration, Chapman began to get more attention on the Top 200. That album, along with 2002's All About Love, peaked in the Top 15. The follow-up, All Things New, made it to #22.^[7] Heaven in the Real World is an album released by Steven Curtis Chapman on July 12th, 1994. ... The title of NEMOs debut album which was released by Binge Records in 2004. ... An album released on June 15, 1999 by Steven Curtis Chapman 1. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Released September 25, 2001 by Steven Curtis Chapman. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... An album released on January 28, 2003 by Steven Curtis Chapman. ... All Things new is an album released by Steven Curtis Chapman in 2004 on Sparrow Records. ...

Chapman has also released three Christmas albums beginning with 1995's The Music of Christmas. In 2005, he released All I Really Want for Christmas and followed it with Musical Blessing in 2006. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Released by Steven Curtis Chapman on September 26, 1995 Tracks: 1. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... All I Really Want for Christmas is the second Christmas album by Steven Curtis Chapman, released in September 2005. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent Years

In 2006, Chapman went on tour to several Asian countries. His web site claims his concert for U.S. troops serving in South Korea was the first Christian concert ever performed for the troops in that country, and a concert in Shanghai, China was "the first public performance by a Gospel recording artist event in the city open to China passport holders" and the third-largest concert in Shanghai that spring.^[8] The tour also took the artist to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore. During the same period, his song "The Blessing" reached number one on Thailand radio charts. His number one hit was Dive. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Alternate meanings: See Shanghai (disambiguation) Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: shàng hǎi; Shanghainese IPA: /zɑ̃ hɛ/) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Chang Jiang delta. ...

In 2007, Chapman co-headlined Newsong's annual Winter Jam tour with Jeremy Camp. For the tour, he brought his sons' band - The Following - out on tour to play as his backing band along with longtime keyboardist Scott Sheriff. Also, Chapman plans to release his next album, This Moment, in October 2007. He continues to tour with his sons, Caleb and Will Franklin for the Live In This Moment Tour. At each stop during the tour, spare change and monetary donations are collected to help grant a local family a financial gift needed to complete an adoption. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Newsong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia[1]. Throughout the years they have had 17 #1 singles and six Dove Award nominations. ... Jeremy Camp is a Christian vocalist and guitarist. ... This Moment is a hard rock/alternative metal song by Disturbed. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). ...

Critical Reception

As of September, 2005, Chapman had sold over nine million records.^[9]

Personal Life

As of 2007, Chapman has been married to Mary Beth Chapman (they shared the same last name prior to their marriage) for 23 years. They live in Franklin, Tennessee, and have three biological children (Emily Elizabeth, Caleb Stevenson, Will Franklin) and three adopted daughters from China (Shaohannah Hope Yan, Stevey Joy Ru, Maria Sue Chapman). Chapman and his sons recorded under the name of "Stevenson" for the 2003 Veggie Rocks CD. (Song: "I Love My Lips", VeggieTales). Chapman also starred in the 2003 film Christmas Child. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Franklin is the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. The population was 41,842 at the 2000 census. ... VeggieTales is a series of childrens computer animated films featuring humorous, anthropomorphic vegetables and conveying moral themes compatible with and often based on Christianity and Judaism. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christmas Child is based upon Max Lucados work Christmas Child is a 2003 Christian motion picture directed by William Ewing, and starring Steven Curtis Chapman. ...

Together, Chapman and his wife have written three children's books with adoption themes, Shaoey And Dot (2004), Shaoey and Dot: The Christmas Miracle (2005), and Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story (2006). Together with minister Scotty Smith, Chapman authored two books for the adult inspirational market, Speechless (1999) and Restoring Broken Things (2005). Chapman's song "All About Love" has been featured in commercials for the Fox television show, Celebrity Duets. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Celebrity Duets, a U.S. reality television show of the progressive game-show type, combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition. ...

Advocacy and social causes

Chapman and his wife are recognized advocates for adoption. Together, they founded Shaohannah's Hope, a charity organization which offers grants to qualifying families to help defray the cost of adopting, at home and abroad. Both were awarded the Angels of Adoption award by a Congressional Committee for adoption in Washington, D.C. in September of 2001. Chapman also has promoted the international charity World Vision for at least a decade, currently serving as spokesperson for Project Restore, its program serving the U.S. Gulf Coast region in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, in cooperation with the Gospel Music Association. For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). ... A Congressional committee in the parlance of the United States Congress and politics of the United States is a legislative sub-organization that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress, i. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... This article is about the charitable organization. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...

In the late 1990s, Chapman became involved in youth violence prevention efforts following the 1997 Heath High School shooting at his alma mater in West Paducah, Kentucky.^[10] In addition to being asked to sing at the funeral of one of the victims, Chapman later gave a memorial concert and joined Charles Colson and others in creating a video designed to sensitize teenagers to signs of serious violence planning among peers and to encourage them to report plans that are told to them. The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, United States, on Monday December 1, 1997. ... Charles Wendell Chuck Colson (born October 16, 1931) was the chief counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973 and was one of the Watergate Seven, jailed for Watergate-related charges. ...

Discography

Main article: Steven Curtis Chapman discography

Chapman has released 16 studio albums, more than 20 albums total in his career, including two Christmas albums, several collections of greatest hits, and a live album. He has sold more than nine million total albums (including two certified Platinum albums, seven certified Gold albums) and had 45 #1 Christian radio hits.^[11] This page lists notable U.S. releases by Steven Curtis Chapman, with their release dates. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ...

Awards

Chapman's proficiency at the GMA Music Awards (51 career awards) led to a memorable quote at the 1999 Song of the Year presentation, where Darrell Waltrip, the triple NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, asked three-time Dove winner Kathy Troccoli if she could relate to the experience of a driver who has tuned his car to perfection, driving well, only to be blown away by another driver who leaves everyone in the dust to steal the win. The songstress responded, "We know the feeling, Darrell. It happens to us every time Steven Curtis Chapman releases a new album!" The GMA Music Awards, formerly the Dove Awards, were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music. ... Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, and current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Kathleen Colleen Troccoli (born June 28, 1958) is a contemporary Christian singer, author, and speaker. ...

Trivia

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• In the Christian video game Dance Praise, 4 songs from Steven Curtis Chapman are included: "All About Love", "Dive", "Live Out Loud", and "Only Getting Started". The Dance Praise expansion pack, Dance Praise Expansion Pack Volume 1: Modern Worship, adds the following songs to the game: "Children of the Burning Heart", "Let us Pray", "See the Glory", "Fingerprints of God", and "I Do Believe".
• Chapman hosts the Gospel Music Channel show, "The Best of the Dove Awards".

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Notes

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