Newsboys – Step Up To The Microphone (1998)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article **needs more citations**. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . *Find sources:* "Step Up to the Microphone" – news **·** newspapers **·** books **·** scholar **·** JSTOR *(October 2015)* *(Learn how and when to remove this message)* "},"length":{"wt":"42:06"},"label":{"wt":"[Star Song Communications|Star Song]"},"producer":{"wt":"[Peter Furler]"},"prev_title":{"wt":"[Take Me to Your Leader (Newsboys album)|Take Me to Your Leader]"},"prev_year":{"wt":"1996"},"next_title":{"wt":"[Love Liberty Disco]"},"next_year":{"wt":"1999"}},"i":0}}]}'>1998 studio album by Newsboys Step Up to the Microphone Studio album by Newsboys Released 30 June 1998 Recorded 1997 Studios The Board Room, Franklin, Tennessee Genres CCM , pop rock , bubblegum pop [ 1 ] Length 42 : 06 Label Star Song Producer Peter Furler Newsboys chronology *Take Me to Your Leader* (1996) ***Step Up to the Microphone*** (1998) *Love Liberty Disco* (1999) {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r365337}}</ref>"},"rev2":{"wt":"[Cross Rhythms]"},"rev2Score":{"wt":"{{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Newsboys/Step_Up_To_The_Microphone/4173/ |title=Newsboys - Step Up to the Microphone | CROSS RHYTHMS REVIEW |publisher=Crossrhythms.co.uk |date=1 December 1998 |accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref>"},"rev3":{"wt":"[HM Magazine]"},"rev3Score":{"wt":"No rating<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/issue73/73Albums.htm |title= |date=13 July 2001 |access-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010713015007/http://www.hmmagazine.com/issue73/73Albums.htm |archive-date=13 July 2001 }}</ref><ref name=\"HM_73\">{{cite journal |last=McGovern |first=Brian Vincent |date=September–October 1998 |title=Album Reviews: NEWSBOYS ''Step Up to the Microphone'' |journal=[HM Magazine] |issue=73 |issn=1066-6923}}</ref>"},"rev4":{"wt":"Jesus Freak Hideout"},"rev4Score":{"wt":"{{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/StepUp.asp |title=Newsboys, \"Step Up to the Microphone\" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref>"},"rev5":{"wt":"''[Kerrang!]''"},"rev5score":{"wt":"{{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sherry |first=James |date=September 5, 1998 |title=Albums |magazine=[Kerrang!] |publisher=[EMAP] |issue=715|page=46}}</ref>"},"rev6":{"wt":"The Phantom Tollbooth"},"rev6Score":{"wt":"No rating<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/nboys.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010520143705/http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/nboys.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2001 |title=Newsboys review by The Phantom Tollbooth |publisher=Tollbooth.org |accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref>"}},"i":0}}]}'> Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic </span>stars"}'> [ 1 ] Cross Rhythms </span>stars"}'> [ 2 ] HM Magazine No rating [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Jesus Freak Hideout </span>stars"}'> [ 5 ] *Kerrang!* </span>stars"}'> [ 6 ] The Phantom Tollbooth No rating [ 7 ] ***Step Up to the Microphone*** is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys , released in 1998 through Star Song Communications . It was the Newsboys' first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, with Peter Furler and Phil Joel subsequently sharing lead vocal duties. ### Track listing [ edit ] Album release No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "WooHoo" Peter Furler , Phil Joel Phil Joel 3:15 2. "Step Up to the Microphone" Jeff Frankenstein , Furler, Joel Peter Furler 3:43 3. "Entertaining Angels" Jody Davis, Furler, Joel Phil Joel & Peter Furler 4:18 4. "Believe" Furler, Joel Peter Furler 4:33 5. "Tuning In" Furler, Joel, Steve Taylor Peter Furler 4:17 6. "Truth Be Known - Everybody Gets a Shot" Furler, Joel, Taylor Peter Furler & Phil Joel 4:00 7. "Deep End" Davis, Frankenstein, Furler, Joel Peter Furler 4:06 8. "Hallelujah" Frankenstein, Furler, Joel Peter Furler 3:56 9. "The Tide" Furler, Joel Peter Furler, Phil Joel 5:01 10. "Always" Furler, Joel Peter Furler 5:01 Total length: 42:08 #### Music videos - "Entertaining Angels" ### Radio singles Note: all *CCM Magazine'* chart information is available in the book *Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997* (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers Single CCM Chart Debut Peak Date Peak Pos Total Wks Mediabase Spins (since 1998) Other Newsboys album appearances Various artists album appearances "Entertaining Angels" CHR 4/20/98 6/8/98 9,887 - *Entertaining Angels* (1998) - *Live: One Night in Pennsylvania* (1999) *(concert video)* - *Shine: The Hits* (2000) - *Thrive: From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum* (2002) *(concert video)* - *Newsboys Remixed* (2002) *(O2R Mix)* - *8 Great Hits* (2003) - *The Greatest Hits* (2007) - *Houston We Are GO* (2008) *(Live)* - *The Ultimate Collection* (2009) - *Discover: 6 Essential Songs* (2010) - *My Newsboys Playlist* (2011) - *Back 2 Back Hits: Adoration/The Greatest Hits* (2011) - *Icon* (2013) - *The Simply Xcellent New Music Sampler* - *Life on the Edge* - *WOW 1999* (1998) - *The Joyriders (Soundtrack)* (2000) - *Stadium Jam* *(live)* - *Extreme Days (Soundtrack)* (2001) 5/25/98 6/29/98 "Believe" 7/6/98 9/21/98 3,114 12/14/98 3/1/99 "Hallelujah" Rock 7/13/98 9/28/98 144 - *Listen Louder* (1999) *(Illumination Remix)* "WooHoo" 7/27/98 615 1/11/99 3/15/99 "Step Up to the Microphone" 5/3/99 6/14/99 503 - *10 Great Songs* (2012) ### Personnel **Newsboys** - Peter Furler – lead vocals, drums, guitars, programming - Phil Joel – vocals, bass guitar, guitars - Jody Davis – lead and rhythm guitars, bass, vocals - Jeff Frankenstein – keys, vocals, programming - Duncan Phillips – percussion, drums, vocals **Additional musicians** - Mylon LeFevre – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" - "Bull" – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" - Summer Furler – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" - The Love Sponge Strings – strings on "Entertaining Angels" - Blair Masters – strings on "Believe" - Jonathan Roberts – trumpet on "Tuning In" **Production** - Peter Furler – producer, mixing - Wes Campbell – executive producer, mixing - Danny Goodwin – executive producer - John Mays – executive producer - Richie Biggs – recording , mixing - Jeff Frankenstein – additional mixing - Glenn Meadows – mastering at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee - Christiév Carothers – creative direction - Len Peltier – art direction - Thom Bissett – graphic design for a3dtb/D - John Dunne – photography ### References - 1 2 Step Up to the Microphone at AllMusic - ↑ "Newsboys - Step Up to the Microphone | CROSS RHYTHMS REVIEW" . Crossrhythms.co.uk. 1 December 1998 . Retrieved 4 March 2012 . - ↑ . 13 July 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010713015007/http://www.hmmagazine.com/issue73/73Albums.htm . Archived from the original on 13 July 2001 . Retrieved 4 March 2012 . {{ cite web }} : Missing or empty | title= ( help ) - ↑ McGovern, Brian Vincent (September–October 1998). "Album Reviews: NEWSBOYS *Step Up to the Microphone*". *HM Magazine* (73). ISSN 1066-6923 . - ↑ "Newsboys, "Step Up to the Microphone" Review" . Jesusfreakhideout.com . Retrieved 4 March 2012 . - ↑ Sherry, James (5 September 1998). "Albums". *Kerrang!*. No. 715. EMAP . p. 46. - ↑ "Newsboys review by The Phantom Tollbooth" . Tollbooth.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2001 . Retrieved 4 March 2012 . - v - t - e Newsboys - **Adam Agee** - **Jody Davis** - **Jeff Frankenstein** - **Duncan Phillips** - Vernon Bishop - Paul Colman - Peter Furler - Jonathan Geange - John James - Phil Joel - Kevin Mills - Bryan Olesen - George Perdikis - Corey Pryor - Sean Taylor - Michael Tait - Phil Yates Studio albums - *Hell Is for Wimps* - *Boys Will Be Boyz* - *Not Ashamed* - *Going Public* - *Take Me to Your Leader* - *Step Up to the Microphone* - *Love Liberty Disco* - *Thrive* - *Adoration: The Worship Album* - *Devotion* - *GO* - *In the Hands of God* - *Born Again* - *God's Not Dead* - *Restart* - *Hallelujah for the Cross* - *Love Riot* - *United* - *Worldwide Revival Pt.1* Remix albums - *Newsboys Remixed* - *GO Remixed* Live albums - *Newsboys Live: Houston We Are GO* - *Live in Concert: God's Not Dead* EPs - *Born Again EP* Compilations - *Shine: The Hits* - *He Reigns: The Worship Collection* - *The Greatest Hits* - *The Ultimate Collection* Singles - " You Are My King (Amazing Love) " - " God's Not Dead (Like a Lion) " - " We Believe " Videos - *Boys Will Be Boyz (video)* - *Not Ashamed: The Video* - *Down Under the Big Top* - *Shine: The Hits Live-One Night in Pennsylvania* - *Thrive: From the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame* Related articles - Discography - List of Newsboys songs - Steve Taylor - *God's Not Dead* (film) - *God's Not Dead 2* - *God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness* Authority control databases - MusicBrainz release group Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Step_Up_to_the_Microphone&oldid=1379293753 " Categories : - Newsboys albums - 1998 albums Hidden categories: - Use dmy dates from April 2019 - Articles needing additional references from October 2015 - All articles needing additional references - Articles with short description - Short description is different from Wikidata - Articles with hAudio microformats - Album articles lacking alt text for covers - CS1 errors: missing title - CS1 errors: bare URL