Biography

One of the most enduring and highly decorated bands in the CCM community, Casting Crowns formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, Florida. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group's initial lineup also included violinist Melodee DeVevo and a pair of guitarists, Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes. The musicians relocated to McDonough, Georgia in 2001 and expanded their lineup by adding bassist Chris Huffman, keyboardist Megan Garrett, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area. One of the albums then found its way into the hands of Mark Miller, lead singer for the country group Sawyer Brown, who was struck by Casting Crowns' driving pop/rock style and Hall's vocal delivery of his hard-hitting but devout songs. Miller signed Casting Crowns to his fledgling Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records with distribution by the Provident Label Group, and took the group into the studio along with co-producer Steven Curtis Chapman, himself a popular artist on the CCM musical scene. The resulting album, Casting Crowns, was released in 2003 on the Beach Street imprint. It fared extremely well in Christian markets, eventually going platinum and peaking at number two on the CCM charts. A sampler with five songs, Live from Atlanta, was released on Reunion Records in 2004, packaged with a bonus DVD containing band interviews and a music video. Lifesong, released in August 2005, became the band's most successful record yet, cracking the Top Ten in the secular market while maintaining the band's religious fan base as well. Like its predecessor, the record went platinum, and Casting Crowns' increased popularity helped send their follow-up album, 2007's The Altar and the Door, to number two on the Billboard album charts. Meanwhile, the single "East to West" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks atop the Christian charts. A Christmas-themed album, Peace on Earth, appeared in 2008, tiding over the group's fans (and yielding a number one hit, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day") while Casting Crowns readied another LP of original material. Until the Whole World Sings arrived late in 2009, followed by the live album Until the Whole World Hears in 2010. Inspired by the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, Come to the Well, the band's fifth studio album, was released on October 18, 2011. ~ Steve Leggett

Top Albums
1. A Live Worsh..	2. Thrive	3. Until the Wh..	4. The Altar an..	5. Come to the ..
6. Casting Crow..	7. Lifesong	8. Peace On Ear..	9. The Acoustic..	10. Until the Wh..
11. Live from At..	12. Lifesong Liv..	13. Glorious Day..	14. Glorious Day..	15. Jesus, Frien..
16. I Heard the ..	17. While You We..	18. Who Am I (Pe..	19. Christmas Of..	20. Praise You I..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Just Be Held	Thrive	3:41	$1.29
2.	Great Are You Lord (Live)	Live Worship Experience (Li..	6:33	$1.29
3.	Broken Together	Thrive	4:45	$1.29
4.	Who Am I	Casting Crowns	5:35	$1.29
5.	Praise You In This Storm	Lifesong	4:57	$1.29
6.	Good Good Father (Live)	Live Worship Experience (Li..	6:19	$1.29
7.	Thrive	Thrive	5:06	$1.29
8.	Voice of Truth	Casting Crowns	5:23	$1.29
9.	Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)	Until the Whole World Hears	4:40	$1.29
10.	East to West	Altar and the Door	4:24	$1.29
11.	Just Be Held (Live)	Live Worship Experience (Li..	3:45	$1.29
12.	Courageous	Come to the Well	3:59	$1.29
13.	I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day	Peace On Earth	4:22	$1.29
14.	Here's My Heart (Live)	Live Worship Experience (Li..	6:51	$1.29
15.	At Calvary (Live)	Live Worship Experience (Li..	4:46	$1.29
16.	If We Are the Body	Casting Crowns	3:58	$1.29
17.	Until the Whole World Hears	Until the Whole World Hears	5:03	$1.29
18.	All You've Ever Wanted	Thrive	4:04	$1.29
19.	Does Anybody Hear Her	Lifesong	4:28	$1.29
20.	Well	Come to the Well	4:55	$1.29
21.	Lifesong	Lifesong	5:16	$1.29
22.	Slow Fade	Altar and the Door	4:36	$1.29
23.	Already There	Come to the Well	4:31	$1.29
24.	While You Were Sleeping	Peace On Earth	4:55	$1.29
25.	Jesus, Friend of Sinners	Come to the Well	5:38	$1.29

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