Chris Taylor (Christian rock musician)

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Chris Taylor
OriginSan Antonio, Texas, U.S.
GenresChristian alternative rock
Years active1997–present
LabelsRhythm House
Websitewww.christaylorworld

Chris Taylor is an American singer and songwriter, based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the lead singer of Love Coma and a solo performer.

Taylor won the grand prize in a Dove soap jingle contest in 1997 with a song he called Lather Up which was written to the Rolling Stones tune Start Me Up.[1] Taylor's 2000 album, Worthless Pursuit of Things on the Earth, was nominated as Rock Album of the Year for the 2001 Dove Awards.[2]

Discography[edit]

  • 1997: Good Thing single (Rhythm House)[3]
  • 1998: Down Goes the Day (Rhythm House)[4][5]
  • 2000: Worthless Pursuit of Things on the Earth (Rhythm House)[6]
  • 2001: The Lo-Fi Project (independent)[3]
  • 2001: Brand New Ache (independent)[3]
  • 2004: Under the Sun (independent)[3]
  • 2006: Acoustic Collection Vol. 1 (independent)[3]
  • 2008: Rock and Roll Heart (independent)[3]
  • 2010: Twilight Sunrise (independent)[3]
  • 2010: Music is the Engine (independent)[3]
  • 2006: Acoustic Collection Vol. 2 (independent)[3]
  • 2011: Everything Begins Here (independent)[3]
  • 2011: Songs Along the Way compilation[3]
  • 2011: blue [3]
  • 2011: Enter The Story (Christmas EP) [3]
  • 2012: Frame the Light[3]
  • 2013: Stranger's Clothes[3]
  • 2013: Travellers Hotel[3]
  • 2013: Postcards From the End of Time[3]
  • 2014: Daylight[3]
  • 2016: Never Ending Now[3]
  • 2019: Lovers Thieves Fools Pretenders[3]

Chris Taylor and Dave Stewart (formerly of the Eurhythmics, worked with Mick Jaggar, Bono, Sinéad O'Connor, etc.) have co-written a song called "Here and Gone (But Everlasting)".[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Powell, Mark (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Second ed.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. pp. 927–928. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  2. ^ EP News. "Third Day leads Dove nominations with nine". Christian Times. Christian News Association. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Chris Taylor: Biography
  4. ^ "A Review by The Phantom Tollbooth". Tollbooth.org. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Communiqué Journal: Down Goes the Day (review) Archived April 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ CMT: Worthless Pursuit of Things on the Earth (profile)

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