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Be Still My Soul (Selah album)

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Released
  
May 18, 1999

Length
  
44:33

Be Still My Soul (1999)
  
Press On (2001)

Release date
  
18 May 1999

Recorded
  
June 1997

Language
  
English, Kituba

Artist
  
Selah

Label
  
Curb Records

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Genres
  
Gospel music, Contemporary Christian music

Producers
  
Kyle Jason, Todd Smith, Allan Hall

Selah albums
  
Hope of the Broken World, Greatest Hymns, Bless the Broken Road: Th, You Amaze Us, Hiding Place

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Be Still My Soul is the debut album of Selah, released in 1999.

Contents

The album consists of modern arrangements of traditional Christian hymns. The first track starts out with a Kituba translation of Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, a language singers and siblings Nicol and Todd Smith know because of a missionary upbringing in Subsaharan Africa. The band says that because they were on a very small budget for the album, they were forced to keep it simple, which explains the strong emphasis on vocals with piano.

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Reception and awards

CCM Magazine described it to be "a beautiful and moving music experience. While the production is sparse (piano and strings with occasional guitar and percussion), the performances are at once dynamic and soulful." Steve Huey of Allmusic notes the "slight African sensibilities" in "the gospel stylings of Selah". Allmusic gave it a rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

The album won the Inspirational Album of the Year Dove Award in 2000.

Songs

1Bika Mono Ve/It Is Well With My Soul5:39
2Be Still My Soul/What a Friend We Have in Jesus3:53
3Precious Lord - Take My Hand/Just a Closer Walk with Thee5:06

References

Be Still My Soul (Selah album) Wikipedia