Released March 28, 2000 Label Word Entertainment | Genre CCM, pop, pop rock Mark Schultz
(2000) Song Cinema
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Mark Schultz is the first album released by Contemporary Christian music artist Mark Schultz. It was released on March 28, 2000.
Contents
Track listing
- I Am the Way
- Let's Go
- He's My Son
- When You Come Home
- When You Give
- Fall in Love Again
- Cloud of Witnesses
- Learn to Let Go
- I Saw the Light
- Legend of McBride
- Remember Me (w/ Ginny Owens)
Critical reception
Allmusic gave the album mixed reviews. "In a way, this is the contrast Michael W. Smith has built his career upon, but Schultz has a little more of a rock piano and gospel influence, and actually a more appealing voice. The most interesting production is "When You Give," which finds Schultz (who also plays keyboards) backed by a gospel choir that breaks into the R&B chestnut "Take Me To the River" and gives those lyrics a spiritual meaning. After this, more pedestrian tunes like "Fall in Love Again" are a bit of a letdown, but on their own, each of the songs here holds up and works on both personal and more universal levels. Schultz's songs cover a wide range of topics, from learning to see God from a blind man's perspective to the pain of letting go when a child finally grows up."
Positive reception
Music listeners welcomed Mark Schultz's debut album and Billboard reported on August 12, 2000 the album was number 22 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian chart with outstanding songs He's My Son, Cloud of Witnesses, and Remember Me.