1979 studio album by The Imperials
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Heed the Call Christian music group The Imperials , released in 1979 on DaySpring Records . The group won their third Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for their album Heed the Call at the 22nd Grammy Awards and were named Male Group of the Year at the 11th GMA Dove Awards . The track "Praise the Lord" won Song of the Year the following year given to its writers Brown Bannister and Mike Hudson at the 12th GMA Dove Awards . The Imperials were the first group to have a number-one song ("Oh Buddha") on all three of the following charts: Contemporary , Inspirational, and Southern gospel . Heed the Call debuted and peaked at number 3 on Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart on March 29, 1980.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Overcomer" James Hollihan, Jr. 3:37 2. "Praise the Lord" Brown Bannister , Mike Hudson3:35 3. "Oh Buddha" Mark Farrow 3:28 4. "Old Man's Rubble" B. Bannister 3:15 5. "Heed the Call" Chris Christian , Paul Smith 3:01 6. "Let Jesus Do It" Steven Ferguson 3:27 7. "Growing Stronger" J. Hollihan, Jr. 3:29 8. "First Morning in Heaven" C. Christian 2:41 9. "Whenever I Speak His Name" Russ Taff , Tori Taff4:33 10. "My Mind Forgets a Million Things" B. Bannister, M. Hudson 3:48 11. "He Didn't Lift Us Up to Let Us Down" Phil Johnson 3:21
Personnel
The Imperials
Russ Taff – lead vocalsJim Murray – tenor, vocals
David Will – baritone, vocals
Armond Morales – bass, vocals Charts
Chart (1980)
Peak
US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard
3
Radio singles
Year
Singles
Peak positions
CCM AC
1979
"Praise the Lord"
2
1979
"Oh Buddha"
1
1979
"Overcomer"
15
Accolades
Grammy Awards
GMA Dove Awards
1980 Male Group of the Year References
The Imperials – Heed the Call at AllMusic
The Imperials: Heed the Call . DaySpring Records . 1979."22nd Annual Grammy Awards" . February 27, 1980."Dove Awards Past Winners" . Retrieved November 4, 2022."Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001 . AuthorHouse . p. 120. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0
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