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| occupation = Songwriter, producer | ||
| years_active = 1994–present | | years_active = 1994–present | ||
| label = GrayDot, ], ] ] | | label = GrayDot, ], ] | ||
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'''Mac Powell''' (born |
'''Johnny Mac Powell''' (born December 25, 1972), originally from ], is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the ] band ] with guitarist ]. Powell won the 2001 ] award for ]. | ||
Powell won ''Male Vocalist of the Year'' at the ]'s ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Third Day's Mac Powell named Male vocalist of year |date=April 25, 2002 |url=https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/third-days-mac-powell-named-male-vocalist-of-year/ |publisher=BaptistPress |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended ] in ], where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown |
After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended ] in ], where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown." This experience resulted in further collaboration when he began writing songs about his faith, formed a Christian band called ], and eventually landed a record deal with Gray Dot Records. Powell lives in ], with his wife, Aimee and five children: Scout, Cash, Camie Love, Emmanuel, and Birdie Clare. | ||
==Independent projects== | ==Independent projects== | ||
Powell has collaborated with other artists on numerous occasions, most notably in the '']'' series, and more recently in the '']'' series. Credits include: | Powell has collaborated with other artists on numerous occasions, most notably in the '']'' series, and more recently in the '']'' series. Credits include: | ||
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* 1999, "Seize the Day (live)" and "I Can Hear You (live)" on ]' ''Seize the Day and Other Stories'' | ||
* 2000, " |
* 2000, "God of Wonders" (with ]) and "I Remember You" (with ]) on ''] | ||
* 2000, "Sheltering Tree" Additional personnel/vocals on ]'s ''Sheltering Tree'' | * 2000, "Sheltering Tree" Additional personnel/vocals on ]'s ''Sheltering Tree'' | ||
* 2002, "Sing Alleluia" (with ]) "Our Great God" (with ]) on '']'' | * 2002, "Sing Alleluia" (with ] and ]) "Our Great God" (with ]) on '']'' | ||
* 2002, "It's Christmas Time" (with Cliff & Danielle Young of ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]) on '']'' | |||
* 2002, "Mountain of God" on ]'s album ''Traveling Light: Songs From the 23rd Psalm'' | * 2002, "Mountain of God" on ]'s album ''Traveling Light: Songs From the 23rd Psalm'' | ||
* 2003, "We Come To Your Throne With Weeping" (with ]) on ''Light'' | |||
* 2002, "It's Christmas Time" (with ], ], ], ], ], ], Cliff & Danielle Young of ], ] and Christine Byrd) on '']'' | |||
* 2003, "Friends 2003" a special tribute to and featuring ] | |||
* 2003, "Love Lifted Me" (with ]) on ''Worship and Faith'' | * 2003, "Love Lifted Me" (with ]) on ''Worship and Faith'' | ||
* 2003, "Friends 2003" a special tribute to and featuring ] | |||
* 2004, "We Keep To Our Throne From Weeping" (with ]) on ''Light'' | |||
* 2004, " |
* 2004, "Believe Me Now" (Backing vocalist with ] of the band ]) on ]'s '']'' | ||
* 2004, "I See Love" (with Steven Curtis Chapman and Bart Millard) on '']'' | |||
* 2004, "Believe Me Now" (Backing vocalist with ] of the band ]) on Steven Curtis Chapman's '']'' | |||
* 2007, "By His Wounds" (with Steven Curtis Chapman, ] & ]) on ''Glory Revealed'' | * 2007, "By His Wounds" (with Steven Curtis Chapman, ] & ]) on ''Glory Revealed'' | ||
* 2008, "Fly Away" with ] on ''Reiterate'' | * 2008, "Fly Away" with ] on ''Reiterate'' | ||
* 2008, "Over the Next Hill" (with ]) on '']'' (soundtrack) | * 2008, "Over the Next Hill" (with ]) on '']'' (soundtrack) | ||
* 2010, "Carry Me" from ]'s ''Faint Not'' | * 2010, "Carry Me" from ]'s ''Faint Not'' | ||
* 2012, |
* 2012, "Mac Powell" Country Album - August 1, 2012 (500 copy limited pre-release) and August 21, 2012 general release date <ref name="Country Album">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/the-615/third-day-s-mac-powell-going-country-1007180752.story#/column/the-615/third-day-s-mac-powell-going-country-1007180752.story|title=Country Album|publisher=]|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/indiemusic/MacPowell.aspory|title=Country Album|publisher=]|accessdate=August 5, 2012}}</ref> | ||
* 2014, ''Southpaw'' Country album - October 14, 2014 | |||
* 2015, "Make Me a Believer" from ]'s "Uncomfortable" album | |||
* 2015, "I Can't Save Myself" from ]' '']'' album | |||
* 2018, ''Mac Powell and the Family Reunion'' - (May 30 to June 27, 2018 limited sale) | |||
==Producer== | ==Producer== | ||
* 2004, Co-producer on Fusebox's ''Once Again'' album | * 2004, Co-producer on Fusebox's ''Once Again'' album | ||
* 2009, Co-producer on Revive's Chorus of the Saints album | |||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
===Featured singles=== | |||
===Albums=== | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album details | |||
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak position | |||
|- style="font-size:smaller;" | |||
!style="width:4.5em"|]<br><ref name="Christian Albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mac powell|chart=ill}}|title=Mac Powell Album & Song Chart History - Top Christian Albums|magazine=]|publisher=]|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> | |||
!style="width:4.5em"|]<br><ref name="Heatseekers">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mac powell|chart=tln}}|title=Mac Powell Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums|magazine=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> | |||
!style="width:4.5em"|]<br><ref name="Country Albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mac powell|chart=clp}}|title=Mac Powell Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums|magazine=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> | |||
!style="width:4.5em"|]<br><ref name="Independent Albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mac powell|chart=ind}}|title=Mac Powell Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums|magazine=]|publisher=]|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|''Mac Powell'' | |||
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* Released: August 21, 2012 | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: Independent}} | |||
* Format: Digital download | |||
| — || 31 || 66 || — | |||
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!scope="row"|''Southpaw'' | |||
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* Released: October 28, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2014/10/30303-the-weekly-release-report-october-27-2014/|title=The Weekly Release Report: October 27, 2014|author=Matt Bjorke|work=RoughStock|date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: Independent}} | |||
* Format: Digital download, CD | |||
| — || — || — || — | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|''Mac Powell and the Family Reunion''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Mac Powell and the Family Reunion'' was not released by a record label, but made available at the artist's shows and website. The following year it morphed into the ''Back Again'' album with 5 additional tracks when released by the ] record label.}} | |||
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* Released: June 29, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://macpowellofficial.myshopify.com/collections/music/products/mac-powell-and-the-family-reunion|title=Mac Powell and the Family Reunion |access-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181346/https://macpowellofficial.myshopify.com/collections/music/products/mac-powell-and-the-family-reunion|archive-date=July 15, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mac Powell and the Family Reunion |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/indiemusic/MacPowellandTheFamilyReunion.asp |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: n/a (self-release)}} | |||
* Format: Digital download, CD | |||
| — || — || — || — | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|''December''<br><small>(Mac Powell and the Family Reunion)</small> | |||
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* Released: November 27, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=December - Mac Powell and the Family Reunion |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/indiemusic/December.asp |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: n/a (self-release)}} | |||
* Format: Digital download, CD | |||
| — || — || — || — | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|''Back Again''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Back Again'' was previously partially available at the artist's shows and website with the title ''Mac Powell and the Family Reunion''.}}<br><small>(Mac Powell and the Family Reunion)</small> | |||
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* Released: May 24, 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Back Again - Mac Powell and the Family Reunion |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MacPowellBackAgain.asp |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: ]}} | |||
* Format: Digital download, CD | |||
| — || 4 || — || 24 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|''New Creation'' | |||
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* Released: October 15, 2021 | |||
*{{nowrap|Label: ]}} | |||
* Format: Digital download, CD | |||
| 3 || — || — || — | |||
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'''Notes''' | |||
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===Singles as lead artist=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2"| Year | |||
! rowspan="2"| Single | |||
! colspan="3"| Peak position | |||
! rowspan="2"| Album | |||
|- | |||
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br><ref name="ICO">{{cite web |title=Chart History - Mac Powell |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mac-powell/chart-history/ico/ |publisher=] |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> | |||
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br><ref name="CRI">{{cite web |title=Chart History - Mac Powell |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mac-powell/chart-history/cri/ |publisher=] |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> | |||
! style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br><ref name="CRI" /> | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|2019 | |||
| align="left"| "Back Again"<ref>{{cite web |title=Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Releases 'Back Again' |date=June 27, 2019 |url=https://www.ccmmagazine.com/features/mac-powell-and-the-family-reunion-release-back-again/ |publisher=] |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> | |||
| — || — || — | |||
| align="left"| ''Mac Powell and the Family Reunion'' | |||
|- | |||
| align="left"| "Away In A Manger / Joy To The World"<br><small>with ]</small> | |||
| — || 42 || — | |||
| align="left"| ''December'' | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|2021 | |||
| align="left"| "River of Life" | |||
|20 || 12 || 13 | |||
| align="left" | ''New Creation'' | |||
|- | |||
| align="left"| "Jesus Christ is Born" | |||
| — || 41 || 20 | |||
| align="left" | Non-album single | |||
|- | |||
|2022 | |||
| align="left"| "New Creation" | |||
|9 || 2 || 4 | |||
| align="left"| ''New Creation'' | |||
|} | |||
===Singles as featured artist=== | |||
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! rowspan="2"| Single | ! rowspan="2"| Single | ||
! rowspan="2"| Artist | ! rowspan="2"| Artist | ||
! colspan="2"| Peak |
! colspan="2"| Peak positions | ||
! rowspan="2"| Album | ! rowspan="2"| Album | ||
|- style="font-size:smaller;" | |- style="font-size:smaller;" | ||
! width="60"| ] |
! width="60"| ] | ||
! width="60"| ] | |||
! width="60"| ]<br><ref name="CSI">{{cite web |title=Chart History - Mac Powell |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mac-powell/chart-history/csi/ |publisher=] |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2005 | | 2005 | ||
| align="left"| "Believe Me Now" | | align="left"| "Believe Me Now" | ||
| ] |
| ] | ||
| 27 || - | |||
| align="left"| '']'' | |||
| 27 || — | |||
| align="left"| '']'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2007 | | 2007 | ||
| align="left"| " |
| align="left"| "Believe Me Now" | ||
| Glory Revealed featuring Mac Powell, ], ], and ] | | Glory Revealed featuring Mac Powell, ], ], and ] | ||
| 8 || |
| 8 || - | ||
| align="left"| '']'' | | align="left"| '']'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| align="left"| "Over the Next Hill" | | align="left"| "Over the Next Hill" | ||
| ] |
| ] | ||
| |
| - || 55 | ||
| align="left"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small> | | align="left"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small> | ||
|- | |||
| 2017 | |||
| align="left"| "Open Hands" | |||
| ] featuring Mac Powell | |||
| 30 || — | |||
| align="left"| ''Open Hands'' | |||
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|23 September 2011 | ||
|''When Love Sees You (Jesus)'' | |''When Love Sees You (Jesus)'' | ||
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|Music Inspired by The Story | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{commons}} | {{commons}} | ||
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Mac Powell | |
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Mac Powell at Glory Revealed II | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Johnny Mac Powell |
Born | (1972-12-25) December 25, 1972 (age 52) Clanton, Alabama, United States |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
Genres | Christian rock |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, tambourine |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | GrayDot, Reunion, Essential |
Website | www |
Johnny Mac Powell (born December 25, 1972), originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee. Powell won the 2001 Gospel Music Association award for "Male Vocalist of the Year".
Background
After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown." This experience resulted in further collaboration when he began writing songs about his faith, formed a Christian band called Third Day, and eventually landed a record deal with Gray Dot Records. Powell lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Aimee and five children: Scout, Cash, Camie Love, Emmanuel, and Birdie Clare.
Independent projects
Powell has collaborated with other artists on numerous occasions, most notably in the City On A Hill series, and more recently in the Glory Revealed series. Credits include:
- 1999, "Seize the Day (live)" and "I Can Hear You (live)" on Carolyn Arends' Seize the Day and Other Stories
- 2000, "God of Wonders" (with Caedmon's Call) and "I Remember You" (with Gene Eugene) on City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
- 2000, "Sheltering Tree" Additional personnel/vocals on NewSong's Sheltering Tree
- 2002, "Sing Alleluia" (with Jennifer Knapp and Nichole Nordeman) "Our Great God" (with Fernando Ortega) on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia
- 2002, "It's Christmas Time" (with Cliff & Danielle Young of Caedmon's Call, Derri Daugherty, Sara Groves, Dan Haseltine, Out of Eden, Leigh Nash, Michael Tait and Terry Scott Taylor) on City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time
- 2002, "Mountain of God" on Max Lucado's album Traveling Light: Songs From the 23rd Psalm
- 2003, "We Come To Your Throne With Weeping" (with Jeff Deyo) on Light
- 2003, "Love Lifted Me" (with Randy Travis) on Worship and Faith
- 2003, "Friends 2003" a special tribute to and featuring Michael W. Smith
- 2004, "Believe Me Now" (Backing vocalist with Jason Wade of the band Lifehouse) on Steven Curtis Chapman's All Things New
- 2004, "I See Love" (with Steven Curtis Chapman and Bart Millard) on The Passion of the Christ: Songs
- 2007, "By His Wounds" (with Steven Curtis Chapman, Brian Littrell & Mark Hall) on Glory Revealed
- 2008, "Fly Away" with GRITS on Reiterate
- 2008, "Over the Next Hill" (with Brooks & Dunn) on Billy: The Early Years (soundtrack)
- 2010, "Carry Me" from Jenny & Tyler's Faint Not
- 2012, "Mac Powell" Country Album - August 1, 2012 (500 copy limited pre-release) and August 21, 2012 general release date
Producer
- 2004, Co-producer on Fusebox's Once Again album
Discography
Featured singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album | |
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US Christian | US Country | ||||
2005 | "Believe Me Now" | Steven Curtis Chapman | 27 | - | All Things New |
2007 | "Believe Me Now" | Glory Revealed featuring Mac Powell, Mark Hall, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Brian Littrell | 8 | - | Glory Revealed |
2009 | "Over the Next Hill" | Brooks & Dunn | - | 55 | Billy: The Early Years (soundtrack) |
Compilation contributions
Released | Song | Album | Label(s) |
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23 September 2011 | When Love Sees You (Jesus) | Music Inspired by The Story | EMI Christian Music |
References
- "Country Album". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "Country Album". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
External links
- Official Third Day site
- Mac Powell discography at MusicBrainz
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