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Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah, Kentucky) has been one of the biggest stars of contemporary Christian music since the late 1980s. His father, Herb Chapman, Sr. owns Chapman Music Store in Paducah, Kentucky and has appeared on various country music programs. He is a highly-sought-after guitar teacher and was awarded a Gold Record for his vocal work on his son's early 90's Christmas release, "The Music of Christmas".

Steven was signed to a songwriting deal in the early 80's on the strength of his song titled "Built To Last" which was recorded by famed Gospel group The Imperials. (Album: Side By Side) Shortly after, was signed to a record deal with Sparrow Record Label, where he has become the flagship artist for the label, in spite of the fact that many other popular artists are also part of the Sparrow family.

Chapman's sons, Caleb and Will Franklin, are also musicians. Caleb received his first songwriting credit for his contributions on his dad's 2001 release, Declaration. He shares songwriting credits for the song "See the Glory". Caleb plays guitar and sings, while Will Franklin is rapidly becoming an accomplished drummer. Together, father and sons recorded under the name of "Stevenson" for the 2003 Veggie Rocks CD. (Song: "I Love My Lips") Will played drums and sang back-up on the tune while Caleb and Steven alternated lead vocalist duties. The cut quickly became a fan favorite and sparked a great deal of interest in the Chapman boys as future artists. While their immediate intentions are to delay professional ambitions in order to enjoy being "kids" a little longer, the boys nonetheless do appear on stage from time to time with their dad when school schedules permit. Third generation Chapman appearances have become a resounding crowd pleaser as the boys have already proven themselves to be quite talented.

Steven Curtis Chapman is also a nationally recognized advocate for adoption. He and his wife Mary Beth have three biological children, (Emily Elizabeth, Caleb Stevenson, Will Franklin) and they adopted three Chinese girls (Shaohannah Hope Yan, Stevey Joy Ru, Maria Sue Chapman). Along with his wife, Mary Beth, he founded Shaohannah's Hope, a charity organization which offers grants to qualifying families to help defray the cost of adopting, at home and abroad. Both were awarded the Angels of Adoption award by a Congressional Committee for adoption in Washington, D.C.

The Chapmans have recently released the first in a series of children's books aimed at promoting adoption. The "Shaoey and Dot" series is named after their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah Hope Yan Chapman. Authors of the series are Steven and Mary Beth Chapman. The illustrations are done by Mary Beth's brother, Jim Chapman, who is a public school art teacher and former member of the country group, 4RUNNER.

Discography

Albums

• Real Life Conversations (1987)
• First Hand (1988)
• More to This Life (1989) - RIAA certified Gold
• For the Sake of the Call (1990) - RIAA certified Gold
• The Great Adventure (1992) - RIAA certified Gold
• The Live Adventure (1993)
• Heaven in the Real World (1994) - RIAA certified Platinum
• The Music of Christmas (1995) - RIAA certified Gold
• Signs of Life (1996) - RIAA certified Gold
• Greatest Hits (1997) - RIAA certified Gold
• Speechless (1999) - RIAA certified Platinum
• Declaration (2001) - RIAA certified Gold
• All About Love (2003)
• Christmas is all in the Heart (2003)
• All Things New (2004)
• The Abbey Road Sessions (2005)
• All I Really Want (2005)

#1 Singles

• from All Things New
  • "All Things New"

• from All About Love
  • "All About Love"
  • "Moment Made For Worshipping"

• from Declaration
  • "Live Out Loud"
  • "God Is God"
  • "Magnificent Obsession"

• from Speechless
  • "The Change"
  • "Fingerprints of God"
  • "The Invitation"
  • "Great Expectations"
  • "Be Still And Know"
  • "Dive"
  • "Speechless"

• from The Apostle Movie Soundtrack
  • "I Will Not Go Quietly"

• from Greatest Hits
  • "Not Home Yet"

• from Signs of Life
  • "Lord Of The Dance"
  • "Signs Of Life"
  • "Let Us Pray"
  • "Free"
  • "Hold Onto Jesus"

• from The Music of Christmas
  • "Christmas Is All In The Heart"

• from My Utmost For His Highest
  • "Sometimes He Comes In The Clouds"

• from Heaven in the Real World
  • "Heaven In The Real World"
  • "King Of The Jungle"
  • "Dancing With The Dinosaur"
  • "The Mountain"
  • "Heartbeat Of Heaven"

• from The Great Adventure
  • "The Great Adventure"
  • "Where We Belong"
  • "Go There With You"
  • "Still Called Today (with BeBe Winans)"

• from For the Sake of the Call
  • "For The Sake Of The Call"
  • "When You Are A Soldier"
  • "No Better Place"
  • "Busy Man"
  • "What Kind of Joy"

• from More to This Life
  • "More To This Life"
  • "I Will Be Here"
  • "Love You With My Life"
  • "Treasure Island"

• from Real Life Conversations
  • "His Eyes"
  • "My Turn Now"

Awards & Nominations

• 1994 Dove Awards: songwriter of the year, contemporary recorded song of the year (Go There With You), long form music video of the year (The Live Adventure)
• 1994 Grammy Awards: best pop gospel album (The Live Adventure)
• 1995 Dove Awards: artist of the year, male vocalist of the year, songwriter of the year, contemporary album of the year (Heaven in the Real World), contemporary recorded song of the year (Heaven in the Real World), praise and worship album of the year (Coram Deo II)
• 1995 Grammy Awards: best pop/contemporary gospel album (Heaven in the Real World)
• 1996 Dove Awards: special event album of the year (My Utmost for His Highest)
• 1996 Grammy Awards: best pop/contemporary gospel album (The Music of Christmas)
• 1997 Dove Awards: artist of the year, male vocalist of the year, songwriter of the year
• 1997 Grammy Awards: best pop/contemporary gospel album (Signs of Life)
• 1998 Dove Awards: male vocalist of the year, songwriter of the year, pop/contemporary recorded song of the year (Let Us Pray), special event album of the year (God With Us)
• 2000 Dove Awards: song of the year (Dive), artist of the year, male vocalist of the year, pop/contemporary song of the year (Dive), pop/contemporary album of the year (Speechless), inspirational recorded song of the year (Be Still and Know)
• 2001 Dove Awards: artist of the year, male vocalist of the year, song of the year (Dive), songwriter of the year
• 2001 American Music Award Nomination: favorite inspirational artist
• 2002 Dove Awards: artist of the year, male vocalist of the year, songwriter of the year, song of the year (Live Out Loud), song of the year (God is God), pop/contemporary recorded song (Live Out Loud), pop/contemporary album (Declaration)
• 2002 Gibson Guitar Award Nomination: best acoustic guitarist
• 2003 Dove Awards: artist of the year, male vocalist of the year
• 2003 American Music Awards: favorite inspirational artist

External links

• Steven Curtis Chapman
• Songtailor: Web's Largest, Most Inclusive SCC Fansite
• Steven Curtis Chapman's archive
• Steven Curtis Chapman's Greatest Hits - The Walk website
• Steven Curtis Chapman's Speechless website
• Sparrow Records
• Shaohannah's Hope Adoption Foundation
• Steven Curtis Chapman Lyrics

• 1962 births
• Christian musicians
• People from Kentucky