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The Barlow sisters were given a paid trip to the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Music in the Rockies]] seminar at [[Estes Park, Colorado]], in mid-2002. The sisters were not informed that the seminar was a record industry event for unsigned artists, nor that it was a competition. They reached the finals of the event. Record companies became interested in the sisters after word of mouth spread about the seminar. <ref name=YahooBio /> |
The Barlow sisters were given a paid trip to the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Music in the Rockies]] seminar at [[Estes Park, Colorado]], in mid-2002. The sisters were not informed that the seminar was a record industry event for unsigned artists, nor that it was a competition. They reached the finals of the event. Record companies became interested in the sisters after word of mouth spread about the seminar. <ref name=YahooBio /> |
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The group's name became famous before the group released their first CD. The group [[Superchick|Superchic[k]]] included a song titled "Barlow Girls" on their initial release, ''Karaoke Superstar''. The song was a tribute to the actual Barlow sisters and their stand for [[ |
The group's name became famous before the group released their first CD. The group [[Superchick|Superchic[k]]] included a song titled "Barlow Girls" on their initial release, ''Karaoke Superstar''. The song was a tribute to the actual Barlow sisters and their stand for [[chastity]], and effectively introduced the sisters to the music world.<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/BarlowGirl.asp Review of self-titled debut CD] at ''[[Jesus Freak Hideout]]''</ref> <ref name=YourMusicZone /> |
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The sisters were signed to [[Fervent Records]] on [[October 14]], [[2003]]. <ref name=christianmusic>[http://christianmusic.about.com/cs/artistprofiles/a/aapf_barlowgirl.htm Profile at christianmusic.about.com]</ref> |
The sisters were signed to [[Fervent Records]] on [[October 14]], [[2003]]. <ref name=christianmusic>[http://christianmusic.about.com/cs/artistprofiles/a/aapf_barlowgirl.htm Profile at christianmusic.about.com]</ref> |
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BarlowGirl is a Christian rock group from Elgin, Illinois. The band has three members: Rebecca, Lauren, and Alyssa Barlow. They have won several awards in their genre; their song "Never Alone" was the longest running #1 song in 2004 on Radio and Records Christian Hit Radio (CHR) and Christian Rock charts,[1] and was the "Song of the Year" on both charts. BarlowGirl became the best selling new artist of 2004.[1]
Their song "I Need You to Love Me" was released at the end of 2005. The single broke the record on Christian Radio & Retail Weekly's (CRW) Christian CHR chart by holding the #1 spot for 13 consecutive weeks.[2] [1] BarlowGirl was the second most played artist CHR artist of 2005 behind Sanctus Real.[1] It was the most played song on Christian Hit Radio in 2006.[3] BarlowGirl was voted the January 2006 winner in Yahoo.com's Who's Next after viewers were shown the video for the song.
History
The Barlow sisters' father, Vince Barlow, created youth CDs at his church in Chicago. He brought his daughters as his backup band in the late 1990s.[1] BarlowGirl began writing songs and performing them at his performances. The trio stopped touring with their father when Becca and Alyssa began college, but they did perform at his nearby concerts. The trio had written around ten songs by 2002. [4]
The Barlow sisters were given a paid trip to the Gospel Music Association's Music in the Rockies seminar at Estes Park, Colorado, in mid-2002. The sisters were not informed that the seminar was a record industry event for unsigned artists, nor that it was a competition. They reached the finals of the event. Record companies became interested in the sisters after word of mouth spread about the seminar. [4]
The group's name became famous before the group released their first CD. The group Superchic[k] included a song titled "Barlow Girls" on their initial release, Karaoke Superstar. The song was a tribute to the actual Barlow sisters and their stand for chastity, and effectively introduced the sisters to the music world.[5] [1]
The sisters were signed to Fervent Records on October 14, 2003. [6]
Musical Style
BarlowGirl is known as a Christian rock group. Their style includes three-part harmony mixed with rock guitars. Their songs run the range from ballads to guitar rock.
BarlowGirl's philosophy
The band has gained a following with their message from Romans 12:1-2 "So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you." The band advocates waiting on God's timing concerning romantic relationships. They were quoted as saying, "We believe that God has one perfect man already chosen for us; therefore we have no need to worry ourselves in searching for him. When the time is right, we know God will bring us together. In the mean time, we are not hiding in a closet avoiding all males, we are still living our lives, just without the pressure of having to have a boyfriend." [7]
Albums
BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl released their first album BarlowGirl on February 24 2004. [6] The album included the longest running number-one song in 2004 on R&R's CHR and CRW's Rock charts, "Never Alone" was named Song of the Year on each of these charts. The CD had sold over 250,000 units by April 2005, and featured the singles "Never Alone" and "Mirror". These number-one songs earned the trio four 2005 Gospel Music Association (GMA) awards (formerly the Dove Award) nominations, including the Best New Artist award, Best Rock Song, and Rock Album. The trio was the best-selling new Christian artist of 2004. BarlowGirl received a 2006 GMA award nomination for Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year for "Mirror".
Their second album, Another Journal Entry, was released on September 27, 2005.[6] The album debuted at number three on Soundscan's Christian album chart, and had reached eighty-five on Billboard's Top 200 Current Albums chart by October 10, 2005. The trio was nominated for three additional 2006 GMA awards - 'Group of the Year', 'Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year', and 'Rock Recorded Song of the Year' for Let Go.
The first single from the album, "Let Go"', was a free download of the week from iTunes. Their next single from the album, "I Need You to Love Me", quickly climbed to number one on the Weekend 22 countdown in April 2006. The single held on to the #1 position on the R&R Christian Hit Radio chart for 9 weeks, and the CRW Christian Hit Radio chart for a record 13 weeks.[2] The single was the most played song of 2006 on Christian Hit Radio as played on the Weekend 22.[8]
They prepared a video for their hit song "Never Alone" for release for mainstream radio, but it did not chart on the mainstream charts.
Another Journal Entry Yahoo! Music Special Edition
This special edition features a remix of "Never Alone".
The re-release was released in August 2006. It features all 11 tracks from Another Journal Entry and five bonus tracks consisting of: one brand new song, three acoustic versions of BarlowGirl hits ("I Need You To Love Me", "Porcelain Heart", and "On My Own"), and a radio edit of "Never Alone". Also included on the disk was their "Never Alone" music video. A 'Fan Pack' was also released, with a bonus "More Than Music" book and sticker.
BarlowGirl's third studio album was released on July 24, 2007. The CD was also released in a special edition format that comes with a DVD that features the music videos for their earlier hits "Never Alone" and "I Need You To Love Me", over 90 minutes of bonus footage, and personal interviews with the three girls. BarlowGirl partnered with longtime producer Otto Price. Tracks on the album include “Here’s My Life,” “I Believe In Love,” and “I Don’t Regret.”
The first single off of the album is "Here's My Life". It was released in June 2007.
3 music videos will be filmed for songs on How Can We Be Silent: "Million Voices," which should release around December 2007, "I Believe in Love," which is scheduled for filming in 2008, and "Song For The Broken," which is being filmed to make up for the cancelled "We Pray" music video.
National Day of Prayer 2007
The girls are the youth ambassadors for the National Day of Prayer. They recorded the song "We Pray" (written by Clint Lagerberg and Otto Price) along with other artists, such as Rebecca St. James for this event.
A music video was sceduled for the song but it was cancelled due to the number of artists featured in the song.
Studio series performance tracks
- Never Alone (2005)
- Mirror (2005)
- Enough (2005)
- I Need You To Love Me (2005)
- For The Beauty of The Earth (2006)
Daywind Performance Tracks
- "Never Alone"
- "Mirror"
- "I Need You To Love Me"
- "Enough"
Music videos
- I Need You To Love Me (2005)
- Never Alone (2006)
- Grey (2006)
- Million Voices (2007) - Coming Soon
- I Believe In Love (2008) - Coming Soon
- Song For the Broken (2008) - Coming Soon
References
- ^ a b c d e f Biography at YourMusicZone.com, Retrieved July 16 2007
- ^ a b [1] "BarlowGirl's 'I Need You To Love Me' Breaks Radio Record" June 19 2006 on 1Cubed.com
- ^ As played on the January 7 2007 Weekend 22 countdown
- ^ a b Biography at yahoo.com
- ^ Review of self-titled debut CD at Jesus Freak Hideout
- ^ a b c Profile at christianmusic.about.com
- ^ Weekend 22 countdown, weekend of Sept. 24, 2006
- ^ As played on the January 7, 2007 Weekend 22 countdown