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Steve Grace
Steve Grace
Birth name	Stephen Noel Grace
Genres	Christian rock; country rock;
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Triune/Word; Heartland; Reunion; Southern Land;
Website	stevegrace.com

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Steve Grace is an Australian country rock and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. His 1998 single "Big Dreams" from his album, Children of the Western World (1988), reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Gospel Charts. Children of the Western World was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 1999 and was the first Christian music album to be released on compact disc in Australia. In 1996 Grace won a Dove Award for International Artist of the Year.^[1] In 2009 he performed in Papua New Guinea with Darlene Zschech and Hillsong United for the Joyce Meyer Crusade, which broke the record for the largest outdoor event held in Port Moresby with over 100,000 people in attendance.^{[citation needed]}

Biography[edit]

Steve Grace's debut album, Children of the Western World (1988), was recorded at Sing Sing Studios with Beeb Birtles producing for Triune Music/Word Australia.^[2]^[3] The title track was co-written by Grace with Birtles and Craig Ross.^[4] It was the first Christian music album on CD in Australia,^[5] and was certified gold in 1999 for shipment of 35000 copies by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).^[6]

In January 1998 Grace performed at a concert headlined by United States evangelist, Franklin Graham, at Football Park, Adelaide.^[7] In August of that year the correspondent of Victor Harbor Times observed, "[Grace] has built up a network of contacts throughout the country through his tours. Local television and radio stations, newspapers, churches and schools all become involved in his concerts. [His] down-to-earth style of presenting the gospel of Jesus has been extremely effective."^[8]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Children of the Western World (1988) – Triune Music/Word Australia (SGR 0001)^[3] - ARIA: Gold^[9]
Liberty Road (1992) – Heartland Records (HRCAS1107-4)^[10]
Long Road to Glory (1996)
Follow (2001)
New Day Coming (2004)
Better Days Ahead (2007)
Heritage (2009)
Heritage II (2011) – World Missions International^[11]
Everytown (2012)
Nullarbor to Nashville (2016)

Live albums[edit]

One Night in a Million (1991)
As Far as It Goes (1997)^[8]
Live in Melbourne (2014)

References[edit]

^ "Billboard - 11 May 1996". Billboard. 11 May 1996. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ Holmgren, Magnus; McCarthy, Ken; Warnqvist, Stefan (23 September 2006). "Beeb Birtles". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Grace, Steve (1988), Children of the Western World, Heathmont, Vic: Triune Music: Manufactured and Distributed by Word Australia, retrieved 13 August 2018
^ "'Children of the Western World' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
^ "Singer Set to Grace Stage". Western Advocate. Fairfax Media. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Graham Festival at Football Park". The Times. Vol. 93, no. 18. Victor Harbor, SA. 15 January 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Gospel Singer at Town Hall". The Times. Vol. 94, no. 49. Victor Harbor, SA. 20 August 1998. p. 23. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia. Note: includes a photo of the artist.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ Grace, Steve (1992), Liberty Road, Heartland Records, retrieved 13 August 2018
^ Grace, Steve (2011), Heritage: Volume II, Maroochydore, Qld: World Missions International, retrieved 13 August 2018

[1] "Billboard - 11 May 1996". Billboard. 11 May 1996. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[Holmgren_BB-2] Holmgren, Magnus; McCarthy, Ken; Warnqvist, Stefan (23 September 2006). "Beeb Birtles". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[NLA_Children-3] Grace, Steve (1988), Children of the Western World, Heathmont, Vic: Triune Music: Manufactured and Distributed by Word Australia, retrieved 13 August 2018

[APRA_Children-4] "'Children of the Western World' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'

[Grace_Gold-5] "Singer Set to Grace Stage". Western Advocate. Fairfax Media. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[6] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[VicH_Times_Jan98-7] "Graham Festival at Football Park". The Times. Vol. 93, no. 18. Victor Harbor, SA. 15 January 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[VicH_Times_Aug98-8] "Gospel Singer at Town Hall". The Times. Vol. 94, no. 49. Victor Harbor, SA. 20 August 1998. p. 23. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia. Note: includes a photo of the artist.

[ARIACert99-9] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[NLA_Liberty-10] Grace, Steve (1992), Liberty Road, Heartland Records, retrieved 13 August 2018

[NLA_Heritage_2-11] Grace, Steve (2011), Heritage: Volume II, Maroochydore, Qld: World Missions International, retrieved 13 August 2018

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+'''Steve Grace''' is an Australian country rock and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. His 1998 single "Big Dreams" from his album, ''Children of the Western World'' (1988), reached No.&nbsp;1 on the US Billboard Gospel Charts. ''Children of the Western World'' was certified gold by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) in 1999 and was the first Christian music album to be released on compact disc in Australia. In 1996 Grace won a [[Dove Award]] for International Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard - 11 May 1996|date = 11 May 1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22steve+grace%22+dove+award&pg=PA32|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> In 2009 he performed in [[Papua New Guinea]] with [[Darlene Zschech]] and [[Hillsong United (band)|Hillsong United]] for the Joyce Meyer Crusade, which broke the record for the largest outdoor event held in Port Moresby with over 100,000 people in attendance.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
-Australian Country Gospel artist, Steve Grace is a Dove Award winning singer/songwriter with a music career spanning over 26 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southernlandrecords.com/artists/steve-grace/|publisher=Southern Land Records|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> His album Children of the Western World was released in 1988 and earned Steve Grace a No. 1 hit with the single "Big Dreams" on the US Billboard Gospel Charts. Produced by [[Beeb Birtles]] of the [[Little River Band]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Steve-Grace-Children-Of-The-Western-World/release/3725796|publisher=Reunion Records|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref>, Children of the Western World was certified Gold by ARIA in Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1999.htm|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> and was the first Christian album to be released on Compact Disc in Australia.
+== Biography ==
-In 1996, Steve Grace won a [[Dove Award]] for International Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard - 11 May 1996|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9AsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22steve+grace%22+dove+award&source=bl&ots=uOocpKFnq2&sig=c3HqRynVU60Ufdv2axfT4U3mIIU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aUCLU7ncM4TJkwWukoDoBA&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref>
+Steve Grace's debut album, ''Children of the Western World'' (1988), was recorded at Sing Sing Studios with [[Beeb Birtles]] producing for Triune Music/Word Australia.<ref name="Holmgren BB">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514090644/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/birtlesbeeb.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/birtlesbeeb.html | title = Beeb Birtles | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 = Ken | last2 = McCarthy | first3 = Stefan | last3 = Warnqvist | work = hem.passagen.se | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] (Magnus Holmgren) | archivedate = 14 May 2011 | date = 23 September 2006 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 | url-status = dead | df = dmy }}</ref><ref name="NLA Children"/> The title track was co-written by Grace with Birtles and Craig Ross.<ref name="APRA Children">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Children of the Western World' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=children+of+the+western+world | accessdate = 13 August 2018 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> It was the first Christian music album on CD in Australia,<ref name="Grace Gold">{{cite news|url=http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/1718669/singer-set-to-grace-stage/ | title = Singer Set to Grace Stage | work = Western Advocate | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 21 August 2013 | accessdate = 23 August 2014 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121254/http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/1718669/singer-set-to-grace-stage/ | archivedate = 26 August 2014 }}</ref> and was certified gold in 1999 for shipment of 35000 copies by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref>{{cite certification | region = Australia | type = album | certyear = 1999 }}</ref>
-In 2009, Steve Grace was invited to perform in Papua New Guinea with [[Darlene Zschech]] and [[Hillsong]]{{dn|date=December 2014}} for the Joyce Meyer Crusade which broke the record for the largest outdoor event held in Port Moresby with over 100,000 people in attendance.
+In January 1998 Grace performed at a concert headlined by United States evangelist, [[Franklin Graham]], at Football Park, Adelaide.<ref name="VicH Times Jan98">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196680891 | title = Graham Festival at Football Park | newspaper = [[Victor Harbor Times|The Times]] | volume = 93 | issue = 18 | location = [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor, SA]] | date = 15 January 1998 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 | page = 13 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> In August of that year the correspondent of ''[[Victor Harbor Times]]'' observed, "[Grace] has built up a network of contacts throughout the country through his tours. Local television and radio stations, newspapers, churches and schools all become involved in his concerts. [His] down-to-earth style of presenting the gospel of Jesus has been extremely effective."<ref name="VicH Times Aug98"/>
-In 2000, [[Slim Dusty]], an Australian Country Music legend recorded one of Steve's songs 'Port Augusta' on his 100th Album 'Looking Forward, Looking Back' <ref>{{cite web|last1=Music|first1=All|title=Slim Dusty|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/looking-forward-looking-back-mw0000338768|publisher=Slim Dusty|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>, which was a huge honour for any country artist.
+==Discography==
-In 2012, Steve released a brand new studio album titled "Everytown" to celebrate 25 years in full time music. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at the Watershed Recording Studio and produced by Mark Burchfield. "Everytown" included new recordings of Steve's biggest hits "Big Dreams" and "Long Road To Glory" plus brand new tracks.
+=== Studio albums ===
-His first DVD "Live in Melbourne" will be released in June, 2014 and will also be released on CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southernlandrecords.com/news/steve-grace-live-dvd-coming-soon/|publisher=Southern Land Records|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref>
+* ''Children of the Western World'' (1988)&nbsp;– Triune Music/Word Australia <small>(SGR 0001)</small><ref name="NLA Children">{{citation | author1 = Grace, Steve | title = Children of the Western World | date = 1988 | location = [[Heathmont, Victoria|Heathmont, Vic]] | publisher = Triune Music: Manufactured and Distributed by Word Australia | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34762087 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 }}</ref> - ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIACert99>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Steve Grace|type=album|certyear=1999|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
-==Discography==
+* ''Liberty Road'' (1992)&nbsp;– Heartland Records <small>(HRCAS1107-4)</small><ref name="NLA Liberty">{{citation | author1 = Grace, Steve | title = Liberty Road | date = 1992 | publisher = Heartland Records | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24035610 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 }}</ref>
-;Studio Albums
-* ''Children Of The Western World'' (1988)
+* ''Long Road to Glory'' (1996)
-* ''Liberty Road'' (1994)
 * ''Follow'' (2001)
 * ''New Day Coming'' (2004)
 * ''Better Days Ahead'' (2007)
 * ''Heritage'' (2009)
+* ''Heritage II'' (2011)&nbsp;– World Missions International<ref name="NLA Heritage 2">{{citation | author1 = Grace, Steve | title = Heritage: Volume II | date = 2011 | location = [[Maroochydore]], Qld | publisher = World Missions International | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/170810001 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 }}</ref>
-* ''Heritage II'' (2011)
 * ''Everytown'' (2012)
+* ''Nullarbor to Nashville'' (2016)
-;Live Albums
+=== Live albums ===
-* ''One Night In A Million'' (1991)
-* ''As Far As It Goes'' (1997)
+* ''One Night in a Million'' (1991)
+* ''As Far as It Goes'' (1997)<ref name="VicH Times Aug98">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196388341 | title = Gospel Singer at Town Hall | newspaper = The Times | volume = 94 | issue = 49 | location = Victor Harbor, SA | date = 20 August 1998 | accessdate = 13 August 2018 | page = 23 | via = National Library of Australia }} Note: includes a photo of the artist.</ref>
-* ''Live In Melbourne'' (2014)
+* ''Live in Melbourne'' (2014)
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