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
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
Studio albums
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]
^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.
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ab"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.