Take Me to Your Leader (Newsboys album)
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| Take Me to Your Leader | ||||
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| Released | 20 February 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
| Studio | The Sanctuary Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, Christian pop | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Star Song | |||
| Producer | Steve Taylor, Peter Furler | |||
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Take Me to Your Leader is the sixth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1996. It was both the last Newsboys album to feature lead vocalist John James and the first to feature bassist/vocalist Phil Joel. The album won a Dove Award in 1997 for its packaging,[1] and was also nominated for "Rock Album of the Year", "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" ("God Is Not a Secret") and "Short Form Music Video of the Year" (for "Take Me to Your Leader"). The album was also recognized with a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Gospel Album". Before the release of United in 2019, it was the band's only album as a sextet.
The vehicle pictured is an X-PAK 400, created by George Barris in the early 1960s during the Battle of Air Cars. This car appears on a stage in "Hangover" (season 1, episode 12 of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour). Also in this episode, actor Tony Randall, as Hadley Purvis, says the phrase "Take me to your leader."
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Cross Rhythms | [3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals[citation needed] | Length |
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| 1. | "God Is Not a Secret" | Taylor and Furler | Furler | Furler | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Take Me to Your Leader" | Taylor and Furler | Furler | James and Joel | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Breathe" | Joel and Furler | Furler | Furler | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Reality" | Taylor and Furler | Furler | James and Furler | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Breakfast" | Taylor and Furler | Furler | Furler | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Let It Go" | Taylor and Furler | Furler and Frankenstein | Furler and Joel | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Cup O' Tea" | Furler and Joel | Furler | Furler | 2:40 |
| 8. | "It's All Who You Know" | Taylor | Furler | Furler | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Miracle Child" | Taylor and Furler | Davis and Furler | James | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Lost the Plot" | Taylor and Furler | Furler | Furler | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Breathe (Benediction)" | Joel and Furler | Furler | Joel | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 37:00 | ||||
Music videos
- "Take Me to Your Leader"
