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Carolyn Arends
Musical artist

Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Musical career

Arends began her career as a songwriter at Benson Music Publishing. In 1995, Carolyn began touring and releasing albums as a singer and guitarist. Her debut release that year (I Can Hear You) was released through Reunion Records. I Can Hear You reached number 37 on Billboard Magazine's Contemporary Christian Chart in 1996. Feel Free peaked at number 10 on the chart in 1997 More recently her albums have been distributed by Signpost Music (Steve Bell's label). She is the winner of two Gospel Music Association Dove Awards and six GMA Canada Covenant Awards. Carolyn co-hosted the 29th Annual Covenant Awards in 2007.

Discography

I Can Hear You (review)

  • Released: August 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reunion
  • Producer: Brown Bannister
  • Tracks: "This Is The Stuff", "I Can Hear You", "Seize The Day", "Altar Of Ego", "Love Is Always There", "Reaching", "The Power Of Love", "You Take My Soul By Storm", "What I Wouldn't Give", "Home Fires Burning", "All Is Well"

Feel Free (review)

  • Released: March 11, 1997 (1997-03-11)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reunion
  • Producer: Brown Bannister
  • Tracks: "Do What You Do", "New Year's Day", "Feel Free", "There You Are", "This I Know", "Big Deal", "Last Thursday (Call Me Crazy)", "Do We Dare", "Good Thing Going", "Father, Thy Will Be Done"

This Much I Understand (review)

  • Released: March 22, 1999 (1999-03-22)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reunion
  • Producer: Dan Marnien and Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "Happy", "Life Is Long", "Go With God", "Life And Death", "The Day Will Never Come", "Surprised By Joy", "One-Syllable Words", "Even The Wallflowers", "In Between", "Love You Out Loud", "In Good Hands", "We've Been Waiting For You"

Seize the Day and Other Stories (review)

  • Released: April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reunion
  • Producer: Brown Bannister, Dan Marnien, Carolyn Arends, Brad Crisler, Russ Long
  • Tracks: "They'll Know We Are Christians", "What Love Looks Like", "Seize The Day", "New Year's Day", "The Power Of Love", "Reaching", "Do What You Do", "This Is The Stuff", "Happy", "Father, Thy Will Be Done", "We've Been Waiting For You", "Seize The Day", "This I Know", "There You Are", "I Can Hear You", "Go With God"

Travelers (review)

  • Released: October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Signpost
  • Producer: Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "Eternity In Our Hearts", "Travelers (The Airport Song)", "Dance Like No One's Watching", "What We Hope For", "It's Out Of My Hands", "Only Love", "River Of Love", "Loving You", "I Believe", "It Has To Be You", "(I Wanna) Go Somewhere With You", "Do Not Be Afraid"

We've Been Waiting For You (review)

  • Released: April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Signpost
  • Producer: Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "Moving", "Come Anyway", "The Thought Of You", "Don't Forget Where You Came From", "Your Father In Heaven", "We've Been Waiting For You", "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman", "Even The Wallflowers", "Be God's", "Forever Young"

Under the Gaze (review)

  • Released: October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Signpost
  • Producer: Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "This Is The Moment", "Great Cloud Of Witnesses", "Not A Tame Lion", "Any Given Sunday", "Getting Ready For Glory", "Under The Gaze", "Your Laugh", "Half A Million Reasons", "Fragile", "Who You Are", "Only Time Will Tell", "May You Live"

Christmas: An Irrational Season (review)

  • Released: November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Signpost
  • Producer: Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "The Irrational Season (Prelude)", "Come And See", "Do Not Be Afraid", "Angels We Have Heard On High", "Christmas Must Be Tonight", "Is Bethlehem Too Far Away", "Now In Flesh Appearing", "My First Christmas", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "The Lord's Servant", "Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus", "A Christmas Blessing", "The Irrational Season (Postlude)"

Pollyanna's Attic (reviews)

  • Released: May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Signpost
  • Producer: Carolyn Arends
  • Tracks: "Just Pretending", "Something To Give", "What in the World", "The Wasteland", "Land of the Living", "To See Your Face", "Everybody Wants Everything", "More is Less", "Free", "No Trespassing", "Not Alone", "I've Got A Hope"

Books

  • Feel Free (1997)
  • Living the Questions: Making Sense of the Mess and Mystery of Life (Harvest House, 2000)
  • Ragamuffin Prayers (2000, by Jimmy Abegg, contributions by Carolyn Arends and others)
  • We've Been Waiting for You (2002)
  • Wrestling With Angels: Adventures in Faith and Doubt (Harvest House, 2008)

Collaborations

  • co-wrote lyrics for "Diamonds From The Other Side" with Steve Bell on his album: Waiting For Aidan (Signpost, 2001)
  • co-wrote lyrics for "Not So Hip" with Bec Abbot on her album: Not So Hip (2005)

Notable appearances

Songs in other projects

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  • Vancouver Seeds VI, "No Trespassing" (1991)
  • Noel, "What Child is This", with Brent Bourgeois and Derri Daugherty (Via, 1995)
  • Noel, "Angels We Have Heard on High", with Jenny Gullen and Stephen Murray (Via, 1995)
  • Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard, "Love is So Blind" (Fingerprint, 1996)
  • Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins, "Jacob and Two Women" (Reunion, 10 November 1998)
  • Sing Me To Sleep, Mommy, "You Bring Me Joy" (Brentwood, 27 April 1999)
  • Signpost Collections Vol. 1, "Dance Like No One's Watching" and "We've Been Waiting For You" (Signpost, 2003)
  • Sons & Daughters by Steve Bell and Sarah Bell, "Getting Ready For Glory" (Signpost, 2004)

Awards and recognition

Juno Awards

  • 1998: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Feel Free
  • 2002: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Travelers
  • 2007: nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year, Pollyanna's Attic

Dove Awards (GMA)

Arends received two Dove Awards to date. She was the first Canadian to win this honour from the US-based Gospel Music Association.

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

  • 2002: Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year, "Dance Like No One's Watching"
  • 2003: Inspirational Album Of The Year, We've Been Waiting for You
  • 2005: Inspirational Song Of The Year, "Getting Ready For Glory, from Under the Gaze
  • 2005: Seasonal Album Of The Year, Christmas: An Irrational Season
  • 2006: Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year, "Not So Hip" (co-written with Bec Abbot)
  • 2007: Folk/Roots Song Of The Year, "Everybody Wants Everything" (co-written with her brother Chris Jonat)

Shai Awards

  • 2005: Female Soloist Artist Of The Year
  • 2005: Folk Album Of The Year, Under the Gaze
  • 2005: Inspirational Album Of The Year, Under the Gaze
  • 2005: Seasonal Album Of The Year, Christmas: An Irrational Season
  • 2007: Folk Album Of The Year, Pollyanna's Attic

Personal life

She has two children (Benjamin and Bethany) with her husband Mark.

See also

References

  1. Parkin, Sarah. "Carolyn Arends Bio". Musicianguide.
  2. "Carolyn Arends - Charts & Awards". Allmusic.
  3. GMAC 2007 Covenant Awards. Retrieved on 11 October, 2008
  4. Rimmer, Mike (1995-12-01). "(Review) I Can Hear You". CrossRhythms (UK). Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. Rimmer, Mike (1997-06-01). "(Review) Feel Free". CrossRhythms (UK). Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  6. Rimmer, Mike (2000-02-01). "(Review) This Much I Understand". CrossRhythms (UK). Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  7. Chesters, Alan (2000-10-01). "(Review) Seize The Day And Other Stories". CrossRhythms (UK). Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. Moring, Mark. "(Review) Travelers". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  9. Moring, Mark. "(Review) We've Been Waiting for You". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  10. Breimeier, Russ. "(Review) Under the Gaze". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  11. Gregory, Rick (2006-09-06). "(Review) Christmas: An Irrational Season". CrossRhythms (UK). Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  12. Banister, Christa. "(Review) Pollyanna's Attic". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  13. Hart, Michael. "(Review) Pollyannah's Attic ,". Soul Shine Publishing. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  14. 99.3 The Fox. Vancouver Seeds is an annual talent contest run by the Vancouver, BC, FM radio station The Fox

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