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Heed the Call
Studio album by
The Imperials
ReleasedMarch 1979
StudioGold Mine Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length39:02
LabelDaySpring/Word Records
ProducerChris Christian
The Imperials chronology
Imperials Live
(1978) 		Heed the Call
(1979) 		One More Song for You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Heed the Call is the 25th studio album by Christian music group The Imperials, released in 1979 on DaySpring Records.[2] The group won their third Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for their album Heed the Call at the 22nd Grammy Awards[3] and were named Male Group of the Year at the 11th GMA Dove Awards.[4] The track "Praise the Lord" won Song of the Year the following year given to its writers Brown Bannister and Mike Hudson at the 12th GMA Dove Awards. The Imperials were the first group to have a number-one song ("Oh Buddha") on all three of the following charts: Contemporary, Inspirational, and Southern gospel. Heed the Call debuted and peaked at number 3 on Billboard magazine's inaugural Top Inspirational Albums chart on March 29, 1980.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overcomer"James Hollihan, Jr.3:37
2."Praise the Lord"Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson3:35
3."Oh Buddha"Mark Farrow3:28
4."Old Man's Rubble"B. Bannister3:15
5."Heed the Call"Chris Christian, Paul Smith3:01
6."Let Jesus Do It"Steven Ferguson3:27
7."Growing Stronger"J. Hollihan, Jr.3:29
8."First Morning in Heaven"C. Christian2:41
9."Whenever I Speak His Name"Russ Taff, Tori Taff4:33
10."My Mind Forgets a Million Things"B. Bannister, M. Hudson3:48
11."He Didn't Lift Us Up to Let Us Down"Phil Johnson3:21

Personnel

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The Imperials

  • Russ Taff – lead vocals
  • Jim Murray – tenor, vocals
  • David Will – baritone, vocals
  • Armond Morales – bass, vocals

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

Radio singles

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Year Singles Peak positions
CCM AC[6]
1979 "Praise the Lord" 2
1979 "Oh Buddha" 1
1979 "Overcomer" 15

Accolades

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Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1980 Heed the Call Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational

GMA Dove Awards

  • 1980 Male Group of the Year

References

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  1. ^ The Imperials – Heed the Call at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Imperials: Heed the Call. DaySpring Records. 1979.
  3. ^ "22nd Annual Grammy Awards". February 27, 1980.
  4. ^ "Dove Awards Past Winners". Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 29, 1980. p. 42.
  6. ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 120. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
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