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, 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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Track listing
Music videos "Take Me to Your Leader"
Radio singles Aside from "Miracle Child," which was not released as a radio single, every track from Take Me to Your Leader became a top ten hit on at least one of CCM Magazine's Christian charts (either the CHR, adult contemporary, or rock format).
<small>Note: all ''CCM Magazine chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers</small>
SingleCCMchartDebutPeakdatePeakposition"Reality"CHR 12 February 1996 1 April 19961AC 19 February 1996 1 April 19969"God Is Not a Secret"Rock 26 February 1996 29 April 19962"Take Me to Your Leader"CHR 29 April 1996 24 June 19961AC 20 May 1996 6 June 199637"Cup O' Tea"Rock 29 July 1996 16 September 19961"Let It Go"CHR 5 August 1996 23 September 19961AC 5 August 1996 23 September 19964Inspirational 16 September 1996 23 September 199621"Lost the Plot"Rock 21 October 1996 6 January 19972"Breakfast"CHR 4 November 1996 6 January 19974"Breathe"Rock 27 January 1997 17 March 19971"Breathe (Benediction)"CHR 10 February 1997 24 March 19972"It's All Who You Know"CHR 16 June 1997 14 June 19976
Personnel Newsboys John James – lead vocals, backing vocals Peter Furler – drums, lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, kazoo, whistling Jody Davis – guitar, backing vocals Duncan Phillips – percussion Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards Phil Joel – bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, whistlingProduction Peter Furler – producer Steve Taylor – producer, engineer Wes Campbell – executive producer, management, vocal recording (5) Darrell Harris – executive producer Russ Long – vocal recording (5) Jeff Nolte – vocal recording (5), production manager Steve Broadway – recording assistant John Caudill – recording assistant Annette Cisneros – recording assistant Dennis Desmet – recording assistant Mitch Eaton – recording assistant Scott Feltheim – recording assistant Brian Jerden – recording assistant Shane Johnson – recording assistant Tim Jordan – recording assistant William Stace – recording assistant Cindy Sutton – recording assistant Jamie Tate – recording assistant Tom Lord-Alge – mixing Mauricio Iragorri – mix assistant Pete Martinez – mix assistant Juan Rosario – mix assistant Cesar Sogbe – mix assistant Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine Debby Austin – project coordinator Toni Fitzpenn – art direction Joel Anderson – design George Barris – cover photography Michael Wilson – band photography Norman Jean Roy – additional photography Studios''' The Sanctuary, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location The Carport, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location El Dorado Recording Studios, Hollywood, California – recording location Steve's Studio, Stillwater, Oklahoma – recording location Walls Have Ears Studio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – recording location Sixteenth Ave. Sound, Nashville, Tennessee – mixing location South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, Florida – mixing location Encore Studios, Burbank, California – mixing location
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