From Births to Ceremonies to Radio Hits, the Group Continues Growth and Momentum
RIPLEY, Miss.—June 28, 2005—Spring Hill recording artists CrossWay are experiencing growth these days, both personally and professionally. The group’s current hit single “Long Arm of Love,” from their This I Know recording, is currently nearing the top of the national radio charts. Featuring lead vocals from the group’s newest member Matt McFarland, “Long Arm of Love” is currently number one on SoGospelNews.com as well as on the U.S. Gospel News chart and is in the top 10 on The Singing News charts.
CrossWay has also recently garnered a top 30 hit at inspirational radio with the ballad “Unscarred,” which continues to climb the charts. This week, the song has been moved into heavy rotation at Dallas’s KCBI and is number one for the week at WGSL in Rockford, Ill.
“We performed in Texas recently and had a couple drive over three hours to come see us,” recalls the group’s baritone, Paul Smith. “They had not heard of us but heard ‘Unscarred’ on the radio and drove to see us. We are thrilled to have new audiences exposed to our music and appreciate the support we are getting at the inspirational stations.”
“Long Arm of Love” is the follow-up southern Gospel single to the group’s acclaimed hit “It Looks Like Love to Me,” also found on This I Know. “It Looks Like Love to Me” remained in the top 5 on The Singing News chart for four months and was number one on the Southern Gospel USA Countdown for 14 weeks.
The group had two songs—“It Looks Like Love to Me” and “Great and Awesome God”-- in the top five on the year-end top 40 for 2004, according to the Southern Gospel USA Countdown, with “It Looks Like Love to Me” holding the number one spot.
"With the song ‘Long Arm Of Love,’ Crossway has…found the winning combination of lyrics and production that fits!” described Gregg Hutchins, morning air personality and music director for the Solid Gospel Network, a division of Salem Communications. “This song IS CrossWay!”
On the personal front, bass vocalist Chris Weaver married Carla Quinn, of Vernon, Ala., on Saturday, June 11th. Group members Marty Hurt, McFarland and Smith served as groomsmen. The group, along with Weaver, sang an a cappella arrangement of “The Lord’s Prayer.” The new couple will make their home in Starkville, Miss.
Tenor Marty Hurt and his wife, Christy (who is the sister of Weaver), are expecting triplets in October. The couple, who have been married for seven years, are both overwhelmed and excited.
Fans of CrossWay regularly visit the group’s website to read the latest on the group’s e-Blog (web log) as each group member regularly posts group whereabouts and happenings.
Those “happenings” are on the rise. Described by Billboard Magazine as a group representing the future of southern Gospel music, CrossWay will perform around 175 dates this year, including their appearances alongside The Crabb Family and The McRaes on the Crabb Jam tour. The three groups recently graced the front of The Singing News cover and will end the tour with a Crabb Jam cruise near the end of the year.
CrossWay’s recordings are distributed by Word Distribution/WEA and digitally through EMI CMG Distribution. The group is booked by The Harper Agency. For further information, visit http://www.crosswayqt.com or http://www.springhillmusic.com
Author: AGM
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Written: 06/28/2005
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