These award-winning albums from Sparrow Records' artists are essential to any Christian music lover's collection.
'A Maze of Grace' - Avalon
The upbeat "Testify to Love" from A Maze of Grace won the Dove Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year in 1999.
'Declaration' - Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman's twelfth album won the Dove Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year in 2002. The album was certified as a gold recording by the RIAA, and also got the GRAMMY nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
'For The Sake Of the Call' - Steven Curtis Chapman
Another fan favorite, For The Sake of the Call took Dove honors in 1992 as Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and got the GRAMMY gold as the Best Pop Gospel Album of the Year.
'Heaven in the Real World' - Steven Curtis Chapman
Certified a platinum recording by the RIAA, the Dove winner for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year and Album of the Year and GRAMMY Award Nominee, this album was a winner all the way around. But it didn't stop there -- Heaven in the Real World was also named CCM Magazine's Reader's Choice Favorite Pop Album and it took the NSAI Nashville Songwriter's Association International Award.
'Hymns' - 2nd Chapter of Acts
The Dove Praise and Worship Album of the Year in 1987, this was the first of two hymns albums that 2nd Chapter of Acts released.
'Real Life Conversations' - Steven Curtis Chapman
"His Strength is Perfect" from Real Life Conversations won the 1990 Dove Inspirational Song of the Year award.
'Signs of Life' - Steven Curtis Chapman
"Let Us Pray" from Signs of Life won the Dove Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year in 1998. The album itself won the Dove Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year in 1997, and in the same year, it got a GRAMMY nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and was certified Gold by the RIAA. On top of that, CCM Magazine readers named Signs of Life their Favorite Pop Album in the Readers Choice Awards.
'Speechless' - Steven Curtis Chapman
In 2000, "Dive" from Speechless won the Dove Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, and the album took the Dove Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.
'Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon' - Avalon
"Everything To Me," from Testify To Love: The Very Best of Avalon, came in as the Dove Inspirational Song of the Year in 2004.
'The Final Word' - Michael Card
The 1988 Dove Awards Praise and Worship Album of the Year, The Final Word showcases Michael Card's talent in a big way.












