WOW Hits 2006 (CD, Oct-2005, 2 Discs, EMI Christian Music Group)

Now Thats what I call a rip off! Wow Hits 2006 is exactly like Now Thats What I call Music - except its 'Wow' instead of 'Now' and its Christian Music instead of pop music. The entire concept is strange only because its so unoriginally similar to Now... you think they could be a little more creative?! Anyhow, if Christian Music is your thing, you get 30 tracks on this album and its quite popular. Enjoy!

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DISC 1:
1. Voice Of Truth - Casting Crowns
2. Holy Is The Lord - Chris Tomlin
3. Brave - Nichole Nordeman
4. Homesick - MercyMe
5. Much Of You - Steven Curtis Chapman
6. You Are Mine - Third Day
7. Live For Today
8. Presence - Newsboys
9. Healing Rain - Michael W. Smith
10. He Will Carry Me - Mark Schultz
11. I Choose You - Point Of Grace
12. Be My Escape - Relient K
13. Nothing Without You - Bebo Norman
14. King - Audio Adrenaline
15. All My Praise - Selah
16. Better Days
18. Hide - Joy Williams

DISC 2:
1. Take You Back - Jeremy Camp
2. Mirror - BarlowGirl
3. Hide - Natalie Grant
4. Atmosphere - TobyMac
5. God Will Lift Up Your Head - Jars Of Clay
6. About You - ZOEGirl
7. Be My Escape
8. Strong Tower - Kutless
9. Here Is Our King - David Crowder Band
10. All That I Can Do - Bethany Dillon
11. Space In Between Us, The - Building 429
12. Pure - Superchic[k]
13. Beautiful Love - The Afters
14. Way To Begin, The - Krystal Meyers
15. You're Worthy Of My Praise - Big Daddy Weave/BarlowGirl
16. Open My Eyes - Amy Grant
17. Perfect Day
18. Hide - Joy Williams
19. Nothing Without You - Bebo Norman
20. Beautiful Love - The Afters
21. I Choose You - Point Of Grace
22. Space In Between Us, The - Building 429
23. He Will Carry Me - Mark Schultz
24. Mirror - BarlowGirl
25. All My Praise - Selah
26. Held - Natalie Grant
27. Carry You - Amy Grant
28. You're Worthy Of My Praise - Big Daddy Weave/BarlowGirl
29. Pure - Superchic[k]
30. Way To Begin, The - Krystal Meyers

This year marks ten years of the WoW collection CDs. Ever since the founders coined it to be WoWed every time you listen to the collection, that truth remains the same.
As usual, this years collection has a wide variety of Christian styles. The one specific style the WoW collections haven't been able to attend to is INSPIRATIONAL. After several years of straight contemporary, the inspired Mark Schultz song pulled through in the awards, giving the collection a song long overdue in music and style, He Will Carry Me. His style loosely follows after inspiratonal's CCM artist Ray Boltz. The rest of the collection is simply good quality music with outstanding messages to back them up, like Healing Rain, (Michael W. Smith), All My Praise, (Selah), Much Of You, (Steven Curtis Chapman), You Are Worthy Of My Praise, (Big Daddy Weave w Barlow Girl), The Perfect Day, (Josh Bates) and many others.

Great collection of contemporary Christian music. Double CD (33 tracks) so there is a lot to choose from. Some familiar, main line stuff (Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp) to some cuts with a bit more edge (Kutless, Krystal Meyers). As with any compilation you won't hear a lot from your favorite artists, but it is a great introduction to some artists you might not normally buy. Definitely worth a listen.

What can you say about the WOW series? WOW 2006 is right up there with the best of them. The music just keeps on getting better. Todays hottest artists with some of the best songs from the artist's albums. All songs to glorify our Lord and Savior! From newer bands like Casting Crowns to punky rockers Relient K, you will love this CD.

I own every Wow cd from 1998 to 2006, and I listen to at least one of them every day. some group takes all the songs from the year before and picks the top 30, or 19 or however many they think fit top songs of the year, and put them on what they call the Wow CD. I have them on my Ipod and Computer now, and some of them sound so modern, like Toby Mac, that you can play them when your secular friends come over and they won't be offended, although they there are all kind of genere's of music on these CDs, from Rap to Praise Gospel you would here at a contemperary church on Sunday. this and all other Wow Cd's are Highly recommended by me, and I hope you get yours today!