WOW Hits 1 is the first and sole single-disc WOW Hits album, released on April 8, 2008.[4] It contains sixteen songs that were popular on Christian radio at the time, and three bonus tracks. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart in 2008, and No. 99 on the Billboard 200 that same year.[1]
| WOW Hits 1 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | April 8, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 77:29 | |||
| Label | EMI Christian Music Group | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| WOW Hits compilation albums chronology | ||||
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| WOW Hits 2 (cancelled) | ||||
| WOW Hits 3 (cancelled) | ||||
Album art was adapted for WOW Hits 2009. | ||||
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| AllMusic | |
WOW announced two other single-disc albums, WOW Hits 2 and WOW Hits 3, to be released at a later time. The company planned to release WOW Hits more frequently and at a more affordable price. Both of these sequels were cancelled, however, and replaced with WOW Hits 2009 on October 7, 2008.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist (Album) | Length |
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| 1. | "So Great" (featuring Israel Houghton and Christy Nockels) | Paul Baloche, Stu Garrard, Israel Houghton, Graham Kendrick | Michael W. Smith (CompassionArt) | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Give You Glory" | Jeremy Camp | Jeremy Camp (Beyond Measure) | 4:06 |
| 3. | "East to West" | Mark Hall, Bernie Herms | Casting Crowns (The Altar and the Door) | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Everything Glorious" | David Crowder | David Crowder*Band (Remedy) | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Tunnel" | Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee | Third Day (Wherever You Are) | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" | Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, Isaac Watts | Chris Tomlin (See the Morning) | 4:26 |
| 7. | "All the World" | Sam Mizell, Jason Ingram | Point of Grace (How You Live) | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Here's My Life" | Alyssa Barlow, Lauren Barlow, Rebecca Barlow | BarlowGirl (How Can We Be Silent) | 5:38 |
| 9. | "I'm for You" | Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Aaron Rice | TobyMac (Portable Sounds) | 3:47 |
| 10. | "The Older I Get" | Brian Howes, John Cooper | Skillet (Comatose) | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Give Until There's Nothing Left" | Matthew Thiessen | Relient K (Five Score and Seven Years Ago) | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Miracle of the Moment" | Matt Bronleewe, Steven Curtis Chapman | Steven Curtis Chapman (This Moment) | 3:29 |
| 13. | "In Wonder" | Peter Furler | Newsboys (Go) | 4:13 |
| 14. | "I'm Not Who I Was" | Brandon Heath | Brandon Heath (Don't Get Comfortable) | 3:19 |
| 15. | "You Are Everything" | Sam Mizell, Matthew West | Matthew West (Something to Say) | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Give Me Words to Speak" | Aaron Shust | Aaron Shust (Whispered and Shouted) | 4:27 |
| 17. | "God In Me" (Bonus Track) | Daniel Doss | Daniel Doss Band (Greater Than Us All) | 4:06 |
| 18. | "I'll Stay" (Bonus Track) | Nichole Nordeman | Cadia (Cadia) | 3:27 |
| 19. | "Love Is Here" (Bonus Track) | Mike Donehey, Phillip LaRue, Drew Middleton | Tenth Avenue North (Over and Underneath) | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 77:38 | |||
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