Contemporary Christian Music
Where It Came From, What It Is, Where It's Going
© 1985  Paul Baker

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Table of Contents

Prelude — 1979 by Pat Boone          ix

Foreword — 1979 by Larry Norman           xi

Introduction — 1979-1985          xv

Part I: 1955-1978

1/ Eve of Destruction          3

2/ He's Everything to Me           10

3/ Jesus Is Just Alright          18

4/ Jesus Christ, S. R. O. (Standing Room Only)          25

5/ Little Country Church           31

6/ Turn Your Radio On           42

7/ Day by Day          49

8/ Pass It On          53

9/ Fat City          60

10/ It's Only Right          65

11/ The Rock That Doesn't Roll          74

12/ All Day Dinner          82

13/ Let Us Be One          89

14/ Superstar          96

15/ We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus
and a Lot Less Rock and Roll
         105

16/ Gospel Light          109

17/ Time We Returned           114

Part II: 1979-1984

18/ Hits and Singles          123

19/ Music and Mammon: Entertainment or Ministry?           132

20/ Reaching the Young          137

21/ Crossing Over from the Other Side           141

22/ Penetrating the Secular Market           151

23/ Aerobimania and Fallen Warriors           157

24/ Coping with Burnout           161

25/ Praise and Worship           168

26/ Common Ground, New Controversy           174

27/ New Frontiers          182

28/ International Ripples           190

29/ Muscle Shoals           203

30/ Gospel Music: Christian Witness          211

Appendix A: ''Religious'' Songs Which Reached the
Billboard Top 100 Pop charts 1955-1984
           220

Appendix B: The Contemporary Christian Music
Family Tree—1963-1978
        225

Appendix C: Music Comparison Chart     239

Notes         258

Bibliography        262

Index         266

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