For the last 3 years I and others have been mentioning that we need to raise the bar up with our entries and make our projects the best that we can. It is really happening, let me show you..

 Two years ago to find 5 songs that were all really really good was nearly impossible unless I got in and dug up some turf to find the songs that were hidden in the players of the artists. but now .... look at this!

April 2014

1.  "Wayfaring Stranger" - by Carla Bragg ... In Feb this song had one of the largest jumps in the chart.! wow! Carla took an old standard and really did a moving dedicated rendition of this song and really showed some awesome respect for its place in Gospel Music! Listen to the Bass how it carries the song, how Carla smoothly glides over the lyrics subtly... awesome, but what was it that made it #1? Listen to the arrangement, ever hear it done like that? incredible guitar work, Good Job Carla... Congratulations on being #1 this month! Oh By The Way ... Carla is out there ministering to the people, She has a few albums to her credit and is on award shows for what she does in her ministry.  Blessings Carla!  ...  JB

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2.   "Speak Of You"  by Andrew Kwon ... ^^^ Bullets    Records are made to be broken .. So this song done did it.  last month it was #20 and now #2 that is a 19 place jump! The largest jump in the history of this chart and we are 4 years old now. Wow! Sometimes I get a message that says, "I wrote a neat song ... could you check it out?" and I usually do. Well, I got one from Andrew Kwon... and I went to hear the song he asked me to listen to.. good song ... but I clicked the song under it... ooops bad mistake... hehehehehe I got hooked on "Speak of You" immediately, especially when he hit the Chorus ... coming out of the verse... Wow! Andrew Now you cut that out ... going around messin with our minds like that ... This song will definitely be around for a while... Thanks for the note .... Talk about Raising Bar? WOW!  Blessings, JB

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3.  "Trust" - Rachel Belman   The 2nd Largest jump in the chart this month.. from #10 to #3... not bad...and last month (March) it was  #1 !   I love the harmonies that Rachel brings out.  The blend of the guitars, piano its just smooth and it lets you listen to the lyrics. I love it not to mention but, Rachel is not new to the Top 20. She's had several number 1's.  Blessings Rachel ... JB

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4.  Holdin It Down Jesus Style" - Tyrone K. Sullivan  ..^^^ Bullets ....  Like "Speak of You" this song did a major jump in the Chart it went from #16 to #4 !  What an intro ! Great beat, moves man, really moves! How can he sing like that? that cadence he is using in singing this is awesome! mind boggling to say the least. Hey even the boss likes this song!   Blessings Guys ...   JB

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5.  Mansion In The Sky  By Jim Sheldon ..  I have to say, Jim Sheldon is happening for real... it seems the Lord kinda put him on a train bound for places unknown.. Jesus has him ministering all over the place, including the TV airwaves! Jim, You got another good one here..  Congrats... Blessings  JB

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Raising The Bar?

These 5 songs which are the Top 5 for the month, every one of them I would put on the Christian Top 100 by Billboard they are that good. Every one of them. "Speak of You" and "Holdin It Down Jesus Style" I  would put in the Top 15 of the Billboard Christian 100

Raising the Bar?

1. WE have over 1,000 members

2.  We now have a Radio Station with Radio shows already being produced and aired.

3. We have the Top 20 for the Month

4.  WE have two very special projects as an Organization "The Love Offering Tour" and "The Sound of Hope"

5.  We now have an advertising program that gets more bang for the buck than we could hope for

6.  Our advertising outreach even reaches outside of Indie Gospel Artists Realm something like 40,000

     impressions a month. For $5 a month? You cant even pass  out Business Cards on a street corner for that!

Yep .... Are we    Raising the Bar?  You bet...

So Join us and enjoy doing what the Lord gave us to do, write, sing and minister for the Lord!

Blessings

JB