Early on Monday morning five shiny gold discs arrived from the USA. The discs certify sales of 500,000 copies of the Cutting Edge album in the USA. The band are very excited about this, and wish to thank all the US fans and Sparrow Records for making this possible.
Jan 15 2002
They're British, they've sold more albums in America than Robbie Williams but most people won't have heard of them.
That's because Delirious, are still outside the mainstream because they are Christians.
Our arts correspondent David Sillito went to meet Delirious,
The band members are all from Littlehampton and in seven years have gone from playing church halls to stadia - this Christian band has sold around a million albums in America alone.
Drummer Stew Smith says "For us it's a total package our faith is important to us and the music is as important to us as well. We want to put on a good show but there is a message there as well people come and they receive a little bit of both."
But if you're wondering why you haven't heard of them before, it's not because you are not following the charts but because you are going to the wrong record shops.
Christian record shops feature artistes like Creed, POD, Gospel Gangstaz and of course Delirious but because they're not selling mainstream music they're not contributing to sales needed to get a conventional chart slot.
So Christianity has meant that the band are kept in relative obscurity despite their booming sales.
Things have been somewhat easier though in the US where Christianity has helped to sell Delirious's albums.
Bassist Jon Thatcher says "There's a massive machine that can facilitate our music out there but it also means we get pigeon holed into the Christian section which is great but we want more people than just Christians to hear out music."
But scepticism about rock and religion runs deep: in America Delirious is a rock band who happen to be Christians; in Britain they remain Christians who play guitars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk
That's because Delirious, are still outside the mainstream because they are Christians.
Our arts correspondent David Sillito went to meet Delirious,
The band members are all from Littlehampton and in seven years have gone from playing church halls to stadia - this Christian band has sold around a million albums in America alone.
Drummer Stew Smith says "For us it's a total package our faith is important to us and the music is as important to us as well. We want to put on a good show but there is a message there as well people come and they receive a little bit of both."
But if you're wondering why you haven't heard of them before, it's not because you are not following the charts but because you are going to the wrong record shops.
Christian record shops feature artistes like Creed, POD, Gospel Gangstaz and of course Delirious but because they're not selling mainstream music they're not contributing to sales needed to get a conventional chart slot.
So Christianity has meant that the band are kept in relative obscurity despite their booming sales.
Things have been somewhat easier though in the US where Christianity has helped to sell Delirious's albums.
Bassist Jon Thatcher says "There's a massive machine that can facilitate our music out there but it also means we get pigeon holed into the Christian section which is great but we want more people than just Christians to hear out music."
But scepticism about rock and religion runs deep: in America Delirious is a rock band who happen to be Christians; in Britain they remain Christians who play guitars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk
Jan 07 2002
Someone once called Delirious? the flag bearers for a generation. Nice enough perhaps, but to those that choose to listen they're more like the baggage handlers.
The last ten years has seen everything grow from church hall to stadium, home recordings to national airplay, part-time hobby to life's body of work. However, the numbers, the chic and the polish are all unimportant: what has been truly impressive about the journey so far is…well it's their journey.
In 1994 the band’s first incarnation – known then as the 'Cutting Edge Band'– provided left of centre worship for a hometown event. Looking back it’s no surprise the direction in which the band travelled, as the crowd in those days was a mixture of church kids keen for something new and bemused locals loving the atmosphere without fully knowing why. It was there that songs like 'The Happy Song', 'I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever' and 'Lord You Have My Heart' first saw the light of day. They are the songs that tell the story of passion and excitement, the songs of innocence.
The songs got out, the buzz turned into an epidemic and Delirious? was formed. Singles were released, albums too, and by 1997 the whole thing had gone international. The journey offered tracks like 'Deeper', 'Sanctify' and 'History Maker' : songs that added massive doses of ambition and confidence to the intimacy of the early work. These are the songs of a people on the move, the songs of optimism.
With more albums came fresh challenges and more opportunities to spread d:vibe. New countries were visited, new friendships formed and the Delirious? message caught the attention of an intrigued media. And the songs? From the hushed truth of 'Jesus Blood' to the intense vulnerability of the latest album, 'Audio Lessonover?', camp has been made once more. They may be a long way from home, but the surroundings are strangely familiar: the honesty, the passion. Yet things are a little wiser now, better travelled and worn in over years of heavy use. These are the songs of reality and struggle, of determination and resolution, these are the songs of experience…
CD 1
01 - Did you feel the mountains? [Brand new version]
02 - I could sing of your Love Forever [Brand new version]
03 - I’ve found Jesus
04 - I’m not ashamed
05 - Deeper
06 - Lord you have my heart [Brand new version]
07 – Sanctify
08 - Not forgotten [Brand new song]
09 - Shout to the North
10 - History Maker
11 – Follow
12 - All the way
13 – Kiss your feet
CD 2
01 - Happy song [remix]
02 - Come like you promise
03 - Revival town
04 - Hands of Kindness
05 - Find me in the river
06 - Jesus' Blood
07 - King of Love
08 - Message of the cross
09 - Oh lead me
10 – Obsession
11 - Thank you for saving me
12 - What a friend I've found
The last ten years has seen everything grow from church hall to stadium, home recordings to national airplay, part-time hobby to life's body of work. However, the numbers, the chic and the polish are all unimportant: what has been truly impressive about the journey so far is…well it's their journey.
In 1994 the band’s first incarnation – known then as the 'Cutting Edge Band'– provided left of centre worship for a hometown event. Looking back it’s no surprise the direction in which the band travelled, as the crowd in those days was a mixture of church kids keen for something new and bemused locals loving the atmosphere without fully knowing why. It was there that songs like 'The Happy Song', 'I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever' and 'Lord You Have My Heart' first saw the light of day. They are the songs that tell the story of passion and excitement, the songs of innocence.
The songs got out, the buzz turned into an epidemic and Delirious? was formed. Singles were released, albums too, and by 1997 the whole thing had gone international. The journey offered tracks like 'Deeper', 'Sanctify' and 'History Maker' : songs that added massive doses of ambition and confidence to the intimacy of the early work. These are the songs of a people on the move, the songs of optimism.
With more albums came fresh challenges and more opportunities to spread d:vibe. New countries were visited, new friendships formed and the Delirious? message caught the attention of an intrigued media. And the songs? From the hushed truth of 'Jesus Blood' to the intense vulnerability of the latest album, 'Audio Lessonover?', camp has been made once more. They may be a long way from home, but the surroundings are strangely familiar: the honesty, the passion. Yet things are a little wiser now, better travelled and worn in over years of heavy use. These are the songs of reality and struggle, of determination and resolution, these are the songs of experience…
CD 1
01 - Did you feel the mountains? [Brand new version]
02 - I could sing of your Love Forever [Brand new version]
03 - I’ve found Jesus
04 - I’m not ashamed
05 - Deeper
06 - Lord you have my heart [Brand new version]
07 – Sanctify
08 - Not forgotten [Brand new song]
09 - Shout to the North
10 - History Maker
11 – Follow
12 - All the way
13 – Kiss your feet
CD 2
01 - Happy song [remix]
02 - Come like you promise
03 - Revival town
04 - Hands of Kindness
05 - Find me in the river
06 - Jesus' Blood
07 - King of Love
08 - Message of the cross
09 - Oh lead me
10 – Obsession
11 - Thank you for saving me
12 - What a friend I've found
