Artist:Skillet
Song:You Are My Hope
Album:Alien Youth
The 2002 album Alien Youth was the breakthrough album for the CCM band Skillet. It led to them getting a record deal with a major label and mainstream success as an album and touring band. Skillet is from Memphis let by lead singer, main songwriter and bassist John Cooper. He formed Skillet in 1996 after his previous band Seraph split up. Guitarist Ken Steorts' previous band Urgent Cry had also split up and their pastor suggested the two work together. They had only been together for a month when CCM label ForeFront Records came calling. Skillet signed with them and Ardent Records for the secular market. They recorded two albums as a CCM version of a grunge band. Steorts left to start his school Visible Music College. He was replaced by Kevin Haaland. Cooper's wife Korey Cooper had already joined to play keyboards and help her husband with songwriting. As of the 2002 album Alien Youth, Cooper took over production of the music. Alien Youth is available as a budget CD. The turning point for Skillet was when Ardent was sold Atlantic's label Lava Records. And Atlantic brass thought Skillet had potential to cross over to the mainstream. Though Skillet has never had that big hit single, their albums have done very well and they are a concert draw. Skillet's latest album was released in 2022 and they are on tour in Australia in April. Here's Skillet performing You Are My Hope at the 2002 Luis Palau Festival in Colombia.
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