Track Listing

1. Do You Dream of Me? - Michael W. Smith,
2. Kentucky Rose - Michael W. Smith,
3. Picture Perfect - Michael W. Smith,
4. I Will Be Here for You - Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
5. Give It Away - Michael W. Smith,
6. Place in This World - Michael W. Smith,
7. Go West Young Man - Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
8. Pray for Me - Michael W. Smith,
9. Secret Ambition - Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
10. Emily - Michael W. Smith,
11. Old Enough to Know - Michael W. Smith,
12. Rockettown - Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
13. I Am Sure - Michael W. Smith,
14. Friends - Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
15. Great Is the Lord - Michael W. Smith,

Product Details

• Released on: 1993-10-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Best of
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.com
One of contemporary Christian music's founding fathers, Michael W. Smith offers a brief sampling in this 10-year retrospective. Most of these keyboard-driven songs concern uplifting themes of encouragement, support, and friendship. Some would argue that the lyrical content appeals more to church youth than what Smith displayed in later releases. No matter. While Smith certainly doesn't feature a golden voice, his forte lies in his songwriting, as evidenced throughout this greatest-hits collection. "Place in This World" and "Go West Young Man" are hard-charging anthems with irresistible melodies, while the unique "Rocketown" and "Secret Ambition" show a CCM artist thinking outside the traditional borders. "Kentucky Rose," one of two new songs, perhaps is the most enjoyable and demonstrates where Smith has gone later in the 1990s. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews

Great is the Lord!
I recently pulled this CD out again and have been listening to it on my drive in to work. I have a short commute so it takes a couple days to cycle through the disk. On the days I get to Great is the Lord, I find myself welling up inside to the point of tears and say "yeah!" at the end. This is a song I've probably heard or sang a thousand times in my life, but hearing it here really hits home. Michael W. Smith was the first Christian artist I heard while growing up in the 80s and I was taken by how well written his songs were while having a Christian perspective - not to mention, they were great to listen to (my thinking at the time was that all Christian music had to be boring enough to be sung in a church service). Thank you Smitty. Great is the Lord!

Has all my favorites
This CD is right there--loaded with good stuff. Personally I like tracks 3,5,7,9 (notice a pattern?)the best. But there is not a bad song on this CD. If you are not a Mike fan, then this is a good one to start with. YOu get the best of his beginnings and a taste of where he is going.

oh my god.
this has to be the best christan album ever created not only with michael but in general. place in this world wow that's a great song that gives you inspiration when you are feeling depress or feeling left out of the main things in life especially your purpose. i will be here for you is about if you are lonely without friends or if you meet cold snobbish people everywhere around you, god is the only friend you could have. friends if you and your friends have gone your separate ways after school, college etc. you and that person/ persons will always be friends. i'm not sure about the others but they are all great. it's not his latest album but it's still very very very very good.