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In 1976 , Hearn left Myrrh and founded Sparrow Records , which became a direct competitor to Word and Myrrh. Myrrh became the largest label on Word, releasing more records in a year than any other label owned by the company. Probably the biggest discovery to come along for Myrrh records was teenage singer Amy Grant , who hit the Contemporary Christian Music scene in 1977 . Grant's albums were so popular, both inside and outside of the Christian Music Industry , that Word entered into an agreement with A&M Records to reissue her entire back catalog in the mainstream Music Industry . In addition, A&M promoted Grant as a pop music artist in the mainstream. In 1985 , Grant released her first concurrent Myrrh/A&M release, Unguarded , which featured four different album covers. Other popular artists signed to the label at one time or another include Malcolm & Alwyn , Barry McGuire , 2nd Chapter Of Acts , Petra , Billy Preston , Richie Furay , B.J. Thomas , Mark Heard (Myrrh/Home Sweet Home Label), Randy Stonehill , Leslie Phillips , Joe English (former drummer for Paul McCartney 's Wings ), Mylon & Broken Heart , Cliff Richard , The Choir , Steve Taylor , Phil Keaggy , One Bad Pig , The 77s , Salvation Air Force and others. In the year 2000 , Word Entertainment announced it was discontinuing the label and shifting the artist roster to Word. In the year 2005 , Word Entertainment re-launched the label as Myrrh Worship, focusing on Praise And Worship Music . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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