Carolyn Arends | |
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| Birth name | Carolyn Bernice Jonat |
| Born | February 26, 1968 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, author |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Reunion, 2B, Signpost |
| Website | carolynarends |
Carolyn Arends is a Canadian contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author. She is based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Arends began her career as a songwriter at Benson Music Publishing. In 1995, Carolyn began touring and releasing albums as a singer and guitarist. Her debut release that year (I Can Hear You) was released through Reunion Records. I Can Hear You reached No. 37 on Billboard Magazine's Contemporary Christian Chart in 1996. Feel Free peaked at No. 10 on the chart in 1997. [1] More recently her albums have been distributed by Signpost Music (Steve Bell's label). She is the winner of two Gospel Music Association Dove Awards and six GMA Canada Covenant Awards. Carolyn co-hosted the 29th Annual Covenant Awards in 2007 (with Leland Klassen) and the 31st Annual Covenant Awards in 2009 (with Arlen Salte). [2]
I Can Hear You(review [3] )
Feel Free(review [4] )
This Much I Understand(review [5] )
Seize the Day and Other Stories(review [6] )
Travelers(review [7] )
We've Been Waiting For You(review [8] )
Under the Gaze(review [9] )
Christmas: An Irrational Season(review [10] )
Simply Carolyn Arends
Pollyanna's Attic(reviews [11] [12] )
Love Was Here First(review [13] )
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| CAN AC | CAN | |||
| 1996 | "This Is the Stuff" | 3 | 23 | I Can Hear You |
| "I Can Hear You" | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1997 | "Seize the Day" | 29 | ||
| "Do What You Do" | 20 | 59 | Feel Free | |
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