Free at Last

FREE AT LAST
 
 
Free at Last  is the third studio album from DC Talk, which was released in 1992.  The album was listed at No. 9 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album (including Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album) in 1993.  The songs “Socially Acceptable” and “Jesus Is Just Alright” received Dove Awards at the 24th GMA Dove Awards for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year and Rock Recorded Song of the Year respectively.  “Luv Is a Verb” received a Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards.  A special commemorative reissue of this album, including rare tracks and a DVD, was released upon its 10th anniversary.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

I always thought that “Jesus is Just Alright” was their first hit song, but it was actually the third single released by the Doobie Brothers (in late 1972), after “Listen to the Music”.  In the CCM world, DC Talk put “Jesus Is Just Alright” on their 1992 album, Free at Last; the early Christian heavy metal band Stryper included “Jesus Is Just Alright” on their 2013 album, No More Hell to Pay.  

 

(July 2014)