Take Me to Your Leader (Newsboys album)
Take Me to Your Leader is the sixth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1996. It was both the last Newsboys album to feature lead vocalist John James and the first to feature bassist/vocalist Phil Joel. The album won a Dove Award in 1997 for its packaging, and was also nominated for "Rock Album of the Year", "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" and "Short Form Music Video of the Year". The album was also recognized with a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Gospel Album". It is also the band's only album as a sextet.
The vehicle pictured is an X-PAK 400, created by George Barris in the early 1960s during the Battle of Air Cars. This car appears on a stage in "Hangover". Also in this episode, actor Tony Randall, as Hadley Purvis, says the phrase "Take me to your leader."
Reception
Track listing
Music videos
- "Take Me to Your Leader"
Radio singles
Note: all CCM Magazine chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 by Jeffrey Lee Brothers
| Single | CCM Chart | Debut | Peak Date | Peak Pos | Total Wks | Spins source: Mediabase | Other Album Appearances |
| "Reality" | CHR | 2/12/96 | 4/1/96 | 1 | 12 | 1,748 | |
| "Reality" | AC | 2/19/96 | 4/1/96 | 9 | 13 | 1,748 | |
| "God Is Not a Secret" | Rock | 2/26/96 | 4/29/96 | 2 | 18 | 121 |
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| "Take Me to Your Leader" | CHR | 4/29/96 | 6/24/96 | 1 | 13 | 1,038 | |
| "Take Me to Your Leader" | AC | 5/20/96 | 6/6/96 | 37 | 5 | 1,038 | |
| "Cup O' Tea" | Rock | 7/29/96 | 9/16/96 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — |
| "Let It Go" | CHR | 8/5/96 | 9/23/96 | 1 | 12 | 724 | |
| "Let It Go" | AC | 8/5/96 | 9/23/96 | 4 | 15 | 724 | |
| "Let It Go" | Inspirational | 9/16/96 | 9/23/96 | 21 | 4 | 724 | |
| "Lost the Plot" | Rock | 10/21/96 | 1/6/97 | 2 | 16 | 11 | — |
| "Breakfast" | CHR | 11/4/96 | 1/6/97 | 4 | 13 | 6,108 | |
| "Breathe" | Rock | 1/27/97 | 3/17/97 | 1 | 14 | 132 | — |
| "Breathe " | CHR | 2/10/97 | 3/24/97 | 2 | 10 | 73 | — |
| "It's All Who You Know" | CHR | 6/16/97 | 7/14/97 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — |