| Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James | ||||
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| Released | 25 March 2003 | |||
| Genre | CCM | |||
| Length | 73:18 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James is the first compilation album by Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Expressions of Your Love" (duet with Chris Tomlin) | Rebecca St. James; Matt Bronleewe; Chris Tomlin; Jesse Reeves | New song | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Wait for Me" | Rebecca St. James | Transform (2000) | 4:40 |
| 3. | "I Thank You" | Rebecca St. James; Linda Elias; Steve Hindalong; Marc Byrd | New song | 3:45 |
| 4. | "God" | Rebecca St. James; Tedd Andrew Tjornhom | God (1996) | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Lamb of God" | Rebecca St. James; Matt Bronleewe; Jeremy Ash | Worship God (2002) | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Go and Sin No More" | Rebecca St. James; Tedd Andrew Tjornhom; Michael Anderson | God | 4:33 |
| 7. | "A Cradle Prayer" | Rebecca St. James; Charles Garrett | Christmas (1997) | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Pray" | Rebecca St. James; Tedd Andrew Tjornhom; Michael Quinlan | Pray (1998) | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Mirror" | Rebecca St. James; Tedd Andrew Tjornhom | Pray | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Yes, I Believe in God" | Rebecca St. James; Janet Folger | Radio Single (1999) | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Here I Am" | Rebecca St. James; Bill Deaton; Eric Champion | Rebecca St. James (1994) | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Stand" | Rebecca St. James; Regie Hamm | Transform | 4:36 |
| 13. | "Reborn" | Rebecca St. James; Matt Bronleewe | Transform | 3:58 |
| 14. | "Speak to Me" | Rebecca St. James; Josh Deaton; Tedd Andrew Tjornhom | God | 4:48 |
| 15. | "Breathe" | Marie Barnett | Worship God | 3:57 |
| 16. | "Song of Love" | Rebecca St. James; Matt Bronleewe; Jeremy Bose | Worship God | 4:10 |
| 17. | "Until Your Love Broke Through" | Keith Green; Randy Stonehill; Todd Fishkind | Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green (2002) | 4:06 |
| 18. | "Psalm 139" | Rebecca St. James | God | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 73:18 | |||
Tracks 1 & 3
Track 17
Allmusic gave the album 3 of 5 stars. [1] John DeBiase at JesusFreak gave it 3.5 of 5 stars, naming the new track "I Thank You" as a "hit to be", but stating that "Expressions of your Love" would have benefited from less Tomlin and more St. James. He recommend the disc to new listeners of St. James as a "perfect introduction" to the singer. [3] The album charted for 6 weeks among Billboard Magazine's Christian Albums rankings, peaking at No. 16. [4]
The album's two singles, "Expressions of Your Love" and "I Thank You" both got major radio play in the US with the latter hitting No. 1. In the UK the songs, failed to chart on the Top 100 songs of 2004, but in Australia "Expressions of Your Love" hit No. 17 and "I Thank You" hit No. 20 on the Top 100 Songs of 2003.[ citation needed ]
For the year 2003, The Rock Across Australia (provider of weekly Australian Christian music charts) [5] ranked "I Thank You" and "Expressions of Your Love" at No. 8 and No. 16 among Most Played Songs, No. 3 and No. 6 among most played songs by Australasian Artists, and No. 1 and No. 1 during 2 months and 1 month, respectively. [6]
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