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| Released | June 3, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Genre | CCM | |||
| Length | 55:25 | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
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| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
Speechless is the ninth studio album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on June 3, 1999, by Sparrow Records.
It was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 27, 2000. Chapman received the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (for "Dive").
The album provided more No. 1 chart singles (seven) on Christian contemporary radio than any of Chapman's other albums: "The Change", "Fingerprints of God", "The Invitation", "Great Expectations", "Be Still and Know", "Dive" and the title song "Speechless". The album is considered one of Chapman's greater works by many and is recognized by many as being one of the best Christian albums of all time.[3]
The concert tour in support of Speechless featured Chapman's longtime friend and co-writer Geoff Moore.
- ^ Speechless at AllMusic
- ^ "Steven Curtis Chapman, "Speechless" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. June 15, 1999. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ #1 Radio History Archived November 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine