And it was then that Hamblen committed his life to Christ.Sometime later, a friend of Hamblen asked him about the rumor going around Hollywood that Hamblen had changed his ways.
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We've all had the experience of getting a song stuck in our head for an extended period of time. No Secrets is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on November 28, 1972 by Elektra Records.
"He's not sure why the song popped into his head; he couldn't recall ever singing it before. Think about that: a song that tells us that "with arms wide open, he'll pardon you" reached #1 on the Pop chart.
As I said, you can't make this kind of story up.But God can. The album was Simon's major commercial breakthrough; it spent five weeks at No. Twenty-five years after its initial release, No Secrets was officially ce
Thank you, John Wayne. And that is the point of Hamblen's song. That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve") and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. "It Is No Secret" became the first song to reach #1 on the Gospel, Country, and Pop charts. Hamblen replied that it was no secret what God had done for him and what God could do for his friend, too. "No Secrets" is a song by Australian hard rock group, The Angels, released in May 1980 from their album, Dark Room. God longs to, as my friend Thomas Howard wrote in "Christ the Tiger," (great book),"restore to you the good which your own foolish mistakes have cheated you. Later, Hamblen contacted Graham and asked if they could meet and talk. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and quickly went Gold, as did its lead single, "You're So Vain", which remained at No. If you're really unfortunate, that song may be one by Christopher Cross or Air Supply.But sometimes, these "earworms," as they are dubbed, can lead to good things.That recently happened to one of us right here at BreakPoint. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks, and the Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks. Thank you, John Wayne.It's been recorded many times, arguably most famously by Elvis Presley. "No Secrets" peaked at number 8 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. As Wikipedia tells us, his drinking, and the brawling and "destructive behavior" it produced, landed him in jail "many times. The collective voices of No Secrets drift blandly over the burbling beats and synth twitters of their eponymous teen pop debut, making individual recognition impossible, and any momentum in the crowded teen pop sweepstakes unlikely. While driving the next day, he searched for the song on Spotify and listened to two very different versions: the first by the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and the second by Elvis Presley.At this point, he looked up the song on Google to find out who wrote it. It was co-written by band members, Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup and Bernard "Doc" Neeson. "So now you've just gotta hear "It Is No Secret," right? "It Is No Secret" became the first song to reach #1 on the Gospel, Country, and Pop charts.
While reading a biography of the early 20th century evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, my colleague and friend Roberto Rivera found himself humming and singing the gospel song "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do).
So Hamblen followed Wayne's advice—he wrote it. 2017 Preview SONG TIME Secret to Life.
Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain."
And what he found was the kind of story that you can't make up.Fittingly, Roberto found the story on Truth or Fiction.com, which like Snopes.com, verifies and/or debunks rumors or urban legends floating around on the web.As the site tells, "It Is No Secret" was written by Stuart Hamblen, who is regarded as one of radio's first "singing cowboys."
But once it entered his consciousness, it didn't leave. It's been recorded many times, arguably most famously by Elvis Presley.
"This all changed in 1949 when Billy Graham appeared on Hamblen's show as a way to publicize what would become the historic Los Angeles Crusade.