Oxygen (Avalon album)

Oxygen
Studio album by Avalon
Released	May 22, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	CCM, Inspirational
Length	54:10[1]
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Brown Bannister, Grant Cunningham
Avalon chronology
Joy: A Christmas Collection (2000) Oxygen (2001) O2: Avalon Remixed (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Oxygen is Avalon's fifth studio album, released on May 22, 2001, and produced by Brown Bannister and Grant Cunningham. The project was strongly supported by Christian radio, containing six No. 1 radio singles^[2]—the most of any Avalon album to date. Oxygen is the first (and so far, only) album by the group to release alongside a Collector's Edition, which features a hidden bonus track, "Beyond the Clouds".

Track listing

1. "Wonder Why" – 4:00 Sung by Janna and Jody
2. "The Best Thing" – 4:55 Sung by Michael and Cherie
3. "By Heart, by Soul" (feat. Aaron Neville) – 4:08 All split lead
4. "Undeniably You" – 3:57 Sung by Cherie
5. "I Don't Want to Go" – 5:25 Sung by Janna
6. "Never Givin' Up" – 4:26 All split lead
7. "Make It Last Forever" – 3:23 Sung by Michael, Jody and Cherie
8. "The Glory" – 5:02 Sung by Jody and Cherie
9. "Oxygen" – 4:53 Sung by Michael and Janna
10. "Love Remains" – 4:31 Sung by Jody
11. "Come and Fill My Heart" – 5:09 Sung by Michael
12. "Beyond the Clouds" (Hidden track) – 4:21 Sung by Janna and Cherie

Personnel

• Janna Long – vocals
• Jody McBrayer – vocals
• Cherie Adams – vocals
• Michael Passons – vocals

Radio Singles

• "The Glory" +
• "Make It Last Forever" +
• "Wonder Why" +
• "Come and Fill My Heart" +
• "I Don't Want To Go" +
• "Undeniably You" +

+ Denotes #1 Radio Hit

Audience Reaction

Radio

Oxygen received a warm welcome from Christian radio, as the album now boasts six No. 1 radio hits^[2]—the most of any Avalon album to date. Highlights include:

• "The Glory", the first AC single from Oxygen, received 41 adds from all 41 reporting stations its debut week—the first single at radio to ever achieve 100% participation its first week. "Make It Last Forever", the single issued to CHR, received an initial 14 adds out of 19 reporting stations, giving Avalon a total of 55 adds in just one week. This is an unprecedented mark in not only Avalon's radio history, but for Christian radio as well.^[2]

Sales

Riding the momentum of its radio successes, Oxygen was an out-of-the-box bestseller. It sold more than 33,400 copies its first week of release,^[3] debuting at #37 on the Billboard 200^[4] and #1 on Billboard's Christian albums chart.^[5] Both chart positions represent the highest performances on their respective charts in the group's illustrious career.

References

1. 1 2 Kittle, Ashleigh. "Review: Oxygen". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2009. 
2. 1 2 3 Avalon - EMICMG Fact Sheet
3. ↑ Price, Deborah. "Higher Ground". Google Books. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2015. 
4. ↑ "Avalon - Chart History". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2015. 
5. ↑ "Billboard Magazine, Vol. 113 No. 23". Google Books. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2015.