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Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Established in 1992, and acquired by Brentwood Music in 1993, the label's first big hit release was Flood by Jars of Clay in 1996. The song was a hit on mainstream radio before hitting on Christian formats; it hit #12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and appeared in the Hot 100. Today Essential Records is part of the Provident Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Sublime Records
US short lived Christian record label. Distributed by Brentwood Music, Inc. until 1997, and Provident Music Distribution afterward. Name variation: Sub•Lime Records
Watershed Records
American label Caedmon's Call frontman Cliff Young co-founded Watershed Records, an Essential Records imprint, for the purpose of promoting successful independent singer/songwriters to n...
City On A Hill
A series of praise and worship music compilations performed by contemporary Christian musicians and produced by , , and , who were members of Christian rock band .
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Essential Records 741 Cool Springs Boulevard Franklin, TN 37067 USA