====== Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard ======

| **Year:** | 1996 |
| **Genre:** | Americana / Folk Rock / Alternative Rock |
| **Label:** | [[Fingerprint Records]] (FCD 9601) |
| **Producer:** | [[Dan Russell]] |

//Orphans of God// is a 1996 two-CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter [[Mark Heard]]. Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds from the album benefit the Heard Family Fund. This album was listed at #25 in the book, //CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music//.

Some of the tracks had been released in 1994 as part of the single disc collection //[[Strong Hand of Love|Strong Hand of Love]]//. One song from that album, Phil Keaggy's version of "I Always Do," was replaced by his version of "Everything is Alright." Two tracks were dropped: "Castaway" by Bruce Carroll and "How to Grow Up Big and Strong" by Rich Mullins.

==== Track Listing ====

== Disc One ==

  - Buddy and Julie Miller - "Orphans of God" (*)
  - [[Michael Been]] - "We Know Too Much" (*)
  - [[Vigilantes of Love]] - "Freight Train To Nowhere" (*)
  - Ashley Cleveland - "It's Not Your Fault" (*)
  - [[Dan Russell]] - "I Just Wanna Get Warm" (*)
  - Kate Taylor - "Satellite Sky" (*)
  - Pat Terry - "Mercy of the Flame"
  - [[Brooks Williams]] - "Rise From The Ruins"
  - Bruce Cockburn - "Strong Hand of Love" (*)
  - Victoria Williams - "What Kind of Friend" (*)
  - The Williams Brothers - "House of Broken Dreams"
  - Tom Prasada-Rao - "Tip of My Tongue"
  - Phil Keaggy - "Everything is Alright"
  - Olivia Newton-John - "How To Grow Up Big and Strong"
  - [[Big Faith]] - "All She Wanted Was Love"
  - [[Hezze]] - "Another Good Lie"
  - [[Chagall Guevara]] - "Treasure of the Broken Land" (*)

== Disc Two ==

  - Kevin Max - "Lonely Moon" (*)
  - [[Harrod and Funck]] - "Worry Too Much"
  - [[bob]] - "Fire"
  - [[John Austin]] - "Big Wheels Roll"
  - Parmin Sisters - "Rise From The Ruins"
  - [[Iain]] - "Watching the Ships Go Down"
  - [[Tonio K]] - "Another Day In Limbo" (*)
  - Carolyn Arends - "Love Is So Blind"
  - [[Pierce Pettis]] - "Nod Over Coffee" (*)
  - [[Ramona Silver]] - "Remarks To Mr. McLuhan"
  - Swinging Steaks - "Long Way Down"
  - [[Randy Stonehill]] & Pam Dwinell Miner - "Look Over Your Shoulder" (*)
  - Glenn Kaiser - "Threw It Away"
  - Colin Linden - "Dry Bones Dance"
  - [[The Choir]] - "Tip of My Tongue" (*)
  - [[Daniel Amos]] - "Strong Hand of Love"
  - Marvin Etzioni formerly of [[Lone Justice]] - "Hammer and Nails"

(*) Tracks that had appeared on 1994's //[[Strong Hand of Love|Strong Hand of Love]]//.

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