Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James

Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James
Greatest hits album by Rebecca St. James
Released	25 March 2003
Genre	CCM
Length	73:18[1]
Label	ForeFront
Rebecca St. James chronology
Worship God (2002) Wait For Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James (2003) If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something (2005)
Singles from Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James
"I Thank You" Released: 2003 "Expressions of Your Love" Released: 2003

Professional ratings
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Wait for Me: The Best from Rebecca St. James is the first compilation album by Christian pop and rock artist Rebecca St. James.

Track listing

1. "Expressions of Your Love" (duet with Chris Tomlin) (new song) – 4:02
2. "Wait for Me" (from Transform) – 4:40
3. "I Thank You" (new song) – 3:45
4. "God" (from God) – 4:08
5. "Lamb of God" (from Worship God) – 3:09
6. "Go and Sin No More" (from God) – 4:33
7. "A Cradle Prayer" (from Christmas) – 3:27
8. "Pray" (from Pray) – 4:29
9. "Mirror" (from Pray) – 4:36
10. "Yes, I Believe in God" (1999 Radio Single)– 3:39
11. "Here I Am" (from Rebecca St. James) – 3:50
12. "Stand" (from Transform) – 4:36
13. "Reborn" (from Transform) – 3:58
14. "Speak to Me" (from God) – 4:48
15. "Breathe" (from Worship God) – 3:57
16. "Song of Love" (from Worship God) – 4:10
17. "Until Your Love Broke Through" (from Your Love Broke Through: The Songs of Keith Green - Various Artists) – 4:06
18. "Psalm 139" (from God) – 3:25^[1]

• Produced by Matt Bronleewe (1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 & 17)
• Produced by Tedd T. (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 14, 16 & 18)
• Produced by Bill Deaton (10)
• Produced by John Hartley (15)^[3]

Reception

Allmusic gave the album 3 of 5 stars.^[1] John DeBiase at JesusFreak gave it 3.5 of 5 stars, naming the new track "I Thank You" as a "hit to be", but stating that "Expressions of your Love" would have benefited from less Tomlin and more St. James. He recommend the disc to new listeners of St. James as a "perfect introduction" to the singer.^[4] The album charted for 6 weeks among Billboard Magazine's Christian Albums rankings, peaking at No. 16.^[5]

The album's two singles, "Expressions of Your Love" and "I Thank You" both got major radio play in the US with the latter hitting No. 1. In the UK the songs, failed to chart on the Top 100 songs of 2004, but in Australia "Expressions of Your Love" hit No. 17 and "I Thank You" hit No. 20 on the Top 100 Songs of 2003.

For the year 2003, The Rock Across Australia (provider of weekly Australian Christian music charts)^[6] ranked "I Thank You" and "Expressions of Your Love" at No. 8 and No. 16 among Most Played Songs, No. 3 and No. 6 among most played songs by Australasian Artists, and No. 1 and No. 1 during 2 months and 1 month, respectively.^[7]

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