29th GMA Dove Awards

The 29th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 1998, recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1997. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Nashville Arena. Live coverage on The Nashville Network was hosted by John Tesh and Naomi Judd, with a one-hour pre-show hosted by Clarence Gilyard and Kathy Troccoli.
Results.
"On My Knees"; David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs (Seat of the Pants Music/Word Music (ASCAP), Ochsongs Music (BMI))
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Crystal Lewis
Jars of Clay
Rich Mullins
Avalon
Brown Bannister
"Light of the World"; The Martins; Michael Sykes, Lari Gross; Spring Hill
"Butterfly Kisses"; The Rock Cries Out; Tim Greene, Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas; New Haven
"Artist of My Soul"; Sandi Patty; Robbie Buchanan; Word
"A Baby's Prayer"; Love and Mercy; Kathy Troccoli; Kathy Troccoli, Scott Brasher; Reunion
"Behind the Eyes"; Amy Grant; Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick; Myrrh
"Let Us Pray"; Signs of Life; Steven Curtis Chapman; Steven Curtis Chapman; Sparrow
"Pray"; Andrae Crouch; Andrae Crouch, Scott V. Smith; Qwest/Warner Bros.
"Up Where I Belong"; BeBe & CeCe Winans – Greatest Hits; BeBe & CeCe Winans; Will Jennings, Jack Nitschi, Buffy Sainte Marie; Sparrow
"A Miracle in Harlem"; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis; Word Gospel
"I Go to the Rock"; "The Preacher's Wife" Soundtrack; Whitney Houston; Dottie Rambo; Arista
"Stomp"; God's Property; Kirk Franklin, George Clinton, Jr., Garry Shider, Walter Morrison; B'Rite Music
"Hymns from the Ryman"; Gary Chapman; Gary Chapman; Word Nashville
"The Gift"; The Best of Collin Raye – Direct Hits; Collin Raye, Jim Brickman; Tom Douglas, Jim Brickman; Word Nashville
"Conspiracy No. 5"; Third Day; Sam Taylor; Reunion
"Alien"; Conspiracy No. 5; Third Day; Mac Powell; Mark Lee, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr; Reunion
Insufficient number of eligible entries
Insufficient number of eligible entries
"Revived"; World Wide Message Tribe; Zarc Porter; Warner Alliance
"Jumping in the House of God"; Revived; World Wide Message Tribe; Andy Hawthorne, Zarc Porter, Lee Jackson, Justin Thomas; Warner Alliance
"Caedmon's Call"; Caedmon's Call; Don McCollister; Warner Alliance
"Some Kind of Zombie"; Some Kind of Zombie; The Single; Audio Adrenaline; Mark Stuart; Barry Blair, Will McGinniss, Bob Herdman; Forefront
"Invention"; Phil Keaggy, Wes King, Scott Dente'; R.S. Field; Sparrow
"Petra Praise 2"; We Need Jesus; Petra; John & Dino Elefante; Word
"Sing Me to Sleep Daddy"; Billy Gaines, Michael James, Phil Keaggy, Michael O'Brien, Guy Penrod, Peter Penrose, Angelo Petrucci, Michael W. Smith, Randy Stonehill, Wayne Watson; Nathan DiGesare; Brentwood Kids Co.
"My Utmost for His Highest – A Worship Musical"; Gary Rhodes, Claire Cloninger; Word Music
Insufficient number of eligible entries
"Our Savior Emmanuel"; Greg Nelson, Bob Farrell; Word Music: Elijah Chester
"God with Us – A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics"; Anointed, Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, Sandi Patty, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Willis, Steve Green, Cheri Keaggy, Avalon, Out of the Grey, Ray Boltz, Clay Crosse, CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris;
"Colored People"; dc Talk; Mars Media; Lawrence Carroll; Forefront/Virgin
"A Very Silly Sing Along"; Veggie Tales; Mike Nawrocki, Chris Olsen, Kurt Heinecke; Everland Entertainment
Beth Lee; Gina R. Brinkley, Janice Booker; Ben Pearson, D.L. Taylor; "Sixpence None the Richer"; Sixpence None the Richer; Squint Entertainment
"Children of the Living God"; This Bright Hour; Fernando Ortega, Alison Krauss; Fernando Ortega; Myrrh
"La Belleze de la Cruz"; Crystal Lewis; Brian Ray, Dan Posthuma; Word International
"Live the Life"; Michael W. Smith; Craig A. Mason; Reunion
"God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation"; God's Property; Kirk Franklin; B'Rite Music
"Bridges"; The Isaacs; Ben Isaacs; Horizon
Album.
Here is a list of the songs from the 1998 Dove Awards that were released on "The 1998 Dove Award Nominees" compact disk: