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Tree63
Albums---Tracks---About
- King
- Blessed Be Your Name: The Hits May 2008
- Sunday! Sep 2007
- Sunday! Aug 2007
- Doubletake: Tree63 Jan 2007
- Worship Vol. 1: I Stand For You Nov 2005
- Answer to the Question [Expanded Edition] Mar 2005
- Maker Of All Things Jan 2005
- Answer to the Question Mar 2004
- King Jan 2004
- Songs From The Answer To The Question Jan 2003
- Life and Times of Absolute Truth Oct 2002
- Be All End All/It's All About To Change Jan 2002
- No Words/The Glorious Ones Jan 2002
- Tree63 Mar 2001
Originally known simply as Tree, Tree63 is an alternative CCM group from Durban,
South Africa, influenced by bands like delirious? and Sonicflood, with dashes
of U2, Jars of Clay, and early dc Talk for good measure. Guitarist/lead
vocalist John Ellis, bassist Scoop, and drummer Daryl Swart got together in
late 1996 to perform at a local Christian music festival assembled by producer
Martin Engel. Over the first half of 1997, Tree continued honing its live act,
and recorded their debut album, Overflow, at Engel's studio around mid-year.
The record helped land Tree a touring slot opening for the more dance-oriented
Christian outfit MIC in 1998, and later that year, the band was invited to open
for their heroes delirious? at the U.K. Soul Survivor festival. Warmly
received by the audience, the band was invited back for the next year, and
set about recording their second album in a higher-tech U.K. studio.
Titled 63 (after the psalm), the album was released in the U.K. in mid-1999
and in South Africa toward the end of the year, by which time Martin Engel had
replaced Scoop as the bass player. Tree scored a major hit in their homeland
with the single "A Million Lights," which crossed over onto mainstream radio
as well, making them the first Christian band to find mainstream success in
South Africa. Word of mouth about 63 filtered over to American shores as
well, and the group signed to the American inpop label, upon which point
they officially changed their name to Tree63. Their first American release,
a self-titled collection of songs re-recorded from their first two albums,
hit stores in summer 2000. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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