Singer
Matthew West

Matthew West is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois. It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing gui ... tar and writing songs. By Matthew's senior year, he was playing at every venue imaginable, from Fraternity houses to churches, and youth groups. He signed an exclusive songwriting deal only a week after graduating and making the move to Nashville. His songs have been recorded by various artists including Rachel Lampa's most recent single, "Savior Song," which was Matthew's first top-5 song as a writer. Some other highlights were having songs placed on the platinum selling WoW 2002 project and also having his song, "Heart of Every Man recorded for the World Youth Day 2000 official soundtrack. Matthew continued pursuing his dream of singing his own songs. Matthew had the opportunity to travel to universities across the country, and quickly began building up a steady following. With the help of Word Music and Extreme Writers Group, Matthew recorded an independent CD called, "Sellout," which caught the attention of Universal South Records. Since signing with Universal South, He has released several albums, starting with "Happy" in 2003, "History" in 2005, and "Something to Say" in 2007; along with the re-release of Sellout in 2006. The Forgiveness Songfacts reports that West's fifth album, "Into the Light," is scheduled to be released on September 25, 2012. See more [+]

Me On Your Mind |||||

I've read the words in red How You leave the ninety-nine To ...

Only Grace |||||

Verse 1 There is no guilt here There is no shame No pointing...

More |||||

Take a look at the mountain, stretching a mile high Take a l...

Family Tree |||||

You didn't ask for this Nobody ever would Caught in the midd...

Truth Be Told |||||

Lie number one: You're supposed to have it all together And...

The Motions |||||

This might hurt It's not safe but I know that I've gotta mak...

Strong Enough |||||

You must You must think I'm strong To give me what I'm going...

Hello My Name Is |||||

Hello, my name is regret I?m pretty sure we have met Every s...

You Are Everything |||||

I'm the one with two left feet, standing on a lonely street,...

You Know Where To Find Me |||||

I saw your sky fall down today Suddenly turn from blue to gr...

Broken Girl |||||

Look what he's done to you, It isn't fair. Your light was br...

Day One |||||

Well, I wish I had a short term memory Wish the only thing m...

Do Something |||||

I woke up this morning Saw a world full of trouble now So I ...

Grace Wins |||||

In my weakest moment I see verse 1 You shaking your head i...

History |||||

It's been a bad day You've been looking back And all you can...

Jesus And You |||||

When the miles are too high for counting And the hill's too ...

Two Houses |||||

Well mom found her a new place to live and dad found him a n...

How Good Of God |||||

If someone would've told me, how good my life would get I wo...

1 Song |||||

Well I've written a bunch of these Words, chords, melodies I...

Grace Upon Grace |||||

What reason do I have to wake up with the rising sun And not...

Heaven Is The Hope |||||

We are surrounded, By a world that's not our home. We are gr...

Dream Again |||||

One stopped on the day she heard him say "I don't love you a...

Every Tear |||||

The world just took another spin in the wrong direction Hate...

Wouldn't Change A Thing |||||

Had a picture in my head of how I thought it all would go B...

Hold You Up |||||

Love is a blessing, Love is a vow, Love is the reason were s...

While I Can |||||

If today was my last day I'd call my mom out of the blue Tak...

Leaving Heaven |||||

Well, it's been real nice living way up here In paradise, ov...

Love On The Radio |||||

Dadada DA da da da da Dadada DA da da da da Dadada DA da da ...

Mended |||||

How many times can one heart break? It was never supposed to...

Mercy Is A Song |||||

Mercy is a song, singing to my heart Telling me it's ok, com...

Broken Things |||||

If grace is a kingdom I've stopped at the gate Thinking I do...

Out Of My Hands |||||

There you go changing my plans again There you go shifting m...

Stop The World |||||

The T.V. is talking, the telephone's ringing The lights are ...

Story Of Your Life |||||

Or only the beginning? The second chance You never thought y...

Take Heart |||||

Woke up this morning And life as you know it Looks nothing...

The Beautiful Things We Miss |||||

She puts on her makeup And the last dress she remembers that...

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