Born on November 21, 1962, in Paducah, Kentucky, Steven Curtis Chapman is a
contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author,
and social activist who came into prominence during the late '80s with a sound
informed by country and folk as much as pop and soft rock. He released his debut
album, First Hand, in 1987, with the single "Weak Days" peaking at number two on
the Contemporary Christian Music chart. The follow-up arrived in 1988, Real Life
Conversations, which spawned four more hits, including chart-topper "His Eyes,"
co-written by James Isaac E...