Bob Carlisle

Robert Mason "Bob" Carlisle (born September 29, 1956 in Santa Ana, California) is an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. Carlisle has been in bands Good News and then Psalm 150 with Randy Thomas and Sam Scott in the mid 1970s. In the 1980s, Carlisle was a member of the short-lived band Billy Thermal with songwriter Billy Steinberg. Carlisle has also done some session singing work for mainstream acts like Barry Manilow, Pat Benatar, Poison and REO

Speedwagon.

After Thomas' previous band Sweet Comfort Band broke up in 1984, Carlisle joined Thomas and Scott, along with Matthew Chapman and Jim Erickson to form the Christian rock band Allies. Allies released six albums from 1985 to 1992.

It was from their third album, Shoulder to Shoulder, that Carlisle and Thomas developed a songwriting partnership. Carlisle and Thomas wrote the number one country hit "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" for Dolly Parton on her 1989 album White Limozeen.

After Allies disbanded, Carlisle went solo to continue on making music and

songwriting. His first self-titled solo album was released in 1993, followed by his second album The Hope of a Man, both on Sparrow Records. In 1996, Carlisle signed with Diadem Music Group and released Shades of Grace. The album was then re-titled Butterfly Kisses (Shade of Grace) due to the success of the track "Butterfly Kisses." Carlisle co-wrote the song with Thomas for his daughter Brooke's 16 birthday and it became an immediate hit topping the Billboard AC chart and having a number one album on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Carlisle and Thomas won both Grammy and Dove Awards for the song.

Carlisle's next album Stories From the Heart was continuing the success of "Butterfly Kisses" with the father-son track "Father's Love." The song was featured in the 1998 motion picture and soundtrack album Jack Frost. His final solo album Nothing But the Truth was released in 2000. After that album, Carlisle walked away from recording and touring to spend more time with his family. Carlisle did reunite and reformed with his band Allies and the band have done some occasional concerts throughout the 2000s and 2010s.

More information on Bob Carlisle at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carlisle

Discography

with Allies:

Allies (1985)

Virtues (1986)

Shoulder to Shoulder (1987)

Long Way From Paradise (1989)

The River (1990)

Man With a Mission (1992)

The Light Years (1995) (compilation album)

Solo albums:

Bob Carlisle (1993)

The Hope of a Man (1994)

Shades of Grace (1996)/Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (1997)

Collection (1997) (Sparrow Records compilation album)

The Ballads of Bob Carlisle (1997) (Word Records compilation album)

Stories From the Heart (1998)

Nothing But the Truth (2000)

The Best of Bob Carlisle: Butterfly Kisses and Other Stories (2002) (compilation

album)