You Dream Of Me?" and
"Kentucky Rose".
In 1995, Smith released his
eighth album I'll Lead You
Home, which combines the pop
style of his secular albums with
a touch of religious feel. Live
the Life (1998) and This Is
Your Time (1999) follow the
same style. In 1998, Smith also
released his second Christmas
album, Christmastime.
Michael W. Smith during a
concert in Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania in 2005.
Smith won the Male Vocalist
of the Year award at the GMA
Music Awards in 2003. The
same year he also released his
second greatest hits album, The
Second Decade (1993–2003),
Smith collaborated with Jim
Brickman on "Love of My
Life", a romantic love song for
Brickman's album Destiny in
1999. The song went to chart at
No. 9 on the Hot Adult
Contemporary Tracks. Also in
1999, he became the first
Christian artist to receive
the ASCAP "Golden Note"
Award for lifetime
achievement in songwriting.
which includes a new single
called "Signs".
Smith's second instrumental
album, Glory, was released on
November 22, 2011. Unlike his
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