Not Ashamed

For the film, see I'm Not Ashamed (film).

Not Ashamed
Studio album by Newsboys
Released	29 September 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Christian rock, Christian pop
Length	42:07
Label	Star Song
Producer	Steve Taylor, Peter Furler
Newsboys chronology
Boys Will Be Boyz (1991) Not Ashamed (1992) Going Public (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Cross Rhythms
Jesus Freak Hideout

Not Ashamed is the fourth studio album by Australian CCM band Newsboys, released in 1992. The album was the Newsboys' first commercially successful album, with the title track "I'm Not Ashamed" becoming a hit on Christian radio. Also, starting with this album, Steve Taylor started co-writing many of the band's songs with Peter Furler.

Track listing

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"I Cannot Get You Out of My System""	Vernon Bishop, Peter Furler, Steve Taylor	Peter Furler	3:18
2.	"I'm Not Ashamed"	Furler, Taylor	Peter Furler	3:52
3.	"Where You Belong" / "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"	Furler, Helen H. Lemmel, Taylor	John James & Peter Furler	5:32
4.	"Upon This Rock"	Furler, Dwight Liles, Corey Pryor, P. Taylor, Taylor	John James	4:39
5.	"Strong Love"	Furler, Toby McKeehan, Taylor	Peter Furler	4:02
6.	"Dear Shame"	Furler, Taylor	John James & Peter Furler	3:50
7.	"Boycott Hell"	DeGarmo, Key, Furler, Taylor	John James & Steve Taylor	3:41
8.	"We Come Together"	Furler, Taylor	Peter Furler	4:36
9.	"Love Comes True"	Furler, Taylor	John James	3:32
10.	"Lost the Sky Again"	Furler, Taylor	Steve Taylor & Peter Furler	5:05
Total length:				42:07

Note

On "Where You Belong" / "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" John James has the lead vocals on "Where You Belong" and Peter Furler on "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". On "Boycott Hell" Steve Taylor's part is a rap.

Music videos

• "I Cannot Get You Out of My System"
• "I'm Not Ashamed"
• "Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"
• "Dear Shame"

Radio singles

Note: all CCM Magazine' chart information is available in the book Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997 (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers

Single	CCM Chart	Debut	Peak Date	Peak Pos	Total Wks	Spins (since 1998) source: Mediabase	Other Album Appearances
"I'm Not Ashamed"	CHR	10/19/92	11/30/92	1	13	20,865	WOW Gold (2000) Shine: The Hits (2000) 8 Great Hits (2003) The Greatest Hits (2007) The Ultimate Collection (2009) My Newsboys Playlist (2011) 10 Great Songs (2012)
	AC	11/9/92	11/16/92	36	2
"Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"	AC	1/25/93	3/22/93	10	14	886	Shine: The Hits (2000)
	CHR	2/8/93	3/1/93	9	10
"Upon This Rock"	CHR	5/31/93	7/12/93	4	14	—	—
"Strong Love"	AC	7/5/93	8/9/93	10	11	227	The Best of Newsboys: 10 Best Series (2004)
"I Cannot Get You Out of My System"	Rock	8/2/93	8/9/93	16	10	—	The Best of Newsboys: 10 Best Series (2004)
"Dear Shame"	CHR	10/18/93	11/8/93	11	8	—	—

Personnel

• John James – lead vocals
• Peter Furler – producer, drums, vocals, programming
• Corey Pryor – keyboards, samples, programming
• Sean Taylor – bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Dave Perkins – guitars
• Phil Madeira – Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Russ Long – tambourine (7)
• John Mark Painter – mellotron, clavinet, trumpet, bass (1, 5, 7, 8)
• Blair Masters – E-mu Emulator
• Tony Miracle – E-mu Emulator
• Danny Duncan – additional programming (2, 4, 6)
• Steve Lennox – additional programming (2, 4, 6)
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
• Fleming McWilliams – backing vocals on "Upon This Rock", soprano vocals on "I'm Not Ashamed"
• Steve Taylor – producer, backing vocals, rap on "Boycott Hell"

Production

• Wes Campbell – executive producer
• Darrell A. Harris – executive producer
• Russ Long – engineer
• Mike Alvord – assistant engineer
• Rick Cobble – assistant engineer
• John Rogers – assistant engineer
• Shane Wilson – assistant engineer
• Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
• The Bute, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
• 16th Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
• Ron Christopher – mixing
• Alan Shacklock – mixing
• Bosstown Studios, Atlanta, Georgia – mixing location
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York, New York
• Toni Thigpen – creative director
• Jeff Fraizer – photography
• Griffin Norman – art direction and design for IKON

Not Ashamed: The Video

Not Ashamed: The Video is Newsboys' second video, released in late 1993. It features some songs from their then-latest fourth album, Not Ashamed. Like Boys Will Be Boyz, it also includes a bonus video of Simple Man from Hell Is For Wimps. The cover art was designed by Brian Dominey and photographed by Jeff Frazier. It was available in Color, NTSC, HiFi Stereo, and VHS.

Track listing

• "I'm Not Ashamed"
• "I Cannot Get You Out of My System"
• "Dear Shame"
• "Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"
• "Simple Man"
• "Other Fun Stuff"

Trivia

• "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" was originally written in 1922, however, Steve Taylor wrote the lyrics to "Where You Belong".
• "Boycott Hell" was written and originally recorded by DeGarmo and Key for their album "The Pledge" in 1989. Also, the Newsboys' version of this song features a short rap performed by Steve Taylor, poking fun at the song's lyrics.
• "I'm Not Ashamed" was covered by Australian band Compliments of Gus on their 2007 album "If This Is The End...".
• "tobyMac co-writes "Strong Love" at the same time Free at Last was released."