| Clyde Bawden | |
| Birth Place: | Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Instruments: | Piano |
Clyde Bawden is an American composer of contemporary Christian music.
Clyde Bawden was born and raised in Provo, Utah, where he worked in real estate, education, and performed missionary work.[1] He moved his family to Mesa, Arizona, where he began writing piano compositions and performing them for schools.
In 1999, Bawden released his debut album Pure Inspiration.[2] In her review of the album, AllMusic's Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams praised it as "an excellent collection of inspirational melodies" and described Bawden as "an artist to watch in the upcoming years."[3]
Bawden arranged and performed the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" for the soundtrack to the 2011 film Higher Ground, Vera Farmiga's directorial debut.[4]
In 2012, Clyde Bawden teamed up with fellow composer Jason Barney to write and produce the Christmas album Brighter Days Ahead with Clyde Bawden,[5] which entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 179.[6]
The following year, the pair worked together to create another Christmas album: Glenn Beck Presents: Believe Again, which featured artists like David Osmond. In December 2013, the album reached #63 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7]
Bawden began his career as a solo artist, but In 2007 he worked with photographer Mark Mabry to write the original score to Reflections of Christ[8] and again in 2009 followed up with an original composition for Another Testament of Christ.[9] Starting at number 6 on Billboards Regional Heatseeker #1s Mountain chart in November 2008,[10] "Reflections of Christ" had climbed to #1 by January of the following year.[11]
For several years, Clyde toured with the Reflections of Christ exhibit while composing the score for the movie Restoring Love, starring Glenn Beck.