Rita Springer Explained
Rita Springer |
Birth Place: | California |
Origin: | Southlake, Texas |
Instrument: | vocals, piano |
Genre: | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
Years Active: | 1995–present |
Label: | Floodgate, E1, Koch, Word, Found, Integrity, Gateway |
Rita Springer is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released twelve studio albums, Love Covers (1995), All I Have (2000), Created to Worship (2001), Effortless (2002), Rise Up: Live Worship (2004), I Have to Believe (2005), Worth It All (2007), Beautiful You (2008), In This Forever (2011), The Playlist (2012), Battles (2017), and Light (2020).[1] [2]
Early life
Springer was born in Riverside County, California,[3] In interviews, Springer has said in interviews that during her childhood she and her family relocated frequently.[4]
Music career
Her music recording career started in 1995, with the first studio album being, Love Covers.[2] While she has since released ten more studio albums, All I Have in 2000 with Floodgate Records,[5] [6] [7] Created to Worship in 2001 with E1 Music,[8] [9] Effortless in 2002 with Word Records,[10] [11] Rise Up: Live Worship in 2004 with Floodgate Records,[12] [13] [14] [15] I Have to Believe in 2005 with Found Records,[16] [17] [18] [19] Worth It All in 2007 with Koch Records, Beautiful You in 2008 with E1 Music, In This Forever in 2011 with Integrity Music,[20] The Playlist in 2012 with Integrity Music,[1] [21] [22] and Battles in 2017 with Gateway Records.[23] [24] [25] [26]
Personal life
Springer is single and lives with her adopted son outside of Dallas in Hurst, Texas.
Discography
- Love Covers (1995, Independent)
- All I Have (2000, Floodgate)
- Created to Worship (2001, E1 Music)
- Effortless (2002, Word)
- Rise Up: Live Worship (2004, Floodgate)
- I Have to Believe (2005, Found)
- Worth It All (2007, Koch)
- Beautiful You (2008, E1 Music)
- In This Forever (2011, Integrity)
- The Playlist (2012, Integrity)
- Battles (2017, Gateway)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rita Springer : Album Discography. AllMusic. March 27, 2017. AllMusic.
- Web site: Rita Springer : Artist Profile. Cross Rhythms. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. Cross Rhythms.
- Web site: Rita Springer (@ritaspringer) . I was born here, raised here, and Will always be a California girl! . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/ritaspringer/639983163255957320 . December 26, 2021 . registration. . March 27, 2017 . January 23, 2014.
- Shawn. Hendricks. Talent Pool: Rita Springer. CCM Magazine. March 1, 2001 . 24. Also confirms age as 33 as of March 1, 2001, meaning born 1967
- Web site: Dacia A.. Blodgett-Williams. All I Have – Rita Springer. AllMusic. March 27, 2017.
- Brian. Carr . Review: All I Have – Rita Springer. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. May 1, 2001.
- Dan. Millheim. Review: All I Have – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. January 1, 2001. 60.
- Alan. Smith . Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. July 1, 2002.
- Amy. Chapin. Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. March 1, 2002. 48–50.
- Philip. Crawley . Review: Effortless – Rita Springer. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. November 8, 2002.
- Russ. Breimeier. Review: Effortless – Rita Springer. Christianity Today. March 27, 2017. August 1, 2002. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20090907010330/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2002/effortless.html. September 7, 2009.
- Stephen. Luff . Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. September 1, 2004.
- Davis. Seay . Andy. Park. Susan. Fontaine Godwin. Tony. Guerrero. Featured Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. March 1, 2004. 52–3.
- Russ. Breimeier. Review: Rise Up – Rita Springer. Christianity Today. March 27, 2017. February 1, 2004. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20090907011457/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2004/riseup.html. September 7, 2009.
- Josh. Marihugh. Barry. Nothstine. Springer, Rita – Rise Up: Live Worship Reviews. The Phantom Tollbooth. March 27, 2017. May 17, 2004.
- Web site: Doug. Holland . Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer. Cross Rhythms. March 27, 2017. July 20, 2006.
- Staff. Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. October 1, 2005. 64.
- Andree. Farias. Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer. Christianity Today. March 27, 2017. September 1, 2005. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20090907011518/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/ihavetobelieve.html. September 7, 2009.
- Scott. Lake . Springer, Rita – I Have to Believe Review. The Phantom Tollbooth. March 27, 2017. October 8, 2005.
- Andrea. Hunter. Review: In This Forever – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. May 1, 2011. 61.
- Randy. Cross. Review: The Playlist – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. October 1, 2011. 69.
- Web site: Kevin. Davis. The Playlist Review. New Release Today. March 27, 2017. September 9, 2011.
- Kristen. Gilles. Review: Battles – Rita Springer. Worship Leader. March 27, 2017. March 1, 2017. 50.
- Web site: Phill. Feltham. Winning Battles. New Release Today. March 27, 2017. March 22, 2017.
- Web site: Laura . Chambers. Rita Springer 'Battles'. Today's Christian Entertainment. March 27, 2017. March 12, 2017.
- Web site: Timothy. Yap. Rita Springer "Battles" Album Review. Hallels. March 27, 2017. March 17, 2017.