Sarah Brendel is a Folk/Pop singer from
Dresden, Germany. She has achieved success in Germany and internationally, releasing an album with
Franklin,
Tennessee-based
Inpop Records in 2005. Her song "Be With You" spent two weeks on the German singles chart in 2002 and peaked at No. 86. She is part of the
Zeichen der Zeit (Sign of the Times) project alongside artists such as
Xavier Naidoo and
Yvonne Catterfeld. This project proved to be her break after it landed on top 10 German album charts.[1] As well, her song "Fire" reached number 86 on the American
Billboard airplay charts.
One of Brendel's musical influences early in her career was
Larry Norman.[1][2] In 2008 Norman recorded his two last songs with her: "Back to the Dust" and "Walking Backwards" appear on Brendel's record Early Morning hours.[3][4][5][6] The song "Take My Heart" from her self-titled album appeared in the movie The Poet [
fr].[7] CCM magazine praised that album's excellent lyrics.[7]
Tracks: "Early Morning Hours", "Song of Love", "Back to the Dust", "Selfparalyzed", "Dancers of the Night", "Crush on You", "Burning of the Ages", "Keep Us Alive", "Write Down", "Into Another Land", "Travel with Me", "Here Comes the Day Again", "Walking Backwards"
Before the Mountains
Released: 2011
Format: CD
Label: Eisenbahn Records
Producer: Arno Jordan, Sarah Brendel and Matt Krysko
Tracks: "Beat Underneath", "Think Back", "What a Happy Life", "Before the Mountains", "Dangerous Cities", "Snow White Fields", "To Hungry Listeners", "Enter My Door", "Yaweh", "Heartuplifter", "Little Mirror", "Read Your Mind", "Out of the Skies + Skies", "Poets", "Speak Out"
Singles
"Be With You" (ZYX, 2002)
"Take My Heart" (ZYX, 2003) (in the film soundtrack The Poet with
Jürgen Prochnow)
"Fire" (Inpop, 2005)
Songs in other projects
In Love with Jesus (box set), "Gott Sieht Unsere Tränen" (Gerth Medien, 2005)
Every Young Woman's Battle, "Breathing In" (Fervent, 2005)