Let's face it - there are times when an album or CD cover jumps out at you so much that you are compelled to buy the release to see if the music is as great as the artwork. Since 1981, the Dove Awards have been honoring the best Recorded Music Packaging because they too know that sometimes, a picture is worth 1000 words.
The Best Album Covers (Dove Award Winners):
2013 - Eye On It - tobyMac
(art director) Jan Cook
(graphic) Sarah Sung
(illustrator) Wendy Palau
(photography) Lee Steffen
(creative director) Boerhaus
2012 - Christmas In Diverse City - tobyMac
TobyMac
Jan Cook
Eddy Boer for Boerhaus
Lee Stephen, Ryan Lampa, Nick West
EMI CMG
2011- Move - Third Day
Third Day
Beth Lee, Tim Parker
David McClister
2010 - The Long Fall Back to Earth - Jars of Clay
Tim Parker
Jars of Clay
Kharyn Hill
2009 - Revelation - Third Day
Tim Parker, Becka Blackburn
David McClister, RW Sims
Essential Records
2008 - Remedy - David Crowder*Band
Gary Dorsey
Kaysie Dorsey
Sparrow Records, sixstepsrecords
2007 - Beyond Measure - Jeremy Camp
Invisible Creature
Ryan Clark
Jeremy Cowart
BEC Recordings
2006 - Redemption Songs - Jars of Clay
Stephanie McBrayer, Tim Parker
Jimmy Abegg
Essential Records
2005 - Happy - Matthew West
Jan Cook, Tim Frank, Emily West, Clark Hook, Susan Levy
Clark Hook, Michael Lavine
Universal South
2004 - !Hero The Rock Opera - Various Artists
Bethany Newman
Todd & Jess Ericson, Kenda Benward, Elton Sawyer
Meaux Records
2003 - Welcome To The Rock 'N' Roll Worship Circus - Rock N Roll Worship Circus
The Rock 'N' Roll Worship
Sam Noerr
Matthew Lloyd
Karen Mason-Blair
Vertical
2002 - Freedom - Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Tim Parker
Andrew Southam
Reunion
2001 - Roaring Lambs - Various Artists
Buddy Jackson, Karinne Caulkins/Jackson
Ben Pearson
Squint Entertainment
2000 - Streams - Various Artists
Loren Balman, Chuck Hargett
Robert M. Ascroft II
Word
1999 - The Jesus Record - Rich Mullins
Beth Lee, Jimmy Abegg, Ben Pearson
Myrrh
1998 - Sixpence None the Richer - Sixpence None the Richer
Beth Lee
Gina R. Brinkley, Janice Booker
Ben Pearson, D.L. Taylor
Squint Entertainment
1997 - Take Me To Your Leader - Newsboys
Toni Fitzpenn
Michael Wilson, Norman Roy, George Barris
Anderson Thomas
Star Song
1996 - My Utmost for His Highest - Various Artists
Loren Balman, Diana Barnes, Jeff and Lisa Franke
Matthew Barnes
Myrrh/Word
1995 - Heaven In The Real World - Steven Curtis Chapman
Karen Philpott
R.J. Lyons
Gerhart Yorkovic
E.J. Carr
Sparrow
- 1994 - The Wonder Years 1983-1993 - Michael W. Smith
- 1993 - Out of the Grey - Various Artists
- 1992 - Brave Heart - Kim Hill
- 1991 - Beyond Belief - Petra
- 1990 - Petra Praise - Petra
- 1989 - Russ Taff - Russ Taff
- 1988 - Peaceful Meditation - Greg Buchanan
- 1987 - Don't Wait For The Movie - White Heart
- 1986 - Unguarded - Amy Grant
- 1985 - Kingdom of Love - Scott Wesley Brown
- 1984 - A Christmas Album - Amy Grant
- 1983 - Age To Age - Amy Grant
- 1982 - Finest Hour - Cynthia Clawson
- 1981 - You're Welcome Here - Cynthia Clawson
