Steffany Dawn Gretzinger (née Frizzell) is an American music singer-songwriter and former ensemble vocalist with Bethel Music, based in Franklin, Tennessee. She released her first solo album, The Undoing, with Bethel Music in 2014. The album was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release, reaching number twenty on the Billboard 200, and also gained top five status among Top Christian and Independent albums in September 2014. Steffany is married to Stephen Gretzinger and they have a daughter, Wonder Grace, and a son, Wilder Justice.
Steffany Gretzinger | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Steffany Dawn Frizzell |
| Also known as | Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger, Steffany Frizzell |
| Born | November 8, 1984 Oskaloosa, Iowa |
| Origin | Wooster, Ohio |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian, praise and worship, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Worship leader, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Career
editFeaturing
editSteffany Gretzinger worked mainly as a worship leader with Bethel Music, which is a part of Bethel Church in Redding, California. She was involved in three of Bethel Music's releases, which included: background vocals for Be Lifted High (2011, as Steffany Frizzell),[1] "One Thirst" with fellow Bethel collective member Jeremy Riddle,[2][better source needed] and background vocals on fellow Bethel Music member William Matthews' release, Hope's Anthem (2011, as Steffany Frizzell).[1]
Another release from such a gathering was The Loft Sessions (2012, again as Steffany Frizzell), where she was a featured vocalist and composer (and performed background vocals).[1] The Loft Sessions was a live recording made "over several nights of worship sessions" in a rustic, refurbished loft,[where?] on which she sang "You Know Me" (solo) and "My Dear" (with Hunter Thompson).[3][4][5] That same year, she was featured on the album For the Sake of the World, singing "Closer".[6] She joined Bethel again for their release of Tides (2013),[7] also released internationally (e.g., on the Onimusic label in Brazil),[8] with her songs "Letting Go" and "Be Still".[9][better source needed]
Solo
editGretzinger's first solo album, The Undoing (2014), featured eleven original praise and worship pieces, accompanied by guitar and piano,[7] and was released in August by Bethel Music.[10][11] The album was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release and appeared on the Top Christian Albums chart at No. 2,[12] the Independent Albums chart at No. 5,[13] and the Billboard 200 chart at No. 20.[14]
Since recording The Undoing, Gretzinger was featured on two further Bethel Music albums: You Make Me Brave (2014, "We Dance")[15][better source needed] and Have It All (2016, "Pieces"),[16][better source needed] the latter of which was also featured on Bethel member Amanda Cook's release, Brave New World (2015).[17][better source needed]
On March 9, 2018, Bethel Music announced the release of Gretzinger's second full-length studio project, Blackout, releasing the lead single, "Save Me". The album was released on March 29, 2018.[18] She was featured on Francesca Battistelli's 2019 song "Defender", which Gretzinger co-wrote.[19]
In 2020, Gretzinger released her third album, Forever Amen, with Provident Music Group.[20]
Biography
editSteffany Dawn (née Frizzell) Gretzinger has been engaged in worship ministry since childhood and grew up in a musical household. She moved to Redding, California, in 2008, to join the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.[20][21][22] She was a worship leader at Bethel Church. She led her final worship service at Bethel Church on April 21, 2019, prior to relocating to Nashville, Tennessee.[23]
Gretzinger is married to Stephen Gretzinger, and they have two children.[24]
Gretzinger's mother, Kathy Frizzell, is involved in the Christian music industry in Nashville, Tennessee, as a writer. Gretzinger's late father, Ron Frizzell, was one of the associate pastors on staff at Wooster Nazarene.[25]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US Christ [12] |
US Indie [13] |
AUS [26] |
CAN [27] |
NZ Heat. [28] |
UK C&G | ||
| The Undoing |
|
20 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Blackout |
|
36 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 69 | 3 | 1[29] |
| Forever Amen[30] | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4[32] | |
| Faith of My Father |
|
— | 30 | — | — | — | — | 10[33] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [34] | |||
| 2018 | "Save Me" | 28 | Blackout |
| 2021 | "As the Deer" | — | Faith of My Father |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
As featured artist
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [34] |
US Gospel [35] | |||
| 2015 | "Never Changes" (Gracylyn featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
— | — | non-album single |
| 2018 | "Sails" (Pat Barrett featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Amanda Lindsey Cook) |
— | — | Pat Barrett |
| 2019 | "Defender" (Francesca Battistelli featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
13 | — | Own It |
| "Good & Loved" (Travis Greene featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
— | 7 | Broken Record | |
| 2020 | "Voice of God" (Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore) |
36 | — | non-album single |
| 2021 | "Hosanna" (Worship Together and Ben Cantelon featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
— | — | non-album single |
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [34] | |||
| 2014 | "Out of Hiding" | 49 | The Undoing |
| 2016 | "Pieces" (with Bethel Music) |
38 [36] |
Have It All |
| 2017 | "King of My Heart" (with Bethel Music and Jeremy Riddle) |
29 | Starlight |
| "Extravagant" (with Bethel Music and Amanda Lindsey Cook) |
30 | ||
| 2018 | "Blackout" | 33 | Blackout |
| "Sing My Way Back" | 34 | ||
| "Reckless Love (Spontaneous)" (with Bethel Music) |
38 [37] |
Moments: Mighty Sound | |
| 2019 | "Hallelujah Here Below" (Elevation Worship featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
24 | Paradoxology |
| 2020 | "Forever Amen" | 36 | Forever Amen |
| "No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus" | 35 |
Other appearances
edit| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "One Thirst" (with Bethel Music) |
Be Lifted High |
| 2012 | "You Know Me" (with Bethel Music) |
The Loft Sessions |
| "Closer" (with Bethel Music) |
For the Sake of the World | |
| 2013 | "Be Still" (with Bethel Music) |
Tides |
| 2014 | "Be Still (Live)" (with Bethel Music) |
Tides Live |
| "We Dance" (with Bethel Music) |
You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic | |
| 2016 | "Sing Me Like a Song" (Nic & Rachael Billman featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Kiss the Dawn |
| "Always Good" (Nic & Rachael Billman featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | ||
| "Like a Fire" (Sean Feucht featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
The Things We Did at First | |
| 2017 | "Faithfulness" (Matt Maher featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Echoes |
| 2018 | "On the Shores" (with Bethel Music and Jeremy Riddle) |
Moments: Mighty Sound |
| "Never Let Me Go" (William Matthews featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Kosmos | |
| 2019 | "Partes" (with Bethel Music) |
Bethel Music en Español |
| "Refiner" (Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Steffany Gretzinger) |
Maverick City, Vol. 2 | |
| "Communion" (Maverick City Music featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Brandon Lake) | ||
| "Hope Awakes" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Dwell: Christmas | |
| "God With Us / Immanuel (Spontaneous)" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | ||
| 2020 | "Living Proof" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Glory of Eden |
| "Thank You" (Maverick City Music featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore) |
Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 | |
| "Come Holy Spirit" (Martin Smith featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Exalt (EP) |
Awards and nominations
editGMA Dove Awards
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Blackout | Short Form Video of the Year | Nominated | [38] |
| 2020 | Forever Amen | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Nominated | [39] |
| 2021 | "Good & Loved" (Travis Greene featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | [40] |
| "Voice of God" (Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore) |
Nominated |
Grammy Awards
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Voice of God" (Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore) |
Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [41] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Steffany Frizzell: Credits". San Francisco CA: RhythmOne, LLC. 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via AllMusic.com.
- ^ "Be Lifted High". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon (2016). "Bethel Music, The Loft Sessions: AllMusic Review…". San Francisco CA: RhythmOne, LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via AllMusic.com.
…newcomers Hunter Thompson and Steffany Frizzell equip themselves well on the delightfully twinkling "My Dear" and the orchestral melancholy of "You Know Me"…
- ^ "Bethel Music Release New Live CD-DVD 'The Loft Sessions'". January 23, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2016 – via LouderThanTheMusic.com.
- ^ "The Loft Sessions". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "For the Sake of the World". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve (2017). "Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger: Biography". San Francisco CA: RhythmOne, LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via AllMusic.com.
Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger has worked primarily as a worship leader, but her powerful singing and praise [and] worship songwriting have been featured on several Bethel Music songs and albums… She released her debut solo album, The Undoing, featuring 11 of her praise [and] worship songs in a stripped-down, intimate piano and guitar style, in 2014.
- ^ Lopes, Leiliane Roberta (August 11, 2013). "Bethel Music lança o CD "Tides" gravado em estúdio" [Bethel Music Releases the CD "Tides," a Studio Recording]. Gospel Prime (in Portuguese). San Francisco, CA: GospelPrime.com.br. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
…gravado em estúdio e distribuído no Brasil com o selo da Onimusic. O álbum vem com canções escritas durante um período de mudança e transição que o ministério passou. [Transl., ...recorded in studio and distributed in Brazil with the Onimusic label. The album comes with songs written during a period of change and transition through which the ministry has gone.]
- ^ "Tides". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger: Discography". San Francisco CA: RhythmOne, LLC. 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via AllMusic.com.
- ^ "The Undoing". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "You Make Me Brave". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Have It All". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Brave New World". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Blackout – Steffany Gretzinger".
- ^ "Francesca Battistelli releases 'Defender'". www.wnypapers.com. Niagara Frontier Publications. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "About Steffany". www.steffanygretzinger.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger". Facebook. Bethel Music. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ Gretzinger, Steffany & Bethel Music Staff (2017). "Steffany Gretzinger". Redding, CA: Bethel Music. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Koster, Laura (April 30, 2019). "Steffany Gretzinger leaving Bethel for Nashville". Christian News. chvn95.1FM. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CV6l6c4pBIJ/?hl=en [self-published source]
- ^ "Leadership | Wooster Nazarene". www.woosternaz.org.
- ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #467". auspOp. April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Forever Amen by Steffany Gretzinger". Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Forever Amen by Steffany Gretzinger on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Steffany Gretzinger Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Gospel Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pieces Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Reckless Love (Spontaneous) Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Nominees | The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Nominees | The 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Grein, Paul (August 11, 2021). "2021 GMA Dove Award Nominees: Full List | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Steffany Gretzinger | Artist | GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Longs, Herb (March 4, 2017). "Bethel Music To Release New Album "Starlight" April 7". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
Bethel Music is gearing up to release a new album this spring! Starlight, Bethel Music's first full-length live recording, is tentatively set to drop on April 7th, with pre-orders starting on March 17th. This powerful performance features guest worship leader Francesca Battistelli on "There's No Other Name," plus more anthems of worship with Bethel artists Jenn Johnson, Steffany Gretzinger, Amanda Cook, and others.
- Clarks, Jessie (October 17, 2016). "Bethel Music's Jonathan David & Melissa Helser Receive First Dove Award". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Yap, Timothy (August 12, 2014). "Bethel Music's Steffany Gretzinger Readies Solo Worship Album 'The Undoing'". Hallels. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Hillrich, Stephen (May 22, 2014). "Following the Latest from Bethel Music". Papyrus. Greenville, IL: Greenville College. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Cummings, Tony & Geil, Mark D. (May 4, 2014). "Bethel Music: The powerful worship ministry from Bethel Church, California". CrossRhythms.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sparks, Larry (April 24, 2014). "Review: Experience One of the Most Powerful and Prophetic Worship Albums of the Decade". Charisma News. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Cook, Carlton & Frizzell-Gretzinger, Steffany (April 28, 2014). "We Dance (Official Lyric Video)—Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger and Bethel Music, You Make Me Brave" (video). Crossmap.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Geil, Mark D. (April 25, 2014). "You Make Me Brave—New Music From Bethel". Christian Today. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Yap, Timothy (April 17, 2014). "Bethel Music, 'You Make Me Brave' Album Review". Hallels. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Campbell, Stacy & Frizzell, Steffany (August 3, 2013). "Steffany Frizzell's 90-second testimony—Powerful" (video). MoralScienceClub.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Campbell, Stacy & Frizzell-Gretzinger, Steffany (August 3, 2013). "Always Getting Closer" (video). Plaigia.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Bethel Online School of Worship Launches January 2013". Christian Today. December 19, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2017.