The group then signed with Riversong and released two recordings, This is War (1988) and God Wants You (1989). It garnered them another four month run at the number one position on the Singing News charts with "Angels Step Back." Their next album Rapture also produced several popular songs including "Just in Case of Rapture" and "Waiting for the Son to Shine." This album was released on the short-lived record label called Eagle One. In April 1985, the group recorded what was probably their most popular album, Fire on Stage.Live, in Dayton, Ohio.
Both songs were also made into concept videos, which was trend setting for Southern Gospel at the time. The songs "Jesus Fan" and "The Conversation" charted in the Top Ten. It stayed at the top of the charts for four months in late 1983 and early 1984. The title song garnered them their first number one song on the Singing News chart. The group released their second album later that year titled It's Out of this World. It released in early 1982 and featured their first chart song by the same title.
The Paynes’ first album on Windchime was titled Ready Or Not. Before the group signed with Windchime Records around 1981, they changed their name to The Paynes. "If God Before Us," "God Delivers Again" and "That Same Spirit" are examples of songs written by Payne that were recorded by other groups. Groups like the Singing Cookes and Cathedrals recorded his music. Mike began writing songs in the late 1970s. After Mike’s brothers Mark (drums) and Keith (bass guitar/vocals) and wife Loreen joined the group, they became known as the Glorious Gospel Heirs. Read Full Bio The Paynes trace their origins back to 1972 when Mike Payne started singing at the Glorious Church of God in Grafton, Ohio.
The Paynes trace their origins back to 1972 when Mike Payne started singing at the Glorious Church of God in Grafton, Ohio.
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