During this time they opened for bands like Audio Adrenaline and moved to Nashville for a while. At the end of one youth concert the croud cheered for an encour. The only problem was they had already played all of thier songs. They desided to go back on stage an play some of the worship songs they used to do. They cross between modern rock and worship music became MercyMe’s new sound.
After six years and six indie albums MercyMe was signed by INO Records. Thier first studio album Almost There was released in 2001.
MercyMe’s followup album Spoken For was released in 2002. Thier next album Undone came two years later in 2004. That year the won 4 Dove awards including Group of the Year and Artist of the Year. MerecyMe then recorded a seasonal album called The Christmas Sessions (2005). They came back with Coming Up To Breathe in 2006. MercyMe’s latest album All That Is Within Me was released 2007.
In 2009, MercyMe released their first greatest hits compilation entitled 10. Their latest album is called “The Generous Mr. Lovewell” and they are considering making their next album a worship album.