sentences:  His career was launched with the release of his 1979 folk-style debut recording "First Things First".Three years later, "Matters of the Heart", a recording "CCM Magazine" selected as 1982's "Album of the Year", and later ranked it 25th on its list of contemporary Christian albums of all time.Soon after the release of his next recording, "Non-Fiction", he served as opening act on Amy Grant's Unguarded tour.