John Ellis

But disillusionment was growing behind the scenes.

World music critic Arsenio Orteza spoke with founder John Ellis about his decision to reboot the band.

During its initial run, Tree63 developed a solid following among fans of contemporary Christian music.

One of the singles from the trio's fifth album has even become a contemporary worship classic.

Blessed be your name.

Billboard Magazine ranked this cover of Matt Redman's Blessed Be The Name the number one adult contemporary Christian radio single of 2004.

But John Ellis, Tree63's founder, says the song's popularity was not without its problems.

After that song was a hit, people would come to the shows and wait around for us to play it, and then they would leave as soon as we finished playing it.