 Both Spencers helped launch Crouch's recording career by introducing them to Light Records founder and prolfic Christian songwriter Ralph Carmichael.Carmichael also provided the backing for a number of RCA albums by Gospel singer George Beverly Shea, including "The Love of God" in 1958, and "How Great Thou Art" in 1969.In 1969, Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser collaborated on "Tell It Like It Is", a folk musical about God.