Heart Warming Records

Also appears as "Heart Warming", "HeartWarming" only or "HeartWarming Records". Gospel label and record company started by John T. Benson/John T. Benson, Jr. in 1962. Heart Warming and their chief rival Canaan Records (owned by Word Records) were arguably the two biggest and best gospel labels in their time. . Eventually The Benson Company dropped the Heart Warming label in the mid-80s instead having Riversong be the southern gospel division and Impact (7) and later Benson labels be their contemporary labels. Finally in 2006 it was announced that Heart Warming, along with Riversong was sold to Homeland Entertainment Group.