On Chris Tomlin & friends, Christian artist Chris Tomlin regarded to his friends in the nation community to lend a hand and their voices.
The album, out July 31, elements the 21-time Dove Award winner performing with Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett on "thank you Lord" and woman A on "Who you're To Me."
additionally on the set are Brett younger, Chris Lane, RaeLynn, Blessing, NEEDTOBREATHE's endure Rinehart and Russell Dickerson, who became on Tomlin's tour crew before marvelous out as a solo country artist. an opportunity assembly with FGL's Tyler Hubbard ended in Hubbard and his FGL accomplice Brian Kelley govt producing the album. "Tyler and i both grew up leading worship in the church, performing Tomlin's songs, to be able to have the chance to be part of this album with one in every of our musical inspirations is a true blessing," says Kelley. Longtime FGL collaborator Corey Crowder produced the majori ty of the venture. Tomlin, who relocated to Nashville just a few years in the past, has been spending lots of time with nation artists lately: he appears on Rhett's existing hit, "Be a light."
almost immediately earlier than the album's free up, Tomlin, whose 2103 album, Burning Lights, debuted atop The Billboard 200, will embark on Tomlin Worship Tailgate, a slate of three shows set for July 24-26 in Louisville, Huntsville, Ala., and Rock, Ga. extra weekends might be introduced quickly. "These tailgate movements deliver a safe approach to come back collectively and remind us how basic songs of worship can join and give us a voice collectively in one of the vital hardest times," Tomlin says. "This evening is set gathering all streams of the church as one voice; so bring your households and pals and pop the tailgate down and let's worship collectively beneath the summer time sky."
Tomlin extra defined to Billboard how the album came collectively and his hopes for the collection.
You and Tyler met randomly. How did that evolve into working together?
last spring, i was down at the seaside and went to a health club to exercising. There turned into only 1 different adult there and that i realized it was Tyler so I just walked up and talked about hey. I didn't expect what changed into coming subsequent. He spoke of, "Are you kidding me? Man, here's full circle in my lifestyles." i was taken returned as he explained how he had started out leading worship with BK [Kelley] years ago in college. We ended up changing phone numbers and met up day after today to write down.
Why did you want to usher in other country artists as the undertaking persevered?
This whole venture came about organically. As I continued to jot down with BK and Tyler, greater artists expressed their hobby in being part of what was happening and pretty right now we had a full assignment on our fingers. This basically is a venture that changed into now not put collectively via managers and labels, but via friends.
nation and Christian tune have always gave the impression to align carefully, however changed into there the rest that shocked you concerning the nation artists that you worked with on this assignment?
one of the vital things that became spectacular to me became how many of those artists had been impressed and influenced by means of worship music at an early age. curiously adequate, starting to be up as a child from Texas, i was inspired and influenced by way of nation song. My dad gave me my first guitar when i used to be 9 years historical and he taught me my first tune, Willie Nelson's "Blue Eyes Crying within the Rain." It is simply astounding how we all have distinct paths and platforms however have all met collectively for this undertaking to convey glory to God.
considering you have been working with nation artists who have amazing religion, but aren't Christian artists, did that affect the songwriting method in any respect when it comes to broadening the message?
everyone bringing their personal wonderful experiences and potential to the desk is what made the songs and their message so relatable and robust. considered one of my personal hopes for this album is to take a step against bridging Christian song and all other genres. I believe themes about religion and God are primary and essential in spite of the fashion of track or streaming platform style classification. since i used to be younger, I actually have felt a calling on my life to support provide individuals a voice to worship God. I desire individuals to have the option to worship day by day of the week no longer simply on Sundays; whereas they're of their automobile, at work, operating, or just being attentive to whatever indicates up on their playlist. For me this checklist is a step against breaking down the partitions of the Christian style and permitting the tune to be attainable to a much wider viewers. it really is my figuring out of the Gospel. track about religion, G od, salvation and forgiveness doesn't best must come from the Christian style.
How do you see this as an opportunity to introduce your tremendous legion of fans to these artists and also you to a few of their audiences?
As a country tune fan I have at all times felt there's often a close connection between the issues of country track and religion. I skilled this first hand returned in August 2019 when BK and Tyler invited me right down to Atlanta to join them on stage against the end of their concert. After their music, "H.O.L.Y." i was standing aspect stage about to join them and i seemed out to a bought-out crowd of 20,000 people lifting their palms up within the air. As I walked out to be part of them Tyler referred to, "we now have discovered there's a fine power once we lift our fingers. We're going to praise God for a minute," and he brings me out and we do 'How excellent Is Our God' correct in that second. i was shaking. It changed into so powerful.
Will the songs be labored to country radio as well as Christian radio?We do have plans for "Who you are To Me" to go to Christian radio in July. i'm so excited for individuals to hear this tune. I even have always observed that there are decent songs, high-quality songs, and God songs and usually those God songs just occur to write down themselves. When Hillary [Scott], Charles [Kelley], Dave [Haywood] and that i sat down to write, "Who you're To Me" truly wrote itself. This track goes to have a real have an impact on on people's lives. With all that being talked about, if the probability ever offered itself, we would be thankful for the ability to attain an excellent bigger audience with country radio.
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