{"id":2026,"date":"2014-03-20T19:01:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T19:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.43.0.103\/~michaelw\/?p=87"},"modified":"2014-03-20T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T19:01:35","slug":"new-album-official-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/new-album-official-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"New Album Official Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sovereign<\/span>\u00a0marks Smith’s first studio worship album since 2008<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Sovereign<\/span>\u00a0Deluxe Edition to include DVD concert with<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
special appearances by Kari Jobe and Leeland Mooring<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nashville, Tenn. (March 20, 2014)<\/strong>\u00a0– After selling more than 15 million albums, scoring 28 No. 1 hits, earning three GRAMMY\u00ae Awards and more than 40 Dove Awards, musical icon\u00a0Michael W. Smith<\/strong>\u00a0will open a new chapter in his career on\u00a0May 13<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0as he releasesSovereign<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>his first studio worship album since 2008 and his first album with new label partner Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group.\u00a0<\/span>Sovereign\u00a0<\/span><\/em>will also be available as a\u00a0<\/span>Deluxe Edition<\/strong>, which will include a special DVD concert filmed at Smith’s barn in Franklin, Tenn. and will feature guest appearances from\u00a0Kari Jobe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Leeland Mooring<\/strong>. The DVD will also include special behind the scenes footage and content with Smith discussing the inspiration behind\u00a0Sovereign.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Well known as one of the most gifted artists and worship leaders of his generation, Smith\u2019s previous worship projects have sold well over 3.5 million albums.\u00a0Throughout the entirety of his career, Smith’s albums have received one Double Platinum, seven Platinum and 16 Gold RIAA Certifications.\u00a0However, not one to rest on past success as he hits the\u00a0\u201csweet spot\u201d\u00a0of his career, Smith is deliberately entering a new creative chapter on\u00a0Sovereign<\/em>, crafting a vibrant collection of vertically-focused songs with a fresh sense of musical innovation.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m enjoying making music more than I ever have in my entire life,\u201d Smith exudes. \u201cI\u2019m having fun and I\u2019m excited about this record and this next chapter.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\nIn the spirit of this new adventure, Smith enlisted the talents of several songwriters and producers he hasn\u2019t collaborated with previously for\u00a0Sovereign,<\/em>\u00a0including Seth Moseley (Newsboys, Sanctus Real,\u00a0Love & the Outcome) and Kyle Lee (Natalie Grant). Smith also tapped the expertise of producers<\/span>\u00a0Chris Stevens (TobyMac, Carrie Underwood, Mandisa) and West Coast-based writer\/producer Jeremy Edwardson (Kari Jobe, Jesus Culture). Bridging the gap between a generation of worship leaders, Smith brought in one of his favorite singers, Kari Jobe, to sing on a track.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cYou Won\u2019t Let Go,\u201d the first single from\u00a0Sovereign,\u00a0<\/em>has quickly become a staple in Smith\u2019s live shows. The song has also given Smith a triumphant reentry to Christian radio where it was immediately the most added at Christian AC, and currently sits at No. 22 on the National Christian Audience chart. The lyric video for the track can be seen herehttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRb_NIQTzyA<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sovereign<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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1.\u00a0You Won\u2019t Let Go<\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0Heaven Come Down<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0Miracle<\/span><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0Sky Spills Over<\/span><\/div>\n
5.\u00a0All Arise<\/span><\/div>\n
6.\u00a0You Are The Fire<\/span><\/div>\n
7.\u00a0Christ Be All Around Me<\/span><\/div>\n
8.\u00a0Sovereign Over Us<\/span><\/div>\n
9.\u00a0Hide Myself<\/span><\/div>\n
10.\u00a0<\/span>The Same Power<\/span><\/div>\n
11.\u00a0<\/span>I Lay Me Down<\/span><\/div>\n
12.\u00a0<\/span>The One That Really Matters (Featuring Kari Jobe)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sovereign<\/em>\u00a0Deluxe Edition CD+DVD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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CD<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
1.\u00a0You Won\u2019t Let Go<\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0Heaven Come Down<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0Miracle<\/span><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0Sky Spills Over<\/span><\/div>\n
5.\u00a0All Arise<\/span><\/div>\n
6.\u00a0You Are The Fire<\/span><\/div>\n
7.\u00a0Christ Be All Around Me<\/span><\/div>\n
8.\u00a0Sovereign Over Us<\/span><\/div>\n
9.\u00a0Hide Myself<\/span><\/div>\n
10.\u00a0<\/span>The Same Power<\/span><\/div>\n
11.\u00a0<\/span>I Lay Me Down<\/span><\/div>\n
12.\u00a0<\/span>The One That Really Matters (Featuring Kari Jobe)<\/span><\/div>\n
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DVD<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
1.\u00a0You Won\u2019t Let Go<\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0You Are The Fire<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0Hide Myself<\/span><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0The Same Power<\/span><\/div>\n
5.\u00a0All Arise<\/span><\/div>\n
6.\u00a0Sovereign Over Us<\/span><\/div>\n
7.\u00a0I Lay Me Down<\/span><\/div>\n
8.\u00a0Christ Be All Around Me (Featuring Leeland Mooring)<\/span><\/div>\n
9.\u00a0The One That Really Matters (Featuring Kari Jobe)<\/span><\/div>\n
10.\u00a0You Are The Fire (Reprise)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sovereign\u00a0marks Smith’s first studio worship album since 2008 Sovereign\u00a0Deluxe Edition to include DVD concert with special appearances by Kari Jobe and Leeland Mooring Nashville, Tenn. (March 20, 2014)\u00a0– After selling more than 15 million albums, scoring 28 No. 1 hits, earning three GRAMMY\u00ae Awards and more than 40 Dove Awards, musical icon\u00a0Michael W. Smith\u00a0will open a new chapter in his career on\u00a0May 13\u00a0as he releasesSovereign,\u00a0his first studio worship album since 2008 and his first album […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}