Andrew Peterson to release new album, Counting Stars

Andrew Peterson, singer/song writer will release his new album “Counting Stars” on July 27. The new CD produced by Ben Shive and Andy Gullahom long time collaborators is the second project released from Centricity Music.

Vice President of Sales/Marketing Centricity Music Steve Ford says,
"We at Centricity Music feel like it is such a privilege to partner with Andrew. When he delivered ‘Counting Stars,' it reminded the entire staff of why we love Andrew.

"The twelve finely crafted songs are produced in a way that draws the listener into a place of revelation, a place where you see your life through Andrew's eyes. This is a gift few songwriters have and that's why we are excited about ‘Counting Stars'."

Much of the material was recorded within eight days in Washington State during January 2010. They were camped in the recording studio. The twelve songs were written over a two year period by Peterson, Counting stars gives intimate glimpse of everyday life that is so important to everyone heart, family, friendship, community and home.

The first single from the new album “The Reckoning” is already receiving airplay from a lot of stations in the US. Peterson wrote the song while sitting on a the porch of his home outside of Nashville when a severe thunderstorm happened in the area

Peterson explains, "I love the humility that a big, dangerous storm system gives us, everyone remembers they're quite small and powerless in the scheme of things. In the twenty-first century, with jumbo jets and air conditioning and high-speed internet, we still sometimes have to run for our lives and hide in the closet under a blanket."

Track listing for “Counting Stars
1. Many Roads
2. Dancing In The Minefields
3. Planting Trees
4. The Magic Hour
5. World Traveler
6. Isle Of Skye
7. God Of My Father
8. Fool With A Fancy Guitar
9. In The Night
10. You Came So Close
11. The Last Frontier
12. The Reckoning
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