Michael W Smith releases third worship album

|PIC1|Michael W Smith released his 21st career album, A New Hallelujah, this week.

The live album has already received acclaim from media and fans alike, and the album's first single, "A New Hallelujah" is currently in Top 15 at AC on the CRW chart and No 17 on R & R's Christian AC Monitored chart and just surpassed the 60 million cumulative impressions mark in only 11 weeks.

In addition, Smith's co-bill tour with Steven Curtis Chapman "The United Tour" has sold out in more than 75 percent of the markets it's visited since its launch on October 9 in Columbus, Ohio.

Bob Thornton, Promotions Director at the award winning KXOJ in Tulsa, Oklahoma. shares, "Hallelujah! I watched a sold out crowd sing along every word of 'A New Hallelujah' and enjoy every moment of the United Tour. This was not the end of the book for these two great artists but the beginning of a great new chapter."

In addition to the impact on the road and airwaves, Michael has seen incredible feedback on his short-form music video to "A New Hallelujah" which originally debuted on the Yahoo Music Channel's Home-Page and Gospel Music Channel.

A New Hallelujah, Michael W Smith's newest record, and third worship album, was recorded live this June before 12,000 people in Houston, Texas. The record features The African Children's Choir, a 250-voice choir, and a special guest appearance by 2008 Grammy Award-winner, Israel Houghton.

Smith's first worship album, simply titled Worship, released on September 11, 2001, and has sold more than a million-and-a half copies. It's follow up Worship Again released September 19, 2002, and is nearing the 800,000 mark.

Smith was recently honoured by friends including Amy Grant, Jordin Sparks, Ricky Skaggs, Melinda Doolittle, Phil Stacey, Wynonna, Franklin Graham, Max Lucado and others at a tribute event at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center earlier this month.

On the web: www.michaelwsmith.com