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Roots Revolution

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Released
  
2006

Label
  
Orange Cross

Release date
  
2006

Length
  
46 minutes

Artist
  
Newworldson

Duration
  
46 minutes 0 seconds

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Producer
  
Newworldson and the Almighty

Roots Revolution (2006)
  
Salvation Station EP (2007)

Genre
  
Contemporary Christian music

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Similar
  
Salvation Station, Rebel Transmission, Newworldson

Roots Revolution is the independent-label debut album from Canadian CCM band Newworldson. The album won the 2007 Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Award for Folk/Roots Album Of The Year. The accompanying DVD received a 2007 GMAC nomination for DVD Of The Year. Roots Revolution was also nominated as the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.

Contents

The lyrics and music were written by Joel Parisien. Three tracks from Roots Revolution also appear on their hit album Salvation Station: "Down From The Mountain", "Babylon Is Gonna Fall" and "Empty Heart".

Track listing

  1. "Down From The Mountain"
  2. "Weary"
  3. "Standing On The Rock"
  4. "Wash Me Clean"
  5. "Babylon Is Gonna Fall"
  6. "And So On"
  7. "Butterflies"
  8. "Empty Heart"
  9. "We Are Forgiven"
  10. "Sweet Soul Music"
  11. "Calling All Saints"

Bonus DVD

  • produced and directed by Mike Enns
    1. "Behind The Revolution"
    2. "Pass Me Not" (live)
    3. "This Train Is Bound For Glory" (live)
    4. "Lounging With Divinity" (live)
    5. "Weary" (studio)
    6. "And So On" (studio)
    7. "Sweet Soul Music" (studio)

    Personnel

  • Josh Toal - guitar, vocals, cabasa
  • Mark Rogers - drums, percussion
  • Rich Moore - upright bass
  • Joel Parisien - organ, piano, melodica, vibes, percussion, vocals
  • Roger Martin - pedal steel
  • Darryl Dixon - alto sax
  • Dave Watson - tenor and baritone saxes

    • Songs

    1Down From the Mountain4:15
    2Weary5:05
    3Standing on the Rock2:54

    References

    Roots Revolution Wikipedia
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