Acorndirect News 24 February 2007 #98

Welcome to our weekly newsletter.

This week saw the start of lent and this means Easter is just around the corner. Always a highlight of the Christian calendar and we have some special music for this wonderful time of year.

The first event for many of us will be Mothering Sunday on 18 March. We have brought together a few special items which will especially appeal to mums and we´ve reduced the price even further on some of the these. Have a look at this page for more details. Please remember to order early.

This week saw two great albums arriving Thebandwithnoame and Hillsongs Kids with Supernatural. Both are listed below.

COMING SOON

	ALL OF THE ABOVE - HILLSONG UNITED The first ever studio album from Hillsong United, featuring some of their best known songs, plus a bonus DVD. The Hillsong United praise and worship team are returning in 2007 with their first ever studio album entitled ‘All Of The Above’ - the first of a 3-part global project. The album contains 12 of United’s best loved songs that consist of raw passion straight from the hearts of young people who exist to stir up a generation both locally and globally to live and stand for the hope and salvation found in Jesus Christ. The first ever studio album from United. The most popular youth worship band on the planet.	OUR PRICE £9.99 For more information CLICK HERE
	HOLDING NOTHING BACK - TIM HUGHES - ONLY FOUR WEEKS TO GO!! Best known for being the writer of Here I am To Worship - probably one of the most sung worship songs in the global church today, Tim Hughes has now recorded his 3rd studio album. Following on from When Silence Falls, which ministered hope to many, Holding Nothing Back is an explosion of energy, expressing a life of full-on worship to God. With tracks produced by Matt Bronleewe (Michael W Smith, Rebecca St James & Leeland) and Nathan Nockels (producer of When Silence Falls), the songs are epic and exciting. Tim is joined on guitar by Stu G of Delirious? and Lyle Workman (who plays with Sting), as well as Brooke Fraser (rising singer/songwriter from New Zealand) on guest vocals.	OUR PRICE £10.99 For more information CLICK HERE

NEW RELEASES

	SUPERNATURAL - DVD - HILLSONGS KIDS Supernatural is the third live worship album from Hillsong Kids. With 14 fresh songs, it is a voice of children who are passionately and unashamedly in love with Jesus Christ. The songs featured on this recording are heartfelt, sincere, and have been written by some of Hillsong’s incredible kids’ leaders, song writers and children as young as 5 years old. The DVD version of the album has 3 episodes, each with 4 songs and discussion style monologue which add to the worship experience for kids. There are also options for visualisations with full mix, backing tracks and click tracks. A CD version will be available soon.	OUR PRICE £12.99 For more information CLICK HERE
	DYING TO BE THERE - THEBANDWITHNONAME The boys are back in town with their third HOT album. A fusion of Hip Hop and rock sounds combine to create a roller coaster musical journey backed up with no compromise lyrics - these guys tell it like it is. ChipK is joined by new members (since the last release) Straff, J and Leon (q kid) - four guys who are clearly walking in the light and making great music. We wondered how the first release could be bettered, IT WAS! And now the guys have cranked up another 10 notches from Schizophrenix. Hold onto the safety bar and enjoy the ride!	OUR PRICE £10.99 For more information CLICK HERE

THE BEST OF THE YEAR - SO FAR

	BEAUTIFUL NEWS - MATT REDMAN The release of a new album from Matt Redman is now a special occasion. Writer of many of the songs we now use in our worship times, Beautiful News offers another excellent collection of modern anthems for the church. Includes songs written with Beth Redman (You Never Let Go, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made), Paul Baloche (Greater Song) and Martin Smith (Take it to the Streets). Mainly recorded in England, including a couple of days in the famous Abbey Road Studio, this is Matts first studio album since Where Angels Fear to Tread was released in 2002. With strings recorded in Prague, Matt is joined on vocals by Martin Smith on Take it to the Streets. Produced by the Nashville production team Doubledutch - Matts vocals are sounding better than ever.	OUR PRICE £9.99 For more information CLICK HERE
	OH! GRAVITY - SWITCHFOOT San Diego-based Switchfoot are back in the studio to record a follow up to Nothing Is Sound. “As a songwriter, you have a belief in all your kids and I’m really excited about these new tracks. Obviously that’s where my heart is right now.” Jon Foreman	OUR PRICE £9.99 For more information CLICK HERE
	LIVE 2007 Welcome to Live 2007 featuring 32 great tracks highlighting the best of the year’s worship from around the world. Grapevine, Soul Survivor, Newday, NFI, Mission:Worship, Calling All Nations are all represented with worship leaders Stuart Townend, Andy Bromley, Matt Redman, Godfrey Birtill and a host of others in this fantastic celebration of Live Worship.	OUR PRICE £12.99 For more information CLICK HERE

That´s it for this week. Have a great week!

Duncan