ARTICLE: Michael W. Smith Discovers Leeland
October 25th, 2006 | 
Articles | Source: GrowthTrac.com (16)
When Michael W. Smith was introduced to Leeland Mooring, front man for the Texan rock band Leeland, neither of them had any idea how their future friendship would influence two of this year’s most anticipated albums. …Or did they?
If you were Michael W. Smith and you were looking to release a new album this year, what kind of record would you make? After all, this would be your first album in two years, and the musical landscape has changed significantly. Today’s Christian album sales chart tends to be dominated by rock acts such as Underoath, Flyleaf, Jeremy Camp, Jars of Clay, Third Day and BarlowGirl. And imagine if you’d known that a little over a month before your record came out, the No. 1 selling Christian album would be Redeemer (Solid State) by Norma Jean, a hard core metal band. […read more]
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