Sydney-based Hillsong United plan to launch more than just a new record on April 1.The worship act plans to launch "TheIHeartRevolution" social justice campaign in conjunction with the U.S. release of With Hearts As One, a new double album that captures live worship from around the world. 

The CD release is the first part of a three-part action plan for TheIHeartRevolution that also includes a June release of a DVD titled "We’re All In This Together. Both the CD, which captures the “sound” of global worship, and the DVD, which captures the “visual,” are aimed at creating awareness for phase three - - the development of an online community and social justice hub set to launch in July.

The With Hearts As One CD features 30 songs recorded live in various locations including Scotland, Malaysia, France, Paraguay, Sweden and Brazil to name a few.  The album was produced by Hillsong United frontman Joel Houston along with guitarist Jad Gillies and Andrew Crawford.

“From Rwanda to Capetown, Buenos Aires to Mexico City, Los Angeles to Toronto, London to Budapest and Shanghai to Sydney… we've recorded almost every United worship service for the last 2 years,” says Houston.  “We bottled just some of the moments and put them together for all who’d choose to hear. The end result is the sound of a generation across the earth singing praise and worship to our God. The sound of the nations joining as one in the same song.”

posted [03.20.08]

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