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JOHN MARK MCMILLAN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE BORDERLAND SESSIONS ON SEPTEMBER 30

RAY DALTON, BEAR RINEHART, KIM WALKER-SMITH AMONG THE SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS AND FULL COMMENTARY INCLUDED IN THIS INTIMATE RELEASE

"ARE WE ALL ANIMALS" FALL TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 15


John Mark McMillan, The Borderland Sessions
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NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
September 10, 2014

NASHVILLE, TENN -September 10, 2014 -Acclaimed singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan has had a highly-successful 2014 with the release of his first independent project, Borderland, and a GMA Dove Award nomination for "Worship Song of the Year" for the single "Future / Past." Now McMillan is thrilled to announce The Borderland Sessions, an alternate take on the original album, which releases September 30 under his new label Lionhawk Records. Fans will be able to preorder the LP on iTunes on September 23 with an immediate download of "Monsters Talk (feat. Bear Rinehart)".

The Borderland Sessions is an intimate collection of recordings of the entire Borderland album with special guest vocalists Ray Dalton (featured on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us"), Bear Rinehart (of NEEDTOBREATHE), Kim Walker-Smith (of Jesus Culture), Sarah McMillan, and Brady Toops. The Sessions also includes full commentary from McMillan, sharing his thoughts and stories behind the songs.

"The Borderland Sessions is not a 'B-sides' project," shares John Mark McMillan. "From the beginning we knew most of these songs could go in totally different directions. To satisfy our need to explore all of the options, we planned to release a record with alternate versions. The idea was to expose people to more of the basic songwriting and lyrical elements of Borderland while also showing off the production ideas that we just couldn't fit on the original release. We recorded so many beautiful parts, like clarinet, cello, and vibes that we couldn't use on the first round, so The Borderland Sessions gave us an opportunity to share those special elements. It was a dream to collaborate with Ray Dalton, Bear Rinehart, Kim Walker-Smith, Brady Toops and my all-time favorite singer Sarah McMillan. What a thrilling opportunity to work with some of my favorite voices."

McMillian released Borderland through Lionhawk Records in March debuting at No. 4 on Billboard's Top Christian Album chart and No. 41 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, marking it as his best debut release week to date. During street week, the album debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Christian and Gospel chart and continued to hold a Top 15 slot in the iTunes Overall Albums chart. Fans can catch the second leg of the "Are We All Animals" tour starting September 15 - full list of tour dates listed below.

The Borderland Sessions Track Listing:
01. Tongues of Fire - Commentary
02. Tongues of Fire
03. Monsters Talk - Commentary
04. Monsters Talk (feat. Bear Rinehart)
05. Visceral - Commentary
06. Visceral (feat. Ray Dalton)
07. Future / Past - Commentary
08. Future / Past (feat. Kim Walker-Smith)
09. Borderland - Commentary
10. Borderland
11. Love At The End - Commentary
12. Love At The End
13. Heart Runs - Commentary
14. Heart Runs (feat. Sarah McMillan)
15. Counting On (Commentary)
16. Counting On (feat. Brady Toops)
17. Guns / Napoleon - Commentary)
18. Guns / Napoleon
19. Silver Shore - Commentary
20. Silver Shore (Acoustic in New Zealand)
21. Holy Ghost - Commentary
22. Holy Ghost

Fall 2014 Dates: Additional dates continue to be booked. For all tour details, visit:
www.johnmarkmcmillan.com/tour
09/15 Kansas City, MO
09/16 Lincoln, NE
09/17 Des Moines, IA
09/19 Stevens Point, WI
09/21 Glen Ellyn, IL
09/23 Fenton, MI
09/24 Leo, IN
09/25 West Lafayette, IN
10/11 Denver, CO
10/15 Newberg, OR
10/17 Eureka, CA
10/18 Roseville, CA
10/19 San Francisco, CA
10/22 Costa Mesa, CA
10/23 Visalia, CA
10/30 Lynchburg, VA
11/07 Lakeland, FL
11/19 Stillwater, OK
11/20 Dallas, TX
11/22 Little Rock, AR
11/23 Birmingham, AL

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For more info on John Mark McMillan visit the JFH Artists Database.

 

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