NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 11, 2023) —  Fresh off its GMA Dove Award nominations for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year ("Jesus, What A Lovely Name") and Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("There Is A Mountain"), GRAMMY-winning quintet Gaither Vocal Band today releases a new album, Shine: The Darker the Night the Brighter the Light, available everywhere now via Gaither Music Group. 

Group members Bill Gaither, Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith beam brightly on the 13-track project, produced by Gordon Mote and Gaither, featuring seamless harmonies and passionate performances. The Gaither Vocal Band (GVB) offers new renditions of “The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference,” “Right Place, Right Time” and “Make Me an Instrument” and joins forces with CAIN to deliver a new twist to the worship hit “Rise Up (Lazarus).”

Combining smooth blends and catchy melodies with messages of redemption and encouragement, the collection is accompanied by a full-length, performance DVD (available for purchase here) and TV special, which premieres across multiple TV networks this week.

Of the album’s title track, Bill Gaither says, “This is a very important song with a powerful idea that I believe with all my heart. The world has never been stable, and according to God’s Word it is not going to be stable. We are called to be God’s light — to shine — in an unstable culture. Do we really believe and live out the power of love and grace? Every now and then we say about a song, ‘This is a special idea that can make a difference in the way we live.’ I think this is one of those songs.”

Songs from Shine: The Darker the Night the Brighter the Light will be featured on Gaither Radio on Pandora, Gaither Radio on Amazon and Gaither Radio on Spotify; and the audio will be streamed on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel (3 million subscribers). Videos from the filming will be released on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel as well as on the Gaither Facebook page. A special, worldwide YouTube Premiere will take place on August 16 at 10:00AM ET.

The new recording follows the quintet’s Let’s Just Praise the Lord (Gaither Music Group), produced by Bill Gaither and Gordon Mote, which received a 2023 GRAMMY nomination for Best Roots Gospel Album. Bill and Gloria Gaither and the GVB have collectively received eight GRAMMY Awards and more than two dozen nominations.

The group took home a 2022 GMA Dove Award for Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “My Feet Are on the Rock” from the GRAMMY-nominated album That’s Gospel, Brother. The song, also produced by Bill Gaither and ACM Award winner Gordon Mote, was a Top 5 radio hit. The group’s recent radio single, “How Beautiful Heaven Must Be,” also from That’s Gospel Brother is currently a Top 5 hit; and the debut single from the new Shine recording, ”Make the Morning Worth the Midnight,” is now going for adds.

All recordings by Gaither Vocal Band are distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music. For further information visit Gaither.com.

Shine: The Darker the Night the Brighter the Light Album Track Listing:
Shine (The Darker The Night, The Brighter The Light)
Grateful!
Make The Morning Worth The Midnight
Love 'Em Where They Are
Right Place, Right Time
The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference
Revival Broke Out
Rise Up (Lazarus) - featuring CAIN
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
May The Words Of My Mouth
Make Me An Instrument
Fully Alive
Lion Of Judah

DVD Track Listing:
Shine (The Darker The Night, The Brighter The Light)
Grateful!
Make The Morning Worth The Midnight
Love 'Em Where They Are
Right Place, Right Time
The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference
Revival Broke Out
Rise Up (Lazarus)
May The Words Of My Mouth
Make Me An Instrument
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
Lion Of Judah
Fully Alive

About Gaither Vocal Band:
Since the early 1990s, Gaither Vocal Band has served as a standard-bearer in the world of gospel music. Founded by legendary gospel songwriter and producer Bill Gaither, this GRAMMY-winning vocal group has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy Center, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Carnegie Hall.

The list of men who have comprised the Gaither Vocal Band over the past 30 years reads like a “Who’s Who” among the gospel music industry’s best-loved voices, including Steve Green, Larnelle Harris, Mark Lowry, Michael English, David Phelps and many others.

A featured favorite in the Billboard chart-busting Gaither Homecoming Series, the Gaither Vocal Band continues to fill venues across North America with a steady tour schedule every year.

With its current lineup of Bill Gaither, Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith, the Gaither Vocal Band is known around the world for stunning vocals, innovative harmonies and life-altering messages of grace, hope and redemption.

About Gaither Music Group:
One of the largest independent Christian music companies in the world and a household name for millions of fans, Gaither Music Group (Gaither Music, Sun Records, Green Hill, emeraldwave), in partnership with Primary Wave Music Publishing, is known worldwide for its award-winning and top-selling recordings including the Gaither Gospel Series, of which 133 products have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum.

These recordings, which encompass more than 200 video copyrights, showcase gospel music pioneers; many of the finest performers in the gospel and country genres; up-and-coming acts; and country artists including The Oak Ridge Boys, Jimmy Fortune, Joey+Rory, Alabama, Alan Jackson, The Statler Brothers, George Jones, Vince Gill, Josh Turner, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Isaacs and others.

The Gaither Music Group brand has partnered with established artists including Whitney Houston, Sandi Patty, Gloria Gaynor, Steven Curtis Chapman and a host of acclaimed talent from various fields of music. Gaither Music Group has garnered sales of more than 40 million DVDs and CDs, including such PBS stalwarts as Billy Graham: God’s Ambassador, the only authorized video autobiography of Reverend Billy Graham; The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash; and three Elvis Presley projects, including He Touched Me and The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, in conjunction with the Elvis Presley Estate.

Gaither Music Group developed a strategic partnership with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® in 2008; and its alliances with Capitol Christian Music Group, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, Universal Music Group and Time Life Music remain bedrocks for the company. Most recently, the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel crossed the 3 billion life-to-date streaming benchmark and hosts more than 3 million subscribers.

 

 

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