Israel & New Breed
Jun 11, 2012
Israel Houghton is back New Breed for their first live recording in five years, Jesus At The Center. The album will release August 14 on Integrity Music. Recorded live at Houston's Lakewood Church, the double-CD is a 17-song album with three additional studio singles.
"The overarching story of the album is that sometimes we can be so 'churched' that we can lose sight of the 'who, what, why' of worship," says Israel Houghton. "This project simply places Jesus where he is supposed to be. We intentionally removed the metaphors and simply focused on his name."
Joining Israel & New Breed to produce the studio version of the soon to be released Christian AC single, "Your Presence Is Heaven," is hit maker Ed Cash, while acclaimed vocalists Jason Nelson and James Fortune are featured on the studio version of "It's Not Over (When God Is In It)." Other guest vocalists featured on the live recordings are Aaron W. Lindsey, Michael Gungor, T-Bone, Bishop Michael Pitts, Jeremiah Woods, Daniel Johnson, Charlin Moore, Adam Ranney, Tina Baker, Onaje Jefferson, Krystle Harper and Israel's daughter, Mariah Houghton.