Salvation Station Explained

Salvation Station
Type:Studio Album
Artist:Newworldson
Cover:File:Newworldson Salvation Station Album Cover.jpg
Released:February 12, 2008
Genre:CCM
Length:45 minutes
Label:Inpop
Producer:Newworldson and Justin Koop
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Salvation Station is the second full-length studio album from Canadian CCM band Newworldson, released on February 12, 2008.[1] Christianity Today voted Salvation Station number 3 on their list of Best Christian Albums of the year 2008.[2] It was also selected as one of the twenty best albums of 2008 by Cross Rhythms.[3] The album hit number 26 on Billboard magazines's Top Heatseekers chart in 2008, and 34 on the Top Christian Albums chart.[4]

The album won the 2008 Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Award for Folk/Roots Album Of The Year.[5] It also received a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2009.

All the songs were written by Joel Parisien, Mark Rogers, Richard Moore and Joshua Franklin Toal, except "Borderline", written by Joel Parisien, Mark Rogers, Richard Moore, Joshua Franklin Toal and Jonah Nadir Omowale. Salvation Station was preceded by a five track sampler that was sold at concerts prior to the album's release.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (Review) Salvation Station. The Jesus Freak Hideout . 2009-02-14 . 10 February 2008 . Spencer . Priest .
  2. Web site: (News) The Best Christian Albums of 2008. Christianity Today . 2009-05-18 . 1 December 2008 .
  3. News: (News) The 20 Best Albums Of 2008 . CrossRhythms (UK) . Cummings, Tony and Mike Rimmer . 28 December 2008 . 2009-02-14.
  4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1309480|pure_url=yes}} (Review) ''Salvation Station'']. Allmusic . 2009-02-14 . 2008 . Jared . Johnson .
  5. Salvation Station also received four other nominations in 2008, for: Album Of The Year: Salvation Station, Song Of The Year: "Salvation Station", Recorded Song Of The Year: "Salvation Station", and Folk/Roots Song Of The Year: "Salvation Station". GMAC 2008 Covenant Award Nominees . Retrieved on 2009-02-07.