{"id":341,"date":"2008-11-07T11:17:58","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T11:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/11\/michael-w-smiths-a-new-hallelu.html"},"modified":"2008-11-07T11:17:58","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T11:17:58","slug":"michael-w-smiths-a-new-hallelu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/11\/michael-w-smiths-a-new-hallelu.html","title":{"rendered":"Michael W. Smith’s A New Hallelujah debuts at #1; heads out for Christmas tour with Melinda Doolittle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MichaelWSmith.jpg\"<\/span>Michael W. Smith’s latest project, A New Hallelujah,<\/em> debuted recently at No.1 on the Nielsen SoundScan Christian Albums Chart, and No. 19 on Billboard’s Top 200. On March 17, 2009, Smith will unveil an accompanying DVD of the moving worship event that became the CD, and was recorded live in Houston on June 20 before an audience of more than 12,000.
\nAt the end of November, Smith hits the road with American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle for the “It’s A Wonderful Christmas” tour. The two toured together last Christmas, when Smith’s album, It’s A Wonderful Christmas<\/em>, was first released. Doolittle herself has a new album, Coming Back To You,<\/em> scheduled to release February 3.
\nFor more about Michael W. Smith, and for a list of Christmas tour dates, visit his website.<\/a>
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