Adoration: The Worship Album (CD - 2003)

Newsboys: Phil Joel (vocals, guitar, bass); Peter Furler (vocals, guitar, drums); Jody Davis (vocals, guitar); Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, programming); Duncan Phillips (drums, percussion).

Recorded at Bridge Street Studios, Franklin, Tennessee; Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.

ADORATION was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.

This Limited edition comes with a 2003 New Music Sampler.

Newsboys: Phil Joel (vocals, guitar, bass); Peter Furler (vocals, guitar, drums); Jody Davis (vocals, guitar); Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, programming); Duncan Phillips (drums, percussion).

Recorded at Bridge Street Studios, Franklin, Tennessee; Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.

Personnel: Peter Furler (vocals, guitar, drums); Phil Joel (vocals, guitar); Jody Davis (guitar); Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, programming); Duncan Phillips (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixer: David Thoener.

Recording information: Bridge Street Studios, Franklin, TN; Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN; Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Matt Barnes.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Wendy Morgan; Duane Starling; Anthony Davis ; Brandon Alexander; Gale Mayes-West; Nathan Young ; Angela Primm; Ann McCrary; Suzanne Young; Chris Willis; Yvonne Hodges.

One of the few Christian rock bands with a hipness quotient to rival any secular group, Newsboys developed a trademark sound that's a thoroughly modern mix of passionately wailing U2-like vocals, electronic-tinged Britpop-style production and power-pop-approved shout-along choruses. On ADORATION: THE WORSHIP album, the band further explores it's '80s influences, injecting a healthy dose of New Romantic drama and a funk/R&B-tinged swagger that recalls THE SWING-era INXS. As usual, there are enough hooks here to properly equip a meat locker, and leader Peter Furler's vocals have never sounded more impassioned or soulful. Though they are one of the most overtly religious mainstream CCM rock bands, Newsboys (unlike many of their jangle-pop oriented contemporaries) never forget that in rock & roll the beat is king, an attitude that keeps their music easily palatable for the faithful and non-believers alike.

One of the few Christian rock bands with a hipness quotient to rival any secular group, Newsboys developed a trademark sound that's a thoroughly modern mix of passionately wailing U2-like vocals, electronic-tinged Britpop-style production and power-pop-approved shout-along choruses. On ADORATION: THE WORSHIP album, the band further explores it's '80s influences, injecting a healthy dose of New Romantic drama and a funk/R&B-tinged swagger that recalls THE SWING-era INXS. As usual, there are enough hooks here to properly equip a meat locker, and leader Peter Furler's vocals have never sounded more impassioned or soulful. Though they are one of the most overtly religious mainstream CCM rock bands, Newsboys (unlike many of their jangle-pop oriented contemporaries) never forget that in rock & roll the beat is king, an attitude that keeps their music easily palatable for the faithful and non-believers alike. minimize