The Very Best of NewSong (2005)

The Very Best of NewSong is a 2005 compilation album of the Christian music group NewSong, released by Reunion Records/Provident Music Distribution. This collection contains only ten songs from their time on both Benson and Reunion labels including two of their best tracks "The Christmas Shoes" and "When God Made You," plus their re-recorded tracks "Light Your World" and "Arise My Love." It was compiled and produced by James McArthur, vice president of A&R at Provident Label Group.

Track listing

1. Red Letter Day (Eddie Carswell, Leonard Ahlstrom) (from Sheltering Tree) -3:56

2. Back Where You Belong (Eddie Carswell, Michael O'Brien) (from More Life) -3:31

3. When God Made You (duet with Natalie Grant) (Eddie Carswell, Michael

O'Brien) (from More Life) -4:45

4. Defining Moment (Eddie Carswell, Leonard Ahlstrom, Buck Moore) (from

Sheltering Tree) -4:33

5. Light Your World (Eddie Carswell, Oliver Wells, Marc Aramian, Niles Borop)

(from The Christmas Shoes) -5:07

6. Can't Keep a Good Man Down (guest vocals by Christine Denté) (Eddie

    Carswell, Russ Lee, Leonard Ahlstrom) (from Arise My Love: The Very Best of

NewSong) -4:03

7. Arise My Love (Eddie Carswell) (from People Get Ready) -5:25

8. Love Revolution (Eddie Carswell, Russ Lee, Leonard Ahlstrom) (from Love

Revolution) -4:34

9. The Christmas Shoes (Eddie Carswell, Leonard Ahlstrom, Isaiah "DC" Daniel)

(from Sheltering Tree and The Christmas Shoes) -4:53

10. People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) (from People Get Ready) -5:21

Personnel

NewSong:

Billy Goodwin -lead vocals (all tracks)

Eddie Carswell -vocals, guitar (all tracks)

Michael O'Brien -lead vocals, keyboards (tracks 1 -5 and 9)

Steve Reischl -vocals, guitar (tracks 1 -5 and 9)

Matt Butler -vocals, keyboards (tracks 1 -5 and 9)

additional musicians:

Russ Lee -vocals (tracks 6 -8 and 10)

Leonard Ahlstrom -vocals, guitars (track 1, 4, 6 -10)

Scotty Wilbanks -vocals, horns, keyboards (tracks 6 -8 and 10)

Charles Billingsley -vocals, horns (tracks 7 and 10)

Production credits

Paul Mills -producer (tracks 7 and 10)

Leonard Ahlstrom -producer (tracks 4 and 9)

Brian Tankersley -producer (track 6)

Christopher Harris -producer (tracks 1 and 8), co-producer (tracks 7 and 10)

Bill Baumgart -producer (track 2)

Bryan Lenox -producer (track 3)

Don Koch -producer (track 5)

Previous release: More Love (2003)

Next release: Rescue: Live Worship (2005) (live CD/DVD)