Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Americana, Pop/Rock, Worship
For fans of: Passion worship, Matt Redman, Delirious, U2, Michael W. Smith
Label: sixsteps/EMI Records

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It's time to say 'hello,' again, to love.

With so many worldly distractions, it's easy to loose sight of what's most important. Chris Tomlin recognizes this and desires to reacquaint us with the one fundamental element that's become all too elusive. He explains, "The thought I've had running through my head is that it's time to introduce ourselves to love again. People need to be reminded that what we're here to do is to love God and love people. Worship is a relationship of love. It's our love of God and our love of people."

Tomlin doesn't find a great amount of value in hashing over his musical journey again and again. It's not that he's disinterested, it's more that he's much more interested in the present.

"I want to talk about what's right now," says Tomlin, the singer/songwriter/worship leader/Texas native/three-time Gospel Music Association male vocalist of the year/two-time GMA artist of the year/two-time GRAMMY nominee/most sung Christian artist in the United States. (Sorry, Chris…we had to recap it all somewhere.)

Tomlin's present revolves around this new set of songs titled Hello Love, his fourth studio record for sixstepsrecords/Sparrow, and the continuation of what Tomlin believes is the direct calling for his musical talent, creating songs for the church.

He's unapologetic about that, as well. "I feel a responsibility to use that talent, because God's given me a gift to connect people with God," Tomlin says. "So I try to write songs with those people in mind. I try to open worship up to everything it can be, not just my personal preference, but what can it be for a person sitting in an office, or a mom driving her kids to school, or a teenager in high school? .How can I bridge all those generations and try to grab something that can help them worship and communicate with God?"

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