Produced by GRAMMY nominated producer Paul Moak (Third Day) the 7-song project is a sonic blend of Addison Road-esque pop songs and the rootsy Americana that endeared fans to Simmons' 2013 Fair Trade Services solo album, The Becoming. The new disc, however, pushes Simmons lyrically, as she attempts to capture the healing and hope that run wild alongside redemption through Jesus.

Simmons, who recently experienced a season of intense hardship, comments, "I had no idea that one year ago as I laid in bed and had a vision for writing songs of healing for people too weak to make it to The Healer themselves ... that I would end up being the one who needed my friends to put me on a stretcher, carry me across town, climb a roof, dig a hole in the top and lower me to the feet of Jesus. But here I am."

Such sentiment is reflected in songs like the anthemic opening track "Joshua Tree," which sets the EP's tone: While I'm breathing there is hope, while I'm hoping there is life, it's Your water that I'm tasting at my feet and by your mercy I have all I'll ever need, I am a Joshua Tree. Similarly, "Be My Healer," inspired by a book called "Between the Dreaming and Coming True" by Robert Benson, is an earnest acknowledgment that true healing is found in surrendering one's brokenness to Christ.

Another stand-out track "Not My Name," written for women coming out of prison, human trafficking, rehab facilities and homeless shelters, focuses on healing through deliverance from the past, moving forward to embrace a new identity in Christ. Consequently, the EP will be given away to more than 1,000 women across the country who are walking into new life knowing their God-given name: Beloved.

"Sometimes people who most need daily reminders of hope, redemption and God's unending love sung over them through faith-based music don't have access to it," says Simmons. "At a minimum, I have set aside a 1000 copies of To Be Well specifically for women in shelters, recovery centers, abuse programs and other vulnerable situations. I am praying that God will use this small gift in big ways in the hearts of these women."

Simmons will debut music from To Be Well at select women's events this fall. Furthermore, she will release a companion book, funded by an amazingly successful Kickstarter campaign in just eight days, that details her own story of heartbreak, change and waiting. Additional details are forthcoming.

For more information on Jenny Simmons and To Be Well, visit: www.jennysimmons.com. Purchase the album on iTunes or Amazon.

About Jenny Simmons
Jenny Simmons is a dynamic storyteller and lover of people who uniquely sees God's redemptive hand at work in the world around her. She is a sought-after musician, speaker and Bible teacher that has garnered the devotion of blog readers for her whimsical and hopeful writing style. Whether she is relating to a room full of moms, leading a congregation in worship, performing at a music festival or writing for publications, Simmons infuses her laugh-out-loud, painfully honest and relentlessly hopeful view of life into all she does.

As the lead singer of the former band, Addison Road, Jenny traveled the country with her husband and bandmates who met as students at Baylor University. For more than a decade they created albums that reached millions of people worldwide and dominated Christian radio with singles landing on the top ten charts for more than 60 weeks. Lyrics to the band's most popular songs such as "Hope Now," "What Do I Know of Holy," "Fight Another Day," "All That Matters" and "This Little Light of Mine" shaped a generation of Christian music listeners with their profound message of hope and redemption. Addison Road came to an end in 2011, and Jenny continued to share the stories of her journey through a debut solo album, The Becoming (2013 Fair Trade Services).

Jenny and Ryan have been married for twelve years and do life together with their daughter, Annie, and the GracePointe Church family in Nashville, Tenn. When not traveling, you will find Jenny on the back porch with a cup of coffee, watching the birds. You may also find her using excessive amounts of glitter with her daughter, reading memoirs, eating Mexican food and enjoying the company of friends, neighbors and family.

For more info on Jenny Simmons visit the JFH Artists Database.
For more info on Addison Road visit the JFH Artists Database.

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