GRAMMY-NOMINATED WILLIAM MCDOWELL'S NEW ALBUM, THE CRY, DEBUTS NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD'S GOSPEL ALBUMS CHART
NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR October 1, 2019
NASHVILLE, TENN. (OCTOBER 01, 2019) GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award winning worship leader, pastor and author, William McDowell, released his new live album, The Cry (Integrity Music), on September 20th, and it debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums Chart. This is McDowell's fifth No. 1 debut album in his storied career. The Cry was recorded at Redemption to the Nations Church in Chattanooga, TN and features special guest artists Nathaniel Bassey, Travis Greene, Yolanda Adams, David & Nicole Binion, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Trinity Anderson (worship leader of McDowell's Deeper Fellowship church). The Cry is available here.
The album is already receiving praise from media being touted as some of his best work to date.
"Stay,” from its string-laden intro to the conclusion, is a beautiful and melodically distinctive ballad about heavenly healing that encapsulates the album’s theme of the power of prayer. It is arguably McDowell’s finest work to date and is among one of the loveliest gospel songs this year. - Journal of Gospel Music Review
For 20 years, McDowell has been writing songs crying out for God to bring revival. However, his latest release is not a collection of songs crying out for God to come; rather it's a collection of songs written as a response to a God who already has. Two decades ago, McDowell began praying for revival to break out in his community, and on May 22, 2016, the presence of God entered his church of Deeper Fellowship in Orlando and has yet to leave.
The church has recorded over 300 different healings and miracles to date. What's more... the revival doesn’t seem to be slowing down. The congregation has grown from a group of 15 to over 1,000 in just five years. People line up outside the church to attend Sunday services. The Cry is a powerful collection that puts to melody what God has been doing in his church and with these people.
ABOUT WILLIAM MCDOWELL: William McDowell serves as pastor of Orlando, Florida’s Deeper Fellowship Church and has previously released five critically-acclaimed albums – As We Worship, Arise, Withholding Nothing, Sounds of Revival and Sounds of Revival: Part 2 – winning Dove and Stellar Awards and earning a GRAMMY nomination for his work. He has also has made numerous guest appearances on albums from artists representing a variety of music styles. His ability to cross generational, denominational, cultural and genre differences is a reflection of his heart for people and his foundational ministry training. For more information, visit www.WilliamMcDowellMusic.com.
This Friday, September 19, 2025
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SINGLES 1K Phew MOVE IT! (feat. Forrest Frank and 1K Pson) - Single [Reach] Anike That's God (feat. Porsha Love) - Single [Reach] Elan Brio From Sin to Grace - Single (independent) GZeal No Time - Single [Syntax] I.A.N. & Cas Yahweh - Single [Syntax] Vic Lucas Call On Me ft. Domi Grace - Single [Syntax] No Vain Glory GRAH - Single [Syntax] Frankie Orella Like This - Single (independent) Nate Parrish That's Just Life - Single (independent) Poor Old Lu A Forest - Single (independent) Razzie, g!ng, Ally Minju NOSEBLEEDS - Single [Syntax] Rhymes in Harmony Make Room - Single [Syntax] Rosemont Dust - Single (independent) Saved By Skarlet Memory Relapse - Single (independent) Tds Cam Never Really Cared - Single [Syntax] John Waller & WallerCo & Eric Lee Brumley Surprise Me - Single [DREAM]
Next Friday, September 26, 2025
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