With nine No. 1 radio singles, three GRAMMY nominations, 16 Dove  Awards, a platinum and two gold albums to his credit, Chris Tomlin is  among the most well-known and influential artists in contemporary  Christian music. On November 16th, on the heels of celebrating the RIAA  Gold Status of 2008s HELLO LOVE,  Tomlin will deliver his seventh  recording for sixstepsrecords, "AND IF OUR GOD IS FOR US... ". The  album's first single, "I Will Follow," is already Top 10 on Christian  AC. For the first time in his career, Tomlin recorded at his home base  outside Atlanta, where he recently renovated a cabin into a studio next  to his house.   This made the recording process much more personal for  Tomlin as he created eleven worshipful and powerful tracks, once again  partnering with the legendary Ed Cash (Matthew West, Bebo Norman, David  Crowder*Band) as well as exploring new musical avenues with Dan Muckala  (Amy Grant, MercyMe, The Afters). As many will realize, the title comes from Tomlin's #1 song from the  PASSION: AWAKENING live CD, "Our God," and as Tomlin explains, the title  is one that wasn't his first choice, but kept coming back to him.  "For  the longest time I had a different title for the album, but at the end  of the day, I really came back to 'And if Our God is for Us.' I just  love that statement. It's just so strong.  Every night in concert when  we get to the part of the song where we sing 'if our God is for us,'  it's amazing to see what happens, to see so many people rise up in that  statement.  If you really believe in God, you know that everything is  possible. Anything can happen. Miracles can happen. All things are  available to you no matter what you're going through, no matter what  you're facing, no matter what is coming against you. Life comes against  all of us but you know God is for you. That's straight from the  scripture. It's not just my thought. It's not just my idea or opinion.  The scripture tell us 'if God is for you then who can be against you.' I  love the hope that is in that statement. I think when people see that  in the stores and they pick it up or they see it online, hopefully it  just instantly takes them to that idea--'God is for me today!'" sixstepsrecords, EMI Christian Music Group and EMI Christian Music  Publishing recently  honored Tomlin for HELLO LOVE's Gold certification  at his studio in Atlanta and treated select radio, retail and media VIPs  to a sneak preview of "AND IF OUR GOD IS FOR US...". Touring throughout the country this fall, Tomlin will hit numerous  U.S. cities with fellow sixstepsrecords' NEW artist Kristian Stanfill  and will also play in Vancouver for the Passion World Tour.  This  Christmas season he will once again tour GLORY IN THE HIGHEST with  Passion Movement and sixstepsrecords' founder Louie Giglio on several  dates in December, and then in the spring will begin the nationwide "AND  IF OUR GOD IS FOR US… Tour," featuring Louie Giglio, Christy Nockels  and others.   For tour dates and more, please visit http://www.christomlin.com. Source: CMSpin 
