"I feel closest to God whenever I'm leading people in worship, when I can step away from the microphone and it appears that a sea of people are singing to God from the bottom of their hearts and the top of their lungs."
-- Aaron Shust
Crafting songs that make this happen was the goal with
Whispered and Shouted, the follow-up album to Aaron Shust's chart-topping debut
Anything Worth Saying.
A life-long churchgoer, Shust grew up in Pittsburgh, where he started playing piano at age 7. As a teenager, Aaron learned to play the guitar, and was influenced by the sounds of the sixties and Motown. Attending Toccoa Falls College, Shust studied music theory, developed an aptitude for the likes of Bach and Mozart, and soaked in the sounds of more recent masters like his favorite band U2. These contemporary influences come to bear on
Whispered and Shouted. It's an exploration of new musical territory for what is, at its heart, another praise and worship album from this exciting newcomer.
This record will make you want to sing along, whether you are standing in church or riding in your car.
Corresponding Printed Songbook also available (release date: April 22, 2008).
Release Date: 2007
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Song List:Long Live the King
Like I Never Felt Before
Create Again
Watch over Me
Give Me Words to Speak
Life Itself
The Name of Jesus
I Will Wait
Runaway
Can't Hide from Your Love
Come to Me
Worthy / Let All I Do