Music

Martin Smith (Delirious?) found himself sitting in 5-star hotel rooms, then going to the slums to minister to the poor. The dichotomy of it all hurt him to the core. He decided to give back what he has: a microphone, a platform and the ability to write songs, and asked 11 friends to join him and do the same.

Remarkably, his friends, who happen to be among the most well-known and gifted songwriters in the world, all cleared their schedules and joined him for a songwriters retreat. Together the songwriters account for at least 42 million albums sold, 82 No. 1 songs, 10 GRAMMY Awards, 118 Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards, two American Music Awards, and 98 current CCLI Top 500 songs.

14 of those songs are revealed on the CompassionArt album, but bigger than that...all the proceeds ever raised by these songs will forever go to help the poorest communities around the world. The songwriters will not receive a penny. 7 genres defining vocalists have joined the group of 12 to sing on the album.

And the story continues as people respond to this act of kindness.

Songwriters:
Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stu G (Delirious?), Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Martin Smith (Delirious?), Michael W Smith, Chris Tomlin and Darlene Zschech.

Guest Vocalists:
Kirk Franklin, Amy Grant, tobyMac, CeCe Winans, Leeland Mooring, Joel Houston, Christy Nockels.
 
Track Listing:
1. Come To The Water - Chris Tomlin/Martin Smith/Kirk Franklin/Watoto Children's Choir
2. Shout Praise - Israel Houghton/TobyMac/Darlene Zschech
3. King Of Wonders - Matt Redman/Tim Hughes/Joel Houston
4. Lead Me To The Rock - Paul Baloche/Lakewood Choir
5. We Won't Stay Silent - Tim Hughes/Steven Curtis Chapman
6. Highly Favoured - Amy Grant/Michael W Smith/Watoto Childrens Choir
7. Fill My Cup - Martin Smith/Cece Winans/Lakewood Choir
8. Friend Of The Poor - Leeland Mooring/Andy Park
9. King Of The Broken - Darlene Zschech/Israel Houghton/Leeland Mooring/Lakewood Choir
10. You Have Shown Us - Chris Tomlin/Paul Baloche/Steven Curtis Chapman
11. Until The Day - Graham Kendrick/Darlene Zschech
12. Let It Glow - TobyMac/Kirk Franklin
13. So Great - Michael W Smith/Israel Houghton/Christy Nockels/Lakewood Choir
14. There Is Always A Song - Martin Smith/Steven Curtis Chapman/Watoto Children's Choir
15 Reprise - Watoto Children's Choir