Deitrick Haddon has always had an astoundingly vivid imagination, one that could effectively be described as “next level.” For his fifth Verity Records CD (his 11th project overall), he has now graduated from out-the-box to off-the-planet. CHURCH ON THE MOON is an epic 18-song revelation of one Christian man considering the future of not only believers, but the world at large.
“The idea dropped on me out of nowhere and, when something hits your spirit like that, you know it’s a gift from God,” says Haddon. “There are moments when God will give you stuff that is out of this world, and that’s what CHURCH ON THE MOON means to me. There’s so much sadness and craziness going on down here on Earth, I want to take you somewhere else for a while. CHURCH ON THE MOON is Gospel music from another perspective – a record that takes you on a journey. When the last song has played, you will feel far above any problems that were weighing you down.”
The first single, “Well Done,” is rising up the Gospel radio charts and wowing audiences around the country. The soaring ballad gives rhythm to the last words all true believers want to hear at the end of their Earthly journey. “I believe God is creating the perfect song out of all our lives. He’s orchestrating the highs and the lows…the diminuendos and the crescendos. The lyric to our song is our testimony,” says Haddon. “At the end of all of our songs, we should all have the same lyric. God should be able to end our song by saying, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant. You can come on in.’ I thought it was the perfect single to kick off the album.”
CHURCH ON THE MOON also features the all-star joint “Reppin’ The Kingdom,” with guest appearances from Tye Tribbet, J Moss, Canton Jones and Deitrick’s cousin, rapper-singer T-Haddy; “Save Somebody,” with Damita Haddon; and the adrenalin laced album opener “Show Stopper,” which puts things in proper perspective by giving God the glory FIRST on the CD. “I just thought, ‘If I do a Church on the Moon concert, I must kick it off introducing Jesus Christ as the Star of the Show!”
The arena is jammed, man, packed with a sea of fans / Everybody wanna get a glimpse they wanna see the man / I ain’t talking about the King of Pop / I’m talking ‘bout the King of Kings / He’s about to show us all something, something we ain’t never seen / I’m just in his Entourage, I ain’t talkin’ HBO,/ I’m talkin’ real life, I follow everywhere He go / I’m talkin’ mega star, there’s nobody hotter / His name is Jesus Christ, He’s The Showstopper.
There are many superlatives that describe this visionary CD, but Deitrick says it’s just a different approach to how we can write and hear Gospel music. “I strive to do everything that God has placed on my heart to contribute to The Kingdom – to make the world see us not as just religious people, but people that are relevant and highly connected; people just like them, only we go to God to make some sense out of all this chaos that we’re going through”
From a theological point of view, Deitrick says of the CD: “The Bible says to let your light shine so that men may see your good works and glorify the Father that is in Heaven. The moon illuminates the night but does not have its own light. It reflects the light of the sun. That’s what we as believes are supposed to do – to shine not the light of our own agendas but the Light of the son, Jesus Christ.”
CHURCH ON THE MOON will be in stores January 25, 2011 and is available now for pre-order at iTunes (featuring the bonus track “Stand My Ground”); Walmart.com and Amazon.com.
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