Wake Up to Pope's first music CD

Nov 8th, 2015

There's a new contender for the Christmas music charts this year. Wake Up! with His Words and Prayers is an upcoming Christian rock album by Pope Francis set for release on 27 November 2015 on Believe Digital. The album is formed of speeches by Pope Francis recorded in numerous locations worldwide between 2013-15 with accompanying music tracks of prayers and hymns by various Italian artists and producers.

The music was contributed by various Italian artists and producers, including Don Giulio Neroni, Giorgio Kriegsch, Mite Balduzzi, Giuseppe Dati, Lorenzo Piscopo, orchestral director Dino Doni, and former member of Italian progressive rock band Le Orme, Tony Pagliuca. The album will be released through the Believe Digital label.

Some of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will go towards a hostel for refugees in Rome.

The 11 tracks on the album are recorded in different styles ranging from Latin chant to pop and rock. Read a list of the tracks here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up!_(Pope_Francis_album)

A sample track can already be found on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGOLYvVIpc

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